<p>I am in a similar situation to the thread starter. I got rejected from MIT, caltech, harveymudd, UTAustin. Only accepted to 2: Clarkson and USF, and deferred from UMich. I dont know what i am going to do if i dont get in UMich. I do not feel like i want to attend Clarkson and USF. I think part of the problem is that i applied to too many reaches. I should have balanced my list out by applying to more matches.</p>
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Did you talk to the Delaware coach or any of the other coaches? We'll find a school for you and you need to keep up that good running. Wild Child is a runner and so am I.
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mam, i dont think im going to run in college....right now to me it seems that track will get in my way. I will try my best to get that 3.8 gpa, so i dont want anything distraction...It will be ok, ill just take some time of track, and concentrate on my studies</p>
<p>alright my parents have this big thing about prestige. Its like if I go to HYPSM, they get bragging rights too. Something like that. I don't really understand.</p>
<p>Hey what about those 1 or 2 year prep schools that athletes go to to get their grades up before college. Is that an alternative for Miler?</p>
<p>Actually i never heard about this....I would think the prep schools are for athletes whose grades are low. I think grades are fine, its just my sats...</p>
<p>Square:</p>
<p>The PG year is an option. Would help, as will a gap year.</p>
<p>BestMiler</p>
<p>SATs dont really count for that much. As long as they are decent, schools will not outright reject you based on your scores. At any of the top schools, 2100+ is decent. At state schools 2000+ is decent.</p>
<p>True, but now i cant do anything about it. Time for me to move on and think about the future. I MUST GET OFF SENIORITIS over the sumer and start to get into full scale studying mode</p>
<p>you won't be successful in life with the attitude you display in this thread. i know a lot of it probably comes from your parents, but you need to change your outlook on life. you are not destroyed because of this. in 10 years what college you went to wont be that important. you have options, the way you deal with this will probably be a defining moment in your life. i am not saying that what school you go to defines you, not at all. i am saying the way you deal with this probably will be defining. you can either react to it well by becoming indepedent from your parents and working hard with the right outlook to overcome an obstacle, or you can beat yourself up and resign to failure.</p>
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Also, check out the HEOP
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can you explain to me, what that really is?</p>
<p>So which university are you going now before you transfer?</p>
<p>idk yet......im hoping i can get into udel, or buffalo or albany...i still waiting for them...udel and buffalo should be coming soon... and my gc is talking to stonybrook about a re-evaluation of my essay</p>
<p>You can't let what what someone else perceives you to be define who you are-whether they are your parents or not. You have to reach deep inside yourself and get past the pain, believe in yourself. Ultimately that who you answer to. If money/financing of your future plans stand in the way then take responsibility for yourself and go on your own. I am an immigrant (legal, thank you) who knew and understood early on that I was on my own in regards to my future. My parents did not understand the American culture and struggled to make a living and survive in a country very different from their own. I didn't make all perfect decisions but I made enough to get myself going in the right direction and stand on my own. You can too.</p>
<p>btw im curious to know something.....how did someone find that article in ny times and knew that they quoted me?</p>
<p>look at the online edition and then click on college...it will show the article.</p>
<p>It was easy, actually. Use the advanced search feature to look for the quote from the times, and it led right to this thread.</p>
<p>What's the quote or the link?</p>
<p>Best Miler -- Happy to hear from you sounding so strong. Keep it up!</p>
<p>best miler...I got accepted in good universities like University of Virginia and University of North Carolina (chapel hill) and I cannot attend because my parents cannot even pay for 1 year at either of these two. Since I am an international, I do not even qualify for aid in public universities. I got rejections from many better and worse universities but it did not feel bad at all. It feels better to be rejected than accepted in big schools, only to know that you cannot go to the college you want because your parents cannot pay.....I know exactly how you feel!</p>
<p>I think you have already accomplished a lot. You are advanced in getting attention. Your two year old stage must have been impressive! Seems to me that you have enough interest in yourself to make it through anything. I think as you decide on your major you should find the strengths you have shown in your quest for feedback and reassurance and use it in a POSITIVE way to better yourself and contribute to society. I mean it from a positive perspective. Everyone has gifts and strengths, to be used for good or bad. Please improve the world, and set up what you see as a better environment for your own children to learn and succeed in then what you believe you have experienced. Life goes by faster than you think.</p>