<p>I know I've posted a lot of music threads already, but there's this guy who thinks he's got it made for Harvard. (Well.....he DOESN'T)
stats:
gpq: 90
sat: dunno, I don't think he has taken them.
ok, so here's the reason he thinks he's got it made:
3rd, and 2nd places in the nationals for piano.
race: Asian(bet this will hurt him a lot)
He has no other extracurriculars, so he is definetely not well-rounded.
Anyways, give me all you got.
Thanks in advance for all your input!
(I know if he makes it, harvard will lose about 1% of its overall appeal and I will lose faith in the personifiers of omnisciency that are?were the Harvard admission folks)...dunno if personifiers is a word....</p>
<p>hope the ? won't throw you off track, that was put in by accident</p>
<p>never mind, its actually supposed to be a /.</p>
<p>This is really hard to read. And what the heck is the nationals in piano performance?</p>
<p>Um, admissions officers are no "personifiers of omnisciency". It's a human process; they may not get information about his character flaws from his file. They may also get some information about his personal issues, but they may overlook it in the light of such a high national piano ranking. I just think the way you present him here is NOT the way admissions officers are going to see him. He is doing the application, not you. </p>
<p>And if adults would write negative things about him in their recommendations, then they should simply say "I can't write you a recommendation." Your opinion of him and what comes across on the application may be two completely different and unrelated things.</p>
<p>As a sidenote, by far, the coolest alumni interviewers I had were the ones that admitted that the admissions departments they were sending information to were flawed and imperfect things, which did not always end up making the right decisions. They understood that lots of mistakes have happened and will continue to happen; and you should understand this about the admissions process as well.</p>
<p>Joey</p>
<p>first, its fascist.</p>
<p>sorry, it looks like I've been making one too many spelling errors on this site. Oh well.
To invictus: I think its firstly. If you only plan on making one point, you don't need the firstly.=)</p>
<p>ignore all the comments please, and just focus on the stats. Thanks!</p>
<p>I meant MY comments, no everybody elses, so posters os previous posts, please don't take offense.</p>
<p>tokenadult: gpa:90
sat: not yet taken
placed 2nd and 3rd for piano performance in the nationals
(hope that clears things up for you)</p>
<p>i thought it was "first"</p>
<p>I think he's a shoe-in. </p>
<p>Although you never know, no one does, and the fact that you're posting someone else's stats so that we'll tell you he doesn't have a good chance so that you can laugh in your friends face makes you the "fascist." I think that is a horrible thing to do to your friend. </p>
<p>Insecurity and jealousy create an interesting brew.</p>
<p>well if he's a shoe in, then my other friend who has a higher gpa, 1560sat, nationals for violin, pro symphony, and prestigious itzhak perlman camp should be even more of a shoe-in. Yet people still say she is not well rounded enough and that she has to be a prodigy. As for the fascist comment, it was really just to get people's attention. I'm not really the type that wastes type judging and labeling people anyways, which is why I'm not going to bother commenting on the fact that you seem to have deemed me insecure and jealous.</p>
<p>I said is was a shoe-in because you seem to be fishing for someone to say he has no chance. I still want to know why it's so important for you to be able to tell your "friend" he has no chance, shouldn't you be proud of him and be hoping that he gets in? I mean, if he really is your friend, even if he's a bit overconfident, normal people would say something like, "remember, it's Harvard. I hope you get in, but there are tons of kids who get rejected." Obviously there is a twinge of jealousy there, as there is no other explanation for you wanting to dash the hopes of your so-called friend.</p>
<p>I still want to know the exact name of the piano competition. I've never heard of such a thing as a generally recognized "nationals" in piano performance, and I ought to have, as my wife is a piano teacher.</p>
<p>you sound like a really good friend, seth blue, I wish you were one of my friends, I really wanted someone to go posting my SATs to discourage me when I was applying to college...maybe you should worry about yourself and/or get a life?</p>
<p>hunter: I was not hoping people would say he has no chance. Like I said in my previous post, I have this other friend who has really amazing stats similar to his except for the violin. However, people said those accomplishments weren't enough. I posted the stats of an overly confident friend to see if the comments would be the same. I have also never told him he has no chance!
tokenadult: I'm not really clear on this as I am not a musician myself. However, based on what i have been told, if one does well in a local competition, he/she then qualifies for provincial(he is canadian, so he was placed 2nd and 3rd in canada, i think) and so on.
Spanks: Go spank yourself. (just kidding) Actually, I agree with you, i should have known better than to post mean comments like I did. I don't really think he is a fascists, but i do think he is slightly egotistical. Anyways, the sole purpose of this post was actually to compare the comments to a similar thread i posted.</p>
<p>that was a good one, seth, you're really funny, and I'm glad you don't "really think he is a fascists"...I don't get why you care if he's egotistical...I find it pretty pathetic that you are so preoccupied with his apparent arrogance, however</p>
<p>he's a friend, i know him well, can i help it if i've formed an opinion of him?
Anyways, I've never stated what i think in front of him, nor have I told it to his friends. I am in no way gossipy. The reason I stated his arrogance here is because this site is anonymous and no harm would be done.( It was just for humor anyways)</p>