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On March 26 2011 09:25 pikagrue wrote:Show nested quote +On March 26 2011 09:22 Z3kk wrote:On March 26 2011 09:19 Keitzer wrote: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) 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. .__. 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!
MId-Atlantic Asian Male have it worse . . . a large chunk of the best public schools in the country are there (something like a third of TJ gets into MIT).
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On March 26 2011 09:26 Keitzer wrote:Show nested quote +On March 26 2011 09:22 Z3kk wrote:On March 26 2011 09:19 Keitzer wrote: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) 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. .__. 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...
Just go to CC then transfer. Save yourself (or your parents') money.
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Got into UCSB and UCSC, rejected by UCD and UCSD, UCSD I don't really care about, but getting rejected by UCD made me a bit miffed, don't know if I should appeal to them though, since I don't really know what their Japanese program is like. It seems that only cities that have the name Santa in them like me. I better get a ton of Christmas presents this year then!
I want to become an English teacher in Japan as my future career (yes, genuinely want to do it instead of just doing it to get a free ticket to Japan, and actually hoping to stay as one for a long time even though I won't have a crazy salary), but I'm not exactly sure what major I should be going for. I put down Linguistics, but I generally want to go to the university that has the better teacher training programs and better Japanese/East Asian studies programs.
UCSB seems to have a more well-rounded Japanese/East Asian studies program than UCSC, who doesn't seem to even have the option of a Japanese/East Asian studies major/minor, but my parents want to stalk me forever want me to stay close to home, since UCSC is in the Bay Area where I live. UCSB and UCSC's price range shooould be around the same, right?
Can anyone from UCSB/UCSC tell me about their school's teacher training/Japanese/East Asian studies programs, along with their school's atmosphere? People who have heard about those school's programs can contribute too. I will most likely make a blog post asking about general college stuff later. Information and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Not trying to derail this thread, because I honestly enjoy the posts about stats and college postings.
That said
Dream school is MIT
Same here Z3kk, looks like you and I shall be competing in 2013 
Seems pretty insanely difficult to get into though if a poster on here really did make Intel Semis and great grades/ECs and didnt make it....
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Why does your ethnicity matter in American university admissions? In Canada we go purely by marks and extra curriculars. There are some universities here state that don't even allow their admission officers to see the name of the applicants when looking at their applications.
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On March 26 2011 08:16 .Aar wrote:Show nested quote +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. Show nested quote +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.
Hahahaha, totally right there's tons of Asian hotties! I went to UCI for grad school (only place I got in), walked in single, finished with my PhD a week before getting engaged to my Taiwanese lady, so best of luck to you in that field. It's also warm all the fuckin year, so...skimpy clothes can be a year-round phenomenon.
There can be a lot to do there if you're willing to look, but, the area can be fuckin pricey. Most of the undergrads I interacted with were on the Ultimate team, and they were a pretty awesome crowd and seemed happy to have gone to UCI, so I can guarantee that you can find some pretty good crowds. I'm pretty sure they have a starcraft team too. At least, a friend of mine told me that they do. Since I was there for grad school, I can't really tell you about shit outside my dept, but the have a pretty baller physical science and bio sci program. Most prof's I remember encourage undergrad research and you can land some pretty damn good summer jobs that way. Best of luck there, feel free to PM.
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MId-Atlantic Asian Male have it worse . . . a large chunk of the best public schools in the country are there (something like a third of TJ gets into MIT).
That school is ridiculous it seems, I see them in every competition in the world getting top billing... kind of makes me wish I was there but at the same time I bet its even more competitive than my super Asian school...
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OP Congrats on your acceptances, good schools. Any idea where you want to go? I live in San Diego and everyone talks about UCLA being awesome. Some of my good friends go to UC Berkley and they say its not all that, but still, its UC Berkley.
Your résumé looks almost identical to my sisters just without the internships, however she has her own lists of extracurriculars to add. She got denied from UCSD and UC Berkley, Berkley not that surprising. But UCSD kinda shocked me because we are from SD and it's in state. Apparently like no one got accepted there. They have a ridiculous amount of asians there.
I'm only a sophomore and am riding on Lacrosse to get me recruited, very excited for when it comes my time to choose a college.
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On March 26 2011 09:35 Pinkie wrote:Not trying to derail this thread, because I honestly enjoy the posts about stats and college postings. That said Same here Z3kk, looks like you and I shall be competing in 2013 Seems pretty insanely difficult to get into though if a poster on here really did make Intel Semis and great grades/ECs and didnt make it....
Yeah... T__T
Well, we can both get in and celebrate our TLness  Though the chances of that are saddening...those were some beastly statistics he had >\\\< ...okay, I'm off lol
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Thanks all, I appreciate it :D
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On March 26 2011 09:36 The_LiNk wrote:
Why does your ethnicity matter in American university admissions? In Canada we go purely by marks and extra curriculars. There are some universities here state that don't even allow their admission officers to see the name of the applicants when looking at their applications.
not to derail the thread but simply answering this question (and i'll post my stats later waiting till all colleges send everything)
basically, the whole slavery issue and mistreatment of non-whites throughout america's early history lead to extreme protests/civil rights movements. basically, the govt's way of giving back to minorities is supplementing them through: college, jobs, welfare, etc. this is a term more commonly known as affirmative action/equal-opporunity employment. moreover, universities want to boast of their "diversity," which being white isn't really diverse.
for example, I'm a white male intending on becoming an engineer. talk about typical.
as for saying that the admissions officers don't see names is amazing, however, on our applications we have to put race/ethnicity. the main problem is affirmative action. I personally am for equal-opportunity for all by which i mean: only the most qualified get the position for whatever it may be regardless of race, ethnicity, background etc.
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On March 26 2011 09:51 majestouch wrote:Show nested quote +On March 26 2011 09:36 The_LiNk wrote:
Why does your ethnicity matter in American university admissions? In Canada we go purely by marks and extra curriculars. There are some universities here state that don't even allow their admission officers to see the name of the applicants when looking at their applications. not to derail the thread but simply answering this question (and i'll post my stats later waiting till all colleges send everything) basically, the whole slavery issue and mistreatment of non-whites throughout america's early history lead to extreme protests/civil rights movements. basically, the govt's way of giving back to minorities is supplementing them through: college, jobs, welfare, etc. this is a term more commonly known as affirmative action/equal-opporunity employment. moreover, universities want to boast of their "diversity," which being white isn't really diverse. for example, I'm a white male intending on becoming an engineer. talk about typical. as for saying that the admissions officers don't see names is amazing, however, on our applications we have to put race/ethnicity. the main problem is affirmative action. I personally am for equal-opportunity for all by which i mean: only the most qualified get the position for whatever it may be regardless of race, ethnicity, background etc.
Canadian universities are amazing in that they judge the candidates purely on marks (and ECs if you are borderline).
This is why there were "complaints" about schools having too many Asians taking away spots from "Canadians". lulz...
Also, this thread makes me feel old
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Hmm. What universities have the most attractive chicks? I know UCI and UCSB are quite awesome >.>
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I hate threads where people aren't humble.
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On March 26 2011 10:01 Barca wrote:
I hate threads where people aren't humble.
This is a college admissions thread man. The entire purpose of the college admissions process was to not be humble and brag.
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Really, being a Bay Area asian male isn't that terrible. I fall into that exact demographic, and I got into all the top UC's, along with Duke, while some guys I know, also Asian males, got into places like Harvard, Stanford, and MIT. Their scores weren't even that amazing - strong, but nothing around 2300+ SAT scores. You need to be pretty good (around a 4.0 weighted, 2100+ SAT, some good extracurriculars) but you don't need to be a ridiculous 4.6 GPA 2400 SAT/36 ACT student with thousands of hours of community service and 6 different extracurriculars (I'm exaggerating at this point but you get the idea) to get into a good school.
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Congrats to everyone who got accepted into great undergrad programs! Just remember; it isn't the prestige of the school that ultimately matters, it's the grades you get at the place you're at. I'm currently applying to Law School, here are my creds:
LSAT score: 166
undergrad GPA: 3.6
graduate degree in Public Policy (Science and Technology)
I plan on entering fall of 2012, so I haven't sent out applications yet. Here is a list of schools I will apply to.
- Georgetown
- Emory
- University of Minnesota
- SMU
- UNLV
- Colorado Boulder
I'm pretty excited.
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On March 25 2011 12:36 GhostKorean wrote:
I have a question to people who attend the cream of the crop schools. When you get there, are the students all what you expect out of a top tier school? Do they all have amazing credentials and achievements with super amazing intellect? I can't imagine that one school could be filled with nothing but these geniuses all with outstanding achievement
I'm a Harvard graduate. I'll share my story as I had the exact same thought before going to college.
If you are at a party with 100 people and one of them went to Harvard (or another HMPYS school), you'll probably be able to either tell or notice that person is somewhat smart. Now let's say you're at a party with 100 Harvard students (or other Ivy schools), you'll probably won't see or get the sense of anything special.
At the time, I didn't realize it, but now in retrospective I can say I studied with a lot of smart people. The majority of the my classmates plus the people I knew (or barely spoke, or heard) were smart, including myself. At school you could tell the people there were top of their classes in high school and stuff like that, like high SATs and extra curricular activities. Geniuses? Maybe not. Genius is a very big word, and it refers to something you don't see every day.
Every now and then I came across a "gifted" or a "special" case. Someone who had a slight edge or something really worth of a "wow", other than a good sat score. One day in my freshmen year, I met this girl, again pretty smart, very bright, but not a "genius" per se; she was a very smart and hardworking dedicated nerd -actually she was kind of pretty-. I have had a few classes with her, but we never got the chance to sit down and talk. To make the story short, we began talking about GPAs and it turned out that her high-school GPA was straigth As. Nothing really impressive right? Well here's the thing: it wasn't like she got a 95 here a 91 there, and her gym teacher helped her to get 100... no. She actually had scored 100/100 in every single class during high school. This means, As in exams, As in homework, presentations, everything, every single freaking assignment in every class. Of course once in college the streak came to an end, but still that shocked me, I mean it's a shocking thing. I remember that day as if it was yesterday.
There was another guy, who was going for two degrees, and it was something crazy like Math and Economics, and he ended up graduating summa cum laude on both; he particularly was the closest I would dare to call a genius I ever met while in college. He was really smart.
Other time, I was in a class regarded as the hardest of the program, with a professor that had a reputation of being criminal with exams (making them impossible hard); it turned out the in paper, all students registered, were the smartest of our generation or the ones with higher GPA so far at that point. There was this japanese guy, name's Ken -I'll never forget him-, who came transferred from supposedly the toughest university in Japan, and he was regarded as a "genius." He won some international math Olympics, and he got like second place on the Physics Olympics too; at that point he had straight As all over the place. We met, and I never really thought much of him, I mean again I could see he was very brilliant, but nothing really like Einstein or whatever. Ken would always score the highest score of the class, it didn't matter what class he was in, or who was he with, teacher, or classmates, he was always the highest grade of the room. One day, the professor decided to throw a mid term in surprise fashion manner, of course all of us were caught of guard. Not only the exam came with us unprepared, thing was the exam was as hard as it could be. The professor would have rather tossed it written in greek and it would have been similar. It was a 35 point exam, and when the grades came it was like everyone had 2/35, 3/35, 6/35, 5/35 (me), 10/35, 11/35 was the second highest, and Ken scored 31/35. We were all shell shocked. I remember I was with some buddy of mine who had shared like 7 classes with Ken at that point, and in each one of them he came in second in highest grade, right after Ken -who was always #1- It was funny because he said "ok!! now, I'm really getting tired of Ken stepping on all of us!!!" It was funny. I remember this as if it happened yesterday as well. Ken ended up graduating summa cum laude, then went to MIT to become a physicist and now works on research.
There were like 5 more guys with really awesome achievements/accomplishments, but you can pretty much get the picture. Like I read from another post, all of that doesn't matter/it's forgotten. If you have seen the movie "A beautiful mind", there's a scene near the end, when Nash goes to visit the Dean's office, who's the guy that beat him at GO when they were students and he says to Nash something like "it was college, we were just being competitive and stupid." There's a lot of competition and a lot of "good envy" if you know what I mean, around college years in those environments. You're pretty much on your own, for one trying to succeed at your career and for other, trying to be the best -or at least better than the guy sitting next to you-. I had my own collection of accomplishments too -or things I was known for- and I'm sure that if this question was asked to any of my classmates from college, they would probably mention me just like I mentioned Ken or David or Monica.
What I'm trying to say, is that all in all at the time you're studying there, you don't really pay attention or appreciate the people you're around with, but it all comes up that it's a nice experience. I still keep in touch with these people -via facebook and stuff- and every now and then I throw them a random joke, like reminding Ken of that exam. I wouldn't be surprised of tomorrow a huge announcement came that some Harvard/MIT japanese-american scientist discovered some Einsteinish like theory, because I met the guy and I know what he's capable of, or that a double Math/Economics summa cum laude guy got announced as CEO of Goldman Sachs or whatever.
It's funny because during admissions, I only had one really big extra curricular activity, which was playing tennis. I used to be really good, I won a few junior tournaments. Yes I scored 1590 and had straight As through high-school and was president of our math and chess club, but other than that my academical achievements weren't that big. I mean I didn't really win anything or was as good as math or chess like I was at tennis; when I was in Senior year in HS, I thought of myself as a very good tennis player who happened to be good at school, math and chess. In college, the story turned out different and my academics really started to show, and I became more known as a really really smart guy who happened to be good at tennis
Anyway, I hope this helps and inspires a lot of people. Man writing all of this made me nostalgic.
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On March 26 2011 09:58 Froadac wrote:
Hmm. What universities have the most attractive chicks? I know UCI and UCSB are quite awesome >.>
BC.
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On March 26 2011 10:05 pikagrue wrote:Show nested quote +On March 26 2011 10:01 Barca wrote:
I hate threads where people aren't humble. This is a college admissions thread man. The entire purpose of the college admissions process was to not be humble and brag.
When I applied to colleges, I bragged the hell out of myself.
When I talked to anyone else, I didn't.
But hey, it's your call.
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