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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 March 18 2013 04:01 Deranging wrote:I have conditional offers from: University of Cambridge University of Warwick University of Manchester Durham University and University of Edinburgh All to study Mathematics or Mathematics with Physics, I hope to go to Cambridge or Warwick but the grades I need are really quite difficult to get  !
I'm going to double major in Physics/Mathematics as well. You can do it bro!
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going to michigan tech in fall
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On March 18 2013 02:48 Deadlyhazard wrote:
I stick out a bit here because I didn't apply to usual universities.
I applied to Art Center College of Design, SCAD, School of Visual Arts, and RISD. Accepted to all, with a 2.8 GPA but strong portfolio.
I got 16,0000$ a year from ACCD, 5,000 from SCAD, nothing from SVA, and don't know how much from RISD yet. ACCD is my dream school, but still can't afford because Los Angeles rent is too expensive ;____________;.
Talk to DivinO and CreatorGX on TL!! CreatorGX goes to SCAD and DivinO is going there this fall, they could talk to you, not to mention you art students could just chill :D :D have fun with your choice, congrats~
On March 18 2013 04:02 madnessman wrote:
How are you all finding out decisions so early?
ED: Columbia-deferred
Pepperdine-accepted
Santa Clara-???
Carnegie Mellon-???
I graduated from HS in 2010 with a pretty bad stats and extra-curriculars. I've been in the Singaporean army which is why I'm only enrolling this year.
Some of them applied early decision/action. Also UK results are out earlier, and depending on the school, some places in the US also have decisions announced earlier. No worries and good luck dude!!
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On March 17 2013 12:24 yandere991 wrote:
Meh we are currently living in a society where the mediocre are celebrated and encouraged while the people who actually did something and worked hard have to hide their accomplishments in fear of the scorn from people who were too lazy to do anything.
I support this thread, best of luck OP hope you get in.
So true. It's as if America " the land of opportunity" criticizes those who take advantage of opportunities and finds ways to demonize them.
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I have got offers from:
Cambridge
Imperial College
UCL
Durham
Warwick
all to study Mathematics =D, hoping to go to Cambridge but you have to pass these STEP exams which are really difficult =/.
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So is this all undergrad? Or do we have any peeps here working on post grad applications? i.e. med school?
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On March 18 2013 04:59 Stefanovich wrote:
So is this all undergrad? Or do we have any peeps here working on post grad applications? i.e. med school?
Are there any TLers going to law school next year? I am almost done with my cycle, just waiting to make my decision based on scholarships/financial aid/etc.
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In Germany 95% of all students have to pay MAX 1000€ (absolute maximum mostly cheaper) per year to their university.
If you studie the first time u get something called BAföG(up to 670€ per month) for at least 2 years.
You only have to pay back 50 % no matter what, the other 50% are an interest-free loan.
You have to pay it back at the earliest 5 years after your first semester.
U jelly 'merica?
User was temp banned for this post.
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On March 18 2013 04:54 iKlutz wrote:
I have got offers from:
Cambridge
Imperial College
UCL
Durham
Warwick
all to study Mathematics =D, hoping to go to Cambridge but you have to pass these STEP exams which are really difficult =/.
Damn. Those look hard indeed. Makes me realize how much my Math education fails in high school. I'm definitely going to be brushing up my Mathematics during the holidays before going to college.
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On March 18 2013 05:03 Catix wrote:
In Germany 95% of all students have to pay MAX 1000€ (absolute maximum mostly cheaper) per year to their university.
If you studie the first time u get something called BAföG(up to 670€ per month) for at least 2 years.
You only have to pay back 50 % no matter what, the other 50% are an interest-free loan.
You have to pay it back at the earliest 5 years after your first semester.
U jelly 'merica?
In Malta, you pay absolutely nothing to get into university; you get 80eur per month from the age of 16 until you finish your first degree (if you fail, and repeat years, you don't get the money for that year). You also get a student credit card with 400eur to a maximum of about 1,600EUR every year to spend on books, laptops, stationery etc, from when you're 16 till you finish your first degree. It is not a loan, it's a grant, you pay nothing back.
U jelly germany? 
On March 18 2013 05:03 OneOther wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2013 04:59 Stefanovich wrote:
So is this all undergrad? Or do we have any peeps here working on post grad applications? i.e. med school? Are there any TLers going to law school next year? I am almost done with my cycle, just waiting to make my decision based on scholarships/financial aid/etc.
I'm in my 5th year of law school, but law school starts from undergrad here. We get a Bachelor's after 3 years, and then we get to do another 3 years at the same university.
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On March 18 2013 04:54 iKlutz wrote:
I have got offers from:
Cambridge
Imperial College
UCL
Durham
Warwick
all to study Mathematics =D, hoping to go to Cambridge but you have to pass these STEP exams which are really difficult =/.
Just out of interest, what college at Cambridge? My offer is from Girton College, and yeah, I'm rather afraid of STEP.
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soooo guys
do you have any idea on how application for american universities works if you're not from the USA?
On March 18 2013 05:18 mikkmagro wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2013 05:03 Catix wrote:
In Germany 95% of all students have to pay MAX 1000€ (absolute maximum mostly cheaper) per year to their university.
If you studie the first time u get something called BAföG(up to 670€ per month) for at least 2 years.
You only have to pay back 50 % no matter what, the other 50% are an interest-free loan.
You have to pay it back at the earliest 5 years after your first semester.
U jelly 'merica?
In Malta, you pay absolutely nothing to get into university; you get 80eur per month from the age of 16 until you finish your first degree (if you fail, and repeat years, you don't get the money for that year). You also get a student credit card with 400eur to a maximum of about 1,600EUR every year to spend on books, laptops, stationery etc, from when you're 16 till you finish your first degree. It is not a loan, it's a grant, you pay nothing back. U jelly germany? Show nested quote +On March 18 2013 05:03 OneOther wrote:On March 18 2013 04:59 Stefanovich wrote:
So is this all undergrad? Or do we have any peeps here working on post grad applications? i.e. med school? Are there any TLers going to law school next year? I am almost done with my cycle, just waiting to make my decision based on scholarships/financial aid/etc. I'm in my 5th year of law school, but law school starts from undergrad here. We get a Bachelor's after 3 years, and then we get to do another 3 years at the same university.
i am indeed... ^^
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YO
IF ANYONE GETS INTO PRINCETON
COME TO PREVIEW AND VISIT STARCRAFT CLUB~
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On March 18 2013 05:21 Deranging wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2013 04:54 iKlutz wrote:
I have got offers from:
Cambridge
Imperial College
UCL
Durham
Warwick
all to study Mathematics =D, hoping to go to Cambridge but you have to pass these STEP exams which are really difficult =/.
Just out of interest, what college at Cambridge? My offer is from Girton College, and yeah, I'm rather afraid of STEP.
Jesus College. Hope to see you there aha =). Incidentally, what is your offer? Mine is 1,1 in STEP 2 and 3.
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On March 17 2013 14:00 WGdwarf wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2013 13:57 Pinkie wrote:
Weaknesses: Most of my awards were in Senior year so updates might not have come in time to influence decisions. Also I felt my essays were strong but maybe not. Kind of disheartening watching kids in my school get into Harvard or similar with lesser stats but they are- how should I say... Ethnic...
Dude, I know that feel. Some of my friends worked so fucking hard since like middle school and got rejected from all of their schools despite being quite qualified... then you see on facebook a bunch minorities with much worse stats get in. That's kinda why Im glad I didnt try so hard.
Yeah, being a white male makes life so difficult...
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Congrats to all!
I was rejected EA from Harvard.
Waiting:
Stanford
Cornell
Northwestern
Amherst
Middlebury
Rice
Vanderbilt
Richmond
F&M
Dickinson
Credentials:
+ Show Spoiler +Pros:
-3.71UW/4.57W GPA (out of 4)
-IB Diploma Student
-5 years living abroad experience
-Bilingual
-4 year football player; 2X captain (led our team to first winning season in 13 years)
-3 year track&field 1X captain
-Studied for a month in France as part of the Tufts Summit European Center Program
-National Honor Society
-Foreign Language Honor Society
-5 AP GOV, 4 AP USH (as a freshman)
-Attend a minority majority high school (avg SAT score is 1540/2400)
-Football accolades (1st team all county blablabla 2X years)
-Great rec letters
-Very good essays (e.g - "Sleeping With Monks: A Personal Adventure")
-VERY good alumni interviews
-Helped out a lot at community events for the school, PTSA, summer camp, etc.
Cons:
-1940 SAT (made me want to kill myself lol)
-620 French SAT2 (i'm much better speaking than writing/grammar)
-600 Biology SAT2
-Caucasian
The one thing about the IB program, the classes are two years long. I had only had the first year of biology before I had to take the SAT2, so I had not learned neurobiology, hormones, etc. which show up very frequently on the SAT2.
The SAT really fucked me up. I see so many people with nigh perfect SATs, and SAT2s. It's really depressing.
I did many interviews, which only helped my apps because i'm an extremely personable..person. In fact, the Stanford interviewer said that he'd do anything in his power to help me get accepted. His family is legacy and he seems to be quite a successful alum, so i'm hoping beyond hope that I somehow get lucky and get accepted.
I'm trying to play football in college, which is one reason why I applied to 4 D3 rigorous schools.
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On March 18 2013 05:39 iKlutz wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2013 05:21 Deranging wrote:On March 18 2013 04:54 iKlutz wrote:
I have got offers from:
Cambridge
Imperial College
UCL
Durham
Warwick
all to study Mathematics =D, hoping to go to Cambridge but you have to pass these STEP exams which are really difficult =/.
Just out of interest, what college at Cambridge? My offer is from Girton College, and yeah, I'm rather afraid of STEP. Jesus College. Hope to see you there aha =). Incidentally, what is your offer? Mine is 1,1 in STEP 2 and 3.
My offer is AAA in any subjects, and then the normal 1,1 in STEP II, III, so similar to yours. How is your STEP prep going? I've been trying to do a couple of questions a week so far, but I think I should "step" it up soon. Some of the questions are really neat and interesting to do, but then I find there are others which just seem quite impossible at first glance.
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This thread makes me sad, so many genius and/or super-hard-working high school kids on TL .__.
good luck darthfoley, don't sweat it. SAT doesn't mean shit. It's great how scores aren't looked at over other (and ostensibly much more important) things in murica, you'll be fine. Keep us posted~
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On March 17 2013 12:36 Grimmyman123 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2013 12:25 LosingID8 wrote: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 went back to school and busted my ass to learn the new curriculum, suffered as old course codes no longer applied, and smashed my grades with above 95% average of my courses taken and you don't see my boasting,bragging and showing off.
you just did.
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On March 18 2013 02:08 packrat386 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2013 16:00 Kevinshi3 wrote:Saw this thread last year and I got super excited/ nervous to post it this year. It's a shame that there aren't more legitimate posts here and a lot of pessimists trying to rain on everybody's parades. We worked 4 years for this, it's a tradition on TL, and I'm sure everybody likes to get a little reward for their hard work. Stats: Rank: Um.. our school (International Academy Bloomfield Hills) doesn't rank students o.o. But it is the 5th best public school in the US, #1 open enrollment high school, #1 International Baccalaureate school in the US, has been ranked #1 public high school in the US before. Other than that I guess I take 8 classes, 6 taught at the IB HL level ... with an average of 3-4 hours a day (and a bit more depending on how much you like to study) GPA: 3.7 / 4.06 weighted (I've screwed up a lot of times in my high school career but I try my best at least) Subject Tests: 680 World History, 680 Math 2 (kinda didn't study for both but that's my fault) ACT: 33 / 34 superscore Extra-Curriculars: President of Asian Student Association, FIRST Robotics Team 469, NHS, and Peer Corps (mentors incoming freshmen and gets them accustomed) Awards: 2011 2nd place at the FRC (FIRST robotics competition) Detroit Regional, 2011 1st at FRC Troy Regional, and 2nd at World Championships Galileo Division (Losing out to the World Champion Team that year 2-1, Teams 254 and 111) 2012 1st at Waterford, Detroit, Troy, and Michigan State Championship, 2013 (so far) 1st at Detroit Regionals) Hooks: 15-25 hours a week at Robotics, and our high school is really hard I guess... Schools: University of Michigan (deferred and then accepted , probably where I am going so PM me if you go there or were accepted too!), Kettering University ($67,500 scholarship), Michigan State University Waiting (Probably Rejections): Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Yale-NUS, uPenn, Stanford Waiting: Kenyon College (I love History, like a lot lol) Rejected: Columbia (The interview went on for an hour and a half but it wasn't meant to be) Early Decision, uChicago (I wrote a bad essay but it was to get it done for my parents) Other stuff: I'm an Asian male, and ummm that's about it Current student at Umich. You should totally come here. I don't exactly know what you want to do, but we have a ton of really strong programs and the fact that the school is so large means that there is a ton of money floating around for even smaller programs. Short of Ivy league schools with huge endowments we have some of the most money and other resources available to do whatever it is you do best. EDIT: can't type
ummm does UM have a SC2 team, group? I like watching CSL matches from time to time
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