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Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-30 22:17:21
March 30 2011 22:14 GMT
#541
I got into:
Carnegie Mellon (CIT)
University of Michigan ($45k total Scholarship over 4 years. Out of State)
University of Maryland (Scholars Program. In State)

I'm trying to decide between Michigan and Carnegie... Anyone want to help me with that?

[EDIT]:
Oh. Rejected from:
MIT, CalTech, Cornell, Rice

My stats:
wGPA: 4.33
GPA: 3.51
(I ended Junior year with a 4.8, and started Senior with a 5.0)
SAT: 2130
APs:
NSL - 4, CompSciA - 5, CalcBC - 5, World - 5, PhysicsMechanics - 5.
cerka
Profile Joined February 2011
United States39 Posts
March 30 2011 22:16 GMT
#542
On March 31 2011 07:14 Archaic wrote:
I got into:
Carnegie Mellon (CIT)
University of Michigan ($45k total Scholarship over 4 years)
University of Maryland (Scholars Program)

I'm trying to decide between Michigan and Carnegie... Anyone want to help me with that?


Well, If UMich is in-state tuiton for you then go for that one, otherwise I would go for CMU no doubt, almost same price at that level.

b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
March 30 2011 22:19 GMT
#543
On March 31 2011 06:38 l10f wrote:
Got into Cornell!


Congrats dude! I have a couple friends who go to Cornell. Aside from their complaints about the crappy weather I heard it's a pretty good school
onihunter
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States515 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-30 23:27:15
March 30 2011 22:34 GMT
#544
Accepted:
UC Berkeley
UC LA
UC San Diego
UC Irvine
UC Davis
Northwestern
Duke
Washington University in St. Louis
USC

Waitlisted:
Princeton
Cornell
Columbia
Dartmouth
Caltech
University of Chicago

Denied:
Stanford
Yale
Harvard
University of Pennsylvania

hoping I get off the waitlist(s)....
otherwise, probably Duke or UC Berkeley
jaedong forever~
Antifate
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States415 Posts
March 30 2011 23:06 GMT
#545
Mayhaps this isn't the greatest place to ask, but I'm not sure this merits a new thread.

Any tips on how to get from waitlist -> in?

I know "continuing to show interest" is the way to do it, but really, how is this accomplished?

And does anyone know when colleges consider rescinding admittance? Physics is killing me lol.
No one is taller than the last man standing.
jw232
Profile Joined January 2009
United States157 Posts
March 30 2011 23:14 GMT
#546
Affirmative action sucks... is it required to put down your ethnicity on applications? I guess even if you didn't they could still tell by your name.
[Azn]Nada
Profile Joined April 2009
United States275 Posts
March 30 2011 23:16 GMT
#547
haha some black kid at my school made princeton with a 3.7/36 and proceeds to tell me how he's better than me and how he deserves it and how "being black had nothing to do with it". I have a 3.95/2350. Basically he's telling me getting 1 more point on the ACT makes up for getting 20 Bs as compared to 4 in high school.

Not to mention i completely pwn him in the extracurriculars department.

Funny black kid
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17504 Posts
March 30 2011 23:19 GMT
#548
You have it so strange in the US... But it's getting similar here too nowadays (ie: stuff from highschool actually matters during admissions). During my time it was different - only internal uni exams and some science competitions mattered - so I finished highschool with <3 average, on a 1-5 scale. Was ok though, as I did great during internals and highschool knowledge is 100% useless at the university anyway.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
CrazyCow
Profile Joined August 2010
United States308 Posts
March 30 2011 23:19 GMT
#549
Going to Northeastern for Computer Science. PM me if you are too. :D
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
March 30 2011 23:39 GMT
#550
On March 31 2011 07:14 Archaic wrote:
I got into:
Carnegie Mellon (CIT)
University of Michigan ($45k total Scholarship over 4 years. Out of State)
University of Maryland (Scholars Program. In State)

I'm trying to decide between Michigan and Carnegie... Anyone want to help me with that?

[EDIT]:
Oh. Rejected from:
MIT, CalTech, Cornell, Rice

My stats:
wGPA: 4.33
GPA: 3.51
(I ended Junior year with a 4.8, and started Senior with a 5.0)
SAT: 2130
APs:
NSL - 4, CompSciA - 5, CalcBC - 5, World - 5, PhysicsMechanics - 5.

Carnegie for sure, cuz that's where I'm going ;D
:)
The MOP
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4 Posts
March 30 2011 23:44 GMT
#551
Transferring from Marlboro College,

Waiting on:

Brown
Oberlin

Didn't get into:

JHU
UGA
University of Indiana

Not looking good lol >.>
nbaker
Profile Joined July 2009
United States1341 Posts
March 30 2011 23:46 GMT
#552
On March 31 2011 08:16 [Azn]Nada wrote:
haha some black kid at my school made princeton with a 3.7/36 and proceeds to tell me how he's better than me and how he deserves it and how "being black had nothing to do with it". I have a 3.95/2350. Basically he's telling me getting 1 more point on the ACT makes up for getting 20 Bs as compared to 4 in high school.

Not to mention i completely pwn him in the extracurriculars department.

Funny black kid


It's kind of mean and bitter to say someone got into a school only based on their race, even if it is true. Honestly, it is a lot easier for black people to get into top universities, but that doesn't mean you should confront them about it and make them feel worse about their accomplishment.
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
March 30 2011 23:48 GMT
#553
On March 31 2011 08:46 nbaker wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2011 08:16 [Azn]Nada wrote:
haha some black kid at my school made princeton with a 3.7/36 and proceeds to tell me how he's better than me and how he deserves it and how "being black had nothing to do with it". I have a 3.95/2350. Basically he's telling me getting 1 more point on the ACT makes up for getting 20 Bs as compared to 4 in high school.

Not to mention i completely pwn him in the extracurriculars department.

Funny black kid


It's kind of mean and bitter to say someone got into a school only based on their race, even if it is true. Honestly, it is a lot easier for black people to get into top universities, but that doesn't mean you should confront them about it and make them feel worse about their accomplishment.


From the information that [Azn]Nada gives it seems like the other person is the one who is being aggressive and confronting him about it and not the other way around. Haha. oh well =\
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
March 30 2011 23:52 GMT
#554
On March 31 2011 08:14 jw232 wrote:
Affirmative action sucks... is it required to put down your ethnicity on applications? I guess even if you didn't they could still tell by your name.

Yeah it sucks big time

They probably assume you're Asian if your last name looks like it and you don't put anything for ethnicity.
:)
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
March 30 2011 23:53 GMT
#555
Stanford is ridiculous, a acceptance rate of about 6% this year... Waste of time, effort and money.

Alright, I'd admit my jealousy towards every near perfect student here that is/was accepted into elite universities.. Since I attend CCNY as opposed to these overly reputable schools, get my drift?

Ive also heard about a significant slash of funding for the entire UC system.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-30 23:56:06
March 30 2011 23:55 GMT
#556
On March 31 2011 08:48 b3h47pte wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2011 08:46 nbaker wrote:
On March 31 2011 08:16 [Azn]Nada wrote:
haha some black kid at my school made princeton with a 3.7/36 and proceeds to tell me how he's better than me and how he deserves it and how "being black had nothing to do with it". I have a 3.95/2350. Basically he's telling me getting 1 more point on the ACT makes up for getting 20 Bs as compared to 4 in high school.

Not to mention i completely pwn him in the extracurriculars department.

Funny black kid


It's kind of mean and bitter to say someone got into a school only based on their race, even if it is true. Honestly, it is a lot easier for black people to get into top universities, but that doesn't mean you should confront them about it and make them feel worse about their accomplishment.


From the information that [Azn]Nada gives it seems like the other person is the one who is being aggressive and confronting him about it and not the other way around. Haha. oh well =\

I think they're both a little bit aggressive. But what can ya do? However the system works, I guess we just have to live with it. Diversity sells, doesn't it? Follow the money.
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
March 30 2011 23:57 GMT
#557
On March 31 2011 08:52 synapse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2011 08:14 jw232 wrote:
Affirmative action sucks... is it required to put down your ethnicity on applications? I guess even if you didn't they could still tell by your name.

Yeah it sucks big time

They probably assume you're Asian if your last name looks like it and you don't put anything for ethnicity.


This is becoming more prevalent these days, why dodge the truth? All that hard work just to be put down by mere politics or social/race stereotypes.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Imperium11
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States279 Posts
March 31 2011 00:01 GMT
#558
On March 31 2011 06:31 GhostKorean wrote:
So I got waitlisted into Penn...
The website says decisions will be available beginning mid-May but I need to reply to UCLA by May 1. Does that mean if I apply to UCLA and get into Penn I cancel with UCLA? My chances don't seem very good with the tone of the letter though. "You should, however, secure a place at another institution prior to the May 1 reply date. "...


Getting in off a waitlist is pretty unlikely (it's around 10% at Georgetown, where I was waitlisted). That said it isn't impossible, and if you truly like a school its worth trying. And yes, you will have to accept the offer of another school while you are waiting for the waitlist decision (and then cancel later if you are accepted). All you will lose is the deposit you made to the first school. While that can be a lot of money, it's small in comparison to overall tution, and thus accepting off a waitlist is a good idea if you truly prefer that school. Best of luck to you (and all the other poor souls suffering from our situation)!!!
LastPrime
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States109 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 00:08:35
March 31 2011 00:06 GMT
#559
Accept: MIT, KAIST
Waitlist: Harvard, Princeton
Reject: Stanford (international + applied for financial aid so barely any chance in the first place xD), Yale

I believe Harvard, Princeton, and Yale don't distinguish international applicants from domestic ones, but MIT and Stanford do. I (as a Korean) am not disadvantaged for KAIST obviously.

SAT 2400
SAT II: 800, 800
GPA: Sucky (still around top 3 percent though). Couldn't be helped when I used to play sc 8 hours a day, literally (almost).
Took senior math/physics courses as freshman
"decent" extracurriculars, nothing too spectacular though. (Though made USAMO this year which is considered good I guess)

Wrote crappy CommonApp essays, feel lucky to even have gotten waitlisted at Harvard and Princeton ;p.
onihunter
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States515 Posts
March 31 2011 00:12 GMT
#560
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/30/college-admissions-rates-_n_842807.html#s259649&title=University_of_Virginia

acceptance rates for the more selective colleges this year

Harvard University: 6.2%
Columbia University: 6.4%
Stanford University: 7.1%
Yale University: 7.4%
Princeton University: 8.4%
Brown University: 8.7%
MIT: 9.6%
Dartmouth College: 9.7%
University of Pennsylvania: 12.3%
Duke University: 12.6%
Swarthmore College: 14.9%
Washington University-St. Louis: 15.4%
Cornell University: 18%
Northwestern University: 18%
Tufts University: 21.8%
UCLA: 25.3%
University of Virginia: 32.3%
jaedong forever~
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