EPTCollege Acceptance Thread '11 - Page 16
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ScythedBlade
308 Posts
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DrivE
United States2554 Posts
I'll most likely be going to UCI now; TL'ers from UCI: How's UCI in your opinion? | ||
LosingID8
CA10824 Posts
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.Aar
Korea (South)2177 Posts
On March 26 2011 08:12 LosingID8 wrote: sorry to hear that. and really the school you choose should be based on your major. UCI is kind of a commuter school compared to some other UCs, so just be aware of that. Really? I never heard that. I'm going to UCI in the fall; my stats are pretty damn terrible though. I got rejected, appealed, and rejected again. Then I took a gap year to do basically nothing, applied again, and got accepted. Early, in fact. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. On March 26 2011 08:10 DrivE wrote: Rejected from USC =/ I'll most likely be going to UCI now; TL'ers from UCI: How's UCI in your opinion? I love UCI. I've been in Irvine since second grade and hanging out at UCI since freshman year of high school. I'm still in love with the place. It's beautiful, and the girls are awesome if you're of the Asian persuasion. | ||
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corpsepose
1678 Posts
will probably be heading to UCI or UCSD depending on how much money i get offered. if im awarded insufficient amounts to live on campus, i'll probably be commuting to UCR from home. not a particularly inviting prospect but i'll take whatever i can get this point. my family is so fucking appallingly poor that its a wonder i even have the opportunity for that kind of education. | ||
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LosingID8
CA10824 Posts
On March 26 2011 08:16 .Aar wrote: Really? I never heard that. I'm going to UCI in the fall; my stats are pretty damn terrible though. I got rejected, appealed, and rejected again. Then I took a gap year to do basically nothing, applied again, and got accepted. Early, in fact. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I love UCI. I've been in Irvine since second grade and hanging out at UCI since freshman year of high school. I'm still in love with the place. It's beautiful, and the girls are awesome if you're of the Asian persuasion. many many many people who go to UCI are from the OC and live within 30 minutes of campus. so as soon as thursday classes are over, campus and the immediate surrounding areas are completely dead until monday morning. i haven't experienced this personally, since i didn't go to UCI but i've heard it from several friends of mine that have gone there. | ||
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timestep
Canada73 Posts
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On March 26 2011 08:34 timestep wrote: Man once u newbs get into university, your just going to realize how stupid it was to put in all that work. Your gonna look back and be like damnnnn that was so foolish. :< Yeah most people see it the opposite way and college is the time where most people settle down and take their lives seriously after freshman year... Not sure what you're doing. | ||
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ThumperSD
United States333 Posts
On March 26 2011 08:10 DrivE wrote: Rejected from USC =/ I'll most likely be going to UCI now; TL'ers from UCI: How's UCI in your opinion? All good if you're Asian lol | ||
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TheRageKage12
United States161 Posts
If you're in Engineering, extra special welcome! Prepare to have no time for games anymore! :D | ||
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Pinkie
United States145 Posts
How are you guys calculating your unweighted averages? At my school they just bump the AP courses from a 5.0 to a 6.0 so I figure just whatever my weighted GPA is, minus 1.0 is my unweighted? Also, it seems a large portion of you guys are having amazing math credentials, SAT scores, SATII scores, and you are still being rejected. My first assumption is maybe your essays were lacking or maybe you guys are all from California since I see a large amount of California schools. At least in Texas top 9% is guaranteed a spot in any university here, I'm setting my sights on more of the top tier schools though... kind of feeling like I may be lacking though since I'm not a USAMO, or Intel Sci, or something spectacular like that. Do I really need something incredible like that to be even glanced at? | ||
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pikagrue
79 Posts
On March 26 2011 08:42 Pinkie wrote: Two questions, from a sophomore in hs How are you guys calculating your unweighted averages? At my school they just bump the AP courses from a 5.0 to a 6.0 so I figure just whatever my weighted GPA is, minus 1.0 is my unweighted? Also, it seems a large portion of you guys are having amazing math credentials, SAT scores, SATII scores, and you are still being rejected. My first assumption is maybe your essays were lacking or maybe you guys are all from California since I see a large amount of California schools. At least in Texas top 9% is guaranteed a spot in any university here, I'm setting my sights on more of the top tier schools though... kind of feeling like I may be lacking though since I'm not a USAMO, or Intel Sci, or something spectacular like that. Do I really need something incredible like that to be even glanced at? Unweighted is usually A = 4.0 B = 3.0 C = 2.0 D = 1.0 F = 0 No extra points for APs/honors classes My opinions from looking back on college admissions. If you want to go somewhere like MIT or Caltech, or some super insane school, you're pretty much going to need at least one thing spectacular. Intel Semi, USAMO (or MOP more likely), US Physics Team, Synopsis or Siemens science fair winner, or a host of other things that really set you apart. Every person at my school who made Intel Semi got into MIT. Pure grades/SATs/minor ECs (2400 SAT/4.46 weighted for me) won't cut it most of the time. If you aren't that crazy, and want to go somewhere slightly less insane like UC Berkeley, you can get in with numbers/some ECs some of the time. My advice: Find your passion, and then do something spectacular with it. If you like math, go and win some competitive math award, do some math programs, score top of USAMO and make MOP, etc. If you like science, do science fairs, write research papers, do summer research programs, etc. A lot of the times, the professors/things you learn at research programs will become the starting point for a really good Intel/whatever science fair project. Of course, you're probably going to have to like the subject, and if you do, this stuff will be pretty fun. | ||
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
Apparently it's pretty boss.  | ||
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G0dly
United States450 Posts
760 SAT Physics 740 SAT Chem 710 SAT Lit 5 BC Calc 5 English Lit 3.85/4.00 GPA Got accepted into the Cornell, will be going in the fall. Good luck to all. | ||
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
I'm getting so nervous reading these, because all I have going for me right now is a 2400 SAT (first try as a sophomore--still am a sophomore), and apparently even that is easy.... T____T Good luck for the decisions that remain to be sent! Dream school is MIT and I also think the Harvard campus is amazingly beautiful...won't settle for UCs, which I'll admit is somewhat naive/odd (not being arrogant, just don't really want to go to a UC), but we shall see. All you ballers don't hesitate to post what you feel are essential/helpful information please  *lurks* | ||
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Keitzer
United States2509 Posts
On March 26 2011 09:18 Z3kk wrote: Wow, you guys are freaking good...congratulations to all! :D I'm getting so nervous reading these, because all I have going for me right now is a 2400 SAT (first try as a sophomore--still am a sophomore), and apparently even that is easy.... T____T Good luck for the decisions that remain to be sent! Dream school is MIT and I also think the Harvard campus is amazingly beautiful...won't settle for UCs, which I'll admit is somewhat naive/odd (not being arrogant, just don't really want to go to a UC), but we shall see. 2400 easy eh? what ethnicity? i got an 1850 (my best was Math with a 740) | ||
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
On March 26 2011 09:19 Keitzer wrote: 2400 easy eh? what ethnicity? i got an 1850 (my best was Math with a 740) I'm worst demographic: Bay Area Asian male... <_____< I just said that based on On March 26 2011 08:05 ScythedBlade wrote: Its so easy to get a 2400 on the new SATs now that they decreased the vocabulary needed. .__. | ||
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pikagrue
79 Posts
On March 26 2011 09:22 Z3kk wrote: I'm worst demographic: Bay Area Asian male... <_____< I just said that based on .__. I got a 2400 too, and i'm a Bay Area Asian male, lol (though I'm a senior this year) Let us commence pointless self congratulatory discussion about how great we are because of an arbitrary test score! | ||
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Keitzer
United States2509 Posts
On March 26 2011 09:22 Z3kk wrote: I'm worst demographic: Bay Area Asian male... <_____< I just said that based on .__. ah, right.. well good luck... cuz i don't know what I'm going to do... got rejected from USC, UCLA, Case Western (local), and Miami University (waiting list).... ~3.4 gpa (weighted,  )no ECs (except freshmen basketball) and like 3 service hours so tbh, i'm not surprised, but i don't know wtf i'm gonna do... EDIT: maybe go to a local college, then apply as a transfer? | ||
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101toss
3232 Posts
Damn, bigger crapshoot than I thought | ||
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