Only 1 person has EVER attended an ivy , at my school, 60 years of history!
what does that trend mean…?
(i wanna go to upenn (ivy))
<p>it means if you have better stats by far than everyone else in your school, you have a good chance anyways. In fact, the ivy league school might appreciate having a new school applicant.
My school doesn't send many kids to ivies (maybe 2 or 3 a year) because we send so many to UC Berkeley, LA, and such. maybe it just means a lot of people at your school are smart but just sought other opportunities closer to home</p>
<p>your school history means nothing compared to YOUR history. heck i'm homeschooled how do you think i feel i dont even have a school history.</p>
<p>I disagree with the above posters, somewhat. But first,</p>
<p>what does that trend mean...?</p>
<p>(i wanna go to upenn (ivy))</p>
<p>There is no trend. Your school does not send ppl to the schools you want, I guess. </p>
<p>The fact that they don't get in should tell you something. Do they apply? If not, why not? If they apply and get rejected, then the academics are not good enough. So what?</p>
<p>Have you considered really top colleges other that one? Start now. There are 100 colleges you'd be lucky to go to.</p>
<p>"your school history means nothing compared to YOUR history. heck i'm homeschooled how do you think i feel i dont even have a school history."</p>
<p>Now that is a dumbass remark, because it certainly matters about your own school and who is applying to a college and they will certainly compare you. Much documentation exists on this. Since you are homeschool you will not have to deal with this, but it is different situation for prep school and public school kids who will be selected among their peers.</p>
<p>Your are fortunate not to have to be compared on a school and peer basis.</p>
<p>your school history means little compared to what YOU did. obviously if more people went to ivies that might make your school look better but i do not believe that you'll have trouble if you look impressive. you wont be rejected due to school history. </p>
<p>as for the homeschool thing that was just a joke.</p>
<p>"Only 1 person has EVER attended an ivy , at my school, 60 years of history!</p>
<p>what does that trend mean...?"</p>
<p>That trend means that there are many wise people there who do not like to waste their money on the Ivy money machines, one can learn everything in public scools too if he really wants. Calculus is calculus at UCI and at Penn too, if you learn it, you will know it. It worth to go to Ivy if it pays you and not more expensive for you than the public is. ivy is just a bussiness like collegeboard.</p>
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Calculus is calculus at UCI and at Penn too, if you learn it, you will know it. It worth to go to Ivy if it pays you and not more expensive for you than the public is. ivy is just a bussiness like collegeboard.
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<p>Yeah, why bother even going to school? </p>
<p>Heck, theoretically, you can go to some desolate island with a bunch of books, bunsen burners and slide rulers and learn it all yourself.</p>
<p>I guess if you see no value in things like: being in a diverse, challenging environment surrounded by top quality students from around the world, professors who are amongst the brightest in academe teaching courses in departments that are nationally ranked, having access to world class facilities / libraries and walking away with a degree from one of the finest institutions in the world (not to mention a tremendous experience and education)... yeah, the Ivies are definitely not for you.</p>
<p>But hey, but don't take it from me, I'm one of those "unwise" people who has not one but two Ivy degrees... (although I should say that I've been very successful in my career, but that must be some strange coincidence)</p>
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Now that is a dumbass remark
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<p>now, now, parents, let's talk nice to the kids here. Einsteingermany, don't take that personally :)</p>
<p>Chanman, have you talked to your GC. Some schools do not have the best GC departments, and students are often not 'guided'. OTOH, some areas just tend to have kids that like to go close to home, in spite of good guidance. Even if your school has only sent 1 kid to an Ivy League school, that's okay. If you are an outstanding student, then your school history may not be relevant. What are your stats and GPA?
Remember too, that IVY is an athletic grouping, of undoubtedly good schools. But by no means do they have exclusivity on a great education. There are dozens of schools that are equally competitive and selective, some even more so, depending on the specific program.</p>
<p>The Ivy League is an athletic conference. Its member schools are Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. </p>
<p>"Only 1 person has EVER attended an ivy , at my school, 60 years of history!</p>
<p>what does that trend mean...?"</p>
<p>It means nothing.</p>
<p>chocoholic:
my stats are bad</p>
<p>6/350 or so
UW 3.8ish
Weighted, 4.4
Take unweighted classes like orchestra/summer school (lower gpa)
taking tough courseload
ACT I can get a 33, hopefully 34 or so
SAT, nope. cant do it</p>
<p>resume (BRIEF, will add more to it)</p>
<p>Academic Team
Districts finalist
-numerous individual medals
1st at Mizzou Tournament (11th)
3rd at Washington University Tournament (11th)
Captain (12th)
Speech and Debate Team (9th, 11th, 12th)-maybe captain
Eureka Website Design Team, Webcats (9th, 11th,12th)
Lead designer and manager
Taught students the basics of web site design</p>
<p>Chess Club, Cofounder (9th, 11th, 12th)
Swim Team
Cross Country Team
Reaching out to others through service, ROOTS (10th-12th)</p>
<p>Piano
played for 10 years (2nd-12th)
Accompanist for music auditions, earned over $700
Accompanist for symphonic orchestra (9th-12th)
State Auditions rating 1s
Other events such as NFSM Piano Guild, State (8th), Nationals (9th)/MMTA auditions
Violin
Played for 8 years (4th-12th)
Symphonic orchestra concertmaster (11th-12th)
Symphonic orchestra assistant high school conductor (12th)
State auditions rating 1s
Excellence in Orchestra Scholarship Award, $250 (9th)
John M. Kastner Board of Education Excellence in Music Award</p>
<p>**Other orgs.
Talented and Gifted Group (9th-12th)
National Honors Society (11th-12th)
Math tutoring after school
French Honors Society (10th-12th)
Welcoming Wildcats-guide and orientate freshmen</p>
<p>ST. Louis Chinese Language School
Student (3rd-12th)
Manager and captain of Chinese Lion Dance Team (7th-12th)
Teach 20+ students the techniques and culture of Chinese lion dances
Perform at special occasions, such as Chinese New Year, Cultural festivals, grand openings, etc.
Fundraised over $3000 for language school
Appeared on 10+ articles and interviews
Top of Class Awards (6th-9th)
Rewarded for best performance in Chinese class
Tai Kwan Do Student (3rd-10th)
Tai Kwan Do Assistant Instructor (9th-10th)
Instructed 20-30 students advanced martial arts and sparring
Wing Chun student (11th-12th)
STLCLS Full year scholarship Award (8th, 9th)
Selected from different levels of testing, only four winners per year
STLCLS Community Service Award (11th)
Chosen from about 100 students</p>
<p>**Summer stuff
Worked at Little Saigon Chinese restaurant, summer job (10th)
Organized a clothing and toy drive for villages in mainland China
Independent Study Course Skip-Chemistry (9th)
Independent Study Course Skip-French III (10th)
Attended US Naval Academy Summer Seminar (11th)
Teaching internship called Breakthrough Collaborative
-Teach students science/math away from home
-1 month long
Traveled to home in Hong Kong
Tutored relatives in English and Science, about 30 hours total</p>
<p>**Interests
Computers and Technology
Self taught web design, PHP, HTML, and JavaScript
Created a home webserver/website
<a href="http://www.chantown.com%5B/url%5D">www.chantown.com</a> online from 8am-11pm central time only
Created a free and popular express email program
<a href="http://www.mail.chantown.com%5B/url%5D">www.mail.chantown.com</a> (24/7)
Digital Photography
please view my photo gallery at <a href="http://www.chantown.com/cpg132%5B/url%5D">www.chantown.com/cpg132</a>
Poetry
St. Louis Symphony Express the Music Contest Finalist (10th)
Live Poets Society Regional Winner (11th)
The Foundation Creative Expressions Volunteer-Compose and submit an open-topic prose or artwork each month for publishing (11th-12th)</p>
<p>MISC.
Multilingual, fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, French
Consistent winner for 2004 Math Money Contest
A monthly math competition held at school
3 winners each month
won about $100
Independent Study AP Environmental Science (11th)
Independent Study AP Economics (12th)
Independent Study AP Calculus BC (12th)
Volunteer at St. Lukes Hospital (4 hours a week)
Senior Technology Education Program (11th-12th)
Nonprofit organization
Founder and President
Educate senior citizens on the usage of computers
Organized and created meetings and lectures
Foreign Travel
Traveled to and experienced the rich cultures of Canada, China, Tailand, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and Hong Kong
Annual School Book club-Read and discuss about books with others
Member of Virtual Stock Exchange(username Chantown)
MSAA-Started/Lead a read-a-thon
Extra Hands Network-Fundraised
Annual Camp Fire Incredible Kid Day-Wrote many letters to kids (9-12)
...some more organizations included.</p>
<p>**Eagle Investments, LLC
-help dad start company
-help him translate documents/business coordinator (because of his poor english)</p>
<p>-1st gen college student, asian.</p>
<p>Assuming to have good recs and essays.</p>
<p>my guidance counselor is NEW. He's just graduated from st. louis university. New GC. Young. He seems "good", but i've only talked to him about common sense stuff. </p>
<p>as far as guidance..i'm relying on all of you, CC people lol!</p>
<p>can someone tell me my strengths and weaknesses please</p>
<p>(i feel like this is getting to the "What are my chances" topics), but i'm just wondering whlie we're at it.</p>
<p>Hopefully you are a junior and have some time. You need to assess your counselor situation, they need to understand ED EA ect and what a profile application is (if financial aid is going to be a consideration)</p>
<p>Being from a school that has had numerous successful previous students at a particular school has its advantages, so does coming from a geographically unique situation. You may require some additional help with getting letters of rec that will support you, and you will need to monitor deadlines to make sure they are met.</p>
<p>In some public schools, the guidance office helps people select which state or community college to attend and have no expertise in tougher schools. A college called my daughters high school and the counselor there was not prepared to talk about her as a student, although he knows her well as a community leader, I think he lost a chance for a sale, but hopefully he did no harm. I suggested my daughter call the school to answer their questions.</p>
<p>Does your school offer challenging classes and how are you doing with them is an important consideration. If your school offerring is slim, consider taking a college class over the summer. Good luck.</p>
<p>my school is top 10 in the state.</p>
<p>offers 15 or so AP Classes
i've taken almost all of them.</p>
<p>":but hey, but don't take it from me, I'm one of those "unwise" people who has not one but two Ivy degrees... (although I should say that I've been very successful in my career, but that must be some strange coincidence)"</p>
<p>does not matter where did you take the calculus. what matters is you know it or you do not know it. I took it at UCI, still in HS, cost was $350. ivys better though if you get scholaship or you are rich. i'am not.</p>
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<p>Don't you love it when students are in the top 2%, great stats, and then look for reassurance. You could apply just about anywhere if you keep up the grades and e/c's.</p>
<p>You school is the top 10 in MO, and you have taken almost 15 AP's; sounds odd that 1 student has gone to an IVY school in 60 years. Do a lot go to WUSTL, Chicago, Wisconsin, NWU, etc.that are great "local" schools? Anyway, it looks like you are on the right track for success.</p>
<p>yes.
university of chicago, WUSTL (many), umm, UCLA one or two, MANY public schools.
vale dict went to washu last year</p>
<p>only 1 person went to ivy-upenn-where i wanna go.</p>
<p>Get a copy of your schools profile (which they send out to the college) as it has a wealth of information: average SAT score, percentage of students who graduate, 5age who attend 2 and 4 year schools, the schools that they are most likely to attend.</p>
<p>Is your school a small school? Do a lot of colleges come to your school to visit? Guidance counselors usually invite the ususal uspects depending on where the kids decide to attend. It is not unusual for kids to go to school close to home. </p>
<p>You have been given some very feasible answers, maybe students haven't been applying to these schools. It was certainly the case at my daughter's high school which has a track record of sending kids to LAC's (because they are a small high school, and the guidance counselor is very well versed in LACs). They send a few students to Cornell, Penn and Columbia because they are close by. Last year kids decided to spread their wings and for the first time in the 10 year history of the h.s. applied to Williams, Amherst, Dartmouth, Stanford, Wash U and Brown. Guess what, they got accepted. It has to start with someone, it might as well begin with you.</p>
<p>i'll get the profile and check</p>
<p>and no, not really a small school (class of 350)</p>
<p>but, NO Good colleges come to high school to visit
NONE!!</p>
<p>maybe tier 3, tier 2 at the BEST</p>