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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
On March 19 2010 04:32 Gao Xi wrote: I was talking to my friend, and he said that it only took $2 to apply to a university. (in Canada atleast) o_o Which University? I know most college apps are free, but colleges are for noobs... | ||
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
On March 19 2010 04:35 emperorchampion wrote: Which University? I know most college apps are free, but colleges are for noobs... I'm not sure, I'll ask him later, im in class right now. But i think he might be referring to any university in Canada | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
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o[twist]
United States4903 Posts
@o[twist] Thanks. I forgot about the sex part. i forgot about the "a lot" part, at least | ||
Daigomi
South Africa4316 Posts
On March 19 2010 01:36 Jathin wrote: It's more important who you work for and what work you do than it is the university you come from. That being said, there are some schools who are notorious for being powerhouses in each field. It's not as simple as "Ivy leagues" vs. "normal unis" though, because some schools are super specialized. Getting an engineering degree from Harvard, for example, is kinda shitty (no offense). Edit: actually, yes offense. Fuck you Harvard engineering! I was mostly wondering if the average age at which you do a PhD differs from Ivy to normal. It's very difficult, coming from SA, to know what exactly is expected of you etc. Like the age thing, I wasn't sure if the unis focus on picking young people who show promise, or if they take people who have proven themselves a bit more. But I'm glad to hear that people generally start their PhD at 24+, I was a bit worried that with each year you wait, your chances get smaller of being picked. | ||
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DreaM)XeRO
Korea (South)4667 Posts
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cunninglinguists
United States925 Posts
UCLA UC Irvine UC San Diego deferred from: Pomona College (3rd choice) Brown University (1st choice) waiting to hear back from: Berkeley University Duke University University of Chicago (2nd choice) Northwestern NYU Rice University (4th) Amherst College numbers n shit: 2300 SAT 800, 780, 780 SAT IIs 4.3 GPA debate captain + won/finalist at a bunch of national tournaments 5, 5, 5 AP tests 3 brothers; lots of community service and one job tutoring. was published by 2 books and 2 newspapers. national merit scholarship finalist | ||
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love1another
United States1844 Posts
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rinoh
United States335 Posts
On March 19 2010 05:12 cunninglinguists wrote: accepted by: UCLA UC Irvine UC San Diego deferred from: Pomona College (3rd choice) Brown University (1st choice) waiting to hear back from: Berkeley University Duke University University of Chicago (2nd choice) Northwestern NYU Rice University (4th) Amherst College numbers n shit: 2300 SAT 800, 780, 780 SAT IIs 4.3 GPA debate captain + won/finalist at a bunch of national tournaments 5, 5, 5 AP tests 3 brothers; lots of community service and one job tutoring. was published by 2 books and 2 newspapers. national merit scholarship finalist wtf whys it so hard to get into college now? getting finalist at national tournaments is hard and impressive as shit | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
Rejected by: Stanford MS&E (1st choice) Accepted by: CMU MSIT-SE Cornell CS (2nd choice) Waiting: UMich CS | ||
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Igakusei
United States610 Posts
B.S. in Biochemistry will be completed by the time I matriculate Science GPA: 4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.4 (will be 3.6 when I apply, recovering from a year of 1.8 GPA back in 2001 that involved two F's) No MCAT yet, getting 30-35 on practice tests. 0 research experience 2 quarters of paid chemistry tutoring, 1 of volunteer tutoring for chem dept. 1 quarter teaching supplemental general chemistry lecture to science major freshmen. ~50 hours of shadowing/volunteering at hospitals so far. I doubt my resume is good enough to get into most UC medical schools, but I will try anyway. Need to do some serious consideration about where to apply (CA resident). | ||
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DeathByMonkeys
United States742 Posts
Korean colleges are harder? Please refer to this... http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/worlds-best-universities/2010/02/25/worlds-best-universities-top-400.html ...1 Korean school in the top 50, check the US schools and get back to me. | ||
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1992
27 Posts
On March 19 2010 04:32 Gao Xi wrote: I was talking to my friend, and he said that it only took $2 to apply to a university. (in Canada atleast) o_o its $38 per program i think | ||
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AssuredVacancy
United States1167 Posts
35 last year. Some universities added their own fees. | ||
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Wings
United States999 Posts
On March 19 2010 05:12 cunninglinguists wrote: + Show Spoiler + accepted by: UCLA UC Irvine UC San Diego deferred from: Pomona College (3rd choice) Brown University (1st choice) waiting to hear back from: Berkeley University Duke University University of Chicago (2nd choice) Northwestern NYU Rice University (4th) Amherst College numbers n shit: 2300 SAT 800, 780, 780 SAT IIs 4.3 GPA debate captain + won/finalist at a bunch of national tournaments 5, 5, 5 AP tests 3 brothers; lots of community service and one job tutoring. was published by 2 books and 2 newspapers. national merit scholarship finalist On March 17 2010 20:01 Chen wrote: + Show Spoiler + ugh, most decisions are out april 1st, day of dread >< Berkeley: early acceptance with Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship UCLA: accepted UCI and UC davis: auto-accepted with ELC waiting on the ivies 4.37 weighted GPA 2310 SAT 800 math II 800 Physics 790 Chemistry 760 US history 3 clubs with leadership positions, 2 jobs, 3 community service activities 3 internships no sports, but 3 non-athletic varsity positions AP's: Chemistry-->4  European History-->5 Calculus AB-->5 Physics C E&M-->5 Physics C M-->5 Environmental Science-->5 Calculus BC-->5 Statistics-->5 US History-->5 Art History, World History, Biology, Government in progress Some of you guys are doing well... especially Chen wtf?! what colleges are you still waiting on for April 1st?? but.. COME TO PRINCETON!!! =D though I'm not part of this anymore, April 1st... god what a scary day -_- FYI my info might help you if any of you are waiting on Ivy school replies (or other such annoying schools)... in the spoiler below! + Show Spoiler + Rejected From: Stanford MIT Harvard Waitlisted: Yale (but I didn't wait) Accepted: Duke Northwestern NYU Stern Dartmouth Brown Cornell Columbia Wharton Business - UPenn Princeton (1st choice)!!! High School GPA 4.0/4.0 (what the heck is weighted gpa lol, how do u get over 4.0?) SAT scores: second try 2400 SAT 2's: Math 2c (800), Chem (800), Physics (800) APs: Chemistry-->5 Calculus AB/BC-->5 Macroecon -->5 Microecon -->5 Psychology -->5 Physics B -->5 Human Geography -->5 English Lit -->4 (sigh) US History -->2 OH YEAH. lol it was taken after I got my acceptances, can you blame me? but my professor was also my college advisor so I felt pretty bad haha Varsity Sports: 5 teams Leadership roles: 4 or 5ish Btw kids here's three interesting things I've learned from this: 1. Interviews matter jack, I got raped in my Princeton interview and had the best possible Yale interview, and had a bad Wharton interview. 2. Don't always trust your surface feelings when picking your university. Often, your feelings are incredibly wrong because you don't know enough about your university. Pick your university only when you KNOW it's the right one, when weighing everything; opportunities, atmosphere, college life, happiness of students, name value, etc. Btw, although some people think name value is useless, they're idiots, no offense. Name value attracts smart students, monetary investment from outside sources, interest from companies, possible internships, etc. In sum, STUDY ABOUT YOUR UNIVERSITIES. Study like it's your life, more than you have ever done for any test, because this is, IMO, one of the biggest decisions of your life. 3. But even so... + Show Spoiler + DONT GO TO WHARTON... unless you worship business and money above all else. No offense Wharton kids, but you know its true =) haha jk If you asked me what university I would have gone to except Princeton, I would have said Stanford. The kids there are happy and the education is incredible, and plus, kids there have tons of fun. Lol I don't know why I wrote so damn much. I guess I wanted to get it all off my chest? | ||
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lowbright
308 Posts
On March 18 2010 02:35 akevin wrote: Grad School - PhD in Chemistry/Chemical Biology University of Toronto: Accepted Scripps Research Institute: Accepted MIT: Accepted Caltech: Accepted Harvard: Accepted Stanford: Rejected This is ridiculously impressive, congratulations! On March 19 2010 06:11 DeathByMonkeys wrote: Korean colleges are harder? Please refer to this... http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/worlds-best-universities/2010/02/25/worlds-best-universities-top-400.html ...1 Korean school in the top 50, check the US schools and get back to me. I think that they mean that it's more difficult to get into the best schools in Korea because the competition is so fierce. In America, even if you go to a community college, you can still go to a top graduate school and get a great job. Grades and standardized tests are more important than school reputation. However, in Korea, the school that you attend seems to define you and your rank in society. If you go to Seoul University, your life is pretty much set, whereas going to Harvard does not guarantee anything, although it is very useful no doubt. Certainly the top schools in America are better than the top schools in Korea. The competition just happens to be more fierce in Korea since there are fewer top colleges. On March 19 2010 05:05 Daigomi wrote: I was mostly wondering if the average age at which you do a PhD differs from Ivy to normal. It's very difficult, coming from SA, to know what exactly is expected of you etc. Like the age thing, I wasn't sure if the unis focus on picking young people who show promise, or if they take people who have proven themselves a bit more. But I'm glad to hear that people generally start their PhD at 24+, I was a bit worried that with each year you wait, your chances get smaller of being picked. I believe that the age doesn't matter that much. For example, the average age for students accepted to med school is about 24~25, with students usually graduating from college when they are 22 or so. I think that it's not the age you are at, but what you have done between college and applying to a graduate school that matters. For example, if you have spent your two or so years doing some research in a laboratory, that will be looked upon favorably by graduate schools. | ||
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lowbright
308 Posts
On March 19 2010 05:40 Neverborn wrote: Applying to medical school this summer so clearly on a completely different schedule than most everyone else here. B.S. in Biochemistry will be completed by the time I matriculate Science GPA: 4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.4 (will be 3.6 when I apply, recovering from a year of 1.8 GPA back in 2001 that involved two F's) No MCAT yet, getting 30-35 on practice tests. 0 research experience 2 quarters of paid chemistry tutoring, 1 of volunteer tutoring for chem dept. 1 quarter teaching supplemental general chemistry lecture to science major freshmen. ~50 hours of shadowing/volunteering at hospitals so far. I doubt my resume is good enough to get into most UC medical schools, but I will try anyway. Need to do some serious consideration about where to apply (CA resident). If you want to strengthen your application, you could look into post-bac programs. If you can show that you can handle 4 or so science courses beyond the scope of an undergraduate program and that you can excel, medical schools will look more favorably upon your application. Another possibility would be to try to get some research, whether at a university or at a hospital. Delaying the application for a year could do much for your application if you do something worthwhile if you can show medical schools your interest and your ability. It could also give you something to talk about in your interview, especially if your work is published. | ||
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bh.
United States342 Posts
On March 19 2010 05:40 Neverborn wrote: Applying to medical school this summer so clearly on a completely different schedule than most everyone else here. B.S. in Biochemistry will be completed by the time I matriculate Science GPA: 4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.4 (will be 3.6 when I apply, recovering from a year of 1.8 GPA back in 2001 that involved two F's) No MCAT yet, getting 30-35 on practice tests. 0 research experience 2 quarters of paid chemistry tutoring, 1 of volunteer tutoring for chem dept. 1 quarter teaching supplemental general chemistry lecture to science major freshmen. ~50 hours of shadowing/volunteering at hospitals so far. I doubt my resume is good enough to get into most UC medical schools, but I will try anyway. Need to do some serious consideration about where to apply (CA resident). I'm applying in June as well xD hope we get innn | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27172 Posts
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Ideas
United States8167 Posts
On March 19 2010 06:35 Manifesto7 wrote: Jeez, doesn't anyone here go to community college? you dont really post in the college acceptance thread if that's the case I think lol | ||
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