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Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9110 Posts
September 11 2008 03:48 GMT
#1
The title says it all pretty much. I'm a senior and I'm confident I could get into all but the very most selective school. Although for an expensive private school I would probably need financial aid to be able to go. I have a 4.5GPA(weighted) and a 32 on the ACT. (I got a 1940 on the SAT but meh that's not that good but i don't wanna retake it.)

How did you guys choose what college to go to? I don't want to go to the local state college, Kansas University, because I feel like I need a different experience and I want to be further than 45 minutes away.

btw: I'm thinking about majoring in engineering but I really am not sold on anything.

iceburn
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States303 Posts
September 11 2008 03:53 GMT
#2
i followed the money and went where i like it
DanceCommander
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1808 Posts
September 11 2008 03:53 GMT
#3
Lots of school have top notch engineering programs that you should really take time to sit down and look into. UCF (University of Central Florida) has a great engineering program, and is probably going to be where I end up for college ^^

But its not really a top notch school, and places like MIT might fit a person with your grades alot better.
Superiorwolf
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States5509 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-11 03:55:37
September 11 2008 03:54 GMT
#4
i highly suggest you retake the SAT, although you're probably doing applications right now...
my brother got into UC Berkeley with a 4.1 gpa which is below average, but he had 1560/1600 on SAT (or was it 1580?). My friend's sister had a 4.6 GPA but only a 2000 on SAT and didnt make Berkeley. she had about same extracurriculars as my brother too
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miNi
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Korea (South)2010 Posts
September 11 2008 03:55 GMT
#5
Most schools take either the ACT or the SAT so it doesn't matter.
XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
September 11 2008 03:56 GMT
#6
On September 11 2008 12:54 Superiorwolf wrote:
i highly suggest you retake the SAT, although you're probably doing applications right now...
my brother got into UC Berkeley with a 4.1 gpa which is below average, but he had 1560/1600 on SAT (or was it 1580?). My friend's sister had a 4.6 GPA but only a 2000 on SAT and didnt make Berkeley. she had about same extracurriculars as my brother too


What, is there something wrong with the scales here?
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-11 03:59:22
September 11 2008 03:56 GMT
#7
I started at Purdue because I didn't have to work very hard to get in and it has one of the premier industrial engineering programs in the country. I also wanted to get away from my parents. Purdue also didn't care about my GPA because they realize it's a meaningless indicator from student to student. I had a 31 ACT/ 1410 SAT though.

Turns out I failed miserably as 1 of 60,000 students on campus and I kind of lost track of everything in life. Eventually transferred to a small liberal arts college an hour away from home. The distance to/from home is mostly irrelevant to me since I don't go back anyways unless I'm forced to. The atmosphere is much more manageable on a small campus. That plus the excellent faculty and public policy program drew me in.
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kpcrew
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1071 Posts
September 11 2008 03:56 GMT
#8
wtf is this weighted shit
my school worked on a 4.0 system

1940 is kinda low, i would retake it if i were you

2200 is about the average for a top school
Clan Lzuruha
paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13196 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-11 03:57:28
September 11 2008 03:57 GMT
#9
On September 11 2008 12:54 Superiorwolf wrote:
i highly suggest you retake the SAT, although you're probably doing applications right now...
my brother got into UC Berkeley with a 4.1 gpa which is below average, but he had 1560/1600 on SAT (or was it 1580?). My friend's sister had a 4.6 GPA but only a 2000 on SAT and didnt make Berkeley. she had about same extracurriculars as my brother too


was your brother doing the /1600 SAT?

or else your example is saying you should do poorly ;s

edit: holy shit you guys post fast
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
September 11 2008 03:57 GMT
#10
On September 11 2008 12:56 XCetron wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 11 2008 12:54 Superiorwolf wrote:
i highly suggest you retake the SAT, although you're probably doing applications right now...
my brother got into UC Berkeley with a 4.1 gpa which is below average, but he had 1560/1600 on SAT (or was it 1580?). My friend's sister had a 4.6 GPA but only a 2000 on SAT and didnt make Berkeley. she had about same extracurriculars as my brother too


What, is there something wrong with the scales here?

SAT updated their tests in 2004? to include an essay and some other bullshit.
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Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
September 11 2008 03:58 GMT
#11
i know my school has a relatively low focus on test scores. they look more at grades than test scores-they emphasize how low they place em.
of course i go to uchicago, which is not known for being a school that promotes partying and instead focuses on geeky pursuits.
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Superiorwolf
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States5509 Posts
September 11 2008 03:59 GMT
#12
my brother took sat in 2004 when it was still out of 1600 points.
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
September 11 2008 04:00 GMT
#13
On September 11 2008 12:58 Caller wrote:
i know my school has a relatively low focus on test scores. they look more at grades than test scores-they emphasize how low they place em.
of course i go to uchicago, which is not known for being a school that promotes partying and instead focuses on geeky pursuits.

Nice, I may have to ask you some questions later. Thinking about it for grad school. o.o
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kpcrew
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1071 Posts
September 11 2008 04:01 GMT
#14
tucker max says that uchicago is NOT the place to go
apparently the girls are hideous, unlike girls at places like vanderbilt and duke where people are just as smart, but better looking
Clan Lzuruha
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9110 Posts
September 11 2008 04:05 GMT
#15
On September 11 2008 12:56 kpcrew wrote:
wtf is this weighted shit
my school worked on a 4.0 system

1940 is kinda low, i would retake it if i were you

2200 is about the average for a top school


Well the classes that are "honors" or "AP" weighted you get a 5.0 for an A and a 4.0 for a B. It does do some to inflate grades but I would have a 4.0 if i took all normal classes. They are soo easy.

-Thanks for the responses so far. I can definitely relate to what Jibba said because I think the same thing happened to my sister except she never transferred to a smaller school to help herself out. I also think I don't want a college that is too big. Less than 10,000 probably.
d.arkive
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States843 Posts
September 11 2008 04:08 GMT
#16
I did an early decision.
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Specialist
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States803 Posts
September 11 2008 04:10 GMT
#17
I visited them all and went with the one that I felt most comfortable at. I know that sounds like very general advice but it's true too.

It was between UGA, Gatech, Emory, and Uni Southern Cal for me.

Felt best at Emory and that's where I am now =D
DukE_ss
Profile Joined June 2007
United States689 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-11 04:12:50
September 11 2008 04:12 GMT
#18
On September 11 2008 13:10 LiLu wrote:
I visited them all and went with the one that I felt most comfortable at. I know that sounds like very general advice but it's true too.

It was between UGA, Gatech, Emory, and Uni Southern Cal for me.

Felt best at Emory and that's where I am now =D


Isn't Emory an all girls school? Maybe I'm just thinking of spelling.
“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” William Arthur Ward "You are what you think, You become what you think, What you think becomes reality." Phil Hellmuth
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
September 11 2008 04:18 GMT
#19
Money + Major. St. John's had both, gave me 16K a year and had a good pharmacy program.
^-^
LuMiX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
China5757 Posts
September 11 2008 04:31 GMT
#20
I'm in Pharmacy too! =D 16k a year is a lot, im only getting 7k xD
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