<p>@calmom I’m not saying i’m not going to apply. OBVIOUSLY i’m going to applying but yes when people on the internet basically tell you that your resume looks like ■■■■, i get discouraged. </p>
<p>I was raised by a single mother when she was 17 years old, i’m an ENTJ on the myer-briggs scale (kind of irrelevant but google it) and i’m also a perfectionist. so while i’m extremely independent and have been “majoring in unafraid” for almost my entire life, being a perfectionist makes me very harsh on myself so any feedback that is less than stellar makes me want to work on myself and be the very best i can be. i take criticism seriously and have faced many rejections in my life so no i wouldn’t say i’m fragile, i just ask questions and give you my responses earnestly because i want to know how i can be better and what is “wrong” with my application. i wasn’t trying to come off as upset but more of concerned as i genuinely, deeply want to know what i can do to get into Barnard as it is my 2nd choice and frankly the only school i could be truly happy at if i got rejected at Brown. I think if anything, that is a trait of a Barnard girl–to take a look at themselves and be able to change to be better. You’re also making huge assumptions about me based on something i posted on the internet at 11pm at night. Everything you’ve said hasn’t upset me or made me seem fragile up until this point. I don’t take kindly to people telling me what am and what i’m not, especially people who don’t know me at all. </p>
<p>That being said, i’m not trying to start some kind of internet war and i’m not actually that upset BUT i’m telling you honestly and plainly that you’re wrong about the things you said in your last post. </p>
<p>@spiritkoi<br>
Sorry if i came off as rude and defensive! I was just concerned and not as upset and attacking as everyone seems to think i was being…again i am thankful for the feedback and do appreciate it. i’m just genuinely concerned and wanting to improve my application but i guess that comes off as rude on the internet. </p>
<p>Yes. I love international relations and i love medicine. Although they don’t exactly go together, medical schools don’t care what you major in undergrad and in fact, like it when applicants do something other than science. </p>
<p>@gondalineNJ
I was thinking about GWU. would you consider that to be a match?
Thank you though.</p>
<p>also again, for anyone to answer,
IS THE MIDDLE 50 NOT GOOD ENOUGH?
like obviously they accept students within the middle 50 or else it </p>
<p>From looking at your posts, it looks like your “pitch” can be your down-the-road goal of Doctors Without Borders, since your varied interests (IR, medicine, French) seem to converge in this one interest. Otherwise, your ecs come off a little scattered; you say you want to major in IR or politics, and later you say you want to be a doctor one day. If you present both of these as “of a piece”, as connected logically in your goals, you will improve your admissions chances. I am a BIG believer in putting more effort into your application and conveying a whole person the admissions officers can latch onto rather than spinning wheels retaking tests for a push of one or two points, or working yourself to the ground to get some leadership slot in a club/ captain of team.</p>
<p>BTW, being the only one taking French 5 next year… is this because you’re the only one qualified? If so, impressive!</p>
<p>And for your own sake, put aside the “what am I doing wrong?” thinking. There really is no “right” or “wrong” in college admissions these days. If it were this cut and dry, CC wouldn’t exist. We simply make the best estimations we can based on prior knowledge and available information. I think you’ve done this reasonably well as far as your college choices are concerned.</p>
<p>And to think that there are only one or two schools where you can be “truly happy” is probably an exaggeration. There are probably a dozen schools where you’d be happy, truly. If you go into the process with this attitude, then the ups and downs of acceptance/ rejection will be easier to tolerate. </p>
<p>It’s quite alright as I understand how stressful college is. As before, I think if you do ED at Barnard you have a good chance of getting in. If you focus this summer on medicine/international relations and keep up the grades and other EC’s, you’ll have a good chance at the other schools. For Tufts and Rice, you should try to increase your ACT, as while it may be in the 50th percentile, you should aim for the top quartile. Good luck!</p>
<p>And shame on you for implying that the OP is jeopardizing her app by asking questions or defending herself on this site. Hardly think she’s incriminated herself in the way you are suggesting. And yes, you did make pat assumptions about her based on a couple of agitated posts.</p>
<p>@gondalineNJ thank you for defending me! i appreciate it but it’s okay. if Barnard saw that i was trying to better my application through feed back from others and was freaking out about it, i can only imagine that it would help get me admitted anyway! </p>
<p>And thanks everyone for the rest of your feed back. it honestly has been helpful and put me in a more realistic mindset about Barnard admissions in general. Thank you! </p>