<p>Sorry!! That was an accident! I should have indicated that my last post was directed to the starter of this thread. I keep forgetting that what I write may not sound as sarcastic as I would like it to. Sarcasm is an art, and its not easily perfected. Good luck with your app, though :)</p>
<p>Stop with the sarcasm?</p>
<p>Good job getting the 2400, if it's true of course.</p>
<p>Hepstar, have you ever set a goal and worked your butt off for it? How did you feel when you accomplished it? Were you not so excited that you wanted to shout it out to the world? </p>
<p>It's the same thing here. We are not arrogant, just happy.</p>
<p>i think this quote is funny... "it's not bragging if you can do it"... well pretty much you should just be proud because you actually care enough to take the Sats right? Although, i must say it's quite intimidating to know that people have perfect scores...</p>
<p>A778999, I'm not saying that all 2300 scorers are arrogant. As I said in another thread, the valedictorian of my school is one of these people and he is a very modest, unassuming individual. The only way you'd would know how he did on the SAT is if you'd ask him because he doesn't talk about it. He knows he's smart and that's good enough for him. Despite this, there are still plenty of 2300 people who constantly brag about their scores.</p>
<p>There are also the 2300+ people who ask for their chances to schools like HYPS. These people know very well that their scores are within range and that they have a very good chance of making it into any school. I think that many of thse people just want to show-off their high scores by posting them in a thread and asking a ridiculous question such as "do I have a chance at Harvard with a 2380 SAT score?" I'm not saying that a 2300 guarantees admission anywhere. There are other factors in the admissions process. It just bothers me that a person with really high scores asks if they have a chance. Of course they have a chance, but is doesn't mean they'll get in. There is a difference between having a chance and getting in.</p>
<p>A778999, I know what it feels like to set a goal. I have set plenty of them, including breaking 2000 on the SAT (which may sound pitiful to you, but it meant a lot to me). Everyone has his/her own goals. Some accomplish them, some don't. When you do, sure it feels great. When I got my SAT resluts back and realized that I did indeed break 2000, I was overjoyed. However, it was more of a personal euphoria. I only told people at my school my scores when the topic came up. When I was over my friend's house (who got a 1710) the other day and his mother asked me how I did, I said "pretty well" rather than saying "I got a 2030." The score is my satisfaction, not everyone else's. After all, if you were to boast about your scores to a perosn only to discover that he/she did better, you would feel pretty demoralized.</p>
<p>I agree with Hepstar--I did very, very well on the SATs that I took in January but have never, ever brought up the subject with anyone else. If people ask, I tell them proudly, but would feel terrible making someone else feel bad about their lower scores.</p>
<p>I totally agree with Hepstar and btlesgirl. I was aiming for 2250+, and after my second test I accomplished it. However, I never tell people what I got (unless they ask me specifically) because I don't want to brag too much or come off as a jerk when somebody has a lower score</p>
<p>If you know how that feels, that's the same way I think you have, or tried to make the people who scored higher feel. I'm using "you" in a very general term here. I, for one, am not the type of person to go up to someone who scored lower than me and start pointing and laughing, all the while chanting "I'm better than you! I'm better than you!" and I sincerely doubt many others would do that either. Like someone else said, we're just happy at having achieved our goal score.</p>
<p>You don't want to come off as a jerk to someone with a lower score -- fine, neither does anyone else. However, don't come off as a jerk to anyone with a higher score either. They're not trying to make you feel inadequate. They're not targeting you. They're not parading around and jeering.</p>
<p>All they're doing is being happy and proud. It's no different than what you want either, so please, if you hate these threads, don't post in them. You're just raining on the satisfied test-taker's parade.</p>
<p>Taggart, no one's raining on anyone's parade. I'm just sticking up for the 99+% of the population that didn't get 2300s. As far as I'm concerned, there shouldn't even be a parade. As great as a 2300+ score is, it is a personal accomplishment and self-satisfaction should be sufficient. You don't need an Uber-exclusive thread to remind yourself of how intelligent you are. There is a fine line between self-pride and arrogance and many of you 2300 people cross it.</p>
<p>As for your comment that you know how us sub 2300 people feel, it is totally wrong. The scorn you receive from lower scorers and the boasting we receive form higher scorers are completely different. When people complain about how smart you are, most of them are acting out of jealousy and you can always just tell yourselves that. (I, for one, am not one of these people, even though I may appear to be). On the other hand, when we 'low" scorers are on the receiving end of your boasting and arrogance, we become filled with feelings of insignificance and low self-esteem, feelings that you 2300 people can just brush away by saying well, I got a 2300 SAT, and theyre just jealous of my score. We sub 2300 people dont have this luxury, so dont compare your position to ours.</p>
<p>"The poor middle child, always so misunderstood. How sad." That's the only cliche I can get out of that post.</p>
<p>This thread isn't for pushing anyone down. I'm sorry if that's your misinterpretation. I don't understand your need to "stick up" for anyone when no one's been pushed around (aside from the top scorers in the name calling). As far as I know, no one's mentioned anything about jealousy or accused anyone of it. All I did was point out the obvious similarities in the situations -- reject it if you want, but it's there all the same. The premise may be different as well as the opinions, but honestly, do you think I've never come in second or not ranked at all that I can't empathize?</p>
<p>My point is that if I make a thread titled "I'm So Happy!" containing the message "After all that work, I finally scored that 2300+!" how is that any different than "After all that work, I finally scored that 2100+" or whatever? I'm obviously only happy at my own achievement. You may infer different messages such as "showing off" and etc. but that's your business. </p>
<p>So let's just all act like mature beings and stop trying to put anyone down or suspecting each other of alter-intentions.</p>
<p>To the both of you (and you know who I'm talking to), I think it's great that both of you did well on your SATs. And since, this is the SAT board, I don't think anyone should have to feel any remorse/shame/regret/etc. when he posts his scores.
But, since we all know that the majority of people on this forum are the kind of people that score very well on their SATs and are applying to top colleges, it doesn't seem necessary to argue over reporting scores. WE ALL DID WELL. (And if you don't believe me about most of the people on this board applying to "top" schools, look at an Ivy forum as opposed to a non-Ivy school's forum. You'll immediately see the difference.)
I congratulate anyone who did well on his SATs, but I think that THIS sort of argument, which is neither intellectual nor conclusive, is useless. We should all be getting along and SUPPORTING each other in the college selection process. (35 days if you applied early, by the way)</p>
<p>Good luck then. I have a year to wait before I get sucked into that kind of hell.</p>
<p>I have been calling for people to support each other. I think that was the entire argument's premise, though I never used those exact words. However, I'm not about to start an argument over -that-.</p>
<p>Taggart is trying to say that she is upset with all of the ridicule she receives from being a 2300 scorer and that she admits to being beaten by other people at things when she made this arrogant statement "My standards are high enough," (perfect enough score thread, page 3). Obviously, her standards are not good enough if she isn't the best at everything. It would be like saying "no person on earth can get higher than a 2030 SAT because that was my score and my standards are good enough."</p>
<p>Also, your whole argument that making a thread that euoligizes your own scores is okay because it is your personal achievement is erroneous. If all you truly desired was self-satisfaction w/your own achievement, you wouldn't need to make a thread about it. It should be enough to be proud of your score score privately, not in front of thousands of people who view these threads each day. Saying that you worked hard doesn't absolve you from the status of braggart either. When I make a thread about SAT scores, I make sure that it is informative and useful, not just a list of 4-digit numbers. I put a great effort into making my Not Quite 2000 Thread which turned out to give some very useful statistics about average gain/loss in SAT scores. When I see an SAT thread that actually can help people, it makes me happy because it shows that people care about more than just themselves.</p>
<p>(Just as a side note, I am not the middle child if that's what you're thinking. I am actually the oldest child, so don't start thinking that you can draw conclusions about me from a post about the SAT).</p>
<p>Wait.
Taggart.
You aren't even a SENIOR?
You're a junior?
Un-be-lievable.</p>
<p>I'm not drawing conclusions about you but about the group you described, and obviously faulty conclusions, just to point out the ridiculousness of it all. </p>
<p>Your first statement is completely illogical and, of course, wrong. My standards are in fact high enough because I want to be perfect. I was just disappointed in those instances. I never said I was perfect, but that I'd strive to be. I'm not stupid enough to say that I'm the best when I'm not -- though I want to be. Is that clear enough? Admitting the fact that I was just a bit miffed by my not-perfect SAT score isn't going to help alleviate any spite you might feel towards me, but hey, that part's true too.</p>
<p>Let's see, oh, yes, this isn't a help forum. As far as I'm aware, it doesn't even say that it has to be useful, just pertinent towards the SATs. If I were to be the Devil's advocate, however, I could say that this thread is helpful to statistics (ex. We have at least one perfect scorer here who we can ask help and tips from). Identifying these individuals is just as useful as anything else.</p>
<p>Your ideas about self-pride is not everyone's. Obviously, that point can't be forced on anyone, so please don't assume you have every right to. "Braggart" is but a matter of opinion. Again, that's name-calling -- also not constructive at all.</p>
<p>And yes, I'm a junior. = ] Good luck getting into Yale. What happened to Princeton, or are you trying to get the heck out of Jersey?</p>
<p>Eh. Princeton was beautiful, not gonna lie. But Yale is where it's at.
And as for getting out of Jersey. Well...who DOESN'T want to get out of Jersey?
:)
Nah, it's alright, but I don't want to be that close to home.
Can't believe you're a junior so soon getting addicted to this forum. You should get out while you can.</p>
<p>I actually was going to run away from the forum, but I promised some people that I'd send them test prep, so I'll be on for a while today while I wait for photobucket to upload.</p>
<p>Yeah. Yale's architecture is just...breathtaking.</p>
<p>Taggart, I'm not saying that a forum has to be useful. The First Amendment gives us freedom of speech, so quite frankly, people on CC can post just about anything. Nonetheless, isn't a thread better when it is helpful? As siriusaboutyale said, we are all intelligent people. Therefore, we can learn from each other by making informative posts rather than creating feuds w/posts about how good our SAT scores are.</p>
<p>Contrary to what you believe, I am not going to lambaste you for wanting a perfect score. You were only 40 points away (ouch!!!), so obviously, you have a very good chance of achieving it. I wouln't suggest retaking because most people go down w/a score as high as yours. If you want to though, go right ahead. Just don't complain about not getting it if you try the SAT again, or show-off if you do get it. 2400 is definitely not a bad personal goal to have.</p>
<p>This forum is in no way a help forum. Your idea that it somehow could be used as an indicator of how many perfect scorers we have on CC is wrong.
How do we know that these people aren't lying about there scores? The truth is, we don't. We have no proof of how anyone on CC did beyond what they say their scores are. Do you really think that there isn't a person on CC who fabricates their SAT, GPA, EC's, or AP scores? </p>
<p>The whole name-calling thing that you brought up is not meant to demean 2300 people in general. You admitted yourself that you are a bit self-centered and conceited, so I don't see why you take such offense to being called a braggart when you obviously identified yourself as one in the perfect enough score thread. There are some 2300 people who don't brag. Btlesgirl received scores in the 2300s, but she doesn't brag about them (nice job btlesgirl :). I saw your scores on another thread. It is nice to know that there are down-to-earth individuals w/2300 SATs who actually see where my point is coming from).</p>
<p>Besides the whole SAT feud, I just wanted to agree with Taggart that Yale's architecture IS breathtaking.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library anyone?
If I had to sit in a library all day, that would be the one.</p>