<p>although its not everyone, I feel like most "typical" CC members:
1) get into their first choice EA/ED school
2) are invited to the honors program
3) recieve merit based scholarships </p>
<p>i dont know about the rest of you, but thats one way I look at things so as to not feel so unconfident. anyone feel the same way?</p>
<p>Kenyon, Oberlin, Denison, Miami U, Case Western, OSU, and OU.</p>
<p>Yep, I'm from Ohio.</p>
<p>Weellll, mistermurph18, one could argue that through CC, the majority of us learn to apply to realistic schools...</p>
<p>I mean, I'm sure more than one Harvard hopeful has changed their mind and sought out another college after seeing what's here.</p>
<p>Entity, thats exactly what I'm talking about though. when people look at chances stats, they are most of the time not looking stats of the average student who applies to that particular school (besides HYP, because those stats HAVE to be insane.) It stinks that members get convinced not to apply to a certain school because of seeing the stats "they believe" they are up against. Most CC members prob make up the top 25% of their classes.</p>
<p>o and teenie, im also applying to MU</p>
<p>ah! finally a safe-house</p>
<p>Thank god someone created a thread for this. Finally a haven. </p>
<p>I have a 4.5 gpa (out of 5.125 so I guess thats around a 3.6 uw), a class rank of 14 out of 30 (this completely screws me over), and an PSAT score of 192. </p>
<p>Most of my teachers have even told me that I blew my future in the past (it took me a second to figure this out). Apparently I am one of the smartest kids in my grade according to them but I just don't ever feel like studying or spending time on my homework so I get B's. I feel left out here on CC for this reason. My parents want me to go to great schools just like everyone on this site is dieing to get into but I know it's not possible. </p>
<p>My extracurriculars are supposidly amazing too but they don't make up for academics. Thus, I am destined for Rutgers. (That's a very depressing thought)</p>
<p>mistermurph, I was just thinking that the reason people can say that they got into their first choice ED/EA is because they had realistic choices to begin with - they changed their first choice after realizing that certain schools were out of reach...</p>
<p>god yes, cc is truly frightening at times. i think i'm generally a smart&hardworking kid, but put me next to some of these cc'ers on paper and i stop believing i'm gonna go to college.
3.6ish + 2200psat
steady job(s) + tons of theatre + lead school a cappella group
1AP, 2honors, 2regular, 2choruses
i like learning and stuff, but i also enjoy doing stuff for MYSELF and sleep and all...</p>
<p>A lot of CC posters sound like kids who go to my school. In comparison to them, I am impossibly mediocre. They all get consistent "A+"s, have tons of long-term ECs (with leadership positions and awards), and win all sorts of contests. </p>
<p>Sad thing is, many of those kids just do all that just to get into HYP and they aren't genuinely invested in anything.</p>
<p>Hmm, i've always been considered one of the most intelligent people in the schools I go to, but admittedly, I don't go to the best school(it's actually pretty bad). My rank is in the top 10 out of 105, but my average is 87ish and I have a 1780 SAT score.</p>
<p>To be honest, i'm just a lazy person. I've never been motivated by school, or by getting all A's or studying for the SAT's to get near-perfect scores(I didn't study at all). It just isn't the future I want for myself. </p>
<p>I found a really great college though, that doesn't care all that much about SAT scores or GPA, but intelligence, and willingness to tackle social and enviornmental issues. I feel like i'll be motivated there, and can truely flourish. :)</p>
<p><em>yawn</em> i have nothing to do with those up there but i think i am atypical in my own way so im here :) </p>
<p>for that matter, i have not been on this board for a long time so thats atypical, too.</p>
<p>where's all that people like logisticslord, phillip, justinian, greenday, etc.?</p>
<p>great topic.. now i can hide also, so many CC people have very good/amazing stats...</p>
<p>yea...just look at the thread "how to motivate yourself" and yea...so many people on cc are wow O.o wish i could have such motivation as them</p>
<p>you bet you liked my car insurance one. it really does motivate me cause my parents will then pay for my insurance :D</p>
<p>I think CCers have a distorted view of the average student in the real world! Most of you here in this thread have above average skills and numbers outside of CC. Though I have above average stats at my school, here I am well below average.</p>
<p>I'm not the typical CC'er.</p>
<p>-Got a D in Chemistry, 1st semester
-3.5 UW GPA
-3.7 W GPA
-171 on PSAT
-NEVER have studied (I only listen to the teacher in class)</p>
<p>I have the potential to be a top scholar, I'm just too lazy :D.</p>
<p>i feel like most people on CC could do just as well as the ''typicals'', but they were just too busy having a life</p>
<p>alright ladies and gentlemen, this is why we join CC Rehab</p>
<p>seriously as mistermurph just said. look at those obnoxious scores.. anyone want to dig a hole deep down so we are away from these "overachievers" in our terms?</p>
<p>i'm willing to bet that half of these 'A+' students are actually really nerdy kids who try hard but get B's. but because they have no life, they feel the need to pretend to be smart because all of their overachiever friends get all A's.
so, they create an alternate reality for themselves on CC.</p>
<p>buuuut that's just my theory
maybe it's just to make myself feel better about having a life but getting screwed over college-wise :P</p>