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shavingcream66
United States1219 Posts
College currently attending: major/minor Year graduated high school: High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Things you wish you knew before college: yay! Edit | ||
Empyrean
16987 Posts
Also it's 3 am on a Saturday night which means most college kids are either passed out or still pretty much wasted. So don't expect many replies for a while. | ||
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA: 3.7 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT - 1160/1600 1600/2400 -_-;; lol... Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: my school was pretty easy getting into. i think i only applied to 2 colleges and i got into mine right away with 7k scholarship a year. Things you wish you knew before college: SAT not important =P | ||
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shavingcream66
United States1219 Posts
On September 28 2008 16:11 Empyrean wrote: If you sleep with the admissions counselor, anything can happen! Also it's 3 am on a Saturday night which means most college kids are either passed out or still pretty much wasted. So don't expect many replies for a while. yep I can wait till tomorrow so its no big deal | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
Graduated HS: 2006 HS GPA: 3.3 (raised to a 3.6 after 1st semester of senior year but they don't look past that) Stats: SAT - 2180 SAT 2 - 720 Bio / 800 World History / 770 US History AP Scores - Eng Lang 5 / Eng Lit 5 / US Hist 5 / World Hist 5 / Euro Hist 5 / Art Hist 5 / Environ 5 / Stats 3 / Bio 3 / Comp Sci 2 / US Govt 5 / Micro Econ 4 one more I forgot Things That gave me and Edge: I had a book of poetry published at age 15... president of Philosophy club, played basketball at school for three years, co-president Amnesty International. Probably the biggest one was being on Academic Decathlon ... that's basically it. | ||
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shavingcream66
United States1219 Posts
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revoluti0nX
United States61 Posts
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JWD
United States12607 Posts
major/minor: economics Year graduated high school: 2005 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): (on a 5.0 scale) 5.0 unweighted, 5.70 weighted (As in honors classes are 5.5 and As in AP classes are 6.0) Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 36 ACT (did not do SAT after that), a bunch of 5s (both physics, calc BC, chem, world history, stats, us history, english literature), SAT II I think I went 590/600/600 in Physics, Math, US History (I think it was out of 600 in my day...) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I wrote a personal statement that was about a summer I spent with my friends, not some academic (or non-) achievement of mine. I think it's cooler to be a real person than someone with a wack impressive resume. Things you wish you knew before college: if you go to an elite college, grad school is pretty much the standard nowadays. You need to keep driving full steam to get into a good one. i.e. college isn't the end of the road for pushing yourself in school. | ||
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miNi
Korea (South)2010 Posts
i'd like to see you post the same information too, it's interesting to read what other people are offering to application readers. Colleges applying to: early action to yale, couple other ivy's and duke/u chicago and the like Graduating 09 UW 4.0, 4.6 approx weighted. SAT: 2180, SATII: 770 Korean 760 Math II 750 Chemistry, mostly 4's for AP, 34 ACT composite, i'd like to hear from people that go to top colleges, some rules of thumb when writing a college essay, etc | ||
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raiame
United States421 Posts
major/minor: Undecided Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.95 unweighted, 4.12ish weighted? Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2320, 800 in Physics, Math II, Chemistry, Biology, and a bunch of 4s and 5s in lots of APs Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Lots of academic achievements Things you wish you knew before college: Not sure yet. Get friends early on. | ||
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unsoundlogic
United States391 Posts
Major:Biomedical Engineering Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.9 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT:2300 (700 in writing) SAT2: 800 math2, 780 US History, 760 Physics AP: BC 5, US Hist 5, Euro 5, World 5, Bio 5, Chem 5, Stats 5, Environ 5, Macro 5, Eng Lang 5, Eng lit 4, physics 4, French lang 3, US Gov 5 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Part of Mu Alpha Theta state champion math team for 4 years (did scrapbook for it too), volunteered at hospital for 3 summers, Key Club, some piano and tennis, National Merit Finalist Things you wish you knew before college: College apps take a lot of time. The essay portion should be creative (ie event in life) and personal. Admissions officers already know what activities you do, essay just lets you show more of yourself. Don't submit an essay for college A to college B. You get waitlisted/rejected.  | ||
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CommanderFluffy
Taiwan1059 Posts
'07 4.4 1960/2400 AP Calc BC: 4 AP Econ Micro/Macro: 4/4 AP Euro: 4 AP Chinese: 5 AP Psych: 5 Edge: good gpa and lots of extra curricular sports: Swimming 6 years competitive Dragonboat 4 years competitive. Thoughts: Growing up rather liberal and tolerant of others, i realized not everyone was like this. Yeah wish i got a heads up. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
major/minor: Philosophy (thinking of minoring in Art) Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): weighted/unweighted: 3.1/2.9 -____-;; Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1920 on SAT, 700 in SATII Math2 and I think 680 in US History Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: do well in your SATs. That helped me considering my low GPA. Get a good GPA. Oh, and write a GOOD FUCKING ESSAY. That helps IMMENSELY. I got a phone call from one of the professors at my school's philo dept commenting on my essay. Things you wish you knew before college: Frats = Fucking STUPID. Stay the fuck away from them. Learn to cook. Get a job ASAP so you can continue to buy food in case you can't cook like me. Don't expect to find very many smart people in school. Trust me. Even in top schools, you'll be surprised at the number of people who simply lack common sense and the like. It's shocking. | ||
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micronesia
United States24680 Posts
On September 28 2008 16:06 shavingcream66 wrote: Hey guys, I'm a high school senior right now and as many of you may know...college apps are just around a corner. Just out of curiosity I wanted to see what some of you college kids had to say. Post your stuff in this format College currently attending: major/minor Year graduated high school: High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Things you wish you knew before college: yay! Edit 'you college kids' lol... wtf. Also, you presented the post like, 'I want to know stuff; post it in this format' I think you could have gone about the OP better. Either way, I can try to offer a few things even though I'm not a 'college kid' unless you count graduate school. One of the tricks for doing well in college is to do research into which professors are easier or better (when you have choices). This applies both for courses in your major, and core aka general education. If you have flexibility when making a schedule, don't get too creative or do a schedule that seems 'really good' because it's going to screw you up... especially in the earlier years of college. I realize my advice is only applicable once you are admitted, but plenty of people here can offer you better and more updated advice. I got into everywhere I applied so I lack some experience in the topic :p | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
Anyways just one thing you should do: As soon as you hit accept into the college as a metual agreement. Send a copy of your current transcript don't wait for final they will take a progressive one it mean to check what you said you did you did in high school. A lot of college's have a point system of some sort adding shit that you didn't do my mistake like quarter graders to semester will hurt. | ||
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paper
13196 Posts
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Centric
United States1989 Posts
Major: Physiological Sciences Year Graduated High School: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.23 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT I - 2180 SAT II Math - 800 SAT II Biology - 730 AP English Language & Composition - 5 AP English Literature & Composition - 3 AP Physics C - 4/4 AP Economics - 5/5 AP U.S. Government - 5 AP Comparative Government - 5 AP Calculus BC - 4/5 AP U.S. History - 5 AP European History - 4 AP Biology - 5 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I had an internship at a lab that my dad got for me that I wrote about in my college essays that I feel like helped me out a lot. I was the "music man" at school...I did orchestra and choir (was a section leader in both) and also took billions of AP classes (as seen above). Things you wish you knew before college: College is really, really different from high school. It sound stupid, but it was really strange for me. I always thought I would adjust really well to college, since I was always hanging around college-aged kids and never at home anyway. But when I got to UCLA, I found out the hard way how different things are. At home, you get to compartmentalize your life...that is, you have your home life, your school life, your church life, etc. When you're in college, all of that becomes a crazy blend, and it's really hard to differentiate and figure out where to prioritize your time. Maybe it was just me, but I wish someone had passed that knowledge onto me sooner. | ||
LosingID8
CA10828 Posts
Major/Minor: double majoring in Biology and Korean Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.85 UW (washington state legislature banned weighted grades). I took 14 IB courses during the course of my Junior/Senior years. Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1420 old SAT, 730 and 700 in Math II and Bio/E. IB Diploma score of 33. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: very committed in a lot of activities (4+ years in most of them), had a good balance of leadership, academic, athletic, musical, and community service extra-curriculars. IB Diploma recipient. Things you wish you knew before college: (assuming you attend a university that is either a match or reach for you) no matter how much of a big shot you were in high school, chances are in university you'll be very average academically. be humble. | ||
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduated hs 08 GPA weighted like around 4.2 cumulative SAT 1980 SAT II Math 2 700, Biology 730, History 720 I was actually ineligible for UC schools so lol I wish I knew the requirements such as the proper art credits. Ya read each college's requirements carefully because I was too cocky and fucked up. | ||
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Cobalt
United States441 Posts
Colleges applying to: MIT, Harvard, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, others Major: Computer Science Year Graduating HS: 2009 HS GPA: 4.07 weighted, 3.97 unweighted. Stats SAT 1 - 770 CR/780 Math/740 Writing SAT II - 760 Math 1, 730 Math II. Still need to retake both of those as well as Physics AP Calculus - 4 My schedule isn't nearly as challenging as it should be for a college-bound student, but not due to poor selection on my part. I've taken the most challenging classes my school has. We only have two AP courses, and I finished AP Calc last year. They had to invent a math class just for me. It really sucks knowing that my school is crap in terms of academics, and that I'm being stifled by it. Also, to give some perspective on how crappy my school is. The Chemistry subject test for the SAT is supposed to test the knowledge of a general CP chemistry course. My honors class did about half the material on the test. | ||
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
major/minor: Mechanical Engineering Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.3 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc):ACT: 28/ AP Calc AB: 5, AP statistics: 4, AP Language: 4 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I'm just that awesome. No extra curriculars, but I did get student of the month. Things you wish you knew before college: I wish I had known to apply for as many scholarships as you can, because the more you apply for the more money you'll get | ||
Hot_Bid
Braavos36375 Posts
High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.5 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1550 / 1600 or 2340 / 2400 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: taking a lot of practice tests Things you wish you knew before college: take easy classes if you want to go to grad school U of Michigan Law School Undergrad GPA: 3.5 LSAT: 170 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: taking a lot of practice tests Things you wish you knew before grad school: take easy classes if you want to get a good job | ||
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Flakes
United States3125 Posts
major/minor: Undecided, probably computer science Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.9 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT: 2340/2400 (1580/1600), SAT2's: Math2: 800, Literature: 770, World History: 680, Physics: 740, AP Scores: Computer science A: 5, Calculus BC: 5, World History 4, US History 4, US Govt: 4, Comparative govt: 4, Japanese 3, Physics (Mechanics): 4, Physics (Electricity/Magnetism): 3, English Lang: 5, English Lit: 5 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: test scores Things you wish you knew before college: You can't go to the school you want unless you can afford it. Slacking off senior year HS is probably fine. If you want to get drunk, you CAN and WILL get drunk. ...same SAT score as Hot Bid...? | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
- don't room with a friend from high school - find good quality people early on (not just people you get shitfaced with at parties) because a) you'll eventually need roommates b) they can introduce you to more good quality people and c) they'll be around for the rest of your life - high school friends are the shit, they'll always have your back forever and ever - pack a fan if you don't have ac - weed > alcohol, if you've tried the latter you should really the other one too. if you don't like it, fine but if you do it can really improve the quality of your life - this one's really pessimistic, don't take it to heart because i probably just had bad luck. but as a warning, don't assume you know someone even after a year or two until your relationship has been tested. there's a lot of scumbag motherfuckers out there! - premeds are faggots - balance not compromising your principles just to fit in and being overly judgmental. have some self-worth. - don't make a blog on tlnet about how your life is over because you got an A instead of an A+ in orgo 2, trust me even your best friend doesn't give a shit. and a lot of you guys have sicko stats i had... 2.9 gpa and 1520/1600 sat, probably 800s on the sat2s except for 2c bunch of APs, oh yeah if you're in high school take them they save you from so much bullshit in intro classes don't be a neurotic studyholic, have a blast and do stupid shit. how much you get out of college is directly proportional to how much you take advantage of your surroundings, gl to all you freshmen!! | ||
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xhuwin
United States476 Posts
College currently attending: Yale University major/minor: Undecided -- chem engineering / math econ? Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.07 ish weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2300 (1580), 800 in Physics, 790 in Chem / Math ; 5 and 4s in a lot of APs. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: academic stuff and four years of track Things you wish you knew before college: I'll get bacck to you on that one. | ||
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Alizee-
United States845 Posts
College currently attending: Academy of Art University major/minor 3d Animation/Computer Networking Year graduated high school: 2005 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 2.6 I think? Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Didn't take ACT or SAT lol Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I was a transfer student and got awards at my community college Things you wish you knew before college: I just went to college while in highschool, so nothing really | ||
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Flakes
United States3125 Posts
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Hot_Bid
Braavos36375 Posts
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
UC berkeley Sat 2150? forgot Sat2: 800/800/800 (chem/math/physics) AP: 5/5/5/5/5/3 (physicsMech/physicsEM/CalcAB/Bio/Chem/EconMacro) GPA: 3.7 unweight 4.0 weight I don't think they read my essays... on a funny note ucla didn't accept me but berkeley did, chances should have it huh... Oh yeah major: Double major(hopefully): pureMath/MolecularBio | ||
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BalliSLife
1339 Posts
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
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phase
United States399 Posts
school: UC Berkeley major: EECS gpa weighted/unweighted: 4.4 / 4.0 sat1: 2210 sat2: 800/780 math/physics AP: 5/5/5/5/5 biology/physics mechanics/calc bc/compsci ab/spanish extracurrics: robotics, music essays: i figured i had pretty decent test-stats, so i wrote about dj-ing, and robotics, basically my extracurrics - explaining (or attempting to explain) that i did a lot outside of school too. wish i knew..... how to manage my time and prioritize things. keep your college gpa high so you can get into a good grad school. there are other factors included too, mostly research, but gpa plays a big factor too. but yea, don't get like a 2.5 the first year in college. in fact, dont get below a 3.5, because usually the first year everybody is in the position where they are still trying to figure out how to manage their time, aka its the best/easiest time to beat the curve. | ||
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Ganfei
Taiwan1439 Posts
major/minor : neurobiology and east asian studies Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.47/5, but maximum in texas is about a 4.7 because there are required courses you have to take that only count as a 4/5 for an A Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2400 SAT, 800 Math II, 800 Lit II or w/e it was, 790 Bio II, 5s on APs for Bio, English 1 and 2 (lit and composition? don't remember their names), physics c, economics, gov't, calc bc, european history, japanese Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: nothing really. texas has a top 10% rule in that they accept anyone from the top 10% of their class from texas highschools, but i wasn't even top 10%, i was 13th%. however, for other colleges where i was accepted, the fact that i was a pretty serious cello player and did a lot of extracurricular chamber music stuff helped a lot, i would imagine. i think that your rank at your school is a hell of a lot more important than they let on. i was not even top 10% at my school because i went to a magnet school with a lot of competition...at the public high schools around austin i would have been top 1% with my GPA. this seems to really be the only reason i was rejected at a lot of colleges, because the schools didn't understand that being 13th% was different for my high school. i'm sure that my 2400 and other standardized test scores helped me with getting into UT, but for schools like Harvard, and all the other extremely competitive schools, it doesnt matter that much. 80% of the people applying will have those scores and Harvard likes to release newsletters saying that they reject more perfect SATs than they accept. so you usually need something to make you stand out more for those kinds of schools. i went to utexas because my family is middle class, and thus does not qualify for financial aid, even though going to a more expensive school would be like 80% of my family's salary. the other schools i got into were Haverford (small college, my adviser suggested it..), Dartmouth, Rice, Brandeis (wasn't on my list originally, got e-mailed a free application that i was randomly selected for), UPenn. Rejected at Harvard, Cornell, Princeton (this was my #1, kind of harsh to get rejected), Wash U. St. Louis, and John Hopkins. Things you wish you knew before college: what college you go to really doesn't matter that much, especially for undergrad (assuming they are accredited and somewhat legitimate). what matters more is what YOU make of it, not whether or not it has a big name. the name comes in handy later, obviously, but if you work hard, do well, and keep active i think any college can give you what you're looking for. also, study hard, but not too hard, and enjoy yourself. i was a really good student in high school, and now i'm a terrible and lazy student in college.  sorry for no proper capitalization etc, it's late and i'm too lazy to do it right now | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
On September 28 2008 19:29 phase wrote: Graduated HS in: 2006 school: UC Berkeley major: EECS gpa weighted/unweighted: 4.4 / 4.0 sat1: 2210 sat2: 800/780 math/physics AP: 5/5/5/5/5 biology/physics mechanics/calc bc/compsci ab/spanish extracurrics: robotics, music essays: i figured i had pretty decent test-stats, so i wrote about dj-ing, and robotics, basically my extracurrics - explaining (or attempting to explain) that i did a lot outside of school too. wish i knew..... how to manage my time and prioritize things. keep your college gpa high so you can get into a good grad school. there are other factors included too, mostly research, but gpa plays a big factor too. but yea, don't get like a 2.5 the first year in college. in fact, dont get below a 3.5, because usually the first year everybody is in the position where they are still trying to figure out how to manage their time, aka its the best/easiest time to beat the curve. so why haven't we met up yet | ||
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Day[9]
United States7366 Posts
went to harvey mudd starcraft got me in now i'm at USC studying video game design for grad school, i also think starcraft got me in hoooray | ||
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
Major: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Year graduated in High school: 2008 HS GPA: *forgot, almost got honors* Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I graduated from Ateneo High School, I also know how to manage my time (the entrance test basically tests you if you know how to manage time) Things you wish you knew before college: Advanced Trigo | ||
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SkyTheUnknown
Germany2065 Posts
So you just can apply @ University and then chose every subject/major you want to? I'm asking because in Germany it's totally different, you can apply at top-notch Universitys very easily by chosing some less competitive subject. But something like medicine, law, etc. is way harder to get into. Here you need straight "A's" or sth. like that, and as an opposite there are subjects like history of arts you can get into with the worst grades ever possible. | ||
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Frits
11782 Posts
Anyway I chose psychology at the university of Leiden. | ||
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Deleted User 31060
3788 Posts
Oberlin Conservatory major/minor: Classical Saxophone Performance and Biology Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.1 weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2200 SAT, 800/800/710 Math/Physics/Bio, 5s in Physics C (both), Stats, Calc BC, Music Theory, Biology, and 4s in Eng Lit and Gov't Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Practice, lol. Math/science competitions were probably the best stuff for normal colleges though Things you wish you knew before college: needs moar azns here T_T | ||
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decafchicken
United States20019 Posts
On September 28 2008 16:06 shavingcream66 wrote: Hey guys, I'm a high school senior right now and as many of you may know...college apps are just around a corner. Just out of curiosity I wanted to see what some of you college kids had to say. Post your stuff in this format College currently attending: major/minor Year graduated high school: High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Things you wish you knew before college: yay! Edit Michigan State Pre-law 2008 3.3 ACT 30 Obviously my test score got me in, even if i didn't get in until a month before school started. GPA is way more important though. Oh and you should have already applied by now  | ||
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BroOd
Austin10831 Posts
NYU (graduated) major/minor Film Year graduated high school: 2002 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.90 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1560 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: President of Snowboarding Club, Chair 1 in Chess Club, President of Film Club Things you wish you knew before college: Don't sleep in. Don't bring starcraft. | ||
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StarN
United States2587 Posts
major/minor: Music Performance Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.4? Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT - 680 Critical Reading / 750 Math / 510 Writing (shit haha) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Haha... nothing, an idiot with a 1.5 GPA could get into my school. Although the Saxophone program here is AMAZING. Things you wish you knew before college: I could write a book on this section. I wish I had taken WAY more AP Courses. And I mean, depending on which school you go to your school won't take any of your credits. But one of my friends in high school (who was the valedictorian) went to UNC Chapel Hill and had taken like... 10ish AP Tests, and he already had 40 credit hours, meaning he could graduate in three years (two if he really wanted to). It saves you so much time and you won't have to take some of the bullshit classes that your school might have in store for you. I also wish I had not failed at being a student. I had manic depression my junior year, which was also my hardest year, and my work ethic was terrible and I ended up with two D's my first semester. It made my GPA drop from 3.7 to a 3.3. I mean, I did everything I could to bring it up, but you pretty much have ONE shot at high school. And colleges will only offer you money for what you do in that high school cumulatively, which is sort of sad because I worked hard my senior year (ended up with a 4.0) and did fairly well on the SAT bringing it up 300 points from the previous two times I took it. I almost feel like being a music major was like a backup plan to me. I only got into it because I was good at it, and my dreams that I had as a kid to go to Harvard were shattered my Junior year, which is one of the reasons I transfered to the Music Conservatory my senior year. But now I realize that even though I failed my junior year in academics I could have still gotten back on my feet and I sort of regret that. I may not have gotten into Harvard for Undergrad, or even UNC Chapel Hill (My local college, pretty strong academic ranking), but I could have gone to a lesser school and owned it up there and transferred to UNC and then maybe gone to Harvard for graduate school. It's never too late. I didn't understand the value of hard work a little too late, and made a bit too many mistakes so that I'm on a different path than I originally intended. But I'm content with where I am, I'm one of the best undergraduate Saxophonists here and I am practicing very hard so that I can win some competitions in the near future. So in short, I kind of wish I had realized that there are ways to get back onto your feet when you fail as a student. Hard work always pays off. Even if you don't get into the college of your choice this coming year, you can just look at the results and make it motivate you to work harder. And getting into the college of your choice is just a means to an end, you want to be something great, find your niche and bring it to the highest level you can. | ||
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Deleted User 31060
3788 Posts
On September 28 2008 22:29 StarN wrote: College currently attending: Bowling Green State University major/minor: Music Performance Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.4? Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT - 680 Critical Reading / 750 Math / 510 Writing (shit haha) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Haha... nothing, an idiot with a 1.5 GPA could get into my school. Although the Saxophone program here is AMAZING. Things you wish you knew before college: I could write a book on this section. I wish I had taken WAY more AP Courses. And I mean, depending on which school you go to your school won't take any of your credits. But one of my friends in high school (who was the valedictorian) went to UNC Chapel Hill and had taken like... 10ish AP Tests, and he already had 40 credit hours, meaning he could graduate in three years (two if he really wanted to). It saves you so much time and you won't have to take some of the bullshit classes that your school might have in store for you. I also wish I had not failed at being a student. I had manic depression my junior year, which was also my hardest year, and my work ethic was terrible and I ended up with two D's my first semester. It made my GPA drop from 3.7 to a 3.3. I mean, I did everything I could to bring it up, but you pretty much have ONE shot at high school. And colleges will only offer you money for what you do in that high school cumulatively, which is sort of sad because I worked hard my senior year (ended up with a 4.0) and did fairly well on the SAT bringing it up 300 points from the previous two times I took it. I almost feel like being a music major was like a backup plan to me. I only got into it because I was good at it, and my dreams that I had as a kid to go to Harvard were shattered my Junior year, which is one of the reasons I transfered to the Music Conservatory my senior year. But now I realize that even though I failed my junior year in academics I could have still gotten back on my feet and I sort of regret that. I may not have gotten into Harvard for Undergrad, or even UNC Chapel Hill (My local college, pretty strong academic ranking), but I could have gone to a lesser school and owned it up there and transferred to UNC and then maybe gone to Harvard for graduate school. It's never too late. I didn't understand the value of hard work a little too late, and made a bit too many mistakes so that I'm on a different path than I originally intended. But I'm content with where I am, I'm one of the best undergraduate Saxophonists here and I am practicing very hard so that I can win some competitions in the near future. So in short, I kind of wish I had realized that there are ways to get back onto your feet when you fail as a student. Hard work always pays off. Even if you don't get into the college of your choice this coming year, you can just look at the results and make it motivate you to work harder. And getting into the college of your choice is just a means to an end, you want to be something great, find your niche and bring it to the highest level you can. lol I wouldn't be surprised if you were significantly better than me at playing who's the saxophone teacher there? I take lessons from Paul Cohen, and he never remembers what he assigns me... | ||
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Purind
Canada3562 Posts
major/minor Mech Engineering Year graduated high school: 2003 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): No clue, we don't use GPA here, 91% Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): AP Calc 5, didn't need any test except a literacy test (which was pass/fail) to get into undergrad, and I didn't have to do anything (not even GRE) to get into grad school Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Getting into undergrad, my grades. Getting into masters, I dunno why my prof even wanted me. Things you wish you knew before college: I wish I could go back in time and re-do school with the work ethic I have right now. I guess I can't say that I didn't know about work ethic/time management before going to university, but I simply wasn't able to do it properly. Now, I have a focused mind and I just kinda... know how to try whereas before I kept getting lazy and I had no way of getting the wheels turning | ||
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
major/minor: Economics with pre-med yay suicide Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.5 UW 4.3 W Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2380 SAT I (non superscore), 800 Math II, 770 Chem, 5 English Lit, Calc BC, Bio, Us Hist, Euro Hist, Stats, Physics B. 4 Us Gov, Chem Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Writing my essay 2 hours before the deadline, being Asian, having a good interview, being very cynical in my essays (my school weighs SATs very little) Things you wish you knew before college: The parties here are lame. Beer pong and Coors Light. w00t. I wish I was that cool. Also the courseload is FUCKING HEAVY. But its awesome b/c like every asian kid here plays starcraft and theres a super smash brothers tournament next door and i have a huge dorm room. Oh and its humid and cold. more people apply here so i can boss you around and so we can form an SC club. | ||
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HnR)hT
United States3468 Posts
major/minor: physics major (no minor) high school GPA (unweighted or weighted): 2.65 unweighted stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT: 1420 / SATII: 710 math2c, 720 physics, 600 writing / AP: 5 physicsB, 4 stats things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: N/A things you wish you knew before college: Too much to list  . In high school I was horribly demoralized, and completely oblivious as to everything. | ||
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caelym
United States6421 Posts
major/minor: dunno yet (maybe some combo of comp sci, applied math, economics) Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.7 unweighted (from a really nice private school) Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT: 2230 (Reading: 740, Math: 800, Writing: 690), Math 2: 800, Chemistry: 800, Biology M: 730, Calc BC 5, Physics C (both parts) 5, Eng Lit. 4, US Hist. 4, Latin: Vergil 5, Comp Sci AB 5 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I seriously don't know because I applied in one of the hardest years of college admissions. A lot of it is luck. Maybe that fact that I spent a lot of time teaching science to elementary school kids instead of researching in labs helped. Or maybe it's the elite private school. Things you wish you knew before college: Appreciate the 8-10 hours of sleep you get in high school because sleep is really the only limit in college. College is also fucking huge, so learn how to approach random strangers. | ||
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Specialist
United States803 Posts
major/minor: biology for major, thinking about economics (since I love it) or spanish for minor Year graduated high school:2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.4uw/3.9w , I dunno what a gpa over 4.0 is cause my school never had that Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2080 sat super score LOL, 780 chinese, 720 chem 710 us history, 33 act, three 5's, four 4's, and two 3's for ap scores Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: my interest in emory, i think they like that alot. and I think my essays for this college were pretty good. Things you wish you knew before college: majority of people love gettng drunk, I don't drink however watching/messing with drunk people can still be entertaining. Awkward to meet new people during beginning, but eventually found group of friends and its been awesome. Classes feel easier than high school for me, I feel like a freakin genius here, but my high school stats don't show that I'm super smart. | ||
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0_0
United States2090 Posts
That's pretty awesome I go to MIT as well haha. College currently attending: MIT major/minor: unno Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.7 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2240, 790 Math II, 740 USH, 740 Lit, 650 Chem, large collection of 4's on APs. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: research competitions, business stuff, sports, extracurrics. My stats were pretty average, so definitely not those. Things you wish you knew before college: | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14893 Posts
College currently attending: Massachusetts Institute of Technology for graduate school major/minor Chemical Engineering Year graduated high school: 2003 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.92 (unweighted) Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1550, 800 Math II, 770 Writing, 740 Chemistry, 5's in AP Chem, Physics, Calc BC, US History, Psychololgy, 4's in English, Spanish Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Undergrad gpa of 3.96 Things you wish you knew before college: have some more fun in the first year when the shit's actually easy | ||
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lIlIlIlIlIlI
Korea (South)3851 Posts
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 28 2008 16:06 shavingcream66 wrote: Hey guys, I'm a high school senior right now and as many of you may know...college apps are just around a corner. Just out of curiosity I wanted to see what some of you college kids had to say. Post your stuff in this format College currently attending: major/minor Year graduated high school: High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Things you wish you knew before college: yay! Edit I really, really wanna get into my early action school and be done with college apps forever and ever I think I have a decent shot | ||
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Empyrean
16987 Posts
On September 29 2008 01:02 randomKo_Orean wrote: this is such a "brag about your academic achievement" thread So true :/ | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 29 2008 00:43 caelym wrote: Things you wish you knew before college: Appreciate the 8-10 hours of sleep you get in high school because sleep is really the only limit in college. College is also fucking huge, so learn how to approach random strangers. Shit, I was looking forward to sleeping more in college. On September 29 2008 01:02 randomKo_Orean wrote: this is such a "brag about your academic achievement" thread It may be, but as someone worrying about and looking at colleges, more information/profiles never hurt | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On September 28 2008 16:51 Cobalt wrote: I'm applying to college as well, but I'm pretty worried. Colleges applying to: MIT, Harvard, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, others Major: Computer Science Year Graduating HS: 2009 HS GPA: 4.07 weighted, 3.97 unweighted. Stats SAT 1 - 770 CR/780 Math/740 Writing SAT II - 760 Math 1, 730 Math II. Still need to retake both of those as well as Physics AP Calculus - 4 My schedule isn't nearly as challenging as it should be for a college-bound student, but not due to poor selection on my part. I've taken the most challenging classes my school has. We only have two AP courses, and I finished AP Calc last year. They had to invent a math class just for me. It really sucks knowing that my school is crap in terms of academics, and that I'm being stifled by it. Also, to give some perspective on how crappy my school is. The Chemistry subject test for the SAT is supposed to test the knowledge of a general CP chemistry course. My honors class did about half the material on the test. I hope you have safety schools. | ||
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Cobalt
United States441 Posts
What exactly is a "safety school"? Now I'm really worried. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
major/minor Political Science Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.967 or so (UW) Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 800 SAT II writing, 790 sat ii math ii, 660 or so sat chem, 5 calc ab, 5 AP Euro, 5 AP World, ACT 33 or 32, SAT 2190/2400 or maybe 2200something Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I had higher than a 1.5 GPA Things you wish you knew before college: How to be rich enough to go to something other than my 8th choice school. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On September 29 2008 01:29 Cobalt wrote: What exactly is a "safety school"? Now I'm really worried. 4 on your only AP text seems problematic but I guess if you are underprivileged you will maybe be fine. Safety school would be like a state school or something less awesome than the 4 you listed I guess. | ||
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EmeraldSparks
United States1451 Posts
Major/Minor: Undecided Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted/weighted): 3.5/3.96 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 790M800R700W 800 MathIIC 800 BiologyE 800 Physics 5s English Language Calculus BC Chemistry CS AB Biology PhysicsCx2 Statistics Env. Sci US History (5s US Gov Microecon 4s English Lit Macroecon senior year) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Math/physics competitions, math programs, good recs Things you wish you knew before college: If you get As your life will be much easier. Also freshmen classes are not exciting. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On September 28 2008 20:04 Day[9] wrote: i'm old, i'm in grad school went to harvey mudd starcraft got me in now i'm at USC studying video game design for grad school, i also think starcraft got me in hoooray oh awesome I got into the undergrad program but I couldn't afford it but I plan on applying for the grad program | ||
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Rotodyne
United States2263 Posts
NYU (graduated) major/minor Film Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Umm not sure, I'll just say B average in AP/Honors Classes Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 19something/2400 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Applying to colleges that I'm guaranteed to get into Things you wish you knew before college: I'm very happy I never did any work in high school and I'm having so much fun here. (And doing well academically. They are equally important | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On September 29 2008 01:11 OneOther wrote: Shit, I was looking forward to sleeping more in college. It may be, but as someone worrying about and looking at colleges, more information/profiles never hurt I sleep way more in college. Part of that is because I lived 30 minutes away from my high school so I had to get up really early, and also because my parents didn't pick me up from school until 6pm everyday and I didn't like to do homework at school so I'd have to start it when I got home at 8pm or so after having to wait for my parents to finish work. PROTIP: Load up your classes on tuesdays, wednesdays, and thursdays so you can have a 4 day weekend every week, you can use that for a job or extracurricular or study time or whatever (I use it to avoid missing as much class for debate). If you are worried about colleges more info usually just makes you feel worse. | ||
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hiddink
United States34 Posts
Harvard major/minor Econonomics + Psychology Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.00/4.50 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2360 800/800/800 Math2C, Econ, Chem. a lot of aps, all 5 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Be really creative in your personal statement becase everyone has strong academic records nowadays. It also doesn't hurt to charm the shit out of your interviewer. Things you wish you knew before college: Probably should have worked on my study skills ahha | ||
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Cobalt
United States441 Posts
On September 29 2008 01:41 Pyrrhuloxia wrote: 4 on your only AP text seems problematic but I guess if you are underprivileged you will maybe be fine. Safety school would be like a state school or something less awesome than the 4 you listed I guess. Oh, I know what you meant now. Yeah, I've got a couple "safety schools" lined up. And in terms of my AP Calc score, I think it helps that I'm the only person in my school to ever "pass" it (3+). Actually, I think I might be the only person in my school so far to ever pass any AP test. | ||
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Rotodyne
United States2263 Posts
On September 29 2008 01:11 OneOther wrote: Shit, I was looking forward to sleeping more in college. It may be, but as someone worrying about and looking at colleges, more information/profiles never hurt I sleep wayyy more in college than I did in high school, in high school I would have to wake up at 7 every morning. In college my earliest class is at 10, so I can sleep as much as I want. | ||
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Empyrean
16987 Posts
Duke Major/minor No clue Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Our school didn't rank, but I took 13 AP classes throughout high school and the rest were either Honors or the highest level French offered. I also took Orchestra. Managed an A/B closer to A average without much effort, though I went to a public school. Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT - took it once, November of Junior year and got 760/800/800 with 760 in math (rofl) SAT II Math "higher" level - 800 SAT II Chemistry - 770 SAT II U.S. Hist - 780. I took these three the May of my Junior year. AP Scores - All fives (all three histories, calc BC, etc.) except fours in Chemistry (wtf) and Macro. Also I didn't take the AP test for Computer Science because I sucked ass at that class. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Massive amounts of piano, placing in random concerto competitions (Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Carmel, etc.) and other various state/national competitions. I didn't bother listing the local competitions on my application. Principal viola for the longest time until Senior year (utter bullshit, honestly) in the highest orchestra in the best high school orchestra in the state. The best part was that I didn't actually own a viola and had to borrow a school viola which I never took home. Four years of Science Olympiad with random medals. President of the Chess Team. Two years of varsity Track/Field at one of the best schools in the country for sports (according to Sports Illustrated lists), though admittedly, our Track team isn't one of our bests. Started a charity which gave free music lessons to underprivileged youth in inner city Indianapolis. Things you wish you knew before college: Didn't expect quite this much drinking. Going out on a Tuesday night? Holy crap :/...Thursday through Saturday night I can see, but random days like Monday/Sunday/Wednesday etc. are just crazy. Also, college is much more competitive than high school, and in large classes like econ or math lectures, you're competing on a curve with very smart people. Random advice: Don't just apply to a school because of its "name" or "reputation". One of my parents got super pissed at me because I didn't apply to Yale/Princeton/etc. but honestly I probably would've hated it there because it's such a cold/super competitive/I wouldn't fit in because holy crap, trust fund babies abound environment. Apply to schools which YOU personally have an interest in. I only applied to two state schools and Duke because I knew I wanted to go there. Also, don't fall for college tours and stuff. They present such a glitzy, glamorized version of the campus/college that frankly, most of the time it just isn't very realistic. I'd advise you to talk to some friends at colleges you're looking at, and arrange a few nights with them to stay in their room. Don't tell admissions you're going. Obviously, when they go around to your school, find out basics like financial aid, acceptance, etc., but you really need a feel for student life. Oh, and be sure you stay over for at least a few classes and a weekend night. Good luck on your college search! | ||
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Empyrean
16987 Posts
On September 29 2008 02:07 Rotodyne wrote: I sleep wayyy more in college than I did in high school, in high school I would have to wake up at 7 every morning. In college my earliest class is at 10, so I can sleep as much as I want. Same, although I have a really bad habit of being narcoleptic in my physics and math classes...which is bad because I absolutely suck at them and need to get better grades. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On September 29 2008 02:13 Empyrean wrote: Same, although I have a really bad habit of being narcoleptic in my physics and math classes...which is bad because I absolutely suck at them and need to get better grades. Haha yeah I couldn't keep awake in Calc 2 or 3. | ||
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Wasabi
United States3085 Posts
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Wasabi
United States3085 Posts
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Canada12499 Posts
Royal Military College of Canada major/minor: er, majoring in Aeronautical Engineering I guess. Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): My school didn't do GPAs, but I had an ~89% average. Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): I live in the land of the ice and snow, so I didn't have to do any of this shit. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Being active in the community, physical fitness doesn't hurt either :p Things you wish you knew before college: How to study. I never studied for anything in high school and I`m scared it`s going to come and bite me in the ass. | ||
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ailouros
United States193 Posts
Major/Minor: likely visual arts. though i could easily see myself making a transition into english and writing. Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): ~2.65 UW Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): ~1650. didn't have a calculator because me being me, I didn't check to see if i had fresh batteries in my calculator beforehand and I didn't bring any spares. also, did terrible on writing (480) because i'm the type that likes to let the information soak in for a bit and let it saturate before I start writing. really hurt me here. I'm a pretty good writer outside of the fact that I like to sit and think about it a bit much. :s Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: not much. could get into any of the two without having anything really special. ;__; oh, right. and 4 AP Eng. Language, 2 AP Physics, 1 (siiiigh lol) AP Calculus, 3 AP US History. Things you wish you knew before college: ah, I don't have too many regrets. spent pretty much all of my class time relaxing, drawing/painting even in calc and physics (pissed teachers off to no end), and being an overall BS student. had a 4.5 at one point until I was all 'hey, what the fuck's the point? I don't have the money or motivation to go to an upscale university, and i'm just not the type to do so!' my advice is to just do what feels right. it's your life now, don't get your parents get all up in your grill about it. and have fun with it! but hey, that's just my approach. I know for some people, despite the intense mental fatigue and stress that comes with it, there's a certain bit of pleasure in going all-out in your studies. kinda like mental self-mutilation. or some shit. whatever man, enjoy it. | ||
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StarN
United States2587 Posts
On September 29 2008 02:39 ailouros wrote: College currently attending: Will be attending MJC/CSU Stanislaus next fall Major/Minor: likely visual arts. though i could easily see myself making a transition into english and writing. Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): ~2.65 UW Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): ~1650. didn't have a calculator because me being me, I didn't check to see if i had fresh batteries in my calculator beforehand and I didn't bring any spares. also, did terrible on writing (480) because i'm the type that likes to let the information soak in for a bit and let it saturate before I start writing. really hurt me here. I'm a pretty good writer outside of the fact that I like to sit and think about it a bit much. :s Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: not much. could get into any of the two without having anything really special. ;__; oh, right. and 4 AP Eng. Language, 2 AP Physics, 1 (siiiigh lol) AP Calculus, 3 AP US History. Things you wish you knew before college: ah, I don't have too many regrets. spent pretty much all of my class time relaxing, drawing/painting even in calc and physics (pissed teachers off to no end), and being an overall BS student. had a 4.5 at one point until I was all 'hey, what the fuck's the point? I don't have the money or motivation to go to an upscale university, and i'm just not the type to do so!' my advice is to just do what feels right. it's your life now, don't get your parents get all up in your grill about it. and have fun with it! but hey, that's just my approach. I know for some people, despite the intense mental fatigue and stress that comes with it, there's a certain bit of pleasure in going all-out in your studies. kinda like mental self-mutilation. or some shit. whatever man, enjoy it. Mental self-mutilation? Some people prefer to work hard because we want to achieve a higher goal than just enjoying life all the time by hanging out with friends and getting piss drunk all the time. I like you, believe in low stress, but at the same time I believe that I would never be satisfied with life if I just hung out with my friends all the time and never did anything productive. I'll work hard, but I'll never put it to the point that I hate what I'm doing. Mental Self-Mutilation for me would be not doing anything and getting shitty grades and not putting myself to a higher standard. Don't generalize about people you know nothing about just because they aren't like you. | ||
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Blind
United States2528 Posts
Major: Philosophy Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.9 (weighted, I think) Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1890/2400, AP Calc 5, AP Gov't 4, AP English Language 3 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Not really sure how I got into UCLA with such mediocre stats. I went to a really bad high school and they probably took that into acount when they looked at my information. For example, during my senior year, my HS almost lost its accreditation. Things you wish you knew before college: Trying harder in the community college classes I was taking during HS. For UC's at least, when you transfer your community college grades over, you only get credit for it (no grades) so it doesn't affect GPA. But if you're applying for grad or law school, the grades for those community college courses will be taken into account. | ||
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ailouros
United States193 Posts
On September 29 2008 02:52 StarN wrote: Mental self-mutilation? Some people prefer to work hard because we want to achieve a higher goal than just enjoying life all the time by hanging out with friends and getting piss drunk all the time. I like you, believe in low stress, but at the same time I believe that I would never be satisfied with life if I just hung out with my friends all the time and never did anything productive. I'll work hard, but I'll never put it to the point that I hate what I'm doing. Mental Self-Mutilation for me would be not doing anything and getting shitty grades and not putting myself to a higher standard. Don't generalize about people you know nothing about just because they aren't like you. ah dude, I didn't say everyone. i've talked to many people that said that they have a tendency to put themselves in high-tension and very stressful situations that most would find a bit odd! and there's something about it that they like! and i myself have been a bit guilty of it. that's all. didn't mean to offend. | ||
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tredmasta
China152 Posts
major/minor: Computation and Neural Systems (Bioengineering) Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.0 unweighted, 4.3 weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1600 (I took the old SAT) a bunch of 800's on SAT II (Math, Physics, Biology etc.) a bunch of 5's on AP (Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc.) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Test scores certainly helped, plus the fact that I was in a lot of clubs and held several leadership positions. I guess the fact that I was 15 when I applied to college helped too. Things you wish you knew before college: College at Caltech is really difficult. Don't come here expecting a 4.0 GPA and an easy time. I rarely sleep before 2 am due to homework. On the other hand, the academic environment is really nice, and the people are really cool. Caltech is good if you like studying a lot and doing research. And the weather in Southern California is awesome. | ||
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StarN
United States2587 Posts
On September 29 2008 03:14 ailouros wrote: ah dude, I didn't say everyone. i've talked to many people that said that they have a tendency to put themselves in high-tension and very stressful situations that most would find a bit odd! and there's something about it that they like! and i myself have been a bit guilty of it. that's all. didn't mean to offend. Oh okay I get what you're saying now. I feel sad for people who only work and don't find the time to spend with people. But if they like it then what say do I have in how they control their lives. | ||
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QuoC
United States724 Posts
major/minor: premed route, undeclared Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.8 weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT: 1640 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Jacking off everynight Things you wish you knew before college: How to funnel beers and do keg stands. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 29 2008 03:17 tredmasta wrote: College currently attending: Caltech (California Institute of Technology) major/minor: Computation and Neural Systems (Bioengineering) Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.0 unweighted, 4.3 weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1600 (I took the old SAT) a bunch of 800's on SAT II (Math, Physics, Biology etc.) a bunch of 5's on AP (Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc.) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Test scores certainly helped, plus the fact that I was in a lot of clubs and held several leadership positions. I guess the fact that I was 15 when I applied to college helped too. Things you wish you knew before college: College at Caltech is really difficult. Don't come here expecting a 4.0 GPA and an easy time. I rarely sleep before 2 am due to homework. On the other hand, the academic environment is really nice, and the people are really cool. Caltech is good if you like studying a lot and doing research. And the weather in Southern California is awesome. 15?! Wow. | ||
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Chromyne
Canada561 Posts
College currently attending: Waterloo University, ON Major: Honours Nanotechnology Engineering Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): This won't translate well, but I applied with a 94% average, and graduated with a 95% average. Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): I took one AP in high school (Calc: 5) because I liked Calc. My program ignores all APs when arranging courses so it didn't really matter anyway. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Being a well-rounded person. I was heavily involved in school, academics, athletics, and even outside of school. More competitive programs most likely won't admit someone with just good grades, they want to see other things that show creativity, character, etc. (I probably wouldn't have got into my program without it, people have way better marks than me in my class.) Things you wish you knew before college: I wish I were more intelligent and had a better study/work ethic. I was fairly lazy during my first year and I didn't get the ranking (they rank you in UW Engineering) I wanted. A good study habit is key. Also having sufficient cooking skills would help as well. Raw meat = dangerous o_! | ||
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CapO
United States1615 Posts
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deverlight
Korea (South)463 Posts
major/minor: Computer Science (Engineering) Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.1 Weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 2210 SAT AP Physics C: Mechanics - 5 AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - 4 AP Calculus AB - 5 AP Computer Science AB - 5 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: National Merit Scholar + High SAT score Things you wish you knew before college: How to manage time and to be self-motivated. | ||
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SiegeTanksandBlueGoo
China685 Posts
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ArC_man
United States2798 Posts
College currently attending: UCLA Major: Physics, Math Year graduated high school: 2005 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.5 weighted (lol) Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1350, something like 750 SAT II Math, 650 SAT II Writing, 700 SAT II Bio. AP Physics 4, AP US History 4, AP Bio 3, AP Art Hist 3, AP Euro History 3, I forget if I took anymore, doesn't really matter anyways Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I actually transfered from UCR. As you can see, I was a really shitty student in high school, I would do well in classes that I liked (Physics) and I would get C's in classes I didn't like (Spanish, damn that class). I think senior year in high school I had a change of heart (for various reasons) and I decided I should at least try to do well in every class, but really by then it was kinda too late to improve for college. I promised to myself that I'd do better in college and I transferred. Things you wish you knew before college: none, what's the fun if already knew everything? | ||
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Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
On September 29 2008 01:43 EmeraldSparks wrote: College currently attending: MIT Major/Minor: Undecided Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted/weighted): 3.5/3.96 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 790M800R700W 800 MathIIC 800 BiologyE 800 Physics 5s English Language Calculus BC Chemistry CS AB Biology PhysicsCx2 Statistics Env. Sci US History (5s US Gov Microecon 4s English Lit Macroecon senior year) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Math/physics competitions, math programs, good recs Things you wish you knew before college: If you get As your life will be much easier. Also freshmen classes are not exciting. lol i love you you silly fuck | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11579 Posts
College currently attending: Radford University major/minor Premajor Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 2.7 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1240/2400 1010/1600 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in:everyone gets in here Things you wish you knew before college: bring more caffeine, fuck! | ||
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defenestrate
United States579 Posts
major/minor Economics Year graduated high school: 2003. High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.4 at a shitty high school. Hooray for apathy and Everquest addiction. Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1520/1600 on the SAT Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I was very ill and opted for community college first. Things you wish you knew before college: Undergrad economics blows goats. If you are competent in math, opt for engineering or hard science. | ||
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hellhawk123
United States84 Posts
College currently attending: MIT major/minor: CS+MechE/Econ+Maths Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (weighted): 4.05, forget unweighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores): 2400/780 SAT Math IIC, 800 Chinese/buncha 5s, two 4s? Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: ability to use penis as yardstick Things you wish you knew before college: don't chit around in subjects you don't like in high school, odds are you'll have to take them again as general requirements so study hard and pass out of bio and chem and bullshit like that | ||
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hellhawk123
United States84 Posts
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
major/minor: Drama/Art History Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 80% Average Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Wtf is SAT? I'm Canadian Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Be open minded, get involved in school. (And try to involve yourself in a organization, create your own or something. BIG ASS SCHOLARSHIPS for students who help out the local/international community.) Things you wish you knew before college: That is was actually really expensive lol. | ||
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ramen247
United States1256 Posts
what job opportunities does it offer? | ||
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Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
major/minor Business/PEIS Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): bad Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): good Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: safety-_-; Things you wish you knew before college: uh... nothing, really. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20019 Posts
On September 29 2008 05:53 Last Romantic wrote: College currently attending: University of California major/minor Business/PEIS Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): bad Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): good Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: safety-_-; Things you wish you knew before college: uh... nothing, really. bad = 3.8? | ||
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-orb-
United States5770 Posts
major/minor Animation (technically it's a major in digital art with a concentration in animation) Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): unweighted 3.2 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT: 790 math 740 reading 740 writing (1530/1600, 2270/2400). SAT 2: Math: 800. Physics: 740. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I had been messing around in maya (high-end animation program) through high school, so I already had some animations to show the art dept head. Things you wish you knew before college: How to work. Seriously. I am so bad at doing homework and just getting shit done. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
major/minor: Industrial Engineering & Political Science/Philosophy Year graduated high school: 2004 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.6/4.0 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1430 SAT/31 ACT. Calc BC: 4, AP English: 4 (the essay topic was stupid as fuck. The test is meaningless besides the free credits) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I visited all my schools and had good interviews. I also write incredible essays. Things you wish you knew before college: As you can see I transferred, essentially throwing away the first two years of college but I'm glad it did. The first thing I wish I had known was that the school's environment should be the most important factor for you as an undergrad. I don't think there would be a noticeable academic difference between attending UofM, Purdue, Berkley, Stanford, etc. Math is math and physics is physics and you're going to be taught the same things in all of those undergrad departments, so find the school that seems right for your social/living style (weather/hotgirls/SC scene/etc.) For me, Purdue was too fucking huge. I stupidly thought that I'd handle it because my highschool was big, but there's simply no comparison between highschool population (3,500) and college population (60,000.) I'm at a small school now with personal relationships with my professors and it's easy to get involved in activities. I've also matured quite a bit since I was 18, which brings me to my next point: Don't assume college will be magically better than highschool. Nerds always tell themselves "things will be different!" but in reality, you'll still be stuck with a lot of idiots your first year or two. Even Harvard has legacy kids or people who just don't care about school. It really is what you make of it. You've got to work hard for things to be different, but you also need to make sure you're having fun and growing up outside of the classroom. | ||
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clazziquai
6685 Posts
major/minor: philosophy Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): unweighted 0.4 weighted 1.1 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT 940/2400 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: anyone gets in community college Things you wish you knew before college: should have studied..oh well | ||
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Mindcrime
United States6899 Posts
major/minor: Political Science major, History minor Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.8 unweighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 28 ACT loool, no SAT. I had no AP scores because AP courses weren't offered at my high school. I did, however, take 8 PSEO courses. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Heidelberg isn't a hard school to get into. My GPA and even my ACT did wonders for my tuition though. Things you wish you knew before college: I wish I knew how much writing I would be doing. I wrote more during my first semester of college than I did all throughout high school. | ||
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joewest
United States167 Posts
major/minor: Probably chemistry, but i have a year to decide Graduated High School: 2008 I won't post my exact scores, but anyways they were good. My edge: my heritage (a lot), Boy Scouts, Boys' State, Homecoming King (?) Wish knew that getting the grade isn't always the greatest thing in school. Being average here is great, less pressure, tons of fun. | ||
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
On September 29 2008 03:54 SiegeTanksandBlueGoo wrote: Anyone know which college has the hottest girls? Sorry, I just wanted to throw it out there. xD In my country, if you want pure Filipina beauty, people go to University of the Philippines or University of Santo Tomas.. If you want mixed race, go to Ateneo De Manila or La Salle. | ||
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StarN
United States2587 Posts
On September 29 2008 06:46 clazziquai wrote: College currently attending: random community college in new jersey major/minor: philosophy Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): unweighted 0.4 weighted 1.1 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): SAT 940/2400 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: anyone gets in community college Things you wish you knew before college: should have studied..oh well How did you graduate with an 0.4? Wouldn't that mean you failed more than half of your classes? | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
On September 29 2008 04:55 hellhawk123 wrote: Name: Jeff Chen (yo everyone@mit post names pl0x) College currently attending: MIT major/minor: CS+MechE/Econ+Maths Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (weighted): 4.05, forget unweighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores): 2400/780 SAT Math IIC, 800 Chinese/buncha 5s, two 4s? Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: ability to use penis as yardstick Things you wish you knew before college: don't chit around in subjects you don't like in high school, odds are you'll have to take them again as general requirements so study hard and pass out of bio and chem and bullshit like that hahaha | ||
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PaeZ
Mexico1627 Posts
College currently attending: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara (4th best in here) major/minor: I'm already in the 3rd year of med school Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): We dont have that here, i got out of High School with a 97% average Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): we do an exam called Ceneval where i got 1370 out of 1500 points Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: dunno, maybe being a good student and having extracurricular activies (I practiced tae kwan do) Things you wish you knew before college: Enjoy high school as much as you can, and when in college make good friends and never be antisocial | ||
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clazziquai
6685 Posts
On September 29 2008 07:26 StarN wrote: How did you graduate with an 0.4? Wouldn't that mean you failed more than half of your classes? I'm only joking LOL! :D | ||
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capek
United States585 Posts
[B]On September 28 2008 16:43 LosingID8 wrote:3.85 UW (washington state legislature banned weighted grades). why the heck did they do that? | ||
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StarN
United States2587 Posts
You got me ;o | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14893 Posts
what does it matter? school will weight gpa's however they want anyways, your actual weighted gpa doesn't mean much to them | ||
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capek
United States585 Posts
On September 29 2008 08:08 KOFgokuon wrote: what does it matter? school will weight gpa's however they want anyways, your actual weighted gpa doesn't mean much to them It seems like they just want to discourage their students. Kid from Washington D.C. whose teachers just blow off teaching: I have a 4.0w GPA. Kid from Washington State whose teachers are good teachers: I have a 3.75uw GPA. Kid from D.C.: LOL NOOB | ||
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BaDayOri
Korea (South)469 Posts
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shavingcream66
United States1219 Posts
On September 29 2008 08:21 BaDayOri wrote: im graduating senior this year as well..this thread is helping tremendously :D WOW i just came back from hours of volunteering and wow. I didn't know there were so many TL guys that went to top top top tier colleges. I guess i'll post my stats since they suck in comparison but oh well. I'm a Hs senior btw School:: top 50 school in CA, rigorous, 70% asian or something, super competitive major/minor (planning):: biochemistry, human physiology? Year graduated high school:: 2009 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted):: 3.57UW, 3.88W Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc):: 2110 SAT, 750 mandarin, 760 Math IIc, 740 bio, took AP bio/chem/language/literature/calculus ab/mandarin/us history/comparative gov Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in:: boy scouts (almost eagle), 4 years marching band, 200hrs hospital volunteering, media club, sign club, CSF, principal's honor roll, student mentor, math tutor, D+ protoss player I'm applying to USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UC Davis, UCSB, UCSC, UCR, Harvey Mudd. D: i think i'm going to UCI probably | ||
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Kami
United States127 Posts
major/minor: Biochemistry/Chemistry Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.46 unweighted 3.72 weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1940/ 770 chemistry 750 Math II 5 AP Calculus, 5 AP Statistics, 5 AP chemistry, 5 AP Governement, 4 AP Biology, 4 US History, 3 AP Physics Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Having something for every extracurricular activity section. Things you wish you knew before college: Having a high GPA is super important. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 29 2008 09:11 shavingcream66 wrote: WOW i just came back from hours of volunteering and wow. I didn't know there were so many TL guys that went to top top top tier colleges. I guess i'll post my stats since they suck in comparison but oh well. I'm a Hs senior btw School:: top 50 school in CA, rigorous, 70% asian or something, super competitive major/minor (planning):: biochemistry, human physiology? Year graduated high school:: 2009 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted):: 3.57UW, 3.88W Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc):: 2110 SAT, 750 mandarin, 760 Math IIc, 740 bio, took AP bio/chem/language/literature/calculus ab/mandarin/us history/comparative gov Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in:: boy scouts (almost eagle), 4 years marching band, 200hrs hospital volunteering, media club, sign club, CSF, principal's honor roll, student mentor, math tutor, D+ protoss player I'm applying to USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UC Davis, UCSB, UCSC, UCR, Harvey Mudd. D: i think i'm going to UCI probably What's your #1 choice? | ||
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shavingcream66
United States1219 Posts
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
it's so depressing here in Houston; i hate hot weather 100F> major/minor anything engineering related 'cept civil i guess they make the targets for us ;D Year graduated high school: going to in 2009~ High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): no clue really; all i know is 5.4 out of 6.0 >10% and this is just from fucking around and copying people/ cramming before tests too :O Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): bunch of 5's ; 3 on english AP .. failed the spanish AP horribly ; 4 on APUSH because i hate memorizing SAT was bullshit i fucked up the writing so bad and the reading got a perfect on my MATH though ezpzlmnsqz Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: uh hopefully making nationals in robotics in a robot made out of wood <1k$ ; competing against top tier >100k$ robots LOL Things you wish you knew before college: the shit ppl put in this thread | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 29 2008 09:22 shavingcream66 wrote: UCSD Ah okay. Good school | ||
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Folca
2235 Posts
Wtf. | ||
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shavingcream66
United States1219 Posts
haha i hope i can get in though | ||
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thunk
United States6233 Posts
The college list on this site is ridiculous. We probably have an inordinate amount of CompSci and otherwise really smart people here. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
I am applying to UCB and UCLA, but not SD haha. good luckk | ||
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Wasabi
United States3085 Posts
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
On September 28 2008 16:06 shavingcream66 wrote: Hey guys, I'm a high school senior right now and as many of you may know...college apps are just around a corner. Just out of curiosity I wanted to see what some of you college kids had to say. Post your stuff in this format College currently attending: major/minor Year graduated high school: High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Things you wish you knew before college: yay! Edit 1. UNM School of Medicine 2. Undergrad major in Economics (you should consider this!!!!) 3. Graduated HS in 2001 4. HS GPA: 4.5 (obviously weighted) 5. ACT: 29 (But my MCAT was 35R...I don't really suck at standardized tests) 6. GPA was high but I was also in wrestling. They like well-roundedness 7. Ok, the first year it is SO amazingly easy to start to mess around and forget about school. You have no idea right now. You get away from your parents and everyone who knows you, you get with a bunch of cool kids and you start playing even more video games (its true). But remember, that failing your first year can forever hurt your hopes of getting into competitive programs. Grades really mean something now so get the good ones. That being said, your Freshman year is still bound to be wild. Have fun. But not too much. | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
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Funnytoss
Taiwan1471 Posts
major/minor: Political Science, Chinese Studies - Japanese Minor Year graduated high school: 2005 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.7 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1960 Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: My high school was an experimental one in the mountains of Taiwan with roughly 70 kids. There was a lot of student-government stuff going on and there were many activities I was involved in. Things you wish you knew before college: You *really* have to know how to manage your time. Also, don't wait until your Junior year to find people who play StarCraft - there are more than you might think. | ||
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PaeZ
Mexico1627 Posts
On September 29 2008 10:06 Savio wrote: 1. UNM School of Medicine 2. Undergrad major in Economics (you should consider this!!!!) 3. Graduated HS in 2001 4. HS GPA: 4.5 (obviously weighted) 5. ACT: 29 (But my MCAT was 35R...I don't really suck at standardized tests) 6. GPA was high but I was also in wrestling. They like well-roundedness 7. Ok, the first year it is SO amazingly easy to start to mess around and forget about school. You have no idea right now. You get away from your parents and everyone who knows you, you get with a bunch of cool kids and you start playing even more video games (its true). But remember, that failing your first year can forever hurt your hopes of getting into competitive programs. Grades really mean something now so get the good ones. That being said, your Freshman year is still bound to be wild. Have fun. But not too much. Awesome to have another doctor in here! | ||
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Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
On September 29 2008 10:02 Wasabi wrote: Berkeley is a pretty chill place normally. But where I am right now, oh god no. It's great fun here Paper and evan are both really chill. Phase and Yosh and Wasabi and some other people went/go here but I haven't gotten to meet them yet. | ||
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Spartan[nK]
United States213 Posts
major/minor Civil Engineering Year graduated high school: 2005 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.2 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1170/1600 SAT, 3 on AP stats test Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Sports, clubs Things you wish you knew before college: What major I was going to do | ||
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BuGzlToOnl
United States5918 Posts
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Wasabi
United States3085 Posts
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ramen247
United States1256 Posts
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Hippopotamus
1914 Posts
On September 29 2008 03:17 tredmasta wrote: College currently attending: Caltech (California Institute of Technology) major/minor: Computation and Neural Systems (Bioengineering) Year graduated high school: 2006 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 4.0 unweighted, 4.3 weighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1600 (I took the old SAT) a bunch of 800's on SAT II (Math, Physics, Biology etc.) a bunch of 5's on AP (Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc.) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Test scores certainly helped, plus the fact that I was in a lot of clubs and held several leadership positions. I guess the fact that I was 15 when I applied to college helped too. Things you wish you knew before college: College at Caltech is really difficult. Don't come here expecting a 4.0 GPA and an easy time. I rarely sleep before 2 am due to homework. On the other hand, the academic environment is really nice, and the people are really cool. Caltech is good if you like studying a lot and doing research. And the weather in Southern California is awesome. This is suuuch a cockshow... | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
major/minor: Doctor of Pharmacy 6 years Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 83 unweighted LOL Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1430 core, 2070 with writing, 800 Math IIC, 780 Math IC, 580 World History LOL, AP Calc AB 2 LOL Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: The fact that SJU is a sucker for my high school Things you wish you knew before college: START FUCKING STUDYING OR YOU DIE | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
No THIS is a cockshow. + Show Spoiler + sicko | ||
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Hippopotamus
1914 Posts
Chickened out on showing an actual image, eh? Well I won't chicken out, ban me mods! + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://cdejarnatt.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/rooster.jpg) | ||
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bdams19
United States1316 Posts
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
On September 29 2008 12:12 Hippopotamus wrote: Chickened out on showing an actual image, eh? Well I won't chicken out, ban me mods! + Show Spoiler + UGH HOW DIRTY | ||
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Wasabi
United States3085 Posts
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starcraft911
Korea (South)1263 Posts
major/minor: BA in comp sci, Pre-med, biochemistry, md Year graduated high school: 2002 (I started college in 2000 with 2 years of college complete in 2002) High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.1 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): I don't recall SAT.. if you complete a degree at another school SAT means nothing, but I earned a 38 on MCAT's which was on the old system out of 40. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Hard work. UWSOM advisor told me that I needed a 37 to get a CHANCE at an interview so that's what I shot for. At the time UWSOM was rated #1 for med schools in united states. I'm not sure what is now. Things you wish you knew before college: I wish I had studied medicine right out of HS. I wasted 4 years getting my BA in computer science at WSU before going back to community college for chem/physics/bio to begin pre-med. I actually enjoyed my studies at community college a lot despite the bad rap it has. i also wish I had started at community college rather than university. The classes were more difficult at LCC than WSU which better prepared me for applying it, the classes are WAY smaller, and the tuition was dirt cheap which meant I could buy a lot more alcohol which is necessary for success. If your goal is to party go to university.. if you're smart enough for ivy league then go for it ;p | ||
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Jank
United States308 Posts
major/minor: Computer Science Year graduated high school: Didn't High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): Dropped out, can't recall GED score Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1830 on SAT I think, Took it on 2 hours of sleep with no prep after being out of HS for 6 months. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: lol Things you wish you knew before college: Should have dropped out sooner, HS is a waste of time. Hopefully this'll help balance out the thread ^_^ | ||
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selboN
United States2523 Posts
major/minor: Biology/Chemistry Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.98 unweighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): Took the ACT, made a 26 >.> Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Taking many college hours from a local college while in high school. GPA/Class Rank and getting applications in EARLY. Things you wish you knew before college: College isn't as easy as high school, I don't have two years to sleep in a counselors office there... Don't fuck up, the professors are pretty unforgiving. Also, NEVER contradict the professors beliefs in an easy.. 90% of ALL professors are Liberal. | ||
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Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
On September 29 2008 11:47 Wasabi wrote: You'll see me... In graduation '09. Maybe. :p Edit - the thing is I might transfer to Stanford this year or the next. I've been to counseling a few times this month and it's the likely outcome. WTF~! BETRAYER OF THE LIGHT | ||
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Wasabi
United States3085 Posts
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inkblot
United States1250 Posts
Graduated HS 2006, weighted GPA was like 4.0 in junior year and 4.3 senior year Don't remember what all I got on tests, my SAT wasn't anything special but I had close to 800 on the Math SAT2. AP tests: Calc AB 5, Spanish 4, US Hist 3 (that class blew chunks and would be much better to take at college IMO, may be different at other HS though). I'm no great writer and my app essays certainly didn't rock the readers' world but it was good enough, obviously. Don't know how important this really is. I didn't have much extracurricular stuff really, but I did tutor a junior high student for a bit while in HS which is probably a great way to improve your chances of acceptance. I did two years at community college, although I was accepted to UCSD EE straight out of HS as well. Things I wish I knew before college? Talk to academic counselors alot, make sure you're covering all your requirements. Trying to figure out everything on your own will be a total failure. There's a certain art to working out your schedule, but don't get carried away trying to idealize your schedule. Do look at alot of different possibilities though, and realize that early in your college career you have tons and tons of choice as to what classes you take in a given semester/quarter, so you should be able to work out a decent schedule if you sit down for a couple hours with the schedule. In hindsight you'll find that you wish you had taken different classes, scheduled things differently, etc but there's nothing you can do to get it perfect. | ||
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Major/Minor Not a fucking clue yet Year graduated high school: 2008 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.9x unweighted Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 780/680/780 for a combined 2240. 5's on every AP Exam except for Physics B (Physics C, Chem, Calc BC, US History, World History, Stat, Macro, Microecons) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Truthfully, not a fucking clue. It might have had something to do with the hundreds of hours I logged volunteering, but I think that's bullshit. Plus my essays were done like the day before the deadline. And it couldn't have been the grades, cause everyone here has ridiculous SAT scores and whatnot. Things you wish you knew before college: Don't fucking apply common apps the day or two before it's due. The site crashes so often. Talk to your counselors and advisors a LOT. Make sure you have the requirements for each college you're applying to. I couldn't get in any UC schools cause I didn't take a fine arts course during high school. Make sure you don't overload yourself in one area, try to mix and match your schedule with some reading courses, some numbers, and some other shit. Organic Chemistry here is a bitch. Try lots of clubs, but eventually weed them down to the ones you're really interested in. And finally, DONT panic and stress out because it just makes everything worse. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
On September 29 2008 11:23 BuGzlToOnl wrote: I hate it when these threads come up, my penis shrinks a little when ever I see SAT scores, GPAs, and some of the schools you guys go to. my balls just dropped | ||
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JustQuitWarcraftIII
United States679 Posts
Major: Business Accounting Year graduated from HS: 2006 HS GPA (unweighted): 3.92 Stats: 2210 on SAT, didn't take SAT II, and 35 composite on ACT. Things that give me the edge: I excel in mathematics and statistics. Things I wish I knew: socializing is very important in college. A friend of mine got a better internship offer because he partied a lot and established lots of connections with people. | ||
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LosingID8
CA10828 Posts
On September 29 2008 08:08 KOFgokuon wrote: what does it matter? school will weight gpa's however they want anyways, your actual weighted gpa doesn't mean much to them it does matter, actually. the reasoning behind it is that high-achieving students will never get to explore other non-academic courses such as photo, video production, journalism, fine arts, etc if AP/IB courses are weighted, since these courses will pull down their GPAs. however, this sucks because it completely screws up class rank. in our graduating top 5% (who get a special medal, certificate, and note on their transcript), about 2/3 of them were IB diploma students. the other 1/3? students who got easy As with standard level english and history, 2 periods of PE, no math class, a dumbed down science course, and a study hall. i was (barely) ranked in the top 10% in my graduating class, but if you had gotten rid of those garbage students with inflated GPAs, i most likely would have been in or very close to the top 5%. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 29 2008 16:03 LosingID8 wrote: it does matter, actually. the reasoning behind it is that high-achieving students will never get to explore other non-academic courses such as photo, video production, journalism, fine arts, etc if AP/IB courses are weighted, since these courses will pull down their GPAs. however, this sucks because it completely screws up class rank. in our graduating top 5% (who get a special medal, certificate, and note on their transcript), about 2/3 of them were IB diploma students. the other 1/3? students who got easy As with standard level english and history, 2 periods of PE, no math class, a dumbed down science course, and a study hall. i was (barely) ranked in the top 10% in my graduating class, but if you had gotten rid of those garbage students with inflated GPAs, i most likely would have been in or very close to the top 5%. I guess the point is colleges will recalculate your GPA and know that your class rank should have been higher than it was. They will certainly take grade inflation into account. | ||
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
major/minor: Econ/Math Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.5 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 1600/1600, 2370/2400, multiple 5s on AP tests Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Good test scores, good community service record Things you wish you knew before college: Nothing! I am completely satisfied with my choice. The college I went to was not very hard to get into, yet it's very tough academically. I'm hearing all of my former classmates talk about how easy their colleges are, while I'm working my ass off every day. | ||
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LosingID8
CA10828 Posts
On September 29 2008 16:05 OneOther wrote: i realize that they recalculate your GPA based on their own scale, but they have no way of knowing the course load of the 30something students that were ranked ahead of me. for all they know, all of the other students were taking equally rigorous courses.I guess the point is colleges will recalculate your GPA and know that your class rank should have been higher than it was. They will certainly take grade inflation into account. | ||
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iosef
Israel194 Posts
major: Chem Year graduated HS: 2008 SAT: 800 reading, 780 math, 800 writing AP (5): Calc BC, Physics C (both), Chem AP (4 or 3): US History, Japanese, Latin Lit and the kicker.... HS GPA: 2.1 (something like that, I'm not really sure tbh) so let that be a lesson to all you slackers out there lol. I got rejected from a lot of good schools. now I get to watch my friends who envied my talent and abilities all going to better schools than me. I'm planning to bust ass for a few semesters and then apply for a transfer. honestly i don't even know if I'm capable of that. I've never studied for an exam more than 16 hours before I had to take it. I've never been able to turn in my work for more than 1 or 2 classes in a day. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 29 2008 16:08 LosingID8 wrote: i realize that they recalculate your GPA based on their own scale, but they have no way of knowing the course load of the 30something students that were ranked ahead of me. for all they know, all of the other students were taking equally rigorous courses. No, they wouldn't assume that. When they hear from your school that advanced courses are not weighted, they would simply ignore the class rank. Why would they pay attention to class rankings with severe grade inflation? They don't need to know what kind of courseload the kids above you took, because they don't care. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
Makes me feel like a dumbass...-__-;; | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 29 2008 16:02 JustQuitWarcraftIII wrote: Attending: Princeton University Major: Business Accounting Year graduated from HS: 2006 HS GPA (unweighted): 3.92 Stats: 2210 on SAT, didn't take SAT II, and 35 composite on ACT. Things that give me the edge: I excel in mathematics and statistics. Things I wish I knew: socializing is very important in college. A friend of mine got a better internship offer because he partied a lot and established lots of connections with people. Wait whaaat Princeton didn't require SAT IIs back then? They require three now :/ | ||
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PaeZ
Mexico1627 Posts
On September 29 2008 12:39 starcraft911 wrote: College currently attending: I'm done w/ school but my history... Washington State University - BA in computer science, Lower Columbia Community College - Pre-med transfer, University of Washington - Seattle - Biochemistry, University of Washington School of Medicine - MD w/ residency @ harborview major/minor: BA in comp sci, Pre-med, biochemistry, md Year graduated high school: 2002 (I started college in 2000 with 2 years of college complete in 2002) High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.1 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): I don't recall SAT.. if you complete a degree at another school SAT means nothing, but I earned a 38 on MCAT's which was on the old system out of 40. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Hard work. UWSOM advisor told me that I needed a 37 to get a CHANCE at an interview so that's what I shot for. At the time UWSOM was rated #1 for med schools in united states. I'm not sure what is now. Things you wish you knew before college: I wish I had studied medicine right out of HS. I wasted 4 years getting my BA in computer science at WSU before going back to community college for chem/physics/bio to begin pre-med. I actually enjoyed my studies at community college a lot despite the bad rap it has. i also wish I had started at community college rather than university. The classes were more difficult at LCC than WSU which better prepared me for applying it, the classes are WAY smaller, and the tuition was dirt cheap which meant I could buy a lot more alcohol which is necessary for success. If your goal is to party go to university.. if you're smart enough for ivy league then go for it ;p So are you a doctor? maybe we could talk seeing as I want to go to the US and im gonna apply for the USMLE in June | ||
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e.soul[gm]
Sierra Leone254 Posts
major/minor philosophy/english Year graduated high school:never graduated. High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): never graduated. i scored 99% on the ged though. Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc):i never had to take an entrance exam or an sat, mostly because it's canada. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: I had a pretty interesting essay i guess, since i was just a high school drop out trying to better myself intellectually, i think that might have helped me get into a decent university. Things you wish you knew before college:i thought going to university was a place to meet intelligent individuals that actually enjoyed learning. but most of them are really just in it "to get a good job", and don't actually care about learning. a pretty mediocre experience so far. | ||
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Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
On September 29 2008 14:15 Wasabi wrote: lol Even my friends don't like it; almost nobody likes it when Cal people ever hear the word Stanford. I'm just kinda digging the smaller class sizes in Stanford among other [legitimate] reasons. It's definitely a better school, but if you're going to transfer, transfer to Harvard or something. It's just one of those things that's... not done. | ||
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DeathByMonkeys
United States742 Posts
major/minor: *Planning...* Computer Science Year graduated high school: 2009 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): 3.7 unweighted, and I'm only in the top 20% of my class who are a bunch of hicks taking Algebra as seniors. Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): 29 ACT, 2 AP US (fucked around too much in that class), taking AP Calc, and AP Physics this year. Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: All-Conference football (have a chance to play at collegiate level), Class Vice President, Varsity Club Secretary, involved in all those clubs and that stuff, being on homecoming court and all that popularity contest bullshit. Things you wish you knew before college: I often travel to colleges on the weekend to party with friends, most of whom graduated last year, so I see that side of college life. But the studying schedule and being able to do what I want when I want will be different. | ||
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slained
Canada966 Posts
University: University of Toronto at Missisauga Year: 3 Major: Comp Sci + Communication Culture Information Technology (CCiT) High School: 75% avg anyone at UofT give me a shout! | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14893 Posts
On September 29 2008 16:32 OneOther wrote: No, they wouldn't assume that. When they hear from your school that advanced courses are not weighted, they would simply ignore the class rank. Why would they pay attention to class rankings with severe grade inflation? They don't need to know what kind of courseload the kids above you took, because they don't care. this | ||
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goldrush
Canada709 Posts
University of Ottawa major/minor Economics/Math Year graduated high school: 2007 High School GPA (unweighted or weighted): No GPA here, something like a 96.4 Stats (SAT/ SAT II/ AP scores/etc): IB full bilingual diploma with 41 points (took HL Chem, HL Physics, HL Math, HL A1 English, SL Geography, SL A2 French) Things that you think helped give you the "edge" in getting in: Honestly, for OttawaU, the fact that I had an above 85 average. I got accepted at the University of Waterloo but I didn't really know what I wanted to do so I stayed here (not to mention that I got a higher scholarship here). But I did a few extracurriculars, got decent letters of reccomendation and was part of a couple of clubs. I wasn't involved in crazy extracurriculars like some of my friends. Things you wish you knew before college: - Just because they got into university doesn't mean that people are smart. - Take the time to enjoy yourself, it isn't worth it to just study all of the time. That said, it feels a lot better to have high marks than to not have them. - First year is so much easier than second year. Enjoy it. - The quality of undergraduate degrees differs quite a bit between universities. A degree is NOT a degree. Trust me, if I had the choice, I'd have gone to Waterloo in my first year. It costs quite a bit more, but if you can afford it... Oh, and go with the university that has the right 'atmosphere' for you. A great education isn't worth having a miserable time. - Get involved on campus! Seriously, check out the clubs. Even if it's something that not many people are interested in or it's not that popular, join it if it it interests you. - Sign up for classes RIGHT AWAY if it's a large university. Seriously, you don't want to be the fool (see: me) who has morning classes and late night classes followed by morning classes the next day. | ||
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