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So I am unsure of my capabilities.
Statistics:
Class Rankings: Upper 50%
Accumulative GPA: 90 (3.6~3.7?)
Verbal SAT: 600
Math SAT: 790
Writing SAT 710
Math 2 SAT II: 760
Extracurriculars:
I play Piano
I volunteered at hospital IT last summer. does that count for anything >_>
part of Junior Statesmen of America (Student run political organization. I just like debating though  )
Academic Stuff:
5 on AP Statistics
3 on AP English T_T
Taking AP Calc BC and AP Comp Sci courses
School is fairly competitive. Engineering school but has great science and math concentration.
I'm both hopeful and concerned for what schools I'll get into. Also my financial situation isn't the best for somebody in the middle class. I also don't know how much of a scholarship I'll get. I don't qualify for much of the need based ones.
Considered Majors:
Computer Science (most likely)
Psychology
or just going in Undecided
Though I want to go to California, I think I would just put myself in an uncomfortable situation that way (financially). Being in New York and all, I think Stony Brook University is my best bet in my mind but I'm being told to aim higher and I don't know if I can actually aim higher..
 
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And so the college blogs begin. Good luck!
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it begins! i can't help americans, so good luck!
- sent from canada's low university acceptance criteria
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WE IN THIS TOGETHER #YOLO
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On October 07 2013 11:14 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
WE IN THIS TOGETHER #YOLO
#YOLO
#SWAG
#HELPMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEQQ
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Try to decide on a major before you go. That would be ideal. If you can't, then it really doesn't matter as much where you attend so long as you put in a whole lot effort to make the best of wherever you end up.
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all aiming higher requires is the extra 75$ fee required to fill out a college application
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University doesn't mean shit, it's all about experience, so make sure you do co-op/internship/some sort of legit and significant job before you graduate or you will have essentially just dumped 80K in the garbage tbqh
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On October 07 2013 11:31 ffadicted wrote:
University doesn't mean shit, it's all about experience, so make sure you do co-op/internship/some sort of legit and significant job before you graduate or you will have essentially just dumped 80K in the garbage tbqh
Mm yeah, this is super important. I try explaining this to some of my colleagues, but they get offended about it actually. It sounds strange, but experience can be so important that one may end up shirking classes to get more time to study what's really important on their own.
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Aim high! Go Columbia!
Average of 90 is 50th percentile in your school? Do you go to Stuyvesant or something, jesus
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Make sure if you choose psych that you're sure you want to go into further education in psych (masters, PhD). A lot of people go psyc but never really get involved. Undergrad in that major isn't really optimistic. As cecil and others said, experience and involvement is really important.
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On October 07 2013 11:24 CecilSunkure wrote:
Try to decide on a major before you go. That would be ideal. If you can't, then it really doesn't matter as much where you attend so long as you put in a whole lot effort to make the best of wherever you end up.
Yeahhh. I'm thinking Computer Science. My psych teacher (Professor? Grad Student? It's a college class) recommended I minor in Psychology. It is the one subject I like to research in. I do know it branches a lot but I find it interesting in general and haven't really narrowed down on anything.. Maybe developmental
But overall Computer Science is the way to go. I just like how open the field is cause I have lots of options
On October 07 2013 11:31 ffadicted wrote:
University doesn't mean shit, it's all about experience, so make sure you do co-op/internship/some sort of legit and significant job before you graduate or you will have essentially just dumped 80K in the garbage tbqh
I've realized that. Though I have no idea how cost effective it would be for going to a renowned school or trying to do everything on my own via internet (say I'm majoring in Computer Science unless I find it horrible. As of now, it's not bad. Kinda boring cause class is on a curriculum and everyone didn't pick it up like I did)
On October 07 2013 11:39 KtheZ wrote:
Aim high! Go Columbia!
Average of 90 is 50th percentile in your school? Do you go to Stuyvesant or something, jesus
omg Ivies that's a bit too high lol
Nah I don't go to Stuy. I don't go to bronx either. It's one of the newer specialized high schools lol. Frankly I was also surprised that I only landed top 50%..
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tjhsst baybee!
What sorts of schools have you visited/enjoyed?
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Bing, Stony, RIT, UR, Cornell? If you don't want to leave then NYU/Poly?
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Are you considering anywhere outside of NY and California? I'm from the South/Midwest and could probably rattle off a few good colleges around here. I bet you'd like UIUC. You could also probably aim higher if you improved your SAT verbal, as I'm sure you know. I would try the ACT, especially if you think it's the vocab that is messing you up. TBH I think Columbia would be a waste of time and money, don't bother. Ditto for Cornell. Your verbal is too low and your ECs aren't really that great. If your class reports rank then that's another thing that would keep you out.
If I were you I would NOT major in psych by itself. Good way to meet girls though.
Now I can make my own college blog and not feel out of place 
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On October 07 2013 12:18 Chocolate wrote:Are you considering anywhere outside of NY and California? I'm from the South/Midwest and could probably rattle off a few good colleges around here. I bet you'd like UIUC. You could also probably aim higher if you improved your SAT verbal, as I'm sure you know. I would try the ACT, especially if you think it's the vocab that is messing you up. TBH I think Columbia would be a waste of time and money, don't bother. If I were you I would NOT major in psych by itself. Good way to meet girls though.Now I can make my own college blog and not feel out of place
I have looked into UIUC :o.. It's in my list of colleges that I've considered.
Here's the list I gathered up over the summer. A lot of them are baseless and I just picked them cause they sounded like they knew what they were doing lol.
1. University of California-Los Angeles
2. University of Michigan
3. Georgia Tech
4. Virginia Tech
5. University of Washington
6. Boston University
7. Stony Brooks University
8. Purdue University
9. Tufts University
I visited Tufts, Boston University and Boston College (trip to Boston). I liked Tufts the most but it's my reach school of them all.
And I'll keep the bolded in mind.
awks. UIUC isn't on that list. But I've looked at it more than some of what I have on the list I swear!
Also a little bit more info i guess, I had the desire to leave New York. Preference would be a city environment but I'm pretty adaptable. (Or so I think)
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Did you go on any college visits before applying? Get a feel for different schools? I say apply for as many as you can stand and see how much FAFSA you can get. Merit scholorships may save the day at what you think are too pricey schools.
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On October 07 2013 12:21 Kenpachi wrote:Show nested quote +On October 07 2013 12:18 Chocolate wrote:Are you considering anywhere outside of NY and California? I'm from the South/Midwest and could probably rattle off a few good colleges around here. I bet you'd like UIUC. You could also probably aim higher if you improved your SAT verbal, as I'm sure you know. I would try the ACT, especially if you think it's the vocab that is messing you up. TBH I think Columbia would be a waste of time and money, don't bother. If I were you I would NOT major in psych by itself. Good way to meet girls though.Now I can make my own college blog and not feel out of place I have looked into UIUC :o.. It's in my list of colleges that I've considered. Here's the list I gathered up over the summer. A lot of them are baseless and I just picked them cause they sounded like they knew what they were doing lol. 1. University of California-Los Angeles 2. University of Michigan 3. Georgia Tech 4. Virginia Tech 5. University of Washington 6. Boston University 7. Stony Brooks University 8. Purdue University 9. Tufts University I visited Tufts, Boston University and Boston College (trip to Boston). I liked Tufts the most but it's my reach school of them all. And I'll keep the bolded in mind. awks. UIUC isn't on that list. But I've looked at it more than some of what I have on the list I swear! Also a little bit more info i guess, I had the desire to leave New York. Preference would be a city environment but I'm pretty adaptable. (Or so I think)
I liked Tufts when I visited it as well, but its absurdly selective and hard to get into I went to VT, and I would say VT and GT are both easily within your reach, and both decent Comp Sci schools if that's what you end up deciding on. If you do think you'll end up doing CS though, I second the recommendation to look into UIUC. Their CS program is definitely better than any school on your current list, and should be within your reach as well.
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On October 07 2013 12:21 Kenpachi wrote:Show nested quote +On October 07 2013 12:18 Chocolate wrote:Are you considering anywhere outside of NY and California? I'm from the South/Midwest and could probably rattle off a few good colleges around here. I bet you'd like UIUC. You could also probably aim higher if you improved your SAT verbal, as I'm sure you know. I would try the ACT, especially if you think it's the vocab that is messing you up. TBH I think Columbia would be a waste of time and money, don't bother. If I were you I would NOT major in psych by itself. Good way to meet girls though.Now I can make my own college blog and not feel out of place I have looked into UIUC :o.. It's in my list of colleges that I've considered. Here's the list I gathered up over the summer. A lot of them are baseless and I just picked them cause they sounded like they knew what they were doing lol. 1. University of California-Los Angeles 2. University of Michigan 3. Georgia Tech 4. Virginia Tech 5. University of Washington 6. Boston University 7. Stony Brooks University 8. Purdue University 9. Tufts University I visited Tufts, Boston University and Boston College (trip to Boston). I liked Tufts the most but it's my reach school of them all. And I'll keep the bolded in mind. awks. UIUC isn't on that list. But I've looked at it more than some of what I have on the list I swear! Also a little bit more info i guess, I had the desire to leave New York. Preference would be a city environment but I'm pretty adaptable. (Or so I think)
Okay I was going to suggest VT and GT. I'm not so sure UMich will be too realistic for you but we'll see. It will also cost a lot and isn't too generous with financial aid. Purdue won't give much if any financial aid to you if I understand you correctly, but you might be able to get one of their presidential scholarships.
Let me reiterate that improving your CR score will make a really big difference. A 2100 is a good score but I don't think some of these more selective colleges will look kindly on a 600. UCLA, UMich, Tufts, and all your reachy schools would be a lot easier to get into w/ a score in the high 600s or 700s. There is an SAT sitting in Nov that you can still sign up for I think.
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