<p>I can't believe it...2190 SAT, subpar subject tests, no hooks...</p>
<p>AND I GOT INTO COLUMBIA, PRINCETON, AND YALE!</p>
<p>6 for 6 (Rutgers, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Princeton, Yale)!!!</p>
<p>gratz 10char</p>
<p>This just shows you that CC inflates the "requirements" for getting admitted to Ivy League. Congrats!</p>
<p>wow, congrats.</p>
<p>Yes, same here!
Stanford and Pomona, with a 2160...I was pretty shocked...</p>
<p>That's amazing libra! What were the rest of your stats like?</p>
<p>what are the rest of your stats!?
haha this gives me hope</p>
<p>10 for 10 schools (including WashU, Duke, Hopkins, and UNC oos).</p>
<p>Eng. Lang. AP - 5
US History AP - 3
Chemistry AP - 3</p>
<p>My EC's aren't very numerous, but the few in which I did participate were clearly huge time investments. I think it's better to list 4 or 5 EC's you had a big role in than listing every little thing. I included no additional info.</p>
<p>I have no familial ties to any of these schools, I applied for financial aid (my gosh, I'd only have to pay $3,000/yr for Yale and Princeton, score!)</p>
<p>My essays were what put me over the top I think. I laid bare my soul on paper for each one. Otherwise, I guess they just take some odd pleasure in admitting people with lower than average stats.</p>
<p>Congratulations! As a transfer applicant, I got into 4 of my 5 reaches (WashU, Rice, Northwestern, Emory) too with below average stats. I'm now getting a 3.9 GPA at Northwestern, which puts me at the top of the student body. I'm also Asian (mostly) and male.</p>
<p>Do you belong to any special categories? If so, you might want to point them out so as not to give others false hope.</p>
<p>I am 10-0 including yale, williams, amherst, swarthmore and wesleyan. the only school i have yet to hear from is the college of new jersey whichwas my uber safety lol.</p>
<p>i got into cornell with sat below the 50 percentile and no leadership positions! wooooo</p>
<p>Congrats libra! Could you share some essay strategies with us?</p>
<p>I'm the opposite of that :(</p>
<p>For essay strategies, I'd say to be as specific and direct as possible. Grandiose, poetically eloquent language may go over well in a writing exam, but remember that you're trying to strike an emotional chord with the person reading your essay. Be as personal and honest as you are with your friends - these admissions people probably throw every essay that starts off with "Ever since I was a child"... or "What I am most interested in studying is..." etc etc. Don't be a robot - be a person.</p>
<p>In terms of other advice, I'd say again to choose unique EC's that show who you are and what your interests are - if you can convey what your interests are through your EC's, then you can utilize your essay to a more creative and personal end.</p>
<p>Congrats emtheros, Johnson181, sgtpepper08, and as for Milkmagn - don't be discouraged. Going to ANY college is a feat in and of itself considering the state of secondary education today, and success is achieved by what you do, not where you go :)</p>
<p>any chance you'd pm me your essays so i can read them for my own pleasure? im just curious what one of these winning essays are like. if not, i completely understand.</p>
<p>I'd suggest avoiding any other essays. Write from your heart (and revise, and spell-check, and revise again). Reading someone else's essay might end up influencing how you structure and form your own, which would be a real shame.</p>
<p>I already applied to colleges, and received my decisions ^^</p>
<p>I really only was asking for my own viewing enjoyment</p>
<p>Check your PM :)</p>
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<p>True that.</p>