college acceptance thread
toiletpaper55
16-12-2006 20:17:39
did anyone get their letters back? i just got into my safety school today-UMBC
where did you guys apply/what are your stats?
i applied to
-university of maryland-college park
-university of maryland-balitmore county
-university of illinois-urbana champaign
-university of michigan-ann arbor
and im about to apply to nyu
had a 3.4/4.1 gpa (unweighted/weighted), 1410/2070 sat (old/new)
no sat II's-was too lazy to take any
i want to go to michigan but its a reach
ps-business major
Dave82
16-12-2006 20:28:05
Dont Stress! If you have already taken you SAT/ACT then dont waste time stressing. Whatever happens, happens. And you can always transfer after your first year.
Honestly, i do not think michigan is a reach with your stats wink
Best Wishes all, DONT STRESS!
JKirk
16-12-2006 20:40:37
[quotec6dbe90786="Dave82"]Dont Stress! If you have already taken you SAT/ACT then dont waste time stressing. Whatever happens, happens. And you can always transfer after your first year.
Honestly, i do not think michigan is a reach with your stats wink
Best Wishes all, DONT STRESS![/quotec6dbe90786]
Eh, from Collegeboard's point of view he has a good chance.
http//apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1195&profileId=6
Good luck. )
toiletpaper55
16-12-2006 20:46:19
[quote3c418bbd50="JKirk"][quote3c418bbd50="Dave82"]Dont Stress! If you have already taken you SAT/ACT then dont waste time stressing. Whatever happens, happens. And you can always transfer after your first year.
Honestly, i do not think michigan is a reach with your stats wink
Best Wishes all, DONT STRESS![/quote3c418bbd50]
Eh, from Collegeboard's point of view he has a good chance.
http//apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1195&profileId=6
Good luck. )[/quote3c418bbd50]
im in the middle of that 730 math/ 680 verbal but idk, its competitive
and ive been living on that collegeboard site and the usnews rankings
for the past couple of weeks haha
zdub08
16-12-2006 20:49:39
isn't michigan's accepetance rate over 60%?
Dave82
16-12-2006 21:37:13
[quote469a939127="JKirk"][quote469a939127="Dave82"]Dont Stress! If you have already taken you SAT/ACT then dont waste time stressing. Whatever happens, happens. And you can always transfer after your first year.
Honestly, i do [b469a939127]not[/b469a939127] think michigan is a [b469a939127]reach[/b469a939127] with your stats wink
Best Wishes all, DONT STRESS![/quote469a939127]
Eh, from Collegeboard's point of view he has a good chance.
http//apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1195&profileId=6
Good luck. )[/quote469a939127]
meaning i think he has a good chance.
can you ever... nm
JKirk
16-12-2006 21:41:56
[quote34c5ae93ef="Dave82"][quote34c5ae93ef="JKirk"][quote34c5ae93ef="Dave82"]Dont Stress! If you have already taken you SAT/ACT then dont waste time stressing. Whatever happens, happens. And you can always transfer after your first year.
Honestly, i do [b34c5ae93ef]not[/b34c5ae93ef] think michigan is a [b34c5ae93ef]reach[/b34c5ae93ef] with your stats wink
Best Wishes all, DONT STRESS![/quote34c5ae93ef]
Eh, from Collegeboard's point of view he has a good chance.
http//apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1195&profileId=6
Good luck. )[/quote34c5ae93ef]
meaning i think he has a good chance.
can you ever... nm[/quote34c5ae93ef]
I was agreeing with you..? I was pointing out he had a good chance, not stating you were incorrect. I don't know what any of this "can you ever.. nm" stuff is but...
?
Vector
16-12-2006 22:32:51
I have only heard from Purdue and I got accepted, I am waiting for U of I, some of my friends got in for that because they submitted their early app.
Dave82
16-12-2006 22:41:58
[quote96ae041601="Vector"]I have only heard from Purdue and I got accepted, I am waiting for U of I, some of my friends got in for that because they submitted their early app.[/quote96ae041601]
Purdue is a great school. Congrats! Both my parents alumni!
Gigante
16-12-2006 22:48:37
FIPG is slowly congregating at Purdue.
Anybody apply to Berkeley here?
Daggoth
16-12-2006 23:51:01
[quotedcf4bbfe0d="Gigante"]FIPG is slowly congregating at Purdue.
Anybody apply to Berkeley here?[/quotedcf4bbfe0d]
Getting into Berkeley from out of state is...
Powerbook
17-12-2006 03:32:53
Yup early admissions should be coming soon. I get a decsion from Fairfield University by Christmas, Providence College by January 1st, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute by the second week of January, and UCONN by February 1st. All my top schools are in April. Hehe, I bet I am applying to more schools than anyone here. I got a list of 12! dance Good luck guys! With my shitty score of 26 on the ACT I am projected to be rejected from all the schools from numbers 1 through 6. Oh well. I took the December ACT, maybe it went up? But yeah good luck, I really need it. Here are the schools I applied to or am applying to
1. University of Notre Dame
2. Amherst College
3. Bowdoin College (SAT Optional)
4. Wesleyan University
5. Tufts University
6. Boston College
7. Rennselear Polytechnic Institute
8. Boston University
9. College of Holy Cross (SAT Optional)
10. Providence College (SAT Optional)
11. University of Connecticut
12. Fairfield University
johnjimjones
17-12-2006 07:14:38
[quote170c45e38d="Vector"]I have only heard from Purdue and I got accepted, I am waiting for U of I, some of my friends got in for that because they submitted their early app.[/quote170c45e38d]
Congrats!!
[quote170c45e38d="Gigante"]FIPG is slowly congregating at Purdue.
Anybody apply to Berkeley here?[/quote170c45e38d]
Purdue University - the school for freebiests!
bballp6699
17-12-2006 09:53:33
Is it just me or do these acceptance letter threads every year make the "older" FIPG members feel older and older.
tylerc
17-12-2006 10:59:38
I applied to the following schools
-Indiana University Bloomington
-Marquette University
-University of Michigan
-University of Virginia
Our school does not do class rank because it's really competitive and GPA is not weighted.
I got a 1260/1880 on the SAT (old/new scale), 27 on the ACT. My GPA is about a 10.0, which is an A- on the 12.0 scale.
So far I have only heard back from Indiana University, Marquette and Virginia don't send their letters out until January or February. Not sure about Michigan.
I'll be going to IU next year though, I just wanted to get a feel of where I could possibly get into if I decide to go onto law school, since Michigan and Virginia have awesome law schools.
ilanbg
17-12-2006 13:34:12
I only applied to one school—George Washington University—and I got in.
Yeah bitches.
shortys408
17-12-2006 14:54:24
wherever you go, join a fraternity.
ilanbg
17-12-2006 14:57:16
Why?
johnjimjones
17-12-2006 14:58:53
[quote8d504f01b2="shortys408"]wherever you go, join a fraternity.[/quote8d504f01b2]
Eh, they're not for everyone. They are a ton of fun, but it's not my type of atmosphere. It also depends on which fraternity you rush.
toiletpaper55
17-12-2006 15:03:54
[quotea70a081bef="tylerc"]I applied to the following schools
-Indiana University Bloomington
-Marquette University
-University of Michigan
-University of Virginia
Our school does not do class rank because it's really competitive and GPA is not weighted.
I got a 1260/1880 on the SAT (old/new scale), 27 on the ACT. My GPA is about a 10.0, which is an A- on the 12.0 scale.
So far I have only heard back from Indiana University, Marquette and Virginia don't send their letters out until January or February. Not sure about Michigan.
I'll be going to IU next year though, I just wanted to get a feel of where I could possibly get into if I decide to go onto law school, since Michigan and Virginia have awesome law schools.[/quotea70a081bef]
uva is extremly difficult to get into, a really smart friend of mine got deferred from early decision and hes class treasurer, great gpa, band, really high scores, the list goes on and on
and GWU is a hard school to get into, i dont really like their campus in dc
tylerc
17-12-2006 15:08:37
Yeah I'm not expecting to get into UVa, just thought I'd try anyway.
toiletpaper55
17-12-2006 15:10:55
[quoted5b504f13d="tylerc"]Yeah I'm not expecting to get into UVa, just thought I'd try anyway.[/quoted5b504f13d]
did you take sat ii's? i was too lazy to even take them or else i wouldve applied to some nicer schools
ilanbg
17-12-2006 15:17:52
[quotea7f0a48557="toiletpaper55"]and GWU is a hard school to get into, i dont really like their campus in dc[/quotea7f0a48557]
Yeah, I'm disappointed with their campus, but I wouldn't compromise a good college degree for a good campus. Plus it has a no alcohol/drug policy, though I don't know how enforced that is.
I'll probably head over the Georgetown or some other campus nearby when I want to party.
Powerbook
17-12-2006 15:19:10
Hopefully I get into a good college. wink Congrats on getting into George Washington though. D
johnjimjones
17-12-2006 17:17:47
[quote9fc0e25f28="ilanbg"][quote9fc0e25f28="toiletpaper55"]and GWU is a hard school to get into, i dont really like their campus in dc[/quote9fc0e25f28]
Yeah, I'm disappointed with their campus, but I wouldn't compromise a good college degree for a good campus. [b9fc0e25f28]Plus it has a no alcohol/drug policy[/b9fc0e25f28], though I don't know how enforced that is.
I'll probably head over the Georgetown or some other campus nearby when I want to party.[/quote9fc0e25f28]
ROFL every campus has that, it just depends on how much they care about it lol
tylerc
17-12-2006 17:20:26
IU is a dry campus, like most. But they still party harder than Purdue could ever dream of partying.
johnjimjones
17-12-2006 17:30:16
[quotef12f09a271="tylerc"]IU is a dry campus, like most. But they still party harder than Purdue could ever dream of partying.[/quotef12f09a271]
We allow some of our brain cells to live so that we can do something useful after college. wink
tylerc
17-12-2006 17:34:50
Engineering is the only thing Purdue is good for. Management too, I guess.
potsey2007
17-12-2006 18:20:31
I have only applied to one school, University of Northern Iowa. I have a 26 ACT and have not taken SAT and do not plan on it. GPA is 3.7 and class rank is only 23/85. Basically if you apply there you will get in if you are in the upper half of your graduating class. They are one of the best colleges for accounting in the country and that's why i picked them.
UNI generally is ranked within the top 10 colleges and universities in the nation in terms of first-time candidate performance on the Uniform CPA Examination according to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.
ilanbg
17-12-2006 18:22:04
[quote6dc15ab549="johnjimjones"][quote6dc15ab549="ilanbg"][quote6dc15ab549="toiletpaper55"]and GWU is a hard school to get into, i dont really like their campus in dc[/quote6dc15ab549]
Yeah, I'm disappointed with their campus, but I wouldn't compromise a good college degree for a good campus. [b6dc15ab549]Plus it has a no alcohol/drug policy[/b6dc15ab549], though I don't know how enforced that is.
I'll probably head over the Georgetown or some other campus nearby when I want to party.[/quote6dc15ab549]
ROFL every campus has that, it just depends on how much they care about it lol[/quote6dc15ab549]
Naw, Georgetown allows the over-21 students to drink on campus.
GW takes away housing if you're caught drunk twice (first time you get a warning and/or suspension), but I don't know about how enforced it is.
Gigante
17-12-2006 18:30:05
[quote8a653cce5d="ilanbg"][quote8a653cce5d="johnjimjones"][quote8a653cce5d="ilanbg"][quote8a653cce5d="toiletpaper55"]and GWU is a hard school to get into, i dont really like their campus in dc[/quote8a653cce5d]
Yeah, I'm disappointed with their campus, but I wouldn't compromise a good college degree for a good campus. [b8a653cce5d]Plus it has a no alcohol/drug policy[/b8a653cce5d], though I don't know how enforced that is.
I'll probably head over the Georgetown or some other campus nearby when I want to party.[/quote8a653cce5d]
ROFL every campus has that, it just depends on how much they care about it lol[/quote8a653cce5d]
Naw, Georgetown allows the over-21 students to drink on campus.
GW takes away housing if you're caught drunk twice (first time you get a warning and/or suspension), but I don't know about how enforced it is.[/quote8a653cce5d]
Same at Cal. I think that is pretty common policy.
Gigante
17-12-2006 18:30:52
[quote1b533e272c="shortys408"]wherever you go, join a fraternity.[/quote1b533e272c]
nothx
shortys408
17-12-2006 19:42:06
u gotta be 21 at my school to do drugs.
toiletpaper55
17-12-2006 20:01:58
how does rolling admissions work? i just found out that illinois is rolling and on the online status it says "Application Status Complete ready for review" how long does it typically take for them to decide/respond?
johnjimjones
17-12-2006 20:42:36
[quote1152db24dd="toiletpaper55"]how does rolling admissions work? i just found out that illinois is rolling and on the online status it says "Application Status Complete ready for review" how long does it typically take for them to decide/respond?[/quote1152db24dd]
Purdue has rolling admissions too. It usually takes like 2-3 weeks at the most.
tylerc
17-12-2006 20:49:53
Rolling admissions means that they accept students all year until the class fills up, they don't have a specific deadline and send out all their acceptance letters at one time. This is good for people with not-so-good grades, because then they have a better shot of getting in if they apply earlier.
BlueX
18-12-2006 15:02:26
[quotec1883f9538="Gigante"]FIPG is slowly congregating at Purdue.
Anybody apply to Berkeley here?[/quotec1883f9538]
My brother is a Berkeley alum (go Bears!).
Berkeley is on my top 5 list of schools right now (I'm in-state, so.. ) )
toiletpaper55
18-12-2006 16:43:44
[quote112ceec8cb="ilanbg"]I only applied to one school—George Washington University—and I got in.
Yeah bitches.[/quote112ceec8cb]
what are the essay(s) or short answers for gwu? i just got something in the mail today saying they had 6 yr law program? might be interested if there arent too many essays n crap
Gigante
18-12-2006 17:08:13
[quote083ee33424="BlueX"][quote083ee33424="Gigante"]FIPG is slowly congregating at Purdue.
Anybody apply to Berkeley here?[/quote083ee33424]
My brother is a Berkeley alum (go Bears!).
Berkeley is on my top 5 list of schools right now (I'm in-state, so.. ) )[/quote083ee33424]
kickass, maybe u will be here soon.
TFOAF
18-12-2006 17:21:07
I applied to four schools. I'm awaiting letters from all of them. I really want to get accepted into Ramapo College of New Jersey.
If I don't...fuck...everything.
I hope I get into that school. I know I sound stupid, but I'm not
My GPA (from junior year) is a 3.08. However, my GPA (from this current senior year) is a 3.26. My SAT score is a 1640/2400, or a 1090/1600. I belong to a few clubs at my school, not really into sports. I have 60 hours of volunteer work. Two amazing letters of recommendations. I've worked on/redesigned/recoded my school website this year, getting acknowledged not by just friends and family, but by the faculty and principal of my school. Uhh....
My SAT scores narrowed down
520 Literature
570 Math
550 Writing (9 on my essay)
For Immediate Decision at Ramapo, they wanted a 3.3 GPA, and an 1100/1600 on the SAT. I just miss it.
What do you guys think/what are your opinions? They've got a 40% acceptance rate. However, on CollegeBoard it shows that a good percentage of students have lower scores than me, and go to Ramapo. I don't know. I applied, and I'm waiting.
My GPA is extremely low, because freshman and sophomore year, I kind of fucked up. French fucked me over big time, drastically lowering my GPA. I also had some crappy math teachers (and I'm excellent in math), therefore not doing well, and getting pulled out of the Honors program in math. I was in AP Computer Science last year, managed to get a B in it.
If I didn't fuck up freshman and sophomore year...I would probably have a 3.5+ GPA. (
Oh! I'm also graduating with 12 college credits. Last year I took a Financial Account 1 Honors course, got an A, and got 3 college credits from Fairleigh Dickinson University. This year, I'm in Web Design, Statistics Honors, and Financial Accounting 2 Honors, = 9 more credits.
I want to major in Accounting, and earn my CPA, and possibly minor or double major in Computer Science.
I don't know. I'm really scared and nervous. ?
Ramapo...is where I wanna get into. If you're still reading up to here...thank you for listening. I appreciate your concern. Any tips or comments are greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
my friend just recieved bad news he didnt get into his number 1 school by early action.
does that mean he is still in the running for admission via normal decision.
like his application now goes with the rest of the apps?
he didnt get in becuase he new sat scores didnt get in on time.
he is depressed after finding out he cracked 1300 on the last attempt at the S.A.T.
Dave82
18-12-2006 18:25:29
[quote63562f99fb="TFOAF"]I applied to four schools. I'm awaiting letters from all of them. I really want to get accepted into Ramapo College of New Jersey.
If I don't...fuck...everything.[/quote63562f99fb]
GOOD NEWS!!! My friend's ex-gf went to Ramapo. That is so strange because I have never even heard of that school until my friend mentioned it. It was strange to see you posting about it. [b63562f99fb]
Anways, the good news is that she had a 2.9 gpa and got in. [/b63562f99fb] I am not trying to mean, but lets just say i;m sure she didnt score too high in standardized testing either. The 2.9 was with the help of my friend. I remember he had to scan and email her math homework every week. But she was on her own for tests as i noticed they never do take-home tests there. He also had to do a lot of other homework for her and it was crazy (good thing they broke up, right!).
I think you'll be okay, and you do not sound stupid. GPA is not everything. They look for a well rounded student, which you are. A letter from the principal of your school is GREAT. That is going to look awesome as i'm sure no school is going to think that the principal does that for everyone.
You said you just missed early acceptance, which means i personally think you'll make the general cut. They always set early acceptance standards higher.
Good Luck, keep us posted!
I think they have a more open admission
TFOAF
18-12-2006 19:03:40
[quote50a5a3c12f="Dave82"][quote50a5a3c12f="TFOAF"]I applied to four schools. I'm awaiting letters from all of them. I really want to get accepted into Ramapo College of New Jersey.
If I don't...fuck...everything.[/quote50a5a3c12f]
GOOD NEWS!!! My friend's ex-gf went to Ramapo. That is so strange because I have never even heard of that school until my friend mentioned it. It was strange to see you posting about it. [b50a5a3c12f]
Anways, the good news is that she had a 2.9 gpa and got in. [/b50a5a3c12f] I am not trying to mean, but lets just say i;m sure she didnt score too high in standardized testing either. The 2.9 was with the help of my friend. I remember he had to scan and email her math homework every week. But she was on her own for tests as i noticed they never do take-home tests there. He also had to do a lot of other homework for her and it was crazy (good thing they broke up, right!).
I think you'll be okay, and you do not sound stupid. GPA is not everything. They look for a well rounded student, which you are. A letter from the principal of your school is GREAT. That is going to look awesome as i'm sure no school is going to think that the principal does that for everyone.
You said you just missed early acceptance, which means i personally think you'll make the general cut. They always set early acceptance standards higher.
Good Luck, keep us posted!
I think they have a more open admission[/quote50a5a3c12f]
Thanks!
To correct you, I never stated I got a letter from my principal. P
Dave82
18-12-2006 19:25:40
[quote68c7765fd9="TFOAF"][quote68c7765fd9="Dave82"][quote68c7765fd9="TFOAF"]I applied to four schools. I'm awaiting letters from all of them. I really want to get accepted into Ramapo College of New Jersey.
If I don't...fuck...everything.[/quote68c7765fd9]
GOOD NEWS!!! My fr[...] admission[/quote68c7765fd9]
Thanks!
To correct you, I never stated I got a letter from my principal. P[/quote68c7765fd9]
I cant read. My illiteracy is kicking in.
Being recognized by your principal is GREAT.
I just want to stress that for the most part, what is done, is done at this point. Obviously saying "Don't Stress" is probably not gonna work, but try. Even if you dont get into the college of your choice, you can always go to a back-up plan and kick it into gear your first year and then transfer.
We have a lot of people apply to some top schools here. Doesnt mean that if you arent applying to Purdue or Stanford that things arent great for you.
Damn, i feel so old being in grad school surrounded by all these young high school kids.
TFOAF
18-12-2006 19:34:12
[quoteb96a2bdd95="Dave82"][quoteb96a2bdd95="TFOAF"][quoteb96a2bdd95="Dave82"][quoteb96a2bdd95="TFOAF"]I applied to four schools. I'm awaiting letters from all of them. I really want to get accepted into Ramapo College of New Jersey.
If I don't...fuck...everything.[/quoteb96a2bdd95]
GOOD NEWS!!! My fr[...] admission[/quoteb96a2bdd95]
Thanks!
To correct you, I never stated I got a letter from my principal. P[/quoteb96a2bdd95]
I cant read. My illiteracy is kicking in.
Being recognized by your principal is GREAT.
I just want to stress that for the most part, what is done, is done at this point. Obviously saying "Don't Stress" is probably not gonna work, but try. Even if you dont get into the college of your choice, you can always go to a back-up plan and kick it into gear your first year and then transfer.
We have a lot of people apply to some top schools here. Doesnt mean that if you arent applying to Purdue or Stanford that things arent great for you.
Damn, i feel so old being in grad school surrounded by all these young high school kids.[/quoteb96a2bdd95]
Heh. Thanks for your help, I greatly appreciate it. Ramapo's campus, dorms, and scenery are all beautiful. Just the feeling of being there makes me happy. The classroom sizes are small also, and their courses are worth 4 credits each, I think. Meh, best of luck to me! D
Thanks again.
Gigante
18-12-2006 19:40:23
[quote5daab27029="Kidd"]my friend just recieved bad news he didnt get into his number 1 school by early action.
does that mean he is still in the running for admission via normal decision.
like his application now goes with the rest of the apps?
he didnt get in becuase he new sat scores didnt get in on time.
he is depressed after finding out he cracked 1300 on the last attempt at the S.A.T.[/quote5daab27029]
No offense, but if he surprised he didn't get in if he only got 1300?
Schools will either deny you, accept you, or defer you. The last option means that you are put into the regular pool. They will tell you this in their letter to you.
[quote5daab27029="Dave82"] Doesnt mean that if you arent applying to Purdue or Stanford that things arent great for you. [/quote5daab27029]
Are you trying to compare Purdue and Stanford? Or just throwing out random names?
toiletpaper55
18-12-2006 19:41:31
arggg im really blown. i didnt know until a couple hours ago that i needed to send my sat scores directly to colleges from collegeboard. i assumed that theyd use the ones that my school sent w/ my transcript. im def not getting into mich now, everything has been in for 2 weeks (since dec 5-app, essay, recc, transcripts) everythign but scores, tonight i paid collegeboard to send which takes another 3 weeks so thats like 5 weeks of rolling admissions wasted. UMBC, UMCP and UIUC all took the ones from my school....
Gigante
18-12-2006 19:44:35
[quotee6822b61e5="toiletpaper55"]arggg im really blown. i didnt know until a couple hours ago that i needed to send my sat scores directly to colleges from collegeboard. i assumed that theyd use the ones that my school sent w/ my transcript. im def not getting into mich now, everything has been in for 2 weeks (since dec 5-app, essay, recc, transcripts) everythign but scores, tonight i paid collegeboard to send which takes another 3 weeks so thats like 5 weeks of rolling admissions wasted. UMBC, UMCP and UIUC all took the ones from my school....[/quotee6822b61e5]
Many schools will look at what your school sends and then confirm these scores when official scores come in. They know that collegeboard is ghey, and many schools will give you many months to turn in official scores. Your admission will just be dependent on the reported scores being correct, and if not, you're fux0red.
[quoteff6f3110c0="Gigante"][quoteff6f3110c0="Kidd"]my friend just recieved bad news he didnt get into his number 1 school by early action.
does that mean he is still in the running for admission via normal decision.
like his application now goes with the rest of the apps?
he didnt get in becuase he new sat scores didnt get in on time.
he is depressed after finding out he cracked 1300 on the last attempt at the S.A.T.[/quoteff6f3110c0]
No offense, but if he surprised he didn't get in if he only got 1300?
Schools will either deny you, accept you, or defer you. The last option means that you are put into the regular pool. They will tell you this in their letter to you.
[/quoteff6f3110c0]
1300/1600 isnt bad at all.
i mean it isnt enough to get into harvard but he isnt applying to an ivy league school.
he finally broke his target score but the school didnt get it from the collegeboard sending thingy or w/e.
toiletpaper55
18-12-2006 19:46:35
[quote8890ce719c="Gigante"][quote8890ce719c="toiletpaper55"]arggg im really blown. i didnt know until a couple hours ago that i needed to send my sat scores directly to colleges from collegeboard. i assumed that theyd use the ones that my school sent w/ my transcript. im def not getting into mich now, everything has been in for 2 weeks (since dec 5-app, essay, recc, transcripts) everythign but scores, tonight i paid collegeboard to send which takes another 3 weeks so thats like 5 weeks of rolling admissions wasted. UMBC, UMCP and UIUC all took the ones from my school....[/quote8890ce719c]
Many schools will look at what your school sends and then confirm these scores when official scores come in. They know that collegeboard is ghey, and many schools will give you many months to turn in official scores. Your admission will just be dependent on the reported scores being correct, and if not, you're fux0red.[/quote8890ce719c]
so in the end, ill have to send official for every college i apply to? damnit-another 30$ down the drain....collegeboard...what a monopoly
TFOAF
18-12-2006 19:52:33
[quote18efa2851e="toiletpaper55"][quote18efa2851e="Gigante"][quote18efa2851e="toiletpaper55"]arggg im really blown. i didnt know until a couple hours ago that i needed to send my sat scores directly to colleges from collegeboard. i assumed that theyd use the ones that my school sent w/ my transcript. im def not getting into mich now, everything has been in for 2 weeks (since dec 5-app, essay, recc, transcripts) everythign but scores, tonight i paid collegeboard to send which takes another 3 weeks so thats like 5 weeks of rolling admissions wasted. UMBC, UMCP and UIUC all took the ones from my school....[/quote18efa2851e]
Many schools will look at what your school sends and then confirm these scores when official scores come in. They know that collegeboard is ghey, and many schools will give you many months to turn in official scores. Your admission will just be dependent on the reported scores being correct, and if not, you're fux0red.[/quote18efa2851e]
so in the end, ill have to send official for every college i apply to? damnit-another 30$ down the drain....collegeboard...what a monopoly[/quote18efa2851e]
You do know that every time you took the SAT, you were able to choose where you wanted to send your scores to, and up to four schools were free (PER TEST TAKEN). Every school added after that and thereafter is $9.
toiletpaper55
18-12-2006 19:57:13
[quote74529fc252="TFOAF"][quote74529fc252="toiletpaper55"][quote74529fc252="Gigante"][quote74529fc252="toiletpaper55"]arggg im really blown. i didnt know until a couple hours ago that i needed to send my sat scores directly to colleges from collegeboard. i assumed that theyd use the ones that my school sent w/ my transcript. im def not getting into mich now, everything has been in for 2 weeks (since dec 5-app, essay, recc, transcripts) everythign but scores, tonight i paid collegeboard to send which takes another 3 weeks so thats like 5 weeks of rolling admissions wasted. UMBC, UMCP and UIUC all took the ones from my school....[/quote74529fc252]
Many schools will look at what your school sends and then confirm these scores when official scores come in. They know that collegeboard is ghey, and many schools will give you many months to turn in official scores. Your admission will just be dependent on the reported scores being correct, and if not, you're fux0red.[/quote74529fc252]
so in the end, ill have to send official for every college i apply to? damnit-another 30$ down the drain....collegeboard...what a monopoly[/quote74529fc252]
You do know that every time you took the SAT, you were able to choose where you wanted to send your scores to, and up to four schools were free (PER TEST TAKEN). Every school added after that and thereafter is $9.[/quote74529fc252]
yeah i realized that now, when i was taking the test i wasnt thinking about applying to college-can only focus on one thing at once...waste i know...but too late
i believe if u didnt do it at the time the test was taken you have till 7 days after taking the test to modify it.
if not you will have to pay 9.50 to add schools afterwards.
or 30 bucks for rush results.
Dave82
18-12-2006 20:31:14
[quote8bdc700e8b="Gigante"]
[quote8bdc700e8b="Dave82"] Doesnt mean that if you arent applying to Purdue or Stanford that things arent great for you. [/quote8bdc700e8b]
Are you trying to compare Purdue and Stanford? Or just throwing out random names?[/quote8bdc700e8b]
I meant they are both good schools.
My point was that i dont want other people feeling like, "Oh I am applying to AAA Community College" and feel bad about it because others are talking about Purdue. What is important is that you are going to school and hopefully will work hard and do well where ever it is you are going.
johnjimjones
19-12-2006 10:03:36
[quote0300c06554="Dave82"] Doesnt mean that if you arent applying to Purdue or Stanford that things arent great for you. [/quote0300c06554]
Are you trying to compare Purdue and Stanford? Or just throwing out random names?
lol clearly there's no comparison to be made there. Purdue being better.[/size0300c06554] P
TFOAF
19-12-2006 16:01:04
[quotedec8129585="Dave82"][quotedec8129585="TFOAF"]I applied to four schools. I'm awaiting letters from all of them. I really want to get accepted into Ramapo College of New Jersey.
If I don't...fuck...everything.[/quotedec8129585]
GOOD NEWS!!! My friend's ex-gf went to Ramapo. That is so strange because I have never even heard of that school until my friend mentioned it. It was strange to see you posting about it. [bdec8129585]
Anways, the good news is that she had a 2.9 gpa and got in. [/bdec8129585] I am not trying to mean, but lets just say i;m sure she didnt score too high in standardized testing either. The 2.9 was with the help of my friend. I remember he had to scan and email her math homework every week. But she was on her own for tests as i noticed they never do take-home tests there. He also had to do a lot of other homework for her and it was crazy (good thing they broke up, right!).
I think you'll be okay, and you do not sound stupid. GPA is not everything. They look for a well rounded student, which you are. A letter from the principal of your school is GREAT. That is going to look awesome as i'm sure no school is going to think that the principal does that for everyone.
You said you just missed early acceptance, which means i personally think you'll make the general cut. They always set early acceptance standards higher.
Good Luck, keep us posted!
I think they have a more open admission[/quotedec8129585]
I forgot to add, I have no class rank. I've heard from numerous people, including Ramapo's admission advisor, that having no class rank at your school is a good thing. D (My school doesn't have class ranks.)
Powerbook
19-12-2006 16:17:17
I just got into Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute!!!
eric5514
19-12-2006 17:24:32
[quote476213a60f="toiletpaper55"]so in the end, ill have to send official for every college i apply to? damnit-another 30$ down the drain....collegeboard...what a monopoly[/quote476213a60f]
collegeboard is actually a non-profit company... i dont know if that changes anything, but its worth noting.
anyway, about admissions
i've been writing supplements over break. i just finished one for Occidental C. and have moved on to Colby C.
so far, i have been accepted at my 2 safety schools (to which i applied early action), Knox C. and Willamette U.
It seems like i'm the only one here applying to small colleges... ?
johnjimjones
19-12-2006 17:32:24
[quoteac012de525="eric5514"][quoteac012de525="toiletpaper55"]so in the end, ill have to send official for every college i apply to? damnit-another 30$ down the drain....collegeboard...what a monopoly[/quoteac012de525]
[bac012de525]collegeboard is actually a non-profit company[/bac012de525]... i dont know if that changes anything, but its worth noting.
anyway, about admissions
i've been writing supplements over break. i just finished one for Occidental C. and have moved on to Colby C.
so far, i have been accepted at my 2 safety schools (to which i applied early action), Knox C. and Willamette U.
It seems like i'm the only one here applying to small colleges... ?[/quoteac012de525]
I have such a hard time believing they don't turn a profit with the amounts they charge for everything college related, but that's what their website says.
TFOAF
19-12-2006 17:34:03
[quote9b4eea949e="johnjimjones"][quote9b4eea949e="eric5514"][quote9b4eea949e="toiletpaper55"]so in the end, ill have to send official for every college i apply to? damnit-another 30$ down the drain....collegeboard...what a monopoly[/quote9b4eea949e]
[b9b4eea949e]collegeboard is actually a non-profit company[/b9b4eea949e]... i dont know if that changes anything, but its worth noting.
anyway, about admissions
i've been writing supplements over break. i just finished one for Occidental C. and have moved on to Colby C.
so far, i have been accepted at my 2 safety schools (to which i applied early action), Knox C. and Willamette U.
It seems like i'm the only one here applying to small colleges... ?[/quote9b4eea949e]
I have such a hard time believing they don't turn a profit with the amounts they charge for everything college related, but that's what their website says.[/quote9b4eea949e]
SATs cost a lot. You have to pay for the AP exams. Of course they're a profitable company...however, it says they aren't...so where is the extra money going...? Scholarships? shrug
wow collegeboard is non profit.
83 dollars for ap exams
50 for sat's
i call bs
burritopunk
19-12-2006 20:48:06
For those in grad school, when is a good time to take the GREs if i were to apply for a fall semester? When is a good time to apply to the school in general?
I'm looking to attend NYU for music business.
Gigante
19-12-2006 22:37:19
Those coordinators at the schools get paid a lot and the college students proctoring get paid $90. Plus they have to pay ETS to make the tests. Collegeboard doesn't write the SAT tests, they just proctor them. But yeah, they a non-profit, but their top ten employees earn $400k+ a year.
And Kidd, you said he just took the SAT and got a 1300, so figured if he just took it he took the one out of 2400...? Or am I missing something?
[quote8d990a514e="Gigante"]Those coordinators at the schools get paid a lot and the college students proctoring get paid $90. Plus they have to pay ETS to make the tests. Collegeboard doesn't write the SAT tests, they just proctor them. But yeah, they a non-profit, but their top ten employees earn $400k+ a year.
And Kidd, you said he just took the SAT and got a 1300, so figured if he just took it he took the one out of 2400...? Or am I missing something?[/quote8d990a514e]
most colleges dont count the essay just yet
so the math and reading he totalled 1300 with writing i believe it was close to 2000 or a little more than 2000.
i was talking to my friend and he was telling me about how proctors get paid alot of cash to sit there for 4 hours. looking back all my proctors read books newspapers looked at dvds. good money for doing nothing
tylerc
20-12-2006 13:16:52
Colleges will start counting the writing section next year.
doylnea
20-12-2006 18:14:37
[quote7ffbd726eb="Kidd"]wow collegeboard is non profit.
83 dollars for ap exams
50 for sat's
i call bs[/quote7ffbd726eb]
you guys need to realize non-profit is a misnomer. Non-profits are organizations or companies whose primary objective is not to make monye, but instead support a cause. That is, they're not in it to make money, but if they do then so be it. Wiki says is well "[i7ffbd726eb]A more precise term is 'not-for-profit', rather than 'nonprofit', and this is often used in legislation and texts.[/i7ffbd726eb]"
toiletpaper55
21-12-2006 16:43:22
so good news-today i got umbc premier scholar award (15,000 a year for 4 years=60,000 total) but i still dont want to go there, they have no business major so im signed up for polysci
BlueX
22-12-2006 11:45:31
[quotef68531dd95="Kidd"]wow collegeboard is non profit.
83 dollars for ap exams
50 for sat's
i call bs[/quotef68531dd95]
You pay for the people who grade your papers (2 per paper, that's a lot of time), the materials, and for funding their program.
It IS non-profit, but is a bit overpriced I think and they could make each exam different price based on how many people grade it (for example, some AP tests don't require as many graders and tests like the AP English Literature test or Language.. etc).
I passed two APs and it kicks butt when it comes to getting that college credit, it was DEFINITELY worth the $83 bucks each.. (passed English Lit and Statistics).
I might be going to UC Berkeley, the football is great, the basketball is great, and the academics are good as well (plus I love how liberal it is and open-minded people are).
I've been there many times for football games, and have stayed in my brothers fraternity a few times and am thinking of joining his old frat.
We'll see come next Mayish... ) I may be joining you Gigante... hah
ilanbg
22-12-2006 12:00:51
[quote9268ba857c="BlueX"]It IS non-profit, but is a bit overpriced I think and they could make each exam different price based on how many people grade it (for example, some AP tests don't require as many graders and tests like the AP English Literature test or Language.. etc).[/quote9268ba857c]
That would mean your ticket's cost was based on luck, or the availability of centers in your area. Doesn't seem very fair.
Ideally a lot more college-related fees would be footed by the government to encourage extended education, but that's not very likely anytime in the near-future.
[quote9268ba857c]I might be going to UC Berkeley, the football is great, the basketball is great, and the academics are good as well (plus I love how liberal it is and open-minded people are).[/quote9268ba857c]
Yeah man, when I visited that place I could not believe how comfortable I felt just chilling out. Then I went to Stanford and felt awkward just being on the tour, because everyone there was pretentious and elitist.
n3il89
23-12-2006 10:23:19
I just got into Georgia Tech!
P.S. the guy who started this thread, toiletpaper, you have to take SAT IIs for NYU. i'll pm u this message so you find out
Powerbook
23-12-2006 10:54:55
I just got into Fairfield University Dolan School of Business ) !!!
2/2 baby!
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Fairfield University
Soon to come perhaps Providence College or maybe even University of Connecticut. I am so thrilled about RPI though. It is one of my top choices. The more selective universities come in on April!
toiletpaper55
23-12-2006 21:12:15
[quotef85fde5025="n3il89"]I just got into Georgia Tech!
P.S. the guy who started this thread, toiletpaper, you have to take SAT IIs for NYU. i'll pm u this message so you find out[/quotef85fde5025]
damnit, youre right they didnt require the sat 2's until this year...thats so homo; i already wrote the essay, answered the short answers, sent the transcripts, counselor rec and teacher recs....now its break and i have no time to get any other recs/transcripts out for any other colleges....homos
amir89630
27-12-2006 15:46:42
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Dave82
29-12-2006 03:25:19
[quote248511dbb7="burritopunk"]For those in grad school, when is a good time to take the GREs if i were to apply for a fall semester? When is a good time to apply to the school in general?
I'm looking to attend NYU for music business.[/quote248511dbb7]
Great you are thinking ahead!
Look at the deadline of Fall applications. Many grad schools require your application to be in by March for the following fall quarter. GREs are given frequently. However if you are taking the GRE subject test (required for certain majors) it is only given a few times per year Dec, March, and one other time. I would recommend December so your scores are in by March. If you take it in March, just apply to grad school and have your scores sent in. I just think it's easier to take it in december. Only problem with that is you will have finals around the same time, so that might be stressful to some people.
Talk to your advisor or a good professor. They will give you the best advice.
Check GRE.org for more info.
Powerbook
29-12-2006 08:13:05
new update
Just got accepted to Providence College! YAY 3/3 so far. The bad boys will come in april. Only Uconn is left for EA which will come by february. Not a bad start at all.
ilanbg
29-12-2006 08:36:54
Dudes I just got a $37,500 per year scholarship to George Washington.
In the end, I only applied to one school, and now I won't even need many scholarships. In fact, school is $45,000 a year so I can pay for college entirely on my own.
This is so great because my parents hate each other and would have ended up fighting each other for who has to pay, so now I can avoid all that drama and take it into my own hands.
Powerbook
29-12-2006 08:44:03
[quote36872ea097="ilanbg"]Dudes I just got a $37,500 per year scholarship to George Washington.
In the end, I only applied to one school, and now I won't even need many scholarships. In fact, school is $45,000 a year so I can pay for college entirely on my own.
This is so great because my parents hate each other and would have ended up fighting each other for who has to pay, so now I can avoid all that drama and take it into my own hands.[/quote36872ea097]
WOW!!!@@ That's awesome good luck to you! My friend just got accepted to Duke! Congrats to everyone! Looks like we have a lot of intelligent people here. That is a giant scholarship! You must feel great! I hope I end up getting some good scholarshps as well!
EDIT If you applied for financial aid, you may end up paying nothing for college! You my friend are so lucky, hopefully I do well too. )
ilanbg
29-12-2006 08:56:12
Actually that's including financial aid, and a work-study program. So not exactly a scholarship, but that's how much I [ic928da9ea4]won't[/ic928da9ea4] have to pay for college, thank god.
I was freaking out over this, because if I didn't get enough financial aid I wouldn't be able to go. (And, in addition to being denied my dream school, I hadn't applied anywhere else.)
toiletpaper55
29-12-2006 09:49:54
[quotec9dfdf22f5="ilanbg"]Actually that's including financial aid, and a work-study program. So not exactly a scholarship, but that's how much I [ic9dfdf22f5]won't[/ic9dfdf22f5] have to pay for college, thank god.
I was freaking out over this, because if I didn't get enough financial aid I wouldn't be able to go. (And, in addition to being denied my dream school, I hadn't applied anywhere else.)[/quotec9dfdf22f5]
wow thats a lot of money.....congrats
Aurelius
29-12-2006 14:07:07
[quoteb4d537fc85="tylerc"]Colleges will start counting the writing section next year.[/quoteb4d537fc85]
Great... Right in time for yours truly... ?
TFOAF
18-01-2007 12:31:48
I GOT ACCEPTED TO RAMAPO! YAYAYAY. OMFG! D D D D D
CollidgeGraduit
18-01-2007 12:44:50
GO FOAFY!
justinag06
18-01-2007 12:50:27
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YourGiftsFree
18-01-2007 12:52:48
Nice! See I told you custom ordering acceptance would work!
Powerbook
18-01-2007 12:55:12
nice! I am 3/3 with 9 to go lol
TFOAF
18-01-2007 12:57:38
[quote631c39e100="YourGiftsFree"]Nice! See I told you custom ordering acceptance would work![/quote631c39e100]
LOL @ YGF! <33333333333333333333
+KMA
tylerc
18-01-2007 14:09:08
I got my acceptance from Marquette on Tuesday, still going to IU though.
Powerbook
18-01-2007 14:32:08
[quote09b9bcba3c="tylerc"]I got my acceptance from Marquette on Tuesday, still going to IU though.[/quote09b9bcba3c]
nice man, congrats!
toiletpaper55
18-01-2007 19:16:08
~6 weeks until i find out from Maryland and Illinois (March 1st)
but my fafsa's efc is 43,333 is that kinda high? that means basically i wont get any money right?
tylerc
18-01-2007 19:53:36
I can't give you any idea, I'm not even filling out FAFSA.
johnjimjones
19-01-2007 09:59:42
[quote45baeb4f1b="toiletpaper55"]~6 weeks until i find out from Maryland and Illinois (March 1st)
but my fafsa's efc is 43,333 is that kinda high? that means basically i wont get any money right?[/quote45baeb4f1b]
yeah that's pretty high. You can still get money through government grants or scholarships.
Powerbook
19-01-2007 10:07:33
hellz yeah, I am so happy. My EFC is only $12,500!!!!!!!! Mortgages are the way to go D The key is to have less equity somehow. A lot of people buy brand new cars and take a mortgage for it. Smart plan actually, because it takes away from your equity and it is great to take a mortgage on your home when you do not need it especially if you have a kid just about to go to college. These are just some ways to make sure you won't be paying much at all for college. Now if I get some scholarships, I will have a lot of full rides! wink
Powerbook
24-01-2007 14:42:40
An update Fairfield University Dolan School of Business has awarded me an estimated scholarship of $120,000 across 4 years if I choose to attend. D
johnjimjones
24-01-2007 14:48:15
[quote3fa1e3612b="Powerbook"]An update Fairfield University Dolan School of Business has awarded me an estimated scholarship of $120,000 across 4 years if I choose to attend. D[/quote3fa1e3612b]
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Powerbook
24-01-2007 14:57:42
[quote4b42ce2c9c="johnjimjones"][quote4b42ce2c9c="Powerbook"]An update Fairfield University Dolan School of Business has awarded me an estimated scholarship of $120,000 across 4 years if I choose to attend. D[/quote4b42ce2c9c]
O[/quote4b42ce2c9c]
Yeah, that was my expression. Can't wait to find out more acceptances and scholarships. D
unknown uchiha
24-01-2007 16:29:31
You guys are lucky, finding out this early. I didn't find out about UCs until like LATE into the school year. I think it was around March/April?
Powerbook
24-01-2007 16:52:44
I don't find out till April for all my other schools.
syriandoode
24-01-2007 18:29:35
wow all you guys are good.
im aiming at UCLA but im still a wee sophamore
tylerc
24-01-2007 19:00:02
Admission got deferred at Michigan, so maybe I'll get in, maybe I won't, still doesn't change anything either way, I just wanted to see if I could get in.
Powerbook
25-01-2007 12:03:42
Got accepted to the University of Connecticut's pharmacy school and business school. D I wasn't sure what to apply for there so I selected both heh.
jonohull
25-01-2007 15:36:57
When I was accepted to UW-Madison, they took all the fun out of opening the letter. They had "Yes!" on the back of the envelope. It wasn't a surprise, though. I had a 33 on my ACT.
Powerbook
29-01-2007 11:37:50
Heard today from Providence College, $25,000 a year there in scholarships.
Rensselaer awarded me the prestigious Leadership Scholarship of $7,000 a year. No grade point minimum either D . Rest of their package comes in April, so things look good for RPI. Looks like RPI will surpass Fairfield which offered me 30,000 a year! Fortunately, I will have some hard choices to make. My dreams schools I hear from in April. D
Dave82
29-01-2007 21:23:33
[quote5d3eb0008a="syriandoode"]wow all you guys are good.
im aiming at UCLA but im still a wee sophamore[/quote5d3eb0008a]
That is the time to be aiming wink
Good thinking ahead
[quote5d3eb0008a="Powerbook"]Heard today from Providence College, $25,000 a year there in scholarships.
Rensselaer awarded me the prestigious Leadership Scholarship of $7,000 a year. No grade point minimum either D . Rest of their package comes in April, so things look good for RPI. Looks like RPI will surpass Fairfield which offered me 30,000 a year! Fortunately, I will have some hard choices to make. My dreams schools I hear from in April. D[/quote5d3eb0008a]
Wow, geez you got a lot of scholarships! Congrats!
Any idea yet which university you'll pick (or which one you're leaning towards), or are you still considering all options?
Edit Man i am so jealous of you young people. I wish i knew then what i know now. You guys seem really ahead for your age. It took me a good two years before i got my head on straight!
We have a lot of incredibly smart kids at ofig.
I mean, some are racking in freebies on their own at age 18!
Powerbook
30-01-2007 02:57:25
Still keeping all options open, depends on if I will get into one of my dream schools also.
doylnea
30-01-2007 07:56:37
Congrats PB - you've got some awesome options there. ND would be a lot of fun though ;)
Powerbook
30-01-2007 11:44:57
[quote7fabb8c627="doylnea"]Congrats PB - you've got some awesome options there. ND would be a lot of fun though ;)[/quote7fabb8c627]
Thanks, yeah ND would be awesome. I will see what happens with that. D
johnjimjones
30-01-2007 11:59:40
[quote953d70fb4a="Powerbook"][quote953d70fb4a="doylnea"]Congrats PB - you've got some awesome options there. ND would be a lot of fun though ;)[/quote953d70fb4a]
Thanks, yeah ND would be awesome. I will see what happens with that. D[/quote953d70fb4a]
Nah, it probably won't ;) P
Powerbook
30-01-2007 12:04:40
[quote6370365598="johnjimjones"][quote6370365598="Powerbook"][quote6370365598="doylnea"]Congrats PB - you've got some awesome options there. ND would be a lot of fun though ;)[/quote6370365598]
Thanks, yeah ND would be awesome. I will see what happens with that. D[/quote6370365598]
Nah, it probably won't ;) P[/quote6370365598]
Don't ruin my dreams! cry
johnjimjones
30-01-2007 12:09:34
[quote6721d5fb85="Powerbook"][quote6721d5fb85="johnjimjones"][quote6721d5fb85="Powerbook"][quote6721d5fb85="doylnea"]Congrats PB - you've got some awesome options there. ND would be a lot of fun though ;)[/quote6721d5fb85]
Thanks, yeah ND would be awesome. I will see what happens with that. D[/quote6721d5fb85]
Nah, it probably won't ;) P[/quote6721d5fb85]
Don't ruin my dreams! cry[/quote6721d5fb85]
I told you should have applied to Purdue instead. roll lol
tylerc
30-01-2007 13:33:20
IU FTW, unless you want to be an engineer.
kthx.
Powerbook
30-01-2007 14:03:32
ND FTW win for anything basically )
tylerc
30-01-2007 15:01:20
Except tuition costs.
Powerbook
30-01-2007 15:05:47
[quote6394f7ec4b="tylerc"]Except tuition costs.[/quote6394f7ec4b]
Not a problem if you get aid and good scholarships! wink
tylerc
05-02-2007 12:22:06
I just got a letter from Marquette University today. I have been awarded the Ignatius Scholarship, which totals $22,000 over 4 years, so $5,500 per year.
Powerbook
05-02-2007 12:30:16
[quoteb8c823d2ac="tylerc"]I just got a letter from Marquette University today. I have been awarded the Ignatius Scholarship, which totals $22,000 over 4 years, so $5,500 per year.[/quoteb8c823d2ac]
Hey man, congrats. Getting scholarships is always good news. April feels like forever to me. I can't wait to see if I got into any of my reaches.
On a side note, wow! I didn't even realize this was my 1000 post! WOOT
toiletpaper55
11-02-2007 12:58:24
fuck michigan...those hoes
cant wait....5 days until i find out from maryland and illinois
zdub08
11-02-2007 14:19:52
[quotebfb9d3eeed="toiletpaper55"]fuck michigan...those hoes[/quotebfb9d3eeed]
I'm assuming you didn't get in. Do you mind sharing your GPA and SAT? It's fine if you don't want to, but I'll be applying there next year and I'm just wondering..
Kuote
11-02-2007 14:46:39
University of Texas at Austin!! woooo hook 'em! \m/
The only school I applied to =P Because of Texas' "Top 10%" rule, where if you're in the top 10% of your class in your school, you're automatically accepted to any public university in Texas!
Oh yeah, I'm in the College of Natural Sciences, and am undeclared/Pre-Pharm...although I doubt I'll be staying on the Pharm road...
KnightTrader
11-02-2007 15:08:59
MY Gpa will be 3.85 - 3.9 when I graduate. If senior year counted, I'd be at 4.0+. But I'm taking 3 AP classes next year, and a lot of other good stuff. Is MI A good a college? I would be out of state, but i heard it's prestigious. Whats are some good colleges for me? I Plan to apply to some Real high end, with little hopes of getting in, but I have a lot of "off school" stuff I can talk about which makes me look good. I'm open to some ideas for some upper schools, that I could aim for.
zdub08
11-02-2007 15:32:53
[quote7598706a98="KnightTrader"]MY Gpa will be 3.85 - 3.9 when I graduate. If senior year counted, I'd be at 4.0+. But I'm taking 3 AP classes next year, and a lot of other good stuff. Is MI A good a college? I would be out of state, but i heard it's prestigious. Whats are some good colleges for me? I Plan to apply to some Real high end, with little hopes of getting in, but I have a lot of "off school" stuff I can talk about which makes me look good. I'm open to some ideas for some upper schools, that I could aim for.[/quote7598706a98]
Where do you live?
dupebag
11-02-2007 15:35:22
[quotebb5da4fa78="jonohull"]When I was accepted to UW-Madison, they took all the fun out of opening the letter. They had "Yes!" on the back of the envelope. It wasn't a surprise, though. I had a 33 on my ACT.[/quotebb5da4fa78]
On my ACt i got a perfect score on the math.. i missed 1 on the SAT =(
Powerbook
11-02-2007 15:48:49
KnightTrader
Well, it depends what you are good at and what you like. Do you like math, science, English, history, poli sci, or music? What do you enjoy, and what do you plan to go into? Do you like large schools, small schools, liberal arts colleges, or flagship universities? It really depends. You have pretty good stats, similar to mine. My ACT score sucked monkey balls because I am not a standardized test person. So, I bet you got the edge on me there. I applied to schools like tufts, bowdoin, amherst, Notre Dame, BC, and wesleyan. Will I get into one of them? Odds are favorable of me getting into one of those, but who knows. So what are you planning to major in or what career path do you plan to take? If you really don't know, and want a good core curriculum I recommend a liberal arts college. You can't go wrong with Amherst, williams, bowdoin, etc. Highly successful people graduate from them. Or, are you one of those that believes the name counts? If so, try an Ivy league. For me, ND, Tufts, Amherst, Bowdoin are prestigious enough. I have pretty solid connections at Cornell, but I really did not like the school.
EDIT What are your test scores, what is your rank, and what is your weighted GPA and unweighted GPA? Another aspect to think about is do you want to go to an urban type of school or a rural type of school.
toiletpaper55
11-02-2007 19:16:45
[quote549067353a="Kuote"]University of Texas at Austin!! woooo hook 'em! \m/
The only school I applied to =P Because of Texas' "Top 10%" rule, where if you're in the top 10% of your class in your school, you're automatically accepted to any public university in Texas!
Oh yeah, I'm in the College of Natural Sciences, and am undeclared/Pre-Pharm...although I doubt I'll be staying on the Pharm road...[/quote549067353a]
deng...texas is a good school, i wouldve applied cept that theyre only 5% out of state=too hard...
i didnt know they had that 10% rule...thats a pretty sweet deal
toiletpaper55
11-02-2007 19:20:28
[quote3889a8e600="zdub08"][quote3889a8e600="toiletpaper55"]fuck michigan...those hoes[/quote3889a8e600]
I'm assuming you didn't get in. Do you mind sharing your GPA and SAT? It's fine if you don't want to, but I'll be applying there next year and I'm just wondering..[/quote3889a8e600]
see, i didnt know til like a week or two ago that michigan only looks at your sophomore and junior GPA (academic classes only) and so if i had known this, i might not have applied. i had like a 3.6? academic junior year but my soph was like a 3.07 or something really low so when it averaged i think i had a 3.36 michigan GPA while overall i have a 3.4 UW 4.17 W
sats were 1410 (1st 2 sections) and 2070 (w/ writing)
mom was alumn and i did varsity cross country, varsity wrestling, church among other things....
ohhh and im asian (but i didnt report) and from Maryland
zdub08
11-02-2007 19:29:39
damn you have strong SATs and ECs
toiletpaper55
14-02-2007 16:58:35
got deferred for michigan....
tylerc
14-02-2007 17:23:36
Maybe they defer everyone.
Powerbook
14-02-2007 17:35:57
[quote633ab7adae="tylerc"]Maybe they defer everyone.[/quote633ab7adae]
They don't defer everyone. They defer people who did not quite make the early action pool. If you get deferred they still believe you got a shot at regular decision, so they bump you there. Don't worry you did not get rejected yet. Good luck Toilet.
tylerc
14-02-2007 17:54:04
Yeah I mean all my scores on tests are in their median, and I have extracurriculars, I just wanted to see if I could get in.
jdizzle314
14-02-2007 23:30:04
Not anything to Brag about But goint to San Jose State University /...was thinking about shooting for Berkley but i would cry if i had to take to years at a community college like vista or chabot
tracemhunter
15-02-2007 08:11:15
There is nothing wrong with community college. Actually, transfer students typically do better at the college they transferred to than the students that started out there their freshman year. I wanted to transfer to UCLA or Berkeley but it is almost impossible to transfer into those schools from out of state because of a program that California cc's have with the state universities. I decided to transfer to a school here in Texas with a good business school and couldn't be any happier.
jdizzle314
15-02-2007 11:58:30
Yea but the thing is community college woulnt be for me because imo its like an extended 2-3 years of high school lol
Aurelius
15-02-2007 17:48:40
Anyone else get their SAT scores today?
My score makes me feel like an idiot for not trying harder in school because now Berkeley has rejoined the "REACH" group... Got a 2330 which I'm damn happy with but my UC GPA is a 3.93... Unweighted is a 3.45... Weighted without the UC cap is 4.14. I'm thinking that if I write a kickass essay for the admissions... I can get in but my GPA BLOWS!!! This is what I get for having 4 AP's and 5 UC-weighted honors classes without realizing that UC system caps your honors points. I was thinking I could go to UCSD if I don't get into Cal. Anyone know anything about SD?
toiletpaper55
16-02-2007 08:25:58
[quoted470c5c87c="Powerbook"][quoted470c5c87c="tylerc"]Maybe they defer everyone.[/quoted470c5c87c]
They don't defer everyone. They defer people who did not quite make the early action pool. If you get deferred they still believe you got a shot at regular decision, so they bump you there. Don't worry you did not get rejected yet. Good luck Toilet.[/quoted470c5c87c]
it's rolling admissions though....
does this mean they'll look at mid year transcripts before they decide?
Powerbook
16-02-2007 12:24:39
[quote2092dc3409="toiletpaper55"][quote2092dc3409="Powerbook"][quote2092dc3409="tylerc"]Maybe they defer everyone.[/quote2092dc3409]
They don't defer everyone. They defer people who did not quite make the early action pool. If you get deferred they still believe you got a shot at regular decision, so they bump you there. Don't worry you did not get rejected yet. Good luck Toilet.[/quote2092dc3409]
it's rolling admissions though....
does this mean they'll look at mid year transcripts before they decide?[/quote2092dc3409]
They will look at midyear. That's a bit odd then if they are rolling. I do not understand the point of deferring someone if it is rolling. What do you defer them to? But yeah, I didn't realize they were rolling. I still say you might get in, they probably just want to examine your senior more closely. Perhaps write a statement on why you think you should get accepted and send midyear grades and the report. Good luck, I myself am waiting for my top choices in April. Tufts, Notre Dame, Bowdoin, Amherst, Wesleyan, BC is what I am waiting on. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is where I will go if I do not get accepted to those.
BlueX
16-02-2007 16:22:09
I am going to San Diego State University this Fall 2007.. Yay )
Aurelius
16-02-2007 18:29:59
[quote7214a6aa9e="BlueX"]I am going to San Diego State University this Fall 2007.. Yay )[/quote7214a6aa9e]
What're your stats? ECs? Hardships? Getting giddy (
jdizzle314
16-02-2007 21:12:25
[quotee902d34f2c="BlueX"]I am going to San Diego State University this Fall 2007.. Yay )[/quotee902d34f2c]
I was thinking of going there... oops
toiletpaper55
17-02-2007 06:14:16
i found out last night that i got into University of Maryland Scholars (which is basically nothing) and University of Illinois (business school i think....) which is pretty good because ill prob end up at maryland....
Powerbook
17-02-2007 06:49:58
[quote77e6c5e891="toiletpaper55"]i found out last night that i got into University of Maryland Scholars (which is basically nothing) and University of Illinois (business school i think....) which is pretty good because ill prob end up at maryland....[/quote77e6c5e891]
congrats once again. It is killing me to wait till april.
Zanpaktou
18-02-2007 07:42:30
You all make me look bad..
I was denied from University of Florida. Which isn't saying much since people in the top 5% at my school were denied (UF's on a power trip) while people who had a far lower gpa and SAT score were accepted.
Anyways... Since i'm staying in state, University of Central Florida has accepted me, and I'm still waiting on FSU. I plan on going with honors college at UCF if I do go there..
shortys408
18-02-2007 10:21:31
im at UCF. its great.
Zanpaktou
20-02-2007 15:39:10
is it really?? Maybe you can show me the ropes when if/when I go there.... I'm thinking I'd rather go there than FSU at the moment..
Powerbook
24-02-2007 10:07:36
I just got my Rensselaer Scholarship Package. $26,500 a year, not bad at all.
shortys408
25-02-2007 14:33:13
[quotef6d257f838="zanpaktou"]is it really?? Maybe you can show me the ropes when if/when I go there.... I'm thinking I'd rather go there than FSU at the moment..[/quotef6d257f838]
if you have any questions about the school or about certain things pm me.
toiletpaper55
01-05-2007 16:45:52
so todays the commit day. wheres everyone going? im ending up at university of maryland college park which i hate because its literally under 5 mi from my house but im still dorming. never got into mich. sucks. whered everyone else end up?
Powerbook
01-05-2007 16:55:28
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- Lally School of Management and Technology
Accelerated Management-Law program )
tylerc
01-05-2007 17:03:30
Indiana University-Bloomington as a direct admit to the Kelley School of Business instead of applying during my sophomore year.
Accounting and possibly finance as a second major.
musing mumbler
01-05-2007 18:37:46
Tufts University FTW! Most likely engineering possibly with a slant towards environmentally sustainable building design.
I just hope I can keep my grades up. They're looking at my 8th semester, and I don't want to be rescinded. . . shock
johnjimjones
01-05-2007 18:41:15
[quote240b0b4456="Powerbook"]Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- Lally School of Management and Technology
Accelerated Management-Law program )[/quote240b0b4456]
Have you made up your mind yet?
Powerbook
01-05-2007 18:47:19
[quote9c07380205="johnjimjones"][quote9c07380205="Powerbook"]Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- Lally School of Management and Technology
Accelerated Management-Law program )[/quote9c07380205]
Have you made up your mind yet?[/quote9c07380205]
It is an accelerated program where you earn a B.S. in management in 3 years, then go on to law school for 3 years. Albany I am already accepted to. I got a good shot at Stanford, Columbia, Harvard, and Cornell if I do well in this program.
zdub08
24-09-2007 16:04:50
bumppp
where are all you class of '08 guys applying?
my list university of toledo, miami of ohio, ohio state, umich, NYU, cornell, northwestern, and columbia.
samz465
24-09-2007 16:12:51
Not sure man...I still gotta take SAT's in two weeks.
In the mean time I'm still researching =]
tylerc
24-09-2007 17:46:35
[quotec6703590f0="zdub08"]bumppp
where are all you class of '08 guys applying?
my list university of toledo, miami of ohio, ohio state, umich, NYU, cornell, northwestern, and columbia.[/quotec6703590f0]
Unless you are a super genius and/or a minority, don't bother with UMich, they do a points system based on race, religion, etc.
I have a couple friends that go to Miami of Ohio and they love it. The girls there are supposed to be really good looking, and they seem to have a good time partying (if you're into that). Though, not as good as IU )
zdub08
24-09-2007 21:15:34
I hope you're kidding about michigan. their acceptance rate, according to collegeboard, is 47%. I'm sure half the kids that apply aren't super geniuses or minorities. I'm more worried about every school I listed after umich.
I have really good grades and scored 30 on the ACT. my extracurriculars are really the only thing hurting me, which sucks for the last three schools I listed. Luckily, umich doesn't care about that as much.
tylerc
24-09-2007 23:00:23
47% of the people that apply.
I had probably a 3.5-3.6 in high school with an 1880 (1260) on the SAT and a 27 on the ACT and I didn't get in.
Edit With extracurriculars, XC, track, tennis, newspaper for 3 years, BPA for 2 years (including chapter vice president).
#1 School I want to get into
Northwestern University -- Evanston, IL
#2 Reach school
Notre Dame University
The Rest
University of Washington
University of Denver
Seattle University
University of San Diego
Santa Clara University
Loyola Marymount University
Chapman University
4.4 GPA my Junior year, I have a great list of activities, but I'm horrible at standardized testing. Got a 1575 on the SAT I, and a 22 on the ACT. I retook the ACT, and am waiting results. I got great writing scores though a 10/12 on my ACT writing, and I forget the SAT one, but it was also in the 90th percentile.
Oh and Northwestern I am applying early decision. Meaning, I apply in November, get my results in December. If I am accepted, I have to go there.
tylerc
24-09-2007 23:27:59
Good luck with Notre Dame, they're picky as hell.
aviendha47
24-09-2007 23:31:35
Notre Dame is great if you can get in.
tylerc
24-09-2007 23:32:17
It's like an hour and a half away from where I live, and South Bend is a shithole, lol.
lol yeah I've heard south bend is pretty bad. I've been a Notre Dame fan my entire life, but when it came down to me actually choosing one after 17 years, I do want to get into Northwestern more. I currently live in California but am from Chicago. I love the city and Northwestern is 12 miles from it...it's perfect. Plus, they have a 40% acceptance rate for early decision D
Gigante
25-09-2007 10:42:13
College is for n00bs.
Berky34
25-09-2007 19:32:35
applying to Purdue, U of Illinois, U of Iowa, Illinois State University, and Indiana University.
5.0/5.0 weighted GPA (my schools weird and does it out of 5)
29 ACT composite
Involved in community service, peace club, volleyball, school spirit organization and karate for 6 years.
Only school I'm worried about not getting into is University of Illinois, which is my first choice, I'm applying to the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a chemistry major
Gigante
25-09-2007 21:48:52
[quote84c02fb6b4="Berky34"]applying to Purdue, U of Illinois, U of Iowa, Illinois State University, and Indiana University.
5.0/5.0 weighted GPA (my schools weird and does it out of 5)
29 ACT composite
Involved in community service, peace club, volleyball, school spirit organization and karate for 6 years.
Only school I'm worried about not getting into is University of Illinois, which is my first choice, I'm applying to the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a chemistry major[/quote84c02fb6b4]
Your GPA makes no sense. You got 5.0 and your weighted GPA is 5.0, or are you saying u didn't take any weighted classes? If i were you, I would study some more and try to get a good ACT to make sure you get into the school you want. A few hours of studying can pay off, and while you may not feel like doing it, you will be glad you did later.
zdub08
25-09-2007 22:01:36
maybe every single class he has ever taken was weighted and he received the highest grade possible in every one.
Yeah theres a couple kids at my school that are like that. It's his academic GPA. It is possible to take an honors/AP class in every academic class, and that's what he's doing; he must have gotten A's in all of those classes. Mine was a 4.4, simply because I didn't take ALL honors and AP classes.
zdub08
26-09-2007 13:30:15
I was just kidding. that would be pretty amazing, considering most high schools break it down to + and -.
Berky34
26-09-2007 15:48:28
[quote23f7c1bef4="Gigante"][quote23f7c1bef4="Berky34"]applying to Purdue, U of Illinois, U of Iowa, Illinois State University, and Indiana University.
5.0/5.0 weighted GPA (my schools weird and does it out of 5)
29 ACT composite
Involved in community service, peace club, volleyball, school spirit organization and karate for 6 years.
Only school I'm worried about not getting into is University of Illinois, which is my first choice, I'm applying to the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a chemistry major[/quote23f7c1bef4]
Your GPA makes no sense. You got 5.0 and your weighted GPA is 5.0, or are you saying u didn't take any weighted classes? If i were you, I would study some more and try to get a good ACT to make sure you get into the school you want. A few hours of studying can pay off, and while you may not feel like doing it, you will be glad you did later.[/quote23f7c1bef4]
no my school is really weird. we dont do it out of 4.0 like the rest of the world... idk why.
In my school an A in a regular class is 5.0, honors A's are 5.5, and AP classes are 6.0's
I have taken mostly honor's and AP classes with a few exceptions in lit. and after all that, my weighted GPA is a 5.0
Gigante
26-09-2007 16:07:49
[quote1c3ae642fc="Berky34"][quote1c3ae642fc="Gigante"][quote1c3ae642fc="Berky34"]applying to Purdue, U of Illinois, U of Iowa, Illinois State University, and Indiana University.
5.0/5.0 weighted GPA (my schools weird and does it out of 5)
29 ACT composite
Involved in community service, peace club, volleyball, school spirit organization and karate for 6 years.
Only school I'm worried about not getting into is University of Illinois, which is my first choice, I'm applying to the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a chemistry major[/quote1c3ae642fc]
Your GPA makes no sense. You got 5.0 and your weighted GPA is 5.0, or are you saying u didn't take any weighted classes? If i were you, I would study some more and try to get a good ACT to make sure you get into the school you want. A few hours of studying can pay off, and while you may not feel like doing it, you will be glad you did later.[/quote1c3ae642fc]
no my school is really weird. we dont do it out of 4.0 like the rest of the world... idk why.
In my school an A in a regular class is 5.0, honors A's are 5.5, and AP classes are 6.0's
I have taken mostly honor's and AP classes with a few exceptions in lit. and after all that, my weighted GPA is a 5.0[/quote1c3ae642fc]
I still don't really understand... If you took multiple honors and AP classes, and got a 5.0 unweighted, how do you still have a 5.0 weighted?
Gigante
26-09-2007 16:09:20
[quotee31b70610f="Iz"]Yeah theres a couple kids at my school that are like that. It's his academic GPA. It is possible to take an honors/AP class in every academic class, and that's what he's doing; he must have gotten A's in all of those classes. Mine was a 4.4, simply because I didn't take ALL honors and AP classes.[/quotee31b70610f]
If it is possible to take all your classes in your GPA as honors/AP, then your school has a thing called grade inflation, because there are not AP classes for all subjects and would be pointless to have honors for every class.
Berky34
26-09-2007 17:37:03
[quote33900cbe2c="Gigante"][quote33900cbe2c="Berky34"][quote33900cbe2c="Gigante"][quote33900cbe2c="Berky34"]applying to Purdue, U of Illinois, U of Iowa, Illinois State University, and Indiana University.
5.0/5.0 weighted GPA (my schools weird and does it out of 5)
29 ACT composite
Involved in community service, peace club, volleyball, school spirit organization and karate for 6 years.
Only school I'm worried about not getting into is University of Illinois, which is my first choice, I'm applying to the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a chemistry major[/quote33900cbe2c]
Your GPA makes no sense. You got 5.0 and your weighted GPA is 5.0, or are you saying u didn't take any weighted classes? If i were you, I would study some more and try to get a good ACT to make sure you get into the school you want. A few hours of studying can pay off, and while you may not feel like doing it, you will be glad you did later.[/quote33900cbe2c]
no my school is really weird. we dont do it out of 4.0 like the rest of the world... idk why.
In my school an A in a regular class is 5.0, honors A's are 5.5, and AP classes are 6.0's
I have taken mostly honor's and AP classes with a few exceptions in lit. and after all that, my weighted GPA is a 5.0[/quote33900cbe2c]
I still don't really understand... If you took multiple honors and AP classes, and got a 5.0 unweighted, how do you still have a 5.0 weighted?[/quote33900cbe2c]
ooo. im sorry, when i said 5.0/5.0 weighted i just meant I got a 5.0 weighted. I added the extra /5.0 to say that my school does it out of 5 for some reason
ilanbg
26-09-2007 19:32:03
Your mom goes to college.
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kelbypayday
26-09-2007 19:38:05
[quotecda8833467="ilanbg"]Your mom goes to college.
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Haha nice.
I was just wondering. Is there anyone from Shippensburg University here?
Gigante
26-09-2007 23:19:14
[quote2618c3a44c="Berky34"][quote2618c3a44c="Gigante"][quote2618c3a44c="Berky34"][quote2618c3a44c="Gigante"][quote2618c3a44c="Berky34"]applying to Purdue, U of Illinois, U of Iowa, Illinois State University, and Indiana University.
5.0/5.0 weighted GPA (my schools weird and does it out of 5)
29 ACT composite
Involved in community service, peace club, volleyball, school spirit organization and karate for 6 years.
Only school I'm worried about not getting into is University of Illinois, which is my first choice, I'm applying to the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a chemistry major[/quote2618c3a44c]
Your GPA makes no sense. You got 5.0 and your weighted GPA is 5.0, or are you saying u didn't take any weighted classes? If i were you, I would study some more and try to get a good ACT to make sure you get into the school you want. A few hours of studying can pay off, and while you may not feel like doing it, you will be glad you did later.[/quote2618c3a44c]
no my school is really weird. we dont do it out of 4.0 like the rest of the world... idk why.
In my school an A in a regular class is 5.0, honors A's are 5.5, and AP classes are 6.0's
I have taken mostly honor's and AP classes with a few exceptions in lit. and after all that, my weighted GPA is a 5.0[/quote2618c3a44c]
I still don't really understand... If you took multiple honors and AP classes, and got a 5.0 unweighted, how do you still have a 5.0 weighted?[/quote2618c3a44c]
ooo. im sorry, when i said 5.0/5.0 weighted i just meant I got a 5.0 weighted. I added the extra /5.0 to say that my school does it out of 5 for some reason[/quote2618c3a44c]
ohhh, i gotcha. People often posted UW/W so like 5.0/5.73 or something, my bad.
syriandoode
27-09-2007 16:53:25
still a junior but im hopin for UCLA or UC Berkely
which makes my junior year alll the more harder
wooot
ilanbg
27-09-2007 17:02:21
UC Berkeley was my favorite school that I visited.
If I was looking for a more 'liberal' career, that's probably where I'd have gone.
JKirk
27-09-2007 19:32:21
Anyone apply early decision?
Gigante
27-09-2007 20:57:59
Yeah come to berkeley for sure. You won't find a better school. I can give you some tips before you come visit or show u some classes or something.
zdub08
28-09-2007 15:22:34
[quoteb95afca5bd="JKirk"]Anyone apply early decision?[/quoteb95afca5bd]
I'm doing michigan's non-binding early whatever. I think I get a decision back before christmas.
[quoteb95afca5bd="Gigante"]Yeah come to berkeley for sure. You won't find a better school. I can give you some tips before you come visit or show u some classes or something.[/quoteb95afca5bd]
I was thinking about applying there, but it's pretty much impossible to get in since I'm out of state.
ilanbg
28-09-2007 15:46:05
I would wholeheartedly suggest to y'all to do an early decision application.
I applied to my school of choice this way and got in, and this way I didn't have to apply anywhere else. It saved me hours of headache filling out applications and writing essays.
zdub08
28-09-2007 15:54:30
I wish I had a #1 (. Applying early to Columbia would help me a whole lot. I think the difference is 10% compared to 25% accepted. I just want to be able to choose. I also want to take another shot at the ACT/SAT.
Hows george washington?
ilanbg
28-09-2007 16:32:39
It's fucking difficult. I get about 20-30 hours of homework a week.
Gigante
28-09-2007 17:22:08
[quotee5dae3589b="zdub08"]I wish I had a #1 (. Applying early to Columbia would help me a whole lot. I think the difference is 10% compared to 25% accepted. I just want to be able to choose. I also want to take another shot at the ACT/SAT.
Hows george washington?[/quotee5dae3589b]
Don't trust the percents of early acceptance so much. They accept those that they know would be admitted lated, they don't accept inferior students when they know better ones will accept later.
While you may think 25% is better than 10%, that is because the 25% that were accepted the first time would have been accepted later if they had no early app, and they would have had an overall higher % acceptance.
Just didn't want you to think that the first 25% is somehow easier to get into than the second 10%.
ilanbg
28-09-2007 17:38:03
Also keep in mind that the more motivated students (i.e. the ones likelier to get accepted to colleges) are likelier to do early applications than less motivated students.
So as Gigante said, statistics can lie.
tylerc
29-09-2007 00:53:22
IU FTW
[quote23184e38ee="JKirk"]Anyone apply early decision?[/quote23184e38ee]
Northwestern D
NYU ftw!
The Stern School of Business ftmfw!!!!
zdub08
09-10-2007 22:17:04
which SAT subject tests are easiest?
I'm thinking about lit, math II, and maybe french or bio
tylerc
09-10-2007 22:26:07
No idea, I didn't take any.
samz465
10-10-2007 02:52:46
For subjects I plan on taking the Chemistry, the World History, and possibly the Math 1.
My tutor told me the World History one is a joke, and he doesn't even know why it's on there, so if you're going for easiest, do World History.
ilanbg
10-10-2007 05:41:47
Don't do the language ones. You need full fluency to have any hope of doing well on it... it's basically the English Lit test translated into another language.
I've been speaking French since I was born and I got a 610 on the French test, or something similarly low.
manOFice
10-10-2007 06:09:51
wi wi
tylerc
10-10-2007 06:22:50
[quotee0eb049144="manOFice"]wi wi[/quotee0eb049144]
I think it's "oui oui".
Berky34
13-10-2007 13:41:25
Got into ISU, my safety school, today.
KeithA
13-10-2007 15:23:35
I tried my damndest, but I could never really accept college.
toiletpaper55
14-10-2007 00:06:45
wow, this thread is a year old isnt it? or close to it. i remember those HS days. now im at UMCP.
Berky34
19-10-2007 13:28:01
got into the university of Iowa today, with a scholarship!
$3,020 National Scholars Award ($12,080 over four years)
zdub08
11-12-2007 15:02:01
[quotee5ef0e9a52]Congratulations, you have been admitted to Ohio State! You will receive your notice of admission soon.[/quotee5ef0e9a52]
cool beans. I get a response from umich by the 21st... hopefully an early christmas present.
anyone else get some good news? I know someone on fipg app'd to northwestern early.. get a response yet?
unknown uchiha
11-12-2007 15:38:26
Do NOT do the US History SAT II unless you know every figure in American History, every speech they've ever given, and explicit details of every one of those speeches.
Berky34
11-12-2007 16:57:19
waiting until friday to hear from the University of Illinois. #1 choice...
Berky34
14-12-2007 19:24:33
[quote3306ab1d5c="Berky34"]waiting until friday to hear from the University of Illinois. #1 choice...[/quote3306ab1d5c]
I got deferred, so now I have to wait until february 15th to hear the final decision. A bit upset about it since almost all of my friends are going there, although a few got denied and some deferred like me as well. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see. If not it's not the end of the world, I got into ISU, U of Iowa and Purdue. It just sucks to have to wait another 2 months to make my decision on where I am going.
TFOAF
14-12-2007 19:46:28
[quote1c0c21263b="Berky34"][quote1c0c21263b="Berky34"]waiting until friday to hear from the University of Illinois. #1 choice...[/quote1c0c21263b]
I got deferred, so now I have to wait until february 15th to hear the final decision. A bit upset about it since almost all of my friends are going there, although a few got denied and some deferred like me as well. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see. If not it's not the end of the world, I got into ISU, U of Iowa and Purdue. It just sucks to have to wait another 2 months to make my decision on where I am going.[/quote1c0c21263b]
I wish ya the best of luck.
Berky34
14-12-2007 19:54:10
Thanks foaf
zdub08
14-12-2007 21:38:41
[quoted44762ae3f]Congratulations! You have been accepted as a student at the University of Michigan. Your official admission letter will be arriving shortly in the mail.[/quoted44762ae3f]
http//www.admissions.umich.edu/welcome/lsa/
^dumb and unnecessary, but I love it.
yay. sucks that I have to wait until February/April to hear back from everyone else.
tylerc
14-12-2007 22:41:45
[quotec67ad0507e="Berky34"]Thanks foaf[/quotec67ad0507e]
Did you apply to IU?
Berky34
15-12-2007 18:01:08
[quote7f6c42b343="tylerc"][quote7f6c42b343="Berky34"]Thanks foaf[/quote7f6c42b343]
Did you apply to IU?[/quote7f6c42b343]
no, not yet atleast. I may later. I figure if I don't get into U of I I'll go to ISU for a year and then I'll transfer since I got into the honors program there.
tylerc
15-12-2007 18:46:32
IU FTW
Berky34
15-12-2007 18:58:42
My friend that got denied from U of I got into the business school there, so expect to see him around.
tylerc
15-12-2007 19:19:19
O RLY?
Killer722
22-12-2007 19:50:01
I'm still waiting to hear back from Rutgers, my #1 choice. It's the only school I applied to so I'm really hoping I'll get in.
TFOAF
22-12-2007 20:02:55
[quoted94e91cfe8="Killer722"]I'm still waiting to hear back from Rutgers, my #1 choice. It's the only school I applied to so I'm really hoping I'll get in.[/quoted94e91cfe8]
A lot of my friends go there. Good luck getting in!
samz465
22-12-2007 20:38:02
I'm going to be applying to the 6 year Pharm D program at Rutgers =].
I'm still working on applications though, hopefully I'll finish by Wednesday or Thursday.
Killer722
22-12-2007 21:11:54
Thanks foaf.
I'm hopefully gonna go as a Pre-Law student and then apply to Rutgers Law. That's the ideal situation, of course.
Gigante
24-12-2007 10:10:22
damn, the community college i really wanted denied me.
Powerbook
24-12-2007 10:23:49
[quotef401ce939f="Gigante"]damn, the community college i really wanted denied me.[/quotef401ce939f]
damn, you must be st00pid. ) that's pretty funny, but there is this community college like 25 minutes away from me that actually denies people heh.
Aurelius
24-12-2007 20:56:58
Good to see some other kids from California. I think I screwed up by applying only to UCs because now I'm not going to have any options in terms of where I go unless reach schools pick me up. Cal, UCLA, UCSD, UCI for me. Sucks to go to some crazy competitive school that's ranked 10th or so in the state. 80 or so kids get into Cal every year but I have a 3.4 UW GPA and it's only 4.05 weighted. Not even a 2330 composite with 790s in US History and Math IIC will save me. If I wasn't on these forums everyday in sophomore year, maybe this would all have come out differently. O well, anyone have any suggestions on how to pass time until April?
Gigante
25-12-2007 16:12:07
[quote51da1b174e="Aurelius"]Good to see some other kids from California. I think I screwed up by applying only to UCs because now I'm not going to have any options in terms of where I go unless reach schools pick me up. Cal, UCLA, UCSD, UCI for me. Sucks to go to some crazy competitive school that's ranked 10th or so in the state. 80 or so kids get into Cal every year but I have a 3.4 UW GPA and it's only 4.05 weighted. Not even a 2330 composite with 790s in US History and Math IIC will save me. If I wasn't on these forums everyday in sophomore year, maybe this would all have come out differently. O well, anyone have any suggestions on how to pass time until April?[/quote51da1b174e]
Sweet, you should come to Cal dude. I taught so many people here how to get free ipods, lol. Your SAT 2s are good and ur SAT is a little above avg for Cal I think. I bet you will get in.
J4320
19-03-2008 13:25:24
YUSSSSSSSSS!!! I got accepted in to the University of Washington's business program. I had my fingers crossed because it's pretty damn hard to get into. YES YESYES YESYESYSYESYESEYEYSEYSEY I'm so happy. D
TravMan162
19-03-2008 13:47:25
[quotec3d0be2901="J4320"]YUSSSSSSSSS!!! I got accepted in to the University of Washington's business program. I had my fingers crossed because it's pretty damn hard to get into. YES YESYES YESYESYSYESYESEYEYSEYSEY I'm so happy. D[/quotec3d0be2901]
oh man! That's awesome dude, congratulations D D D
You're going to do great, you were made for that. Good luck man, that rocks D
TFOAF
19-03-2008 13:55:23
[quote90a96e3cd9="J4320"]YUSSSSSSSSS!!! I got accepted in to the University of Washington's business program. I had my fingers crossed because it's pretty damn hard to get into. YES YESYES YESYESYSYESYESEYEYSEYSEY I'm so happy. D[/quote90a96e3cd9]
Congrats babe. D
Powerbook
19-03-2008 13:56:24
Nice, that's just how I felt last year this time. )
J4320
19-03-2008 14:28:12
Thanks guys. I already got accepted to Washington State University but I didn't really want to go there. UW is the best and hardest school to get into in Washington. The campus is pretty cool. Plus it's in Seattle so there's gonna be all kinds of stuff to do. P
TravMan162
19-03-2008 14:34:00
seattle is depressing and rainy though. so make sure you keep a hefty supply of uppers D
J4320
19-03-2008 14:52:46
[quote3a54f4d807="TravMan162"]seattle is depressing and rainy though. so make sure you keep a hefty supply of uppers D[/quote3a54f4d807]
I already live in rain. I'm used to it. It's really not even that bad. There are great sunny days too. Florida gets more rain than Seattle does.
Berky34
19-03-2008 14:53:50
Oh yeah so I applied to the University of Illinois in October. In November I got deferred. And then I got wait listed in February. Now I have to wait until late May/early June to find out. Most colleges need to have responses by May 1st so I have to accept admission somewhere else (probably ISU) and then when June 1st rolls around I can find out if I got in and then decide. Of course I don't get any of my non refundable deposits back
zdub08
19-03-2008 16:44:50
^make sure you send them a letter that shows your interest and lists any recent accomplishments. I think they pretty much count out kids that don't express interest.
Berky34
19-03-2008 21:04:07
Yeah, I'm really regretting not telling them in my essays that U of I was my first choice and that I love the campus and wish to go there. Lame.
J4320
19-03-2008 21:14:28
If you're being ignored you can always drive to the campus and go to the admissions to check up on your status. It shows that you're serious about going there and it means a lot to you. At least, that's what a guy from UW told me when I was getting a little curious.
Berky34
19-03-2008 21:16:38
I may do that when I go to visit my sister in a few weeks at ISU. U of I isn't too far from there. Thanks for the tip
Gigante
19-03-2008 22:01:11
People still go to college these days?
zdub08
25-03-2008 17:26:18
Congratulations Zachary!
We are very pleased that you have been admitted to the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, and we hope you will accept the invitation to become a part of our community. Our Admission Committee has selected you because of your outstanding achievements. We are certain that Northwestern will offer you an environment in which you will thrive.
TravMan162
25-03-2008 17:29:54
nice Zdub
what are you going for? congrats by the way. if you throw that post in the brag bag, you'll get a sparkly "congrats" from babetran
i was serious about asking what you're going for by the way D
samz465
25-03-2008 17:36:53
Congrats Zach.
I'll be hearing from Cornell and Columbia this weekend.
Not sure about the rest though.
zdub08
25-03-2008 18:23:34
thanks guys
going for as in major? I'm undecided at this point, but my main interests are biology and french.
TravMan162
25-03-2008 18:28:53
wow, those are two you don't hear everyday.
that's cool man, what's your dream job?
I think there's more of a future in biology, but I'm sure you already know that haha
samz465
27-03-2008 12:33:00
I got wait listed to Boston College.
Does anyone know the statistics as to how favorable being wait listed is?
zdub08
27-03-2008 12:57:14
in general, I don't think chances are high for getting off the waitlist, but definitely write a letter
check out this thread, too http//talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/474534-how-get-off-waitlist.html
samz465
28-03-2008 12:55:02
Denied from NYU and Colgate...looks like I'm gonna turn emo.
J4320
30-03-2008 17:43:36
I CAN HAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE?!?!?
zdub08
30-03-2008 18:03:20
I get decisions from cornell and columbia at 5 tomorrow.
I'll fap so hard if I get into columbia.
samz465
30-03-2008 18:36:06
[quoteedaeb0c7f3="zdub08"]I get decisions from cornell and columbia at 5 tomorrow.
I'll fap so hard if I get into columbia.[/quoteedaeb0c7f3]
Me too.
Looks like we applied to almost all the same schools.
Killer722
30-03-2008 20:36:37
I'm going to Rutgers. )
samz465
31-03-2008 14:17:17
Denied-Cornell and Columbia.
life sucks.
J4320
31-03-2008 14:36:51
I CAN HAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE!?!?
zdub08
31-03-2008 14:39:16
[quote20fcd10743="samz465"]Denied-Cornell and Columbia.[/quote20fcd10743]
same, I'll probably go to northwestern or umich.
samz465
31-03-2008 16:28:02
Looks like it's Stony Brook for me, unless I get off the BC waitlist. That's what I'm aiming for.
I'm also trying to see if I can get into the CAS at NYU through an appeal.
JKirk
31-03-2008 19:01:26
[quote9dbb48cd66="samz465"]Looks like it's Stony Brook for me, unless I get off the BC waitlist. That's what I'm aiming for.
I'm also trying to see if I can get into the CAS at NYU through an appeal.[/quote9dbb48cd66]
Why aren't you going to consider St. Johns? I thought you got in there?
samz465
31-03-2008 19:14:50
[quotef4da5c1aef="JKirk"][quotef4da5c1aef="samz465"]Looks like it's Stony Brook for me, unless I get off the BC waitlist. That's what I'm aiming for.
I'm also trying to see if I can get into the CAS at NYU through an appeal.[/quotef4da5c1aef]
Why aren't you going to consider St. Johns? I thought you got in there?[/quotef4da5c1aef]
I don't want to do Pharmacy anymore. Sure it's a 6 year program, and it's easy money when I'm out, but it's not something I'm into anymore.
I guess I'll go to Stony Brook and work my way from the bottom again.
My guidance counselor said there is a possibility that he MAY pull some strings for me to get into Marist since I'm overqualified, but I'll talk to him tomorrow and see what's up.