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United States2350 Posts
It comes right around this time each year, but it doesn't really matter how you've behaved. Across the globe, members of our community are all hurriedly finalizing applications so that they can enroll in tertiary education in the coming year. Come celebrate and commiserate in this thread.
Oxford college, in the UK.
Don't be hesitant to post that you are going to Utopia Community and Technical College. Who knows, maybe there is someone else lurking the thread that is going/goes there as well! Also keep in mind that there is going to be significant bias of who posts in this thread. Don't let comparing yourself to others make you feel down on your college choice, because most of us that are talking about this online are already bragging a little bit already.
Past Threads:
2011
2012
2013
I made the thread now rather than in March because a lot of people out there already know where they are going due to early, rolling, and practically guaranteed admissions. Post if you want, and I encourage you to be honest! Tell me if there's anything important missing in the OP.
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thanks for making this!
Applied Yale + UVA early, will post my regulars later since it's still not completely set. Top choice reaches are cornell, caltech, williams.
Accept:
William and Mary
Swarthmore
Defer:
-
Reject:
Yale
UVA
Stats
Test scores:
SAT: 2360
SAT 2: 800 Math 2, 800 chem, 730 us history
ACT: 36 (31 essay with writing)
PSAT: 230 (national merit finalist)
AP: 7 (2 sophomore, 2 junior, 3 senior). So far 5s on chem, compsci, BC calc, APUSH
GPA: 4.16 (my school inflates a lot, that's a mid-range GPA)
School doesn't rank
Extracurriculars:
Relatively unusual primary interest (birds, for about 7 years) with relevant internship, summer programs, reports, started bird club at school, etc.
cello for 8 years, various orchestras, music supplement
40 hours of volunteering so far
Student admin for school's Linux lab
French National Honor Society
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United States2350 Posts
r u me
Penis waving incoming
+ Show Spoiler +Applied to UChicago + MIT + Caltech early as reaches. Applied to Michigan + safeties as well, still waiting on them. Now that my reaches have decided they are too cool for me I am applying to some more schools like Harvard (the only ivy people from my school ever get in to), Duke, etc. Accept: (almost guaranteed Michigan ) + safeties (they have formulaic admission or I'm already in) Defer: MIT Caltech Chicago Reject: None yet SAT: 2360 (760 Math lolololol) Subjects Tests: 800 Math2, 800 Chem, 800 USH, 750 Span w/ listening ACT: 36 8 essay AP: 4 on art history, 5 chem, 5 USH, 5 Lang and Comp, 4 Statistics (self-studied, though) GPA: 4.0, which is shared by 4 others in a class of 340 Very difficult current schedule, in my opinion at least + Show Spoiler +AP Calc BC + AP BIO + AP Physics C + AP Comp Sci A + AP Spanish + AP Eng Lit Also studying Ochem + linear algebra on my own right now From a state that does not have too many applicants to top schools EC: Boy Scouts, eagle scout + crew leader Academic Team: was JV Captain, now varsity captain, lots of local tournament wins + national appearances Research Internship at local University, may get published Chem Club, Math Team, NHS, you get the picture Volunteering totals up to like 120 hr or something Significant Awards: USNCO after starting it up myself at my school, Eagle, possibly Intel STS semis Essays are usually somewhere between crap and good, in my opinion at least. I have a bad habit of waiting until the last minute with these, which I need to break. I feel like these are what are keeping me out right now.
You can tell how competitive admissions to the selective schools has become -.- BTW I'm white
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You guys scare me. I'm an B+/A- student :s..
Major: Computer Science maybe minor in psychology if allowed
Accepted:
SUNY Stony Brook University
Florida Institute of Technology
University of Connecticut
Purdue University
Waitlisted:
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Applied/Applying to:
Tufts University
University of Michigan
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (Deferred QQ)
SUNY Stony Brook University
Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
University of Connecticut
Florida Tech
Case Western Reserve University
Purdue University
2-3 Random CUNYs
SAT: 2110 (600 CR, 790 Math, 720 Writing)
Subject Test: 760 Math2
ACT: N/A
GPA: 3.5 (90.45) (Top 50% of grade..)
AP Exams: 5 on Stats, 3 on English Lit
Taking BC, Physics C and Comp Sci AB this year
Extracurricular:
I play Piano but nothing major.. A+ on NYSSMA Level 5 and that's pretty much it
Student volunteer at Buddhist temple and piano teacher (lol >_>)
JSA
Key Club
Volunteer in IT department at local hospital
I think I racked up a little over 200 hours give or take lol
No awards
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United States2350 Posts
Don't feel bad, I have no life
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Can't believe its that time of year again, I'll be so glad once I'm done with my applications haha. Will update as results come out (hopefully in my favor!).
Major: Will be applying either computer engineering or business (school-dependent) since I like both.
Accepted:
WSU
Waiting On:
UW
USC
Santa Clara
Northeastern
Rice
Claremont McKenna
Carnegie Mellon
UPenn
Duke
Denied:
Stanford
SAT: 2220 (800 CR, 720 Math, 700 Writing)
Subject: 770 Math, 760 US History
AP: 5's (AP Euro, AP US, AP Lang & Comp), 4's (AP Comp Sci, AP AB Calc)
GPA: 3.798 (unweighted), class rank 16% (unweighted)
Current Schedule: AP Chem, AP Lit, AP BC Calc, Physics
Extracurriculars:
National Chess Master
JV Tennis (3 years, captain senior year)
2 year captain of school chess team
3rd Gup Tang-Soo-Do (1st in Weapons, 2nd in Forms in 2011 comp.)
DECA Member
NHS
Played piano for 10 years, but no notable accomplishments, its just fun to play
Volunteered around 50 hours
Awards:
National Merit Commended and there was this AP award thingy (not sure of the name haha)
Essay-wise, I've been writing stories & anecdotes from my life whenever I can, hopefully the admissions will like that.
Good Luck to everyone, I hope you guys get into your dream schools!
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@Chocolate, I'm assuming by the schools you're applying to that you're looking at doing something in the field of engineering or general STEM. If so, you should definitely give serious consideration to University of Michigan. I'm currently a sophomore in computer science, and I know we have some great programs in the engineering school, not to mention that the town and the campus in general are awesome. If you have any questions, you can always PM me. I'd be happy to help.
@Kenpachi as well, since you're applying there too. Umich is awesome, and we have room for everyone 
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people that go to college are NERDS
User was temp banned for this post.
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Just finished my final year of secondary school!
Got a pretty high mark and have decided to apply to the best university in my country (Melbourne University) and do biomedicine and hopefully lead into an MD.
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On December 20 2013 14:23 cam connor wrote:
people that go to college are NERDS
This is why we need the active modding on this site for inane comments that contribute no value like this.
On-topic: my college days are long behind me but good luck to everyone this year. You youngsters!
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GrandInquisitor
New York City13113 Posts
Good luck to all of you. College admissions is a really stressful time. If it's any consolation, + Show Spoiler +it doesn't really matter that much, since the difference between your dream school and safety school is probably far outweighed by your work ethic and luck
On December 19 2013 09:29 Kenpachi wrote:
You guys scare me. I'm an B+/A- student :s..
Remember that this is self-selecting! Only people who want to show off their numbers (or a slightly juiced version of their numbers) are posting here
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man this thread makes me feel old. anyhow i'll be checking back to see if CMU will be getting any new TL'ers. anyone applying to carnegie feel free to pm me if you have questions etc since i know a lot of ppl might not know anyone who's ever gone there.
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United States2350 Posts
Ey yo wazzup michigan thanks for throwing a homie a bone.
When do they invite people to apply to the shipmen scholarship? Their website says that invites are based solely on GPA and scores, so I should qualify. It is the only merit scholarship that I qualify for when it comes to Michigan so it is kind of important that I get it, because it actually makes Michigan affordable with OOS tuition. Kinda boned though, since only 15 end up with it out of a huge freshman class. I also read somewhere that Michigan has a scholarship or something for people who do well on the AIME (anybody else heard of this?) so maybe I should spend the next three months becoming a straight up math hustla.
@Chocolate, I'm assuming by the schools you're applying to that you're looking at doing something in the field of engineering or general STEM. If so, you should definitely give serious consideration to University of Michigan. I'm currently a sophomore in computer science, and I know we have some great programs in the engineering school, not to mention that the town and the campus in general are awesome. If you have any questions, you can always PM me. I'd be happy to help.
I got in to the COE. I'll contact with you if I matriculate. I don't want to get too attached to Mich because it's pretty expensive OOS and I don't want to make my parents pay $53k/year straight up when I could net some money in-state instead.
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Wow, you guys really get answers for that kind of stuff really early !
We get our results mid-June (for our equivalent of college) and late July/early august (for ~graduate school) (well I got mine last year so I just watch people brag in here )
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Good luck to everyone going through the college process! If you end up coming to Rutgers NB or NJIT, let me know ^^
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On December 21 2013 07:05 Chocolate wrote:Ey yo wazzup michigan thanks for throwing a homie a bone. When do they invite people to apply to the shipmen scholarship? Their website says that invites are based solely on GPA and scores, so I should qualify. It is the only merit scholarship that I qualify for when it comes to Michigan so it is kind of important that I get it, because it actually makes Michigan affordable with OOS tuition. Kinda boned though, since only 15 end up with it out of a huge freshman class. I also read somewhere that Michigan has a scholarship or something for people who do well on the AIME (anybody else heard of this?) so maybe I should spend the next three months becoming a straight up math hustla. Show nested quote +@Chocolate, I'm assuming by the schools you're applying to that you're looking at doing something in the field of engineering or general STEM. If so, you should definitely give serious consideration to University of Michigan. I'm currently a sophomore in computer science, and I know we have some great programs in the engineering school, not to mention that the town and the campus in general are awesome. If you have any questions, you can always PM me. I'd be happy to help. I got in to the COE. I'll contact with you if I matriculate. I don't want to get too attached to Mich because it's pretty expensive OOS and I don't want to make my parents pay $53k/year straight up when I could net some money in-state instead.
I actually know a ton of the shipman scholars (although I am not one myself) they're good friends of mine, and I'll ask when they get their decisions. That said they're a pretty small group (surprised you even heard of them tbh. Im pretty sure their process is also based on essays as well, because I outscored a few of them on the ACT.
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On December 21 2013 01:34 GrandInquisitor wrote:Good luck to all of you. College admissions is a really stressful time. If it's any consolation, + Show Spoiler +it doesn't really matter that much, since the difference between your dream school and safety school is probably far outweighed by your work ethic and luck Show nested quote +On December 19 2013 09:29 Kenpachi wrote:
You guys scare me. I'm an B+/A- student :s.. Remember that this is self-selecting! Only people who want to show off their numbers (or a slightly juiced version of their numbers) are posting here
lol I hope I inspire others like me to share so we all don't feel so overwhelmed
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zzz a lot of pressure from parents after being rejected early. Apparently I'm switching out my Common App essay from one I really love to another that I also like but apparently sells me better.
Also forgot to mention my intended major—chemistry, also interested in compsci!
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Feel free to pm me if you have any questions about UC Santa Barbara.
It's better than all of the schools listed so far (;
Applying to grad schools myself for physics
Stanford
UM College Park
UC Boulder
U Washington
U Oregon
U Mich Ann Arbor
Mich State
Stony Brook
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United States2350 Posts
Ahhh I wish UCSB (or any UCs, for that matter) were an option for me. California's public school system seems so much nicer than mine.
Are you applying for a specific subfield of physics?
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