<p>Are you kidding? You ranked Rice as a match and you're calling us screwy? Rice is ranked higher than all of those but Princeton.</p>
<p>OOS= Out of state
major=hard to get into because of selected major</p>
<p>WOW</p>
<p>based on ur marks and SAT, i'd say you have a good chance anywhere!!!</p>
<p>my marks are screwy and SATs are low...sigh</p>
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You ranked Rice as a match and you're calling us screwy? Rice is ranked higher than all of those but Princeton.
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<p>Damn, I'd meant to put 'reach/slight reach.' But rank means little to nothing; some of the top ones, like Vanderbilt and Emory, really aren't THAT difficult to get into.</p>
<p>Does anyone have suggestions as what I could do to improve my chances. I'm thinking of starting an engineering club at my school if that helps...</p>
<p>i dont think starting new things after junior year helps</p>
<p>i have a friend who started a club in junior year, infact, earlier than this time of her junior year, and she said it didnt help much =(</p>
<p>but then, if anyone had your grades, lol, a lot of schools are easy =)</p>
<p>its just the HYPSM that are crazy to get in, but they are reaches for everyone anyway</p>
<p>Well, I'm not starting the club just for colleges. I think it really sucks that there are absolutely no good science competition clubs at my school (doesn't participate in Olympiad or ANYTHING!). So, I thought something along the lines of an engineering club would be good for the students (and helping myself wouldn't be terrible along the path though it's not my primary focus).</p>
<p>that would be cool =)</p>
<p>yeah starting an engineering club would be cool, especially since it is related to your major. good luck w/that!</p>
<p>OrangeGlvoe</p>
<p>If you're in AP chem,then tell your teacher about this. You don't need a team.</p>
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Well, IB is still trying to gain recognition in the U.S. so a lot of universities aren't basing their decisions on IB scores
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On the contrary...you could utilize your IB courses as one of your greatest advantages. Bear in mind that IB is considered to be the equivalent of AP, and in some cases some of IB's programs can get you into great colleges.
An example:</p>
<p>This friend of mine had low marks (36/42) and he had an amazing extended upon Coldbach's conjecture. Guess where he got in just based on his extended...Harvard.</p>
<p>Do not underestimate IB and try to benefit from it as much as possible.</p>
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<li><p>How do you know exactly why he got into Harvard? He might have jsut thought that?</p></li>
<li><p>It's Goldbach's conjecture.</p></li>
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<li><p>He had adequate ecs, not many awards, no legacy, no recruited athlete, no nothing. Nothing special, not great SAT scores (one 800 in math but the rest were 600s). And in the interview they discussed about his extended and the interviewer was excited because the approach was unique. </p></li>
<li><p>What did I write? Oh, Coldbach. Lol.</p></li>
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<p>lol debate addict.... a 36/45 and into harvard...WOW!!!</p>
<p>anyone lower than 40/45 is not able to get into cambridge!!!! or oxford....</p>
<p>btw how can u have 6.7 for ur ib score? dont u either get a 6 or a 7 for ur grade? as in if u get 85% + u get a 7 and if lower than 85% u get a 6?</p>
<p>They are cumulative scores. For example, say for English commentary, from 15-17 is 6. But this is broken down (by IB schools for internal records) to 15-6, 16-6.3, 17-6.7, and then it goes 18-20 is 7. So in one of my assignments i had a 6.3 and in another one a 7, so my cummulative score would be a 6.7. That is why it is so hard to get a 7, cuz u have to have them all 7...otherwise it is 6.7 and bellow.</p>
<p>Wow debate_addict, that's crazy about the Harvard guy. But, I bet his major "hook" was his EE (which I don't believe I'm going to be taking too seriously... still haven't thought of a topic...). My teachers really depress me because none of them have high expectations for their students (they're ecstatic if students even get the diploma, which is really sad in my opinion). Plus, a lot of them are only preparing you for the IB exams (also pathetic in my opinion). Though, we do send quite a few kids to top universities every year. Is it just me or do other IB schools have the same problems?</p>
<p>afruff23: My teacher told us about the Chem Olympiad AFTER the testing date so might participate next year. The Math Club advisor who was supposed to do Math Olympiad (order all the supplies, etc) hasn't done anything and it gets really annoying when the teachers don't do their jobs. <em>screams on the inside</em></p>
<p>o rite...</p>
<p>i get the lowest mark for a 7 always lol.....so like 18/20...... im lucky :D</p>
<p>can a hook be getting 45/45 in the ib diploma</p>
<p>No, of course not Elvito. And the reason for that is the fact that you sit for the IB finals after you find out if you have been accepted or not. You can always w8 one year though...</p>
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Is it just me or do other IB schools have the same problems?
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No, our school for example is top in Greece, and I personally find it amazing..But a school isnt everything. It takes much personal involvement to succeed</p>
<p>Anyway, back to the original topic...</p>
<p>What are my chances with my weak ECs?</p>
<p>bumpity bump</p>
<p>Last bump before I let the thread die out...</p>