EPTCollege App - Write about WCG - Page 2
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maellestrom
United States194 Posts
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Milkis
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and got in | ||
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Astrogation
United States477 Posts
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YejinYejin
United States1053 Posts
WCG STARCRAFT *GOD YOUNG HO* | ||
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susySquark
United States1692 Posts
Apparently I was a tryhard and wrote about my volunteer work and my job. Prosaic, yeah, but it worked, what can I say. For the big schools like the UC's, the essays hold a little less weight on your application because of the sheer volume of applicants they have. Your stats will largely get you into a UC, with borderline cases and scholarships decided by essays. Because of this, you'll want to look GOOD, not unique. For a smaller school where they read all the essays, you'll want to stand out a little bit more. While I can't vouch 100% for going the WCG route, it's a risk you'll have to be willing to take. | ||
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
On December 22 2010 18:32 DTK-m2 wrote: I have an idea. Start off with the writing being very stereotypical for like a sporting event or something, as though you were going to a football game, and then suddenly.... WCG STARCRAFT *GOD YOUNG HO* sounds good XD | ||
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sikyon
Canada1045 Posts
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supernovamaniac
United States3048 Posts
Last time I asked here, people told me not to do magic tricks at the interview. I did it anyways, and it ended up well. Actually, in my point of view, if you can write well do it. Remember: Why are you so unique? | ||
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Fulgrim
United States560 Posts
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gamecrazy
United States421 Posts
On December 22 2010 17:07 Laerties wrote: Do it man. I'm finishing up my apps myself and somewhat regret excluding my starcraft interest from them. As day 9 would put it, theres nothing cooler than sharing what you love  . On a side note, I am interested in your stats. My stats aren't that good but then again i'm not applying to stanford.SAT: Math: 720 CR: 660 Writing:590 2s: 610 Math 2, 600 Lit GPA: 3.33(unweighted) Major:electrical engineering/applied math Schools: All UC's except for merced riverside and davis, University of Illinois, Purdue University, Virginia tech, Syracuse, University of the pacific, Bucknell university. If I could write an essay just on how positive an experience watching Day[9] has been..... Best of luck to you man. SAT: Math : 770 CR: 770 Writing: 770 SAT 2s: USH - 800 Chem - 770 Math II - 800 GPA: 3.86 UW (4.0 w/o ninth grade) Major: EECS Schools: UC's cept for "growth tier", USC ^^, Stanford, Princeton, Upenn, Harvard, MIT ( i'm screwed for these guys) On December 22 2010 18:28 KimTaeYeon wrote: Just do it, and if it doesn't work out then you can always come to USC :D <3 | ||
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Comeh
United States18919 Posts
I would write about the life of Proberto from his perspective. + Show Spoiler + http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=102375 | ||
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supernovamaniac
United States3048 Posts
On December 23 2010 05:36 gamecrazy wrote: If I could write an essay just on how positive an experience watching Day[9] has been..... Best of luck to you man. SAT: Math : 770 CR: 770 Writing: 770 SAT 2s: USH - 800 Chem - 770 Math II - 800 GPA: 3.86 UW (4.0 w/o ninth grade) Major: EECS Schools: UC's cept for "growth tier", USC ^^, Stanford, Princeton, Upenn, Harvard, MIT ( i'm screwed for these guys) <3 Question. Do you like the colleges that you're applying to? (aka do you want to go there?) If yes, applying gives you more than 0% chance at acceptance. SAT2: Chem 680 (FML) Math II 800 Korean w/ Listening 800 (I AM QUALIFIED TO TRANSLATE) ACT: 34 superscore (R-31 E-34 S-35 M-36) GPA: 3.519 UW, Senior year 1st tri: 3.7+ Schools: MIT, CMU, UMich, UChicago, Columbia (MAYBE), Lehigh, NYU-Poly etc. You think I have no chance at these schools? http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=170206 | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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gamecrazy
United States421 Posts
On December 23 2010 05:44 supernovamaniac wrote: Question. Do you like the colleges that you're applying to? (aka do you want to go there?) If yes, applying gives you more than 0% chance at acceptance. SAT2: Chem 680 (FML) Math II 800 Korean w/ Listening 800 (I AM QUALIFIED TO TRANSLATE) ACT: 34 superscore (R-31 E-34 S-35 M-36) GPA: 3.519 UW, Senior year 1st tri: 3.7+ Schools: MIT, CMU, UMich, UChicago, Columbia (MAYBE), Lehigh, NYU-Poly etc. You think I have no chance at these schools? http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=170206 I love the colleges I'm applying to. Well, now I love all of them but MIT because I literally hate their stupid interview system. It completely boned me over because the guy I got was callous, and I was reassigned but my new guy, while very nice, was just too busy to fit me in. And the EA results from my school only confirmed my personal suspicions of affirmative action at work. Now I'm doing MIT last and will insert snide Caltech jokes because I believe they deserve it. Considering just apping to Caltech and entirely avoiding MIT. Lol sry i got off-track because I hate MIT. Actually I'll chance you in your thread. | ||
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supernovamaniac
United States3048 Posts
On December 23 2010 08:10 gamecrazy wrote: I love the colleges I'm applying to. Well, now I love all of them but MIT because I literally hate their stupid interview system. It completely boned me over because the guy I got was callous, and I was reassigned but my new guy, while very nice, was just too busy to fit me in. And the EA results from my school only confirmed my personal suspicions of affirmative action at work. Now I'm doing MIT last and will insert snide Caltech jokes because I believe they deserve it. Considering just apping to Caltech and entirely avoiding MIT. Lol sry i got off-track because I hate MIT. Actually I'll chance you in your thread. Chances don't matter; in the end, only colleges will know if you fit into the school or not. The whole thread, if you've read the OP, wasn't about guessing my chance at MIT. Rather, it was directed at people who call themselves 'failure' just because everyone around them is saying so. Additionally, www.mitrejects.com <- you MIGHT want to look at this website. And this one too: www.caltechrejects.com | ||
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United States10328 Posts
On December 23 2010 08:39 supernovamaniac wrote: Additionally, www.mitrejects.com <- you MIGHT want to look at this website. And this one too: www.caltechrejects.com lolol I remember someone showed me those websites a while ago. rather amusing. good luck to all the college-apply-ers! it's a stressful time, i know  but in the end it doesn't matter all that much where you go (other than the people you meet)... make the best of it! for example i should probably work harder at my school lol. more on topic: For MIT, I wrote about my math modeling project on ZvZ that I did with flamewheel. it was fine ;P (but not really just about BW I guess...  ) | ||
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funnybananaman
United States830 Posts
Are you going to change the world by taking this assignment to heart and actually getting something out of it by writing about what they want you to write about, knowing that it slightly risks your paper being judged in a more negative way, even though it wont deserve to be? No. If everyone did that, would it change the world? Maybe. Will everyone do that? No. If you do do it and end up getting a worse grade will Stanford understand and respect you more as a person because of it? Doubtful. Given that thats the case, is Stanford really a place you'll get a good education? But would any other school be any different? Do you even want the good education or is the accreditation the reason you're going? This is all realism vs idealism. How big are your fucking balls? Do you have any faith in the intelligence of the stanford essay readers, stanford staff as a whole, or the entire US college system? Should you write about wcg? I say go for it man, be the fuckin change you wish to see in the world. Would i say the same thing if it was me submitting that paper? | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
it now depends on your 1) ECs 2) ethnicity 3)essay and 4)recs. In that order. | ||
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AppleTart
United States1261 Posts
If your other credentials are lacking and its all or nothing, go for it. | ||
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