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thedeadhaji
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On March 31 2006 09:15 WhatisProtoss wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2006 01:50 Ilikestarcraft wrote:On March 31 2006 01:31 WhatisProtoss wrote:On March 31 2006 00:34 Ilikestarcraft wrote:On March 30 2006 16:54 dronebabo wrote:
yes, studying worked for me too wait you took sats. Reading from posts here im freaking scared of college now. Im fifteen and im mediocre in english and suck at korean and i live in korea. How the heck am i suppose go to collge in america T.T. Rofl at Klogans thingy: *Large international website moderator ?www.teamliquid.net (site is growing and currently has 8000~ unique hits per day) Shameless Self Promotion ^_^. Anyone want to give any help -_-;;. All you guys like got like mad good grades and good test scores and still got rejected. I wish i was 12 still -_-;;. Need to hit the books now. Hav ea long way to go. Oh... dude, don't worry so much -_-;; SATs is not bad, you can do the math part easy. Verbal just takes some practice and memorization. Buy the big SAT practice books. I think the best for SAT I is CollegeBoard's "10 Real SATs". Doing those will help you a lot for SATs. If you need help on SAT IIs, buy CollegeBoard's SAT II's books. Just work hard. One step at a time... Other good companies: Kaplan, Princeton Review. I think Princeton Review makes it harder than it really is, so if you can get a decent score with Princeton Review books, then you're all set. When I took the SATs, I got a combined score of 1140. I was scared shitless, and one summer of studying brought me up almost exactly 300 points. Just old fashioned, korean style mindless memorization.  야~! 아자아자아자~~~ Haha old fashioned korean style. 아자아자 파이팅!!! 고마워형 사랑해요 <3. 허허.... 뭐야 이거.... >_> 너무 생각하지 말고, 열심히 공부하고 있어요. If you need help, I can try to help. -_-;;
I actually took classes at princeton review my junior year -__-.
first test they gave me, i got like 1200, and yea, i was "scared shitless" as well. After completing the course, my score had risen at least 200~300 points, so their method of testtaking they teach does work.
SAT's are not about knowledge. It's about concentration, endurance (b/c it's so fucking long), and test taking strategy that is specific to SAT's.
But again, test scores are not the hard part, b/c that's something hard work can get you. What is truely difficult is finding a way to distinguish and identify yourslef in that puny little application.
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People should stop complaining about the SATs now, its so much easier than it was before, they took out analogies and quantatitive comparisons, 2 of the hardest sections, writing is a joke if you look at their grading criteria.
My SAT experience consisted of doing godknows how many problems in that I can pretty much narrow every question that I didn't know down to 2 on verbal and math is pretty simple (dunno about the new one though), just practice and practice.
As for the Princeton Review things, I talked with some of friends who did that, basically what you were taught is stuff that you would/should notice after doing/reviewing problems, waste of money imo but I guess some people need that interaction.
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T_T...
i shouldve applied to stanford
six people from my school (class of ~144) got in T_T
four of them my friends T_T
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On April 01 2006 11:28 Locked wrote:fuckk edit: i had 800 math, 790 verbal, 700+ on my SAT IIs (i didn't study for any SATs, but i guess i should've) ~8 AP classes (4s and 5s on the exams), various extra curriculars (but no big pull  ), ~3.8 GPA, some college courses (including multivariable + differential equations)
lol... is this a joke? "I didn't study for SATs, but i guess i should've"
You get 700+ and you think you should have studied? Cornell probably gets like 10,000 applicants with the same scores as you. As long as you get into a certain range.
I applied early action to Stanford with 1360 SAT I total. I got in, where two 1500+ friends didn't get in. It's all about making yourself interesting on the application. Colleges don't want a 1600 SAT lame "face-in-the-crowd" person. Getting high SAT scores tell the admissions officers one thing: "This kid sure studied a lot for this one exam. He/her must have sacrificed a lot of time for this one exam alone..."
The essays/recommendations/interviews give life and color the the resume and test scores of a random student. With mediocre essays, etc, you're just numbers on a piece of paper. Sure they might be high marks, but admissions officers won't remember you when they're separating admits from rejections.
Stanford has an essay question: "Jot a note to your future roommate."
People are afraid to write something weird for this essay topic, and end up saying something like, "I hope you like this type of music! I like doing community service! I'm sure I'll like you. Blahblah." So boring and conservative.
I wrote something along the lines of: "Hey Roomie! Man, I'm so excited to meet you, dude! I hope you're easy going on me, because I can be really messy at times! I wonder how much a housemaid in Palo Alto costs. But I'll make up for all that by cooking you some amazing Korean food, ok??!"
That sounds so much more natural and more like a 17/18 year old guy who's going to a college.
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Wow I just read all 9 pages, I feel sorry for you guys .
I sent my request to only one University ( the only one I really wanted to get in ) around February 22.
I got my answer March 1st, --- Accepted.
I am not particularly good , no essay, recommendations or other shit to do : only an online registering.
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hey, i already knew i wasn't going to stand out
i just wanted a chance to get into a good university anyhow
that's even what my counselor suggested ;(
i wasn't expecting to get into all of the colleges i wanted, just one
guess i should have applied to more >_>
but too late for that now 
and SAT scores are a piece of shit anyhow, what you said just highlights the fact
Getting high SAT scores tell the admissions officers one thing: "This kid sure studied a lot for this one exam. He/her must have sacrificed a lot of time for this one exam alone..."
if that's all they can derive from it
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MURICA15980 Posts
I took hella risks on my Stanford essays... here they are with prompts and typos included... I still got rejected but any information helps I guess: (the first one I reused, with minor changes, at HYP, too)
Sharing intellectual interests is an important aspect of university life. Describe an idea or experience that you find intellectually exciting, and explain why.
Human stupidity is definitely the most interesting topic of discussion. Sure, unraveling the mystery of black holes, programming an unbeatable chess supercomputer, and crafting the perfect cheesecake are indeed all fascinating endeavors, but who can deny the irresistible allure of deciphering the baffling conundrum of human stupidity? I do not mean to be arrogant or condescending, but surely everybody can agree that the men who played Russian roulette with a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol which, unlike a revolver, always loads a bullet when cocked, were not the best that humanity has to offer (Darwin Awards 2000). And just the other day, I saw my friend’s neighbors throw flaming gasoline-soaked snowballs at each other. Whoever got hit would catch fire and have to roll around in the snow to extinguish the flames. One porky fellow’s beard caught fire, and by the time he managed to put out the fire, his beard was nothing more than smoldering ash. Now, the sheer awesomeness of the stupidity in that game of dodge ball is indisputably hilarious. One can only discuss the paradox of “the chicken or the egg” so many times, but one will never tired of analyzing the complexity of human stupidity. The actions of certain people never cease to amaze.
So the question remains: what drives these normally rational people into participating in ludicrous behavior? What is the catalyst to this lunacy? After many agonizing years of intense research and observation, I am certain that I have found the answer that has eluded psychologists for centuries: alcohol.
Write a note to your future roommate relating a personal experience that reveals something about you.
Normally before a tourist enters a foreign land, the tour guide tells the tourist the basic culturally norms. If a friend were traveling to Korea, I would advise him to take off his shoes when going into a house, learn to use chopsticks, etc. Unfortunately, my travel agency failed to inform me of several vital facts about China.
So the setting is Beijing International Airport. I, suffering from food poisoning from the previous night’s dinner, rush into the nearest bathroom in the terminal. I go straight to business: lock, drop, and dump. After relieving my aching bowels, I look around and find to my dismay that there is not roll of toilet paper in sight.
I panic. Seriously, what is one supposed to do without toilet paper? But after the idea sinks in, I laugh at myself. Just think about it. I am stuck 20 minutes before my flight leaves in an airport bathroom stall dripping liquid feces and unable to communicate.
Suddenly, salvation arrives in the form of a deep Australian accent (or so I thought). I hear an Aussie talking on a cell phone at a nearby urinal. I call out for help, only to have the man silently walk out on me thinking a lunatic was in the stall.
Now with my resources exhausted, I do the only thing a man can do: I use the dirty toilet paper in the trashcan behind the toilet. Now that is not as fun as it sounds. Trust me.
So listen up, Roomie, just remember the Lesson of the Day: Thou shall never take thy Charmin Ultra Double Roll for granted.
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I read it again sometimes and I feel that the 250 word limit really cut down on my story telling ability (had to cut out sooo much to make it fit) and... many typos. w/e.
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personal stories/experiences are clutch
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On March 31 2006 08:28 Hot_Bid wrote:
exalted we are all waiting, where did you get in
and will your secretary get a bonus for sending out all those "sorry university, i will not be attending you" letters?
Heh, got rejected from Harvard Columbia Dartmouth. The rest (Brown Emory BC) are unfortunately being processed as transfer apps, which means I'll be in a stronger and more selective pool. It may be a blessing in disguise, but I"m pissed as shit.
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On April 02 2006 01:12 Klogon wrote:
I took hella risks on my Stanford essays... here they are with prompts and typos included... I still got rejected but any information helps I guess: (the first one I reused, with minor changes, at HYP, too)
Sharing intellectual interests is an important aspect of university life. Describe an idea or experience that you find intellectually exciting, and explain why.
Human stupidity is definitely the most interesting topic of discussion. Sure, unraveling the mystery of black holes, programming an unbeatable chess supercomputer, and crafting the perfect cheesecake are indeed all fascinating endeavors, but who can deny the irresistible allure of deciphering the baffling conundrum of human stupidity? I do not mean to be arrogant or condescending, but surely everybody can agree that the men who played Russian roulette with a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol which, unlike a revolver, always loads a bullet when cocked, were not the best that humanity has to offer (Darwin Awards 2000). And just the other day, I saw my friend’s neighbors throw flaming gasoline-soaked snowballs at each other. Whoever got hit would catch fire and have to roll around in the snow to extinguish the flames. One porky fellow’s beard caught fire, and by the time he managed to put out the fire, his beard was nothing more than smoldering ash. Now, the sheer awesomeness of the stupidity in that game of dodge ball is indisputably hilarious. One can only discuss the paradox of “the chicken or the egg” so many times, but one will never tired of analyzing the complexity of human stupidity. The actions of certain people never cease to amaze.
So the question remains: what drives these normally rational people into participating in ludicrous behavior? What is the catalyst to this lunacy? After many agonizing years of intense research and observation, I am certain that I have found the answer that has eluded psychologists for centuries: alcohol.
Write a note to your future roommate relating a personal experience that reveals something about you.
Normally before a tourist enters a foreign land, the tour guide tells the tourist the basic culturally norms. If a friend were traveling to Korea, I would advise him to take off his shoes when going into a house, learn to use chopsticks, etc. Unfortunately, my travel agency failed to inform me of several vital facts about China.
So the setting is Beijing International Airport. I, suffering from food poisoning from the previous night’s dinner, rush into the nearest bathroom in the terminal. I go straight to business: lock, drop, and dump. After relieving my aching bowels, I look around and find to my dismay that there is not roll of toilet paper in sight.
I panic. Seriously, what is one supposed to do without toilet paper? But after the idea sinks in, I laugh at myself. Just think about it. I am stuck 20 minutes before my flight leaves in an airport bathroom stall dripping liquid feces and unable to communicate.
Suddenly, salvation arrives in the form of a deep Australian accent (or so I thought). I hear an Aussie talking on a cell phone at a nearby urinal. I call out for help, only to have the man silently walk out on me thinking a lunatic was in the stall.
Now with my resources exhausted, I do the only thing a man can do: I use the dirty toilet paper in the trashcan behind the toilet. Now that is not as fun as it sounds. Trust me.
So listen up, Roomie, just remember the Lesson of the Day: Thou shall never take thy Charmin Ultra Double Roll for granted.
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I read it again sometimes and I feel that the 250 word limit really cut down on my story telling ability (had to cut out sooo much to make it fit) and... many typos. w/e.
Klogon it was rather original. The semi-automatic gun roulette make me crack up.
To All: Thank you for collage classifications. I really didn't find math school in Harward though 
Btw is there someone here who is from ETH Zurich?
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klogon i would have removed the second smaller paragraph of your first question, not sure what to think about your second essay though
and spelling mistakes are inexecusable
also updating this... i've been accepted to emory atleast so... meh
what do you guys know about emory / case western / rensselaer :D
and i'm sooo jealous of my friend >_>
he's not particularly stronger than me and he didn't research colleges at all but he just applied to like 20 good schools........ and hes been rejected from like every single one EXCEPT brown
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On April 02 2006 03:40 exalted wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2006 08:28 Hot_Bid wrote:
exalted we are all waiting, where did you get in
and will your secretary get a bonus for sending out all those "sorry university, i will not be attending you" letters? Heh, got rejected from Harvard Columbia Dartmouth. The rest (Brown Emory BC) are unfortunately being processed as transfer apps, which means I'll be in a stronger and more selective pool. It may be a blessing in disguise, but I"m pissed as shit.
poor you... good luck for the rest.
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Thank you, WhatisProtoss for posting that guide earlier. I am a sophmore in High School, and I know I wouldn't get into any higher tier schools without your advice.
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MURICA15980 Posts
I got rejected from Princeton this morning.
Hmm... so my top choices are now UPenn and Hopkins. I have incredible financial need and these colleges have good aid, so UPenn will cost me about 3500 a year and Hopkins about 4500, so it is about equal in terms of cost.
I'm visiting them both next week but right now, I'm leaning toward Penn a lot. I plan on studying either PoliSci, International Studies/Relations, or Econ... and maybe a Philosophy minor with any of them. I know Hopkins has a reputable IR program, but I hear it is not on the main campus but all the way in DC...
Anybody here in Penn or Hopkins so that maybe we could meet up? ;o
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my bro lives in philly, i'm about an hour outside of philly in newark de
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anyone else going to princeton?
*sry to hear of your rejection klogster
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