EPTMoral of the story: Don't have a superiority complex if you aren't actually superior.
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Carnivorous Sheep
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Moral of the story: Don't have a superiority complex if you aren't actually superior. | ||
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koreakool
United States334 Posts
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BanZu
United States3329 Posts
On March 20 2009 15:39 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: Extracurriculars, recommendations, and good essay writing probably helped them there. Moral of the story: Don't have a superiority complex if you aren't actually superior. I don't get why you keep using that word. If you don't even know me that's quite a leap to take. I never act better than other people, and not because I hold in how I feel about others or try to act in a way that I'm not. On March 20 2009 16:01 koreakool wrote: What were your test scores Banzu? SAT1 was 2210 and SAT2 was 800 for math2c and chemistry | ||
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
On March 19 2009 16:59 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: i go to harker in SJ xD I live less than half a mile away from Harker high school.  I'm glad I went to a high school full of underachievers where no one even asked about what colleges we were going to. | ||
OneOther
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koreakool
United States334 Posts
But then again, if you don't, UCD and UCI aren't bad at all. A lot of people got rejected... you should be glad you're going to a UC I'm going to a CSU, Cal Poly SLO to be exact | ||
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BanZu
United States3329 Posts
On March 20 2009 16:28 koreakool wrote: You'll probably get into Cal and feel stupid for having posted this. But then again, if you don't, UCD and UCI aren't bad at all. A lot of people got rejected... you should be glad you're going to a UC I'm going to a CSU, Cal Poly SLO to be exact Yea... after getting rejected from UCLA I've realized how good I have it compared to many others. My friend has also been rejected from all UCs and is most likely going to Cal Poly. I've decided that I'm more than likely going to go to UCD even if I get into Cal. All my friends agree that engineering at Cal is deadly | ||
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Straylight
Canada706 Posts
On March 20 2009 15:39 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: Extracurriculars, recommendations, and good essay writing probably helped them there. Moral of the story: Don't have a superiority complex if you aren't actually superior. How about not having a superiority complex regardless? | ||
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BanZu
United States3329 Posts
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omfghi2u2
United States831 Posts
On March 19 2009 16:27 SingletonWilliam wrote: This was a horrible year to apply to the UC system. Schools had to cut back on acceptance because of budget shortages and there were 3x more applicants easy. Application numbers for UCD are up from 12-13kish to 42k, 4600 of whom where accepted. UCSB has 44k applicants and 4100 were accepted. SDSU had like 60k applicants, 6k were accepted. I forget UCSD's numbers. If you wanted to get into the UCs this year you had to beat out 9 of 10 students. Edit: LOOOOOOOOOOOL Mission San Jose I've been in the wrestling tournament that Mission holds every year. The school is asian. I looked at the cross country team pictures one year and it had like 4 white kids on a team of like 41 asians. Basically this. The economy fucked your chances of getting into an UC school. If this was ten years ago, I am sure you would've have gotten in. | ||
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MamiyaOtaru
United States1687 Posts
*writes an I got an awesome score but woe is me some shit college rejected me post* *wonders if I did it right* /is white. Went to high school on an Air Force base + Show Spoiler + my grades were ass | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32130 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32130 Posts
Be happy—a lot of people are getting shut out because everyone is going to college. Besides, the benefits of going to a name school are often greatly overstated. It really only matters for certain fields, and a lot of times you're better off with the cheaper alternative (esp now). A degree from a well known school isn't an auto-job—they'd pick out in the interview process if you're smart, but totally socially inept, etc etc.. | ||
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Chromyne
Canada561 Posts
On March 27 2009 22:50 Hawk wrote: OP is so Asian, jeez. Be happy—a lot of people are getting shut out because everyone is going to college. Besides, the benefits of going to a name school are often greatly overstated. It really only matters for certain fields, and a lot of times you're better off with the cheaper alternative (esp now). A degree from a well known school isn't an auto-job—they'd pick out in the interview process if you're smart, but totally socially inept, etc etc.. I don't know, I would say Asian-like XD. A true Asian would not feel in superior no matter how well they are doing, because anything less than perfection is worthless. I went to a sub-par Canadian high-school, so I did very well academically and had substantial extra-curriculars. But I always underestimated myself while always try my hardest. It's okay to set the standard high, but meeting or not meeting those expectations doesn't make you awesome or horrible. There are people who try their hardest but still don't do well, and that's the way it is. Now I'm doing Eng at Waterloo, and I'm in the top 20 of the program with one of the highest entrance averages of the university, but I still don't think that's good. And if people ask me, I'll say I'm doing 'okay'. It's kind of mixing up the 'you are nothing and are worthless' with 'I'll show you I can do this.' It's like an ambitious child and a demeaning and abusive parent rolled into one! | ||
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Nytefish
United Kingdom4282 Posts
But somehow I ended up in a tough course at a prestigious university, must've screwed up somewhere. Anyway a diploma from a good university is mostly a ticket to job interviews, how successful you are depends on so much more. | ||
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Rayzorblade
United States1172 Posts
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ibutoss
Australia341 Posts
A great uni will do wonders for your career sure, but it's not your entire life. You'll see in time what uni you go to doesn't really matter just what you make of it, and if your really motivated you might be able to upgrade/transfer anyway. As for thinking your superior/inferior it's all in your head. No matter how great you are at something, someones going to be better. No matter how bad you are at something, odds are someones even worse. Don't let those sorts of things define who YOU are. I know someone who got into one of the ivy league universities there. They are one of the smartest and friendliest people I've ever met. Sure at school subjects and studying, they did a lot better than I ever could have and yet at times they still require my help or need me to explain things. I suppose what I'm trying to say is no matter how 'smart' you are at school, it's still just school not real life. ps think this is my longest post on tl | ||
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food
United States1951 Posts
On March 19 2009 19:58 Elite00fm wrote: lol the elitism that some people exude is pretty disgusting ya how would they know what its like to really be elite? and LOL at the OP. Major fail there, i would consider getting yourself into physical labor since you cant compete with smart guys construction is good and it will give you another chance at feeling superior to all the nerds around you( "rofl you go to college? good thing im not a pussy") | ||
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kdog3683
United States916 Posts
 I feel for you. | ||
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TommyG
United States102 Posts
This same situation has happened to many of my peers as well. I guess it's somewhat of a reality check. Either that or there are just so many qualified students out there and just not enough spaces for them. The feelings you experienced are completely normal in my eyes. I can totally relate to your whole story, and i am sure there are many others who can too. The way i see things now is that I will be a big fish in a little pond, and hopefully things will work out in the coming years. | ||
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