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For those top students who are disappointed by rejections and probably experiencing academic "failure" for the first time, just keep a few things in mind:
1. Assuming you applied smartly (ie not just HYPSM) you will likely gain admittance to one of the top universities in the country.
2. Your college doesn't define you, it's what you make out of your opportunities, and believe me they are endless at any top school.
3. Even if you feel like you're "settling" by going to a "lesser" school than whatever your dream school was, chances are that you'll find a ton of people at that school that are more driven, more talented, and more intelligent than you. Don't underestimate the caliber of students at any of the top schools or else you'll suddenly find yourself an average or below average student.
4. Once you decide on a school to attend, forget about the rejections or other schools you turned down. Don't wallow in misery and bitterness that you aren't attending your dream school. If you give your school a fair chance, you'll probably end up loving wherever you attend. |
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So I accidentally clicked on this thread and now feel like posting about my stuff.
Bio: GPA 4.3 Junior 4.1 Senior, weighted for APs I think. 2050 on SAT mostly b/c I was lazy and didn't try to remember math I literally learned 6 or 7 years ago (took algebra in elementary school; inevitably overthink most questions after taking BC Calc Junior year). I've actually had a lot of health issues and only attend school for certain classes, thus I have basically no extracurricular activities.
Live in Virginia and am only looking at in-state schools due to health concerns.
Accepted:
William and Mary
James Madison
Virginia Tech
George Mason
Christopher Newport (Am also offered Canon scholarship here which only 25 people get every year)
Waitlisted:
Virginia
I definitely wanna go to a liberal arts school and in terms of Academics William and Mary is the best, just really unsure about life in general and college due to my health condition. I don't wanna wear myself out and have to quit, but I also don't want to end up feeling underprepared for entering the real world.
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William and Mary is your best bet there for liberal arts, amazing its actually a public university rather than private.
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Accepted:
University of Vermont (11K a year)
Bryant University (18K a year)
Franklin and Marshall
Trinity College
CU Boulder
Oregon U
Rejected:
Bucknell
Colgate
Davidson
Boston College
UCSB
UCD
Waitlisted:
Santa Clara
I am choosing between Bryant, Franklin and Marshall, and Vermont. I am really interested in int'l business, which Bryant is great for. Vermont is a really nice place with cool people, and F&M has a hardworking student body. F&M is a liberal arts school with a business program, while Bryant is a Business school with some liberal arts curriculum. I love all three schools, and am having trouble choosing. Does anybody have experience with these schools?
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On March 31 2013 11:15 Superfluous wrote:
Live in Virginia and am only looking at in-state schools due to health concerns.
Accepted:
William and Mary
James Madison
Virginia Tech
George Mason
Christopher Newport (Am also offered Canon scholarship here which only 25 people get every year)
Waitlisted:
Virginia
I definitely wanna go to a liberal arts school and in terms of Academics William and Mary is the best, just really unsure about life in general and college due to my health condition. I don't wanna wear myself out and have to quit, but I also don't want to end up feeling underprepared for entering the real world.
I was in the same position you are last year (didn't apply to GMU or JMU though). Out of all the ones you listed, I'd definitely say go to William & Mary. The CNU scholarship sounds nice, but when it comes down to it, none of those schools rival W&M's overall academic prestige. If you're really worried about the academics overload though, CNU would be a pretty fitting backup.
Now, if you want to something more oriented towards math/science/engineering, definitely come to Tech. I'm doing CS here, and the professors are extremely friendly/helpful. The work is tough, but it's easily recognized by employers as a good-tier engineering school.
Unless your health conditions are really impeding, go for W&M. If I hadn't wanted to do something math-oriented, I definitely would've gone there.
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Hi all,
Accepted:
MIT
Stats:
SAT: 2400
SAT2: Math1,2,Physics: 800
AP scores (from previous years): Calc AB: 5, Physics B: 5, Gov, English Lit, US History II, Psychology: All 5
Currently taking Calc BC and Physics C, should probably get 5s in those.
GPA: 3.6 unweighted (not sure what weighted is -- must be higher since my rank is decent)
Rank: 13/700
I will be going to MIT.
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EDIT: NVM, fuck this. Just fuck this. I got fucked over by my school and now i'm getting the consequences of it all. Fuck everything.
EDIT2: How do I check my Columbia app? I want to see another rejection letter.
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On March 31 2013 12:06 Amino wrote:
Hi all,
Accepted:
MIT
Stats:
SAT: 2400
SAT2: Math1,2,Physics: 800
AP scores (from previous years): Calc AB: 5, Physics B: 5, Gov, English Lit, US History II, Psychology: All 5
Currently taking Calc BC and Physics C, should probably get 5s in those.
GPA: 3.6 unweighted (not sure what weighted is -- must be higher since my rank is decent)
Rank: 13/700
I will be going to MIT.
In before people start raging at you for getting into MIT  Congrats!
What was the rest of your application and credentials like? A 3.6 is a pretty low GPA for such a prestigious school; you must have made up for it in other areas?
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United States10328 Posts
On March 31 2013 12:06 Amino wrote:
I will be going to MIT.
visit Starleague (CSL) at CPW! and during the year!
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On March 31 2013 12:23 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2013 12:06 Amino wrote:
Hi all,
Accepted:
MIT
Stats:
SAT: 2400
SAT2: Math1,2,Physics: 800
AP scores (from previous years): Calc AB: 5, Physics B: 5, Gov, English Lit, US History II, Psychology: All 5
Currently taking Calc BC and Physics C, should probably get 5s in those.
GPA: 3.6 unweighted (not sure what weighted is -- must be higher since my rank is decent)
Rank: 13/700
I will be going to MIT. In before people start raging at you for getting into MIT Congrats! What was the rest of your application and credentials like? A 3.6 is a pretty low GPA for such a prestigious school; you must have made up for it in other areas?
His ability in math I presume
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On March 31 2013 15:14 Disregard wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2013 12:23 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On March 31 2013 12:06 Amino wrote:
Hi all,
Accepted:
MIT
Stats:
SAT: 2400
SAT2: Math1,2,Physics: 800
AP scores (from previous years): Calc AB: 5, Physics B: 5, Gov, English Lit, US History II, Psychology: All 5
Currently taking Calc BC and Physics C, should probably get 5s in those.
GPA: 3.6 unweighted (not sure what weighted is -- must be higher since my rank is decent)
Rank: 13/700
I will be going to MIT. In before people start raging at you for getting into MIT Congrats! What was the rest of your application and credentials like? A 3.6 is a pretty low GPA for such a prestigious school; you must have made up for it in other areas? His ability in math I presume
There has to be a high level of extracurricular somewhere in there; unless he applied for an English major in MIT.
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On March 31 2013 11:25 Afk wrote:
Accepted:
University of Vermont (11K a year)
Bryant University (18K a year)
Franklin and Marshall
Trinity College
CU Boulder
Oregon U
Rejected:
Bucknell
Colgate
Davidson
Boston College
UCSB
UCD
Waitlisted:
Santa Clara
I am choosing between Bryant, Franklin and Marshall, and Vermont. I am really interested in int'l business, which Bryant is great for. Vermont is a really nice place with cool people, and F&M has a hardworking student body. F&M is a liberal arts school with a business program, while Bryant is a Business school with some liberal arts curriculum. I love all three schools, and am having trouble choosing. Does anybody have experience with these schools?
F&M is a lot more rigorous than the other two schools you mentioned. I've actually visited F&M multiple times and it's one of the two schools I was accepted by. Will either be playing football at F&M or Dickinson in the Fall. I suggest you take a long hard look at what you'd get at V or B that you wouldn't at F&M.
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On March 31 2013 10:30 ticklishmusic wrote:
does anyone know about the crowding problems at berkeley?
what crowding problems
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On March 31 2013 01:42 tozi wrote:just saw this thread. admissions were so hard this year! I got mostly rejections  wasn't left with many options but I would REALLY appreciate any information or advice you may have on these schools: Accepted: College of William and Mary Boston University Oberlin Rutgers Ursinus Waitlisted: NYU Stern George Washington
William and Mary and Oberlin are the 2 on the list I like the most. I'm going to Oberlin next year though, so you should join me.
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On March 31 2013 01:42 tozi wrote:just saw this thread. admissions were so hard this year! I got mostly rejections wasn't left with many options but I would REALLY appreciate any information or advice you may have on these schools: Accepted: College of William and Mary Boston University Oberlin Rutgers Ursinus Waitlisted: NYU Stern George Washington
PM me if you are doing engineering or science.
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On March 31 2013 07:07 tutsicockroach wrote:
my friend got 2400 for his SAT I and for his SAT II he got 800 for maths II, 760 for literature and 800 for physics. He applied for engineering and got rejected from every single ivy league uni he applied to, he was finally accepted to stanford and accepted.
he suspects he got rejected cause his extra-curriculars were below average. also, he's australian and applied as an international student -- not sure if that hurt his chances.
Probably to his suspicions, almost certainly yes to the international application.
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I'm planning on doing an economics and finance double major.
I considered Oberlin, but would really only do it for the conservatory, which I'm pretty sure I don't want. I visited and the environment isn't really for me. Kinda in the middle of nowhere and isolated. I don't doubt it's a very good school though.
I'm leaning toward William and Mary as of now. It seems to be the strongest academically out of the schools though I'd strongly consider NYC stern if I get in through the wait list
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On April 01 2013 02:07 Xxazn4lyfe51xX wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2013 07:07 tutsicockroach wrote:
my friend got 2400 for his SAT I and for his SAT II he got 800 for maths II, 760 for literature and 800 for physics. He applied for engineering and got rejected from every single ivy league uni he applied to, he was finally accepted to stanford and accepted.
he suspects he got rejected cause his extra-curriculars were below average. also, he's australian and applied as an international student -- not sure if that hurt his chances. Probably to his suspicions, almost certainly yes to the international application.
Is being an international student a disadvantage? I friend of mine who isn't particularly smart with very average SAT scores got into UCSB.
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On April 01 2013 02:15 Recognizable wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2013 02:07 Xxazn4lyfe51xX wrote:On March 31 2013 07:07 tutsicockroach wrote:
my friend got 2400 for his SAT I and for his SAT II he got 800 for maths II, 760 for literature and 800 for physics. He applied for engineering and got rejected from every single ivy league uni he applied to, he was finally accepted to stanford and accepted.
he suspects he got rejected cause his extra-curriculars were below average. also, he's australian and applied as an international student -- not sure if that hurt his chances. Probably to his suspicions, almost certainly yes to the international application. Is being an international student a disadvantage? I friend of mine who isn't particularly smart with very average SAT scores got into UCSB.
Santa Barbara isn't extraordinarily difficult to get into if you don't apply as computer science or engineering.
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On April 01 2013 02:15 Recognizable wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2013 02:07 Xxazn4lyfe51xX wrote:On March 31 2013 07:07 tutsicockroach wrote:
my friend got 2400 for his SAT I and for his SAT II he got 800 for maths II, 760 for literature and 800 for physics. He applied for engineering and got rejected from every single ivy league uni he applied to, he was finally accepted to stanford and accepted.
he suspects he got rejected cause his extra-curriculars were below average. also, he's australian and applied as an international student -- not sure if that hurt his chances. Probably to his suspicions, almost certainly yes to the international application. Is being an international student a disadvantage? I friend of mine who isn't particularly smart with very average SAT scores got into UCSB.
Very often yes, as you will be up against a hard-capped quota (and in some cases these days, fabricated transcripts and resumes from China...). Though some schools are easier than others in that regard.
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On April 01 2013 02:29 Xxazn4lyfe51xX wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2013 02:15 Recognizable wrote:On April 01 2013 02:07 Xxazn4lyfe51xX wrote:On March 31 2013 07:07 tutsicockroach wrote:
my friend got 2400 for his SAT I and for his SAT II he got 800 for maths II, 760 for literature and 800 for physics. He applied for engineering and got rejected from every single ivy league uni he applied to, he was finally accepted to stanford and accepted.
he suspects he got rejected cause his extra-curriculars were below average. also, he's australian and applied as an international student -- not sure if that hurt his chances. Probably to his suspicions, almost certainly yes to the international application. Is being an international student a disadvantage? I friend of mine who isn't particularly smart with very average SAT scores got into UCSB. Very often yes, as you will be up against a hard-capped quota (and in some cases these days, fabricated transcripts and resumes from China...). Though some schools are easier than others in that regard.
I don't think being international disadvantages you. What does disadvantage you is being international in need of financial aid, and this is only true for certain schools that don't have need-blind admissions.
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