EPTBut, of course, this is just from the people I've talked to, and the ones who did and didn't get into those schools.
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Daveed
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But, of course, this is just from the people I've talked to, and the ones who did and didn't get into those schools. | ||
Last Romantic
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Mx.DeeP
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
On April 04 2008 06:13 Mx.DeeP wrote: High grades and test scores don't mean anything anymore, they're just the minimum for all the top schools getting thrown around here. You need other stuff that no one else can say they have. Honestly, everyone that applies to the top Ivies, MIT, whatever all have the grades and scores, or else I don't even know why they're bothering. I can tell you if you're a finalist in Intel or Siemens Westinghouse, you'll get in to pretty much any school you apply to, even if you have a B- average. Or do some research at a lab and get your name published. Seriously, colleges look for things your doing out of school, not just in it. not everyone does a crapload of science/math LOL? | ||
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talismania
United States2364 Posts
You had two examples of people who made it into ivies. One was a girl (race unmentioned) who was good at running. One was a guy (race mentioned) who was good at running. I mean, if anything, you ought to conclude from that data set that race doesn't matter; running, however, does. | ||
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clazziquai
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On April 03 2008 15:29 Last Romantic wrote: 4.3 is a tad low, yeah. Essay-wise, I think they were fine. I blame my GPA - which basically means it was my fault for not working hard enough. I mean, sure, part of it might be the admissions process, but I do think I could have done better. Ah well, UCLA and UCB are decent. DECENT? THEY'RE AMAZING SCHOOLS!!! Haha seriously  | ||
micronesia
United States24700 Posts
On April 04 2008 02:01 Billabong[LovE] wrote: What was the purpose of this part? To show that you have credibility on this matter, and that we should believe you? Well, if you want to claim you had that special something that got you into the top schools, then tell us what it was. If you could link that rude statement to real proof of your original claim, then the fact that what you are doing is insensitive can be overlooked by the fact that you are providing the truth about a situation that you really can't provide and relate to your own life without being insensitive.You got rejected from everywhere because your transcript reads like a robot. I think you'd be more suited to go to a CalTech or an MIT than an Ivy. Like others have said above, there is no "formula" for getting into an ivy league or else automated robots would be the ones operating admissions. It's about whether or not your achievements were a prediction of how successful you will be and how much you will grow (passion plays a big part in this and can be seen in admissions essays/interviews/recommendations) in college or if they were simply a means to an ends to getting into a good college. Sounds like the admissions committees saw your apps as the latter. sorry bud. I don't want to seem like I'm putting myself on my pedestal, but this is just coming from someone who was admitted to Harvard, Cornell, Yale, AND Juilliard. | ||
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Billabong[LovE]
United States5 Posts
On April 04 2008 09:13 micronesia wrote: What was the purpose of this part? To show that you have credibility on this matter, and that we should believe you? Well, if you want to claim you had that special something that got you into the top schools, then tell us what it was. If you could link that rude statement to real proof of your original claim, then the fact that what you are doing is insensitive can be overlooked by the fact that you are providing the truth about a situation that you really can't provide and relate to your own life without being insensitive. I studied with a teacher at Juilliard, won multiple national violin competitions, and was a top ranked tennis player in the USTA juniors - both things I still do and am passionate about. My admissions essay talked about volunteering in 3rd world central american to help those who couldn't afford medicine/treatment and how it changed my outlook on life. I think that's what made me stand out. And of course, I had the required stuff like 2380 SAT I, 800 SAT II's, valedictorian, national merit scholar, president of blah blah blah. | ||
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naventus
United States1337 Posts
As for the OP, don't worry about any of this shit. Frankly, there's nothing the right person couldn't do without X college. Looking back as a junior now, I wish I could relive these past 3 years elsewhere and put my effort more directly in bettering myself. The problem with college is that it comes at a point in time when most people have no clue what they want to do with their life other than what has been spoonfed them. In this sense, college is somewhat a scam just to prep recruits for the workplace. | ||
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