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SixGun
United States40 Posts
On May 13 2011 13:20 Senya wrote: Life Scout (couldn't finish my eagle project T.T) Life Scout is still an accomplishment. I've been there. My 3 brothers are all Eagle Scouts, so me being the youngest I had no choice XD Just kidding, it was worth it, Scouts is a great organization and congrats at Yale! | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
Got destroyed at the York Engineering and Science thing and got destroyed by the Sir Isaac Newton Engineering contest, but didn't put those on the application. Also got accepted into Queens, but they don't really have anything I'd want to go there for. My application average was 94 with like three volunteer places for 45 hours, one which became a job, a sports team and a couple non-sports teams. ^ I quit Boy Scouts in Grade 2 because they were so mean to me. I replaced it with Kumon (lol). I wish I could've had both of them. | ||
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GrieViouS
United States18 Posts
On May 03 2011 14:12 SoKHo wrote: Any TL'ers going to Notre Dame? Notre Dame Class of 2015. Probably going to College of Science and majoring in Bio or Biochem. | ||
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Chras
Canada50 Posts
On April 26 2011 18:55 japro wrote: I always thought this whole "getting accepted to your favorite college" thing was slightly exaggerated in "the movies". It's interesting to read about it here  . Over here (Switzerland) the system works completely different... the admission criteria are purely formal. You need a degree ("Maturität") from a gymnasium (high school equivalent i guess) that the university accepts, fill out a form and you're in. The idea that extracurricular activities, playing an instrument or being an athlete are even relevant to a university application seem almost absurd to me. The mind set of the universities here is more like: we accept everyone who fulfills the formal criteria and then we weed out in the first year. Accordingly the dropout rates can go up to 70% in the first year for certain studies...There are only a few studies like medicine that require some sort of admission exam you have to pass. Goddamn Europe is so much better than NA on so many levels. | ||
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Omegalisk
United States337 Posts
On May 15 2011 08:53 Disregard wrote: Wow, cant believe MIT placed you on the waitlist... Stanford on the other hand is impossible. MIT does look for other things than simple stats or EC's, so you can't really tell why he got waitlisted. MIT College Confidential Sticky | ||
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The_LiNk
Canada863 Posts
On May 15 2011 10:10 Chras wrote: Goddamn Europe is so much better than NA on so many levels. Nah man, Canada's got the best system. Weed out the week ASAP. Our admissions system is perfectly fine, none of the affirmative action bs. If you're poor you get money shoved up your butt because of financial aid. Practically every university has a co-op program, at least Ontario does. | ||
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
On May 15 2011 11:17 Omegalisk wrote: MIT does look for other things than simple stats or EC's, so you can't really tell why he got waitlisted. MIT College Confidential Sticky Wait, did Disregard mean that he was surprised that MIT did not accept him, and was completely sure that his chances at Stanford were nil? (i.e. "wow, why didn't MIT accept you?", and "lol Stanford was impossible in the first place") :o Am I misinterpreting something, or missing some essential piece of information here? My dream school has always been MIT, so whenever it comes up, my ears perk up and I want to glean as much information as possible hehe. Any general advice about chances, and/or information as to what kind of a school it is (atmosphere etc.)? Also, this may not be the place to ask, but after seeing the lines of 5s marching down the page, I do have a question: how important are AP scores? Do colleges see them before they decide on admissions? Word around here is that scores are sent only after acceptance, and thus do not factor into one's chances, but surely this is not the case...? | ||
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Senya
54 Posts
On May 15 2011 13:15 Z3kk wrote: Wait, did Disregard mean that he was surprised that MIT did not accept him, and was completely sure that his chances at Stanford were nil? (i.e. "wow, why didn't MIT accept you?", and "lol Stanford was impossible in the first place") :o Am I misinterpreting something, or missing some essential piece of information here? My dream school has always been MIT, so whenever it comes up, my ears perk up and I want to glean as much information as possible hehe. Any general advice about chances, and/or information as to what kind of a school it is (atmosphere etc.)? Also, this may not be the place to ask, but after seeing the lines of 5s marching down the page, I do have a question: how important are AP scores? Do colleges see them before they decide on admissions? Word around here is that scores are sent only after acceptance, and thus do not factor into one's chances, but surely this is not the case...? yeah, MIT is one of the most prestigious schools in the world so I'm certain a lot of people are interested in as much information as possible. My MIT interview was a social one (social interview at starbucks). My interviewer seemed similar to me, even blurting out at one time that he was a boy scout back when he was a teenager also. The interview was one of the crucial factors of the admissions process. Right now, even if I were to get into MIT, I think I'd stick with Yale unless my parents were to persuade me otherwise because it was a tough decision choosing between CalTech, Harvard and Yale and I felt Yale had a more fitting environment. However, (I have been thinking about this for a while), MIT does have some interesting research labs. One of my friends is researching on autonomous vehicles and I was hoping if I got in, maybe I'd attach myself to that clique also. Anyway, time will tell and good luck to future seniors! *SIDE NOTE*: oh yeah, don't screw up in senior year...I've gotten likely letters back in like February or so and they requested my senior year report card so take senior year seriously. | ||
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Senya
54 Posts
On May 15 2011 09:05 SixGun wrote: Life Scout is still an accomplishment. I've been there. My 3 brothers are all Eagle Scouts, so me being the youngest I had no choice XD Just kidding, it was worth it, Scouts is a great organization and congrats at Yale! Scouts taught me most of the things I know today and it gave me some enjoyable experiences. Nice to meet another scout too . Yeah.. I turned 18 way too soon so I couldn't finish it haha but I wouldn't put all my blame on that. Thank you. | ||
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NEWater
Singapore178 Posts
So far, Indiana Uni and Goucher have accepted me, and I chose Goucher. So relieved that someone actually thought my transfer application was worth taking on, and offered me $8,500/year scholarship to boot. | ||
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Chras
Canada50 Posts
On May 15 2011 12:24 The_LiNk wrote: Nah man, Canada's got the best system. Weed out the week ASAP. Our admissions system is perfectly fine, none of the affirmative action bs. If you're poor you get money shoved up your butt because of financial aid. Practically every university has a co-op program, at least Ontario does. There are a couple of things I don;t like about the Canadian admission process, because there are some highschools that mark harder than others and their students don;t get admitted to certain high level programs, and a standardized test would fix this. Some universities even reject those without the proper extracurriculars or admit people based on their athletic achievements, which in my opinion shouldn't be relevant in a university. | ||
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Deleted User 183001
2939 Posts
On May 25 2011 01:50 Chras wrote: There are a couple of things I don;t like about the Canadian admission process, because there are some highschools that mark harder than others and their students don;t get admitted to certain high level programs, and a standardized test would fix this. Some universities even reject those without the proper extracurriculars or admit people based on their athletic achievements, which in my opinion shouldn't be relevant in a university. That's something you have to deal with, man  . I went to a private high school that was crazy insane academically, didn't have many honors classes, you weren't able to take Advanced Placement classes (an American thing) until Junior year, so that the highest possible cumulative GPA you could get was around a ~4.45 (got that). I take it you're just talking about schools just within the Canadian PUBLIC school system, but whatever's harder, work harder to compensate so that the only limit is how many honors and related higher classes that you're allowed to take. GPA in the US at least is weighed quite heavily, more than standardized tests it seems. It would have been nice to go to a public school and grab a cumulative 4.8 out of possible 5.0 with less effort, but whatever. Can't have everything in life  Best of luck to you. | ||
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Chras
Canada50 Posts
On May 25 2011 01:58 JudicatorHammurabi wrote: That's something you have to deal with, man . I went to a private high school that was crazy insane academically, didn't have many honors classes, you weren't able to take Advanced Placement classes (an American thing) until Junior year, so that the highest possible cumulative GPA you could get was around a ~4.45 (got that). I take it you're just talking about schools just within the Canadian PUBLIC school system, but whatever's harder, work harder to compensate so that the only limit is how many honors and related higher classes that you're allowed to take. GPA in the US at least is weighed quite heavily, more than standardized tests it seems. It would have been nice to go to a public school and grab a cumulative 4.8 out of possible 5.0 with less effort, but whatever. Can't have everything in life Best of luck to you. I'm taking Mcgill engineering next year so its not like i'm a dropout or anything haha, its just painful to hear about the retards across the street who have a class average of 95%. | ||
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