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Nothing wrong with being a transfer, the degree at the end of the day is the same. So put away the suicide talk and just go get what you want, it might take a little longer, but not much.
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i have no problem with transfering to a good college....its my parents who has a problem. btw, im not a person who will committ suicide because i couldnt get to my top college, its that i am in a big hole, and i cant get out of it....and colleges letters arent making it any easier for me.....i have too much tension, anxiety, depression, and emotional pain, that isnt going away, and i cant take it anymore.......</p>
<p>I wish you the best. "Comparisons are odious" goes the old saying. Parents should never compare their children to others. Everyone is unique and bring different strengths as people to this earth. You will get in somewhere, and then work hard and transfer. Your life belongs to you, and not your parents. </p>
<p>As immigrants, your parents have an extra strong drive for the success of their family. And yet, they do not realize that in America their are many paths that one can take, and not all are conventional paths.</p>
<p>That book... was disturbing to say the least. It made me physically sick and depressed trying to rationalize what Ayn Rand was saying... and I got sucked in for a while, and tried to adapt to everyday life only to realize in a shocking way that I thought it was ********. It is theoretical, but truly applicable? She believes that altruism is equivalent to murder because you murder man's dignity and individualism... but does the man on the street begging for water give a damn about his individualism when he is dying? By giving him the water, i'm altruistic, i'm the criminal, I am the death of 'man an end unto himself'? I couldn't rationalize not giving a thirsty man water in order for a greater good because I never found the greater good. The theory and its ideas sound sophisticated because Rand makes it appear that her version of selfishness is in fact the ideal state of man, and it allows the ideal man to be completely independent. What crap. Roark used the "lesser" men around him to get where he wanted, but never gave a damn about their opinion. He wasn't independent, he was manipulative. I hated his character, and I hate the idiotic notion that to not understand objectivism is to somehow be less intelligent than those who adopt it wholeheartedly. Ugh... I can't think about this. It makes me feel angry all over again.</p>
<p>^^ Thank You very much....and I wish best of luck to all those are still waiting on their decisions.....
Right about now, i just wish something great happens to me</p>
<p>I forgot the person, but somebody told me that I can ask my guidance counselor to send in a appeal form to some of the colleges I got rejected from..... I was wondering if anyone can give me some ideas, what I should have in my appeal letter?</p>
<p>Most colleges will have this information for non-admitted students:</p>
<p>We strongly encourage you to select a campus to which you have been admitted, as very few appeals are granted. If you choose to appeal, your letter should describe information not included in your original application. This may be compelling information regarding personal circumstances and its impact on your academic performance, or possible errors in your application. You should include your fall 2005 and/or winter 2006 courses and grades, and your current spring 2006 courses. You must write the appeal; an appeal written on your behalf (by a parent, counselor, etc.) will not be accepted. Appeals will not be accepted by phone, fax or e-mail, and interviews will not be granted.</p>
<p>Bing and Stonybrook are public U's where the process is pretty much numbers driven.</p>
<p>Unless there was something in your application that was overlooked(you were one of the people whose SAT was incorrectly scored) then the decision of the tribal counsel is final.</p>
<p>How about Nassau Community for a year, and then transfer?</p>
<p>Or one of the CUNY's?? There are many options, don't give up. I know someone who was in your situation went to a community college and now is doing great. I know someone else who flunked out of high school and is now a major exec at a corporation! School is not the be all and end all and although your parents dont see it that way, as someone else said it is probably a cultural thing. Please don't despair. LIfe takes surprising turns and although it is hard to take now, things will change for you.</p>
<p>best i was the one who suggested starting with an appeal, go to your gc and ask her to start one on your behalf, that is what they are there for, PLUS I would write a heartfelt letter to the school of choice and add a letter or recommendation or two, really make a campaign of it, and hopefully if your gc is on the ball, they can get something going. Keep us posted, I am going to say a special prayer just for you tonight, let us know.....hang in there! You have a lot of support here.</p>
<p>A friend of mine didn't get into any of the colleges he applied to and ended up going to cc for two years, then transferring into the University of Missouri (a good school, but not "Harvard", right?), then medical school and forgive me, but I don't even remember which one, and his patients probably don't know (or care) either. We call him Dr. Fisher now. </p>
<p>One of my son's friends was never a top student, but is a very hard worker, lots of energy, great personality, takes nothing for granted. He has a job waiting for him when he graduates from Montana State in the spring -- it's a job he's thrilled about, at a financial institution where he interned last summer. </p>
<p>Another one of my sons has a friend who graduated from Princeton. He majored in political science and minored in drinking. Thought the world would come to him because he went to Princeton. It didn't. It took him a year to find a job, and he is now working -- at a job very much like the one that awaits the Montana State graduate. The difference is, the kid from Montana State is excited about it, and the Princeton grad is PO'd and views this job as something he's doing temporarily until he finds something better. Who do you think will go farther? My money is on Montana State. </p>
<p>It's not where you go, it's what you do when you get there. You'll end up somewhere and when you get there, make the most of it. Best wishes. I'd wish you good luck, but you don't need luck, just some perspective. Okay, maybe you could use some luck with your parents -- perhaps your GC and you could meet with them to discuss options (and offer some perspective)?</p>