<p>Oh my. This took quite the turn since I last checked in. </p>
<p>Well, in life and especially in America, people are going to tell you what they think and what they feel, even if it’s not what you want to hear. The freedom of speech is part of our Constitution, and people are really REALLY defensive and outspoken about it. That’s just how people are. </p>
<p>Also, it’s general tact to just bow your head and take it when things like this make you angry. A lot of Americans will just roll their eyes and walk away. It’s honestly so much easier than getting all worked about it. Like we say, don’t sweat the small stuff. </p>
<p>Overall, clubbing isn’t bad. It’s a social thing. Just because you go clubbing doesn’t mean you’re a bad student, but likewise, just because you’re a good student doesn’t mean you don’t have a life. Here, like anywhere, people balance a multitude of different things. We have friends and parents and boyfriends/girlfriends and jobs and student organizations and church services; we have a lot of things to do in a limited amount of time. </p>
<p>Some people have certain stereotypes of others for various reasons, but in the end, the only thing that matters is the kind of person you truly are and the good things you accomplish. Don’t let anyone ruffle your feathers. It’s all okay!</p>
<h1>60 thank you for sharing . I understand what you mean . And also thank you for your polite manner . So many people are not able to explain same things that polite .</h1>
<p>By the way , drinking alcohol is not a common characteristic of bright students in my country too , but also it s not a problem . It seems as a social behavior by non-conservative people . And being a socially strong person seems as a must in order to succeed . I mean a person who only studies/works is not an ideal type of future executive. From my personal experiences, analyses , I would like to say that all the executives that I’ve met were very social too . Do not get me wrong , drink wine,whiskey,champagne in a bar with friends is not only way to be social , but it is one of them .</p>
<p>sorry , i didnt read all your posts , it s a bad way to spend my time . But guys you have to see something , you re not AMERICA ! you re just bunch of internet people who have so much time to spend ; some of you have nearly 10000 posts on just that website ?!?!? what ?!?!?
I ve been in usa , i know people . I m gonna do well . Some of you have to ease your bad attitudes . Some of you act like they are USA , literally ! You re just one person . If you talk that bossy , you d get this kind of reaction by everyone.</p>
<p>By the way , you re blurring my sentences . 300 m people live in usa . Not all of them are genius or not all of them are stupid . I m from turkey , obviously education level in my country is worse , but I am at the top of my country level.
But nearly none of you is at the top of usa . You talk like you are at that level . There are many genius people in USA . ButMost of you do not even know how to speak or talk in respectful manner . Instead of answering to questions , most of you share your non-sense opinions , I can make clear assumptions about why you do that but anyways , I dont have much time . </p>
<p>About the freedom of speech . Of course everybody has to right to say what they think . But saying that you re drinking , you re gonna be college dropout is disrespectful . It is like saying that you re having sex , you re gonna be college dropout … It is crossing line . No one has right to talk badly about issues that only concerns the subject who did it ! My drinking has nothing to do with any of you . Get your facts right before being bossy . Talking in bad manner about an issue that only concerns the subject himself is hate speech .</p>
<p>You’re certainly right in that you don’t need any of our words to do well in college. I think everyone just started discussing other issues that evolved from your post. And yes, I think some people may have been disrespectful, but also, two wrongs don’t make a right. </p>
<p>But anyway, good luck, and I really do wish you well.</p>
<p>I’d be surprised if OP were anywhere other than Turkey (unlike a certain poster in this thread, emberjed, who lists their location as “Cincinatti” spelled with two Ts). He routinely types the Turkish undotted I. This would be a very detailed mistake to keep up for a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>$1500/month is probably too much for any student to in college. My parents give me a little over $400 a month, plus money for clothes once a semester, and for hair appointments every 6 weeks, and since that isn’t enough for the way I like to live, I supplement it by working on campus. All told, I probably spend an average of ~$700/month and I know very, very few people who routinely spend much more than I do. I’m also on a campus where students do their own cooking. If it weren’t for groceries, I would probably spend at least $150 less per month.</p>
<p>Just curious about this: How difficult is it for an international student to get into Cal?</p>
<p>Does an OOS student have an easier time to get into the same school as compared to an international student? Or, because they pay the same price, it is equally difficult to get into Cal (or UCLA)?</p>
<p>One of DS’s high school students (not in his class) got into Cal from OOS many years ago. He is definitively competitive in terms of the stats (like about 2300 SAT, all 800 SAT subject tests, 10+ APs.) But he definitely did not have any HYPS caliber ECs to match his stats, likely due to his family’s slightly lower socioeconomic status (i.e., lack of resources, unlike OP’s family :)) But I heard schools like the top UCs tend to pay more attention to stats only. (But I could be wrong here.)</p>
<p>And 2013. Big drop in admit rate for internationals, and not as high as OOS, but still better than instate, which was apparently 17 percent that year. </p>