EPTIdk the randomness just didn't appeal to me.
Anyways I've got into
University College London
University of Warwick
University of Edinburgh
=D GL to all
College Acceptance Thread '11 - Page 9
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United States7 Posts
Idk the randomness just didn't appeal to me. Anyways I've got into University College London University of Warwick University of Edinburgh =D GL to all | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
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Mailing
United States3087 Posts
Once you are accepted into a university, everything before that is absolutely meaningless. And at least here in Virginia, you don't need to be a super star student to get accepted into UVA or VATech. I would understand something like MIT... but some of you seem kind of super serious about this... I guess west coast schools are just harder to get in to *shrug* | ||
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Perguvious
United States1783 Posts
On March 25 2011 10:14 n.DieJokes wrote: I hate you kids from California so much... So many great in state schools all with good name recognition. Side note, for every poster who's like "wow tl is so smart you guys must be lying" you have to consider what kind of people are gonna post in this thread. Obviously your littler fishes are gonna pass, its an if you got it wave it kind of thing Legion of mediocre students, RISEEEEE 3.8gpa weighted no extracurricular activities starcraft and hon all day long 1980 SAT 800 Chinese 590 US History 590 English Literature AP Language and Composition 5 ACT 31 Accepted: UC Riverside UCSB Rejected: UCI UCSD UC Davis Waiting: Chapman | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
On March 25 2011 10:22 Mailing wrote: I hope many of you don't make the mistake of blowing yourself out on high school with the 4+ GPA and trying for high SAT scores and crap. Once you are accepted into a university, everything before that is absolutely meaningless. And at least here in Virginia, you don't need to be a super star student to get accepted into UVA or VATech. I would understand something like MIT... but some of you seem kind of super serious about this... I guess west coast schools are just harder to get in to *shrug* California does have a lot of good schools but it also has a huge population. Not to mention that it attracts a lot of superstudious international students from Asia. From the people who self-identified their race, many of the posters on this thread are Asian, too. | ||
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b3h47pte
United States1317 Posts
On March 25 2011 10:21 GreEny K wrote: OMg Mike why you fail so hard? I thought you were a child prodigy Y_Y. Where are Derek and Vic going? Community College? lol Lol, hi inhale. Derek doesn't know where he's going and I think victor is going to Seton Hall on a swimming scholarship. | ||
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AyeH
United States534 Posts
here is a news article on him: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/article_f1f71a52-a341-5f14-b6eb-79443b56ccb2.html if he can't get in, idk wtf you have to do to get into that school.. | ||
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Wala.Revolution
7582 Posts
Do they really not look at senior year? If someone did 5 APs their junior but took only 4 core classes the senior, it should raise an alarm, although my essay was probably well-polished. | ||
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TangYiChen
Korea (South)195 Posts
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ihaveabeard
United States52 Posts
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Mailing
United States3087 Posts
On March 25 2011 10:31 andrewlt wrote: California does have a lot of good schools but it also has a huge population. Not to mention that it attracts a lot of superstudious international students from Asia. From the people who self-identified their race, many of the posters on this thread are Asian, too. Yeah, ty... that makes sense  One of my best friends in HS was a Chinese student named Ming, who was basically the smartest student in the school, but couldn't be Valedictorian because he was not in IB (You need some bullshit like 8 AP classes to get a higher GPA than an IB student) Our entire east coast school had less than 1% asian students, I can imagine what a Cali school is like n_n | ||
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Loser777
1931 Posts
On March 25 2011 10:34 TangYiChen wrote: I currently go to GA Tech for cs. Good luck with it wherever you go haha. Tough major I'm a little curious about Georgia Tech... US News says its 4-year graduation rate is 31%--any insight on that statistic? | ||
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
On March 25 2011 09:54 Fulgrim wrote: GPA: 4.2 SAT: Math 700 CR 710 W 630 SAT II's: U.S. history 770 Physics 690 Classes: All AP and IB junior and senior year, my grades improved significantly from freshman/sophomore to junior/senior year Extra curricular: XC 4 years, Model United Nations (communications officer, now VP), Haiti relief club, Internship with a congressman for a few weeks, and camp counselor, some community service Essays + reccs: Pretty damn good School list: Mcgill: Accepted St.Mary's college of Maryland: Accepted + scholarship program College of W&M: Waiting.... UVA: Hear back tomorrow at 5 pm...................................... JMU: Waiting Tufts: Waiting Brown: Waiting..... I can't concentrate on anything until I hear back from more schools..... Come to McGill!!! | ||
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Gogleion
United States534 Posts
US Air Force Academy (Damn nominations) Pending: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs I'm thinking about just going out and getting a job and toughing it. | ||
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GhostKorean
United States2330 Posts
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Stereotype
United States136 Posts
If I'd applied directly out of high school, I would have had a guaranteed seat in my program, however I didn't know about it, and simply assumed I was going to be an engineer. Instead, I went to UT Austin for 2 years in their Biomedical Engineering program there and decided I hated it. I'm definitely too social of a person to be able to handle a mostly laboratory career. That said, I only went to UT Austin because it was far more affordable than anywhere else I got accepted. This was a huge factor for me, as I was financially and socially disowned by my parents at age 17 after coming out. I think my tear-jerker story, combined with 1590 SAT score (when it was 1600 max), excellent interview ability despite being homeschooled K-12, filled the "diversity checkbox" that has been referred to in this thread. Didn't finish because I hated my major, and my boyfriend at the time was killed by a drunk driver, sending me into a wonderful toilet bowl of depression. Picked myself back up with the help of some SSRIs and my boyfriend's family, who were actually supportive of him. Anyways, my advice to any high school juniors who are reading this thread; find some way to promote yourself, not just your academic achievements. A unique personality with a great story is probably one of the greatest things you can promote about yourself. I was accepted into MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Boston University, and UT Austin. Glad I went the financially feasible route at the time, since I didn't end up getting a degree my first go-around. Also, remember it's never too late; there's a woman in my program who's 47 and going for her first bachelor's degree after retiring from a full career in the Army as a secretary. | ||
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101toss
3232 Posts
An Update on Admission Decisions March 24, 2011 Freshman applicants should read this update on the release of decisions from the Director of Admission. The Office of Undergraduate Admission is expected to complete its evaluation and selection process in the next few days. As a result, applicants are asked to refrain from submitting any new updates, notifications of awards or honors, and letters of recommendation. We will no longer be able to consider any new materials sent from this point forward. We are still on schedule to release all freshman admission decisions on Friday, April 1 after 3pm (Pacific Time). All admission decisions will be sent via email from admission@stanford.edu and will be signed by Richard Shaw, Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid. Decisions will not be posted on any Stanford Web site and only applicants offered admission will be sent any information by mail. Admitted students will be mailed a packet of materials (including their official offer of admission letter). All other decisions will be sent to students via email — including those students offered a space on our waiting list. All admission decisions will be final and given the highly selective nature of our process, we cannot consider any appeals whatsoever. We never, ever reverse an admission decision once it has been officially rendered. Between now and April 1, please understand that we will not provide any additional information about the release of admission decisions by phone and we will not release any admission decisions over the phone under any circumstances, with the exception of students who have not received their admission decisions beginning the week of April 4. We have been truly humbled by this year's selection process. We have tremendous respect for the students who put so much time and effort into their applications and who have worked so hard over the last several years to present us with incredibly compelling cases for consideration. Unfortunately, roughly 94% of those who have applied will not be offered admission this year. We recognize how stressful this process can be for our applicants but we take great solace in knowing that any student who is even a candidate for admission to a place like Stanford will have wonderful college options, whether it be Stanford or another great university. With great respect and best wishes to all of our candidates, Bob Bob Patterson Director of Admission http://admission.stanford.edu/site/news/index.html#n76 6% acceptance rate? Damn, it's a bigger crapshoot than ever this year. | ||
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hypno_toad
United States156 Posts
Got into Becker College for Game Development, gaming is what I've always done, and what I do best, so why not turn it into a career | ||
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b3h47pte
United States1317 Posts
On March 25 2011 10:51 hypno_toad wrote: I'm not the greatest student around, have average grades and some extracurricular activities.. Got into Becker College for Game Development, gaming is what I've always done, and what I do best, so why not turn it into a career Woot! Another game developer  I remember seeing Becker College at a booth while I was at PAX East I believe. Are you studying to be an artist or something else? | ||
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sixduck
United States301 Posts
UC Santa Cruz Rejected: UCB UCD UCLA Cal Poly Slo Waitlisted: Cal Poly Pomona I'm not surprised but I am bummed haha. I had some terrible scores. | ||
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