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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. |
On April 15 2013 09:29 darthfoley wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2013 04:51 autoexec wrote:On April 12 2013 11:32 darthfoley wrote:On April 06 2013 21:47 docvoc wrote:On April 06 2013 16:23 slyderturtle wrote:
99% sure I'm going to tufts! anyone else going/ anyone there with any wisdom? I'm on the waiting list for them, so I might see you there :D, but for real, that place is amazing. You are gonna have an awesome time. Thought about applying to Tufts (did a Tufts summer program in France) but I wanted to play football...and their team hasn't won a game in 3 years. Get any offers for football? Nothing D1. I'll be playing at either Franklin&Marshall, Dickinson, or Middlebury (if I get in off the waitlist).
Goodluck with it! I play in high school, but I am 99% sure I will not play in college. I want to go to a big name school, like Stanford, and it would be really tough to play there. Not to mention I don't want football taking away from my schooling time, since that is the real reason to go to college.
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On April 15 2013 10:04 autoexec wrote:Show nested quote +On April 15 2013 09:29 darthfoley wrote:On April 13 2013 04:51 autoexec wrote:On April 12 2013 11:32 darthfoley wrote:On April 06 2013 21:47 docvoc wrote:On April 06 2013 16:23 slyderturtle wrote:
99% sure I'm going to tufts! anyone else going/ anyone there with any wisdom? I'm on the waiting list for them, so I might see you there :D, but for real, that place is amazing. You are gonna have an awesome time. Thought about applying to Tufts (did a Tufts summer program in France) but I wanted to play football...and their team hasn't won a game in 3 years. Get any offers for football? Nothing D1. I'll be playing at either Franklin&Marshall, Dickinson, or Middlebury (if I get in off the waitlist). Goodluck with it! I play in high school, but I am 99% sure I will not play in college. I want to go to a big name school, like Stanford, and it would be really tough to play there. Not to mention I don't want football taking away from my schooling time, since that is the real reason to go to college.
I had similar thoughts to yours (although i always wanted to play college football, either walk on or scholarship). Do you have any highlights? If you're interested, my senior highlights are here: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/919027/karsten-bratt
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Unfortunately, I don't have any game film. I am just a freshman and I play on Varsity, so I don't have many "big plays" even though I did get somewhat considerable playing time. It seems like you have a good knack for knowing where the ball is going and getting there. Good luck playing in college!
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On April 16 2013 07:38 autoexec wrote:
Unfortunately, I don't have any game film. I am just a freshman and I play on Varsity, so I don't have many "big plays" even though I did get somewhat considerable playing time. It seems like you have a good knack for knowing where the ball is going and getting there. Good luck playing in college!
Freshman on varsity is serious biz! Good luck kiddo, hope you make it.
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Just woke up and found out that I got into UCLA! Can't believe it, I never really thought I'd make it past community college...
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On April 28 2013 00:41 surLoop wrote:
Just woke up and found out that I got into UCLA! Can't believe it, I never really thought I'd make it past community college...
Congrats dude~~~!!!!
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Looking at this thread as a HS sophomore kind of depresses me. I wanted to go to a good school, but all you guys have better GPAs than me and get denied. Hopefully I can pull it up a bit from a 3.5, and can use some of my sports/music stuff.
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On April 28 2013 00:59 9-BiT wrote:
Looking at this thread as a HS sophomore kind of depresses me. I wanted to go to a good school, but all you guys have better GPAs than me and get denied. Hopefully I can pull it up a bit from a 3.5, and can use some of my sports/music stuff.
A lot more has to do with how well you can write an essay, and how unique of a character you can represent yourself as.
GPA isn't everything, so long as you have a decent GPA (3.8 is good), it won't be holding you back. If you're good at sports, scholarships there are great, music looks good as well, but depending on the school, showing ambition and some initiative towards achieving your academic and career goals is much more persuasive. For computer science at Cal, my work experience doing some entry level coding gave me the edge on my transfer application.
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On April 28 2013 00:41 surLoop wrote:
Just woke up and found out that I got into UCLA! Can't believe it, I never really thought I'd make it past community college...
Lol thats awesome
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My mid term marks went into UBC and SFU on Tuesday, now I'm just waiting for a response.
Edit: So how does the 4 point GPA system work, is there a chart that just shows the correlation, I'm sitting at an 88 right now with my midterm marks.
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On April 28 2013 00:59 9-BiT wrote:
Looking at this thread as a HS sophomore kind of depresses me. I wanted to go to a good school, but all you guys have better GPAs than me and get denied. Hopefully I can pull it up a bit from a 3.5, and can use some of my sports/music stuff.
The best advice i can give you is to aim high (apply to great selective schools), and don't get your hopes up.
I went 2/2/7 and only got into my (albeit good) safety schools.
Hoping to get in off Middlebury's waitlist...
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On April 28 2013 02:48 Retgery wrote:
My mid term marks went into UBC and SFU on Tuesday, now I'm just waiting for a response.
Edit: So how does the 4 point GPA system work, is there a chart that just shows the correlation, I'm sitting at an 88 right now with my midterm marks.
The straightforward version is an A is worth 4 points, a B is worth 3, a C is worth 2, a D is worth 1, and a F is worth 0. You add up the points, then divide by the number of classes.
They tend to have this sort of cutoff
A+ 4.3 (sometimes it counts as a 4.0)
A 4.0
A- 3.7
B+ 3.3
B 3.0
B- 2.7
C+ 2.3
C 2.0
D 1.0
If you have an 88/100 you're sitting around a 3.3.
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Some schools have different systems for letter grades. For some, an A is 90-100, while others have an A as 93-100. Do you calculate your standard GPA (the one you just posted) with the letter grade by your school? Or is there a specific letter grade range done by the College Board?
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On April 28 2013 08:01 autoexec wrote:
Some schools have different systems for letter grades. For some, an A is 90-100, while others have an A as 93-100. Do you calculate your standard GPA (the one you just posted) with the letter grade by your school? Or is there a specific letter grade range done by the College Board?
There's no "standard" GPA range. It's really up to the school. Some schools decide to give +/- grades. Some schools decide that +/- don't affect the GPA (A's are 4, B's are 3, etc.). Some schools decide that they do.
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Are school give percentages, and and 80 is considered and A, but 90+ being an A would make more sense.
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Going to Franklin & Marshall college in the fall!
(unless i get in off Middlebury's waitlist)
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On March 31 2013 12:06 ProtossGG 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.
If anyone else is planning to go to MIT, you should come to our CSL meetings. Also if you want to start practicing with us now, send me a PM 
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I live in California and applied to most of the UC schools and I'm an engineering major. Okay here's the battle report:
Applied: UCD, UCSB, Irvine, Riverside, Merced, and UCSD
Accepted: UCSD
Ouch... I didn't get in on my main major but on my alternate still engineering though.
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Accepted: Pratt Institute, MS Architecture (half of the tutition) ^^ I will be there at 16th of May
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On March 17 2013 12:25 LosingID8 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2013 12:19 Grimmyman123 wrote:
Its a look at me and how smart I am thread! there's always someone like this every year kids worked hard for 4 years to gain these acceptances. let them have their 15 minutes of fame.
I believe getting into a good school is more important for their future than bragging about fame? lol
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