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decafchicken
United States20168 Posts
I have a 3.3/30 and i got fucking waitlisted? For those of you unfamiliar with ACT, its kind of like the SAT but out of 36. A 30 is > 95 percentile. GPA is an unweighted 4.0. I had some extracurriculars with a bunch of sports and then church group. my essay was decent at worst. idk why the hell i got waitlisted.   | ||
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Myxomatosis
United States2392 Posts
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nA.Inky
United States794 Posts
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Myxomatosis
United States2392 Posts
On December 21 2007 14:11 nA.Inky wrote: College is overrated, man! no, it isn't. that kind of attitude will only hurt you. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On December 21 2007 14:11 nA.Inky wrote: Might be the best thing that could have happened to you. College is overrated, man! Wtf, it's not overrated at all. And yea, it's sucks. Just wait patiently, I'm sure you'll get it ^^ | ||
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A3iL3r0n
United States2196 Posts
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Folca
2235 Posts
i think they look at your growth rate, the ranges between grades, how much have you improved? how much have you gotten worse? | ||
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omgbnetsux
United States3749 Posts
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Myxomatosis
United States2392 Posts
On December 21 2007 14:26 Folca wrote: they dont look at your grades only (my opinion) i think they look at your growth rate, the ranges between grades, how much have you improved? how much have you gotten worse? eh, i would imagine that the application process for a large state school would be much more straightforward than that, which is why the op is probably surprised, as am i. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20168 Posts
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
Race/Ethnicity College/Department In-state/out-of-state Time of app. submitted Financial aid Connections to the school (ie, family alumni) | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
It might just be an issue of rolling admissions and an overload in applications for them this year. There's plenty of fantastic schools in Michigan though. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Hot_Bid
Braavos36402 Posts
a) didn't go to college; or b) didn't go to a good college there's no way you go to a good school and think the experience is "overrated" if anything, as you get older you realize just how important it was | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On December 21 2007 17:25 Hot_Bid wrote: I think it's worth noting that "good college" really means a good school AND a good fit. I spent 2 years at a top notch public university, but being one of 45,000 students didn't work for me. For a lot of people it does, though.people who think college is overrated either a) didn't go to college; or b) didn't go to a good college there's no way you go to a good school and think the experience is "overrated" if anything, as you get older you realize just how important it was | ||
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kdog3683
United States916 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32157 Posts
Also, they might have extracirricular activities that you don't. | ||
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Vin{MBL}
5185 Posts
On December 21 2007 18:15 kdog3683 wrote: The only top notch public univ i know of is Berkeley which is a good school AND a good fit. uhhhh University of Michigan? | ||
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micronesia
United States24799 Posts
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nA.Inky
United States794 Posts
Everyone keeps saying it is worth it. How so? In terms of earnings gained over a lifetime? Well, from my perspective, that doesn't mean much, as I don't intend to earn more than 10k a year anyway. I also can't tell you all how many college grads I know who are waiting tables. I should also say that as a sociology major, one thing I have studied is education. Turns out the point of the entire education system is to act as a giant hazing ritual and sorting mechanism. It is a magic ritual through which people get assigned to various professions and status levels. The point is not to "educate" you. Having studied hazing rituals a little bit, one thing I know about THOSE is that people who go through them tend to think the process was good and worthwhile. It's called "the need to justify one's actions." | ||
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