<p>Hi,</p>
<p>For the class of 2012 (entering college in 2008), are there any Australians applying on CC? I really hope not, but if there is I would like to know who you are :)</p>
<p>We can use this thread to discuss anything that may concern Australians wanting to study in the U.S.A.</p>
<p>Thanks, I "hope to hear from you"!</p>
<p>I'm from NZ. Do I count?</p>
<p>No, that is a different country.</p>
<p>Regardless, are you entering college in the fall of 2008? What institutions are you applying to? Unfortunately I can not allow you to apply to the same colleges as I am.</p>
<p>I'm Australian. And yeah I'm going (to try, anyways) to the USA for study.</p>
<p>Which universities you applying to?</p>
<p>Please PM me the list of colleges you are applying to, and I will let you know if we have conflicting interests. What are you EC's? Where do you live at the moment? Are you male/female? How old are you?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help :)</p>
<p>awaiting-college, a cousin of mine is applying from Australia.</p>
<p>He is applying to HYPSM and a few other top-notch US universities.
Hopefully, you are not applying to the same universities as he is.</p>
<p>OMG you absolutely can not allow him to apply to ANY of those schools, I am applying to them! I mean I doubt he would get in any way, there is no use him being disappointed about getting rejection letters. Has he considered applying to less selective schools that "match" his intellect?</p>
<p>Please send me a PM urgently with further details; e.g. where abouts in Australia he resides, his course load, SAT scores, college lists, EC's, etc. </p>
<p>Thanks for your co-operation.</p>
<p>I'm in Sydney.</p>
<p>I'm applying to:</p>
<p>Harvard
Yale
MIT
Princeton
Brown
Columbia
Chicago
Caltech</p>
<p>and possibly a few others such as the Universities of California, Stanford (although I don't really like Stanford that much tbh), NYU, Vanderbilt, etc.</p>
<p>My SAT 1 is pretty good, my SAt 2 is excellent.</p>
<p>I do music (lots of it) and other stuff.</p>
<p>How about you?</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply, korektphool (although it did take a long time, try and reply to my threads immediately in future).</p>
<p>Where abouts in Sydney do you live? Send me a PM if you are concerned about being stalked or murdered (don't worry, I am as well).</p>
<p>Applying to 12 twelve schools is excessive and unnecessary. I suggest that you apply to Brown, Columba, Chicago, Caltech, NYU, Vanderbilt and UC. Maybe Stanford, but if you don't like it I wouldn't apply. HYP and MIT are way too competitive, I suggest that you do not apply there. But do apply to Brown and Columbia, so you have some "safety" Ivy's.</p>
<p>Where was your SAT test center? What was your SAT 1 reasoning test score - by "pretty good" was that > 2200 or what? I assume you got 800s on your SAT 2 subject tests? What subjects were these?</p>
<p>Are you male (I assume) or female? How old are you? Are you completing the IB diploma/AP courses? Please elaborate on music, are you a musician, if so what instrument? What about your other EC's? I really need to know coz I get excited over these type of things :)</p>
<p>What's your GPA too? What school do you attend? Do you know any other Australians applying to the States? Are you applying to matriculate 2008?</p>
<p>I have so many more questions, so reply to these ones first.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>awaiting-college, I suggest you do not apply to the schools that my cousin is applying to. I think he would give you a "thumpin" in competition for those colleges.</p>
<p>BTW, korektphool, good luck at those colleges. Go for HYP and MIT! </p>
<p>awaiting-college, while you have asked for others' stats, you refuse to reveal your own, and try to discourage other applicants. Colleges don't neccessarily like people with your petty attitude.</p>
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Unfortunately I can not allow you to apply to the same colleges as I am.
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<p>You unethical fool. What sort of person would come onto CC just to discourage other people from applying?</p>
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I suggest that you apply to Brown, Columba, Chicago, Caltech, NYU, Vanderbilt and UC. Maybe Stanford, but if you don't like it I wouldn't apply. HYP and MIT are way too competitive, I suggest that you do not apply there. But do apply to Brown and Columbia, so you have some "safety" Ivy's.
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<p>So basically you want nobody else in the world to apply to your colleges so it would boost your own chances? Thats plain stupid. </p>
<p>Remember everyone, there are more spaces for everyone and regardless of what OP claims, he/she may not have the wonder specs they boast and it would be in YOUR INTEREST to apply where you want to. Don't let a single thread influence your decision because it is your future at stake.</p>
<p>Think about this: If OP is really that good, why would they need to try and tell others not to apply? He obviously has bad intentions so don't let him psche you out. He is selfish and greedy so be careful.</p>
<p>^well said, LuvAngel</p>
<p>judging from the OP's other posts, he/she will ask us to apologize to her since her PM inbox isn't full right now</p>
<p>Hey awaiting-college,</p>
<p>Sorry about not replying earlier :-S .</p>
<p>Anyways thanks for the "advice" you've given me about replying to colleges. You should know that even if you can dissuade me from applying to HYP and MIT, your own chances there wouldn't be any different. I mean, I'm only one applicant, and there's always a possibility that we might both get in or both be rejected. Also, even if I don't apply to these above schools, many people from my own school are applying there (obviously not to the same ones, but many of us are applying to America).</p>
<p>As for the colleges I am going to apply to: 12 is indeed excessive, and I will prune that list down to 8 or 9. Lol I might not apply to Yale, but Harvard/Princeton/MIT I'm definitely going to try (besides others of course).</p>
<p>SAT 1 : 2190
SAt 2: 2290 (3 tests combined) - Math 1, Math 2, Physics.</p>
<p>I'm a male yeah, and I'm doing the IB diploma (hehe you might guess my school from that, although I don't want to say it explicitly here on CC). I'm a composer/lyricist/sound engineer/singer/rapper lol - I think this can be considered a "hook"? Or if not, it shoudl boost my application anyways.</p>
<p>GPA I'm not sure if it matters, since it's done very differently to American schools. And yeah I'm gonna try for class of 2008 (that is, start in 2009).</p>
<p>Well good luck for your college search/application process.</p>
<p>Why don't you post your "stats" up too, so we can talk about issues regarding Australian students?</p>
<p>K.</p>
<p>Hi to Australian frenz here!!!
LuvAngel:RELAX.........OP is just jokin.......(and as I went through ur posts..it seems u hav taken it a bit seriously.......)..
awaiting_college:wat r ue stats,ECs.....BLABLA.....</p>
<p>I'm from Australia. I am doing a graduate diploma at the moment at the university of tasmania. I am thinking of applying to an Ivy League school for my masters.</p>
<p>I'm from Australia too, but I'm only in year 10 at the moment XD, so I would attend US college in 2010 (if i get in that is). Well, my career advisor say it is great to start early, and I've just been doing alot of research and got in contact with students from my high school who are attending US colleges. Good luck to eveyrone who's applying!!</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies. I will try to answer all of your questions/concerns/comments, because I am quite knowledgable in this field.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I was unable to reply earlier because of troubles with my internet connection, as such I do not appreciate your snide remarks.</p>
<p>neutralnuke:
I have just cleared out my PM inbox, I expect you to apologise promptly for your offensive comments. Remember this is a public forum and I am able to view what you write about me! Therefore you should apologise to me for your "petty attitude" (to quote you).</p>
<p>LuvAngel:
With your name, one would actually expect you to be more positive and kind. Obviously your name is deceiving, as the comments you have made have not been the case in the slightest. So stop being so "selfish and greedy" (to quote you) and find another user to harass. </p>
<p>Clearly, as this is your FIRST and ONLY post you are obviously a troll, so I do not value your feedback.</p>
<p>suetonius:
This is a thread for students entering college for the FIRST time, not graduate school. Maybe I did not make this clear in my post, but I would have hoped you would have reviewed previous posts and used your best judgement to establish this.</p>
<p>However, I forgive you. Best of luck for your graduate school endeavours! (See LuvAngel, I am kind). Hopefully they recognise the University of Tasmania as a real educational institution.</p>
<p>issacnewton:
I can not comprehend your post so I will not reply. Do you have a dictionary available? Or at least spell-check installed on your computer?</p>
<p>neutralnuke:
Oh, please! Apart from the fact that I am MALE I do not appreciate the fact that you have been stalking my past posts.</p>
<p>korektphool:</p>
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Sorry about not replying earlier :-S .
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I can understand your reply being late, but only because my internet connection has been unreliable for the past few days. Maybe you were in the same situation. In future, however, this excuse will not be acceptable.</p>
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Anyways thanks for the "advice" you've given me about replying to colleges.
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Is there a reason why you put the word advice in ""? You're more than welcome for receiving my advice, but you might want to show your appreciation genuinely.</p>
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You should know that even if you can dissuade me from applying to HYP and MIT, your own chances there wouldn't be any different. I mean, I'm only one applicant, and there's always a possibility that we might both get in or both be rejected.
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What do you think of me? Do not doubt my intelligence. I know this already, and I know that I am a superior applicant than you. I simply started this thread to ensure I was correct in thinking this. You have reaffirmed my view on this. Of course I want you accepted to a college as well, and if we are both accepted then that is excellent, but I especially hope that I am accepted.</p>
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Also, even if I don't apply to these above schools, many people from my own school are applying there (obviously not to the same ones, but many of us are applying to America).
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I think I know which school you attend... I've narrowed it down to 2: Is it a single-gender school? How many students are applying to the States? Which colleges are they applying to?</p>
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As for the colleges I am going to apply to: 12 is indeed excessive, and I will prune that list down to 8 or 9. Lol I might not apply to Yale, but Harvard/Princeton/MIT I'm definitely going to try (besides others of course).
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Good choice, don't apply to Yale. I don't think you would be accepted anyway. MIT is a possibility for you, and Harvard/Princeton are definately far reaches.</p>
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SAT 1 : 2190
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Let's just hope that you did not study for this, and received 2190 on your first attempt. If this is the case, this score is acceptable. Otherwise I wouldn't count on you being admitted.</p>
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SAt 2: 2290 (3 tests combined) - Math 1, Math 2, Physics.
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Please direct me to a web page from ETS or the College Board which says that 3 tests can be combined. I have not heard of such a policy before, so do not make misleading comments. That's only like 760 on each test, when most people in the States receive 800 for each subject test. Granted, not being from an American school system may give you an exception. But you did math 1 and math 2? I know that most colleges won't like this, as it is the same subject area. Obviously if you can do math 2 you can get a 800 on math 1. Physics is difficult, so good job on this subject test (see LuvAngel, I am YET AGAIN kind and reassuring).</p>
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I'm a male yeah, and I'm doing the IB diploma (hehe you might guess my school from that, although I don't want to say it explicitly here on CC). I'm a composer/lyricist/sound engineer/singer/rapper lol - I think this can be considered a "hook"? Or if not, it shoudl boost my application anyways.
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I have a fairly good idea which school you are from. I've narrowed it down to 2, but if its a single-gender school I know which one it is. I can understand and appreciate why you don't want to mention your school, I'm the same.</p>
<p>Yes that can be considered a hook. What subjects are you completing for the IB? I assume Math and Physics are higher level? Since this would be commonly associated with being a nerd/geek/etc. I think that having a strong interest in music (particularly rap) would be good for your application; as much as it pains me to say.</p>
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GPA I'm not sure if it matters, since it's done very differently to American schools. And yeah I'm gonna try for class of 2008 (that is, start in 2009).
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They may consider your IB score instead of GPA. As the school I attend follows the American GPA system, I have to declare this instead of my IB results (or my predicted IB results). What are you predicted for the IB?</p>
<p>You've completely confused me with when you're attending college. What grade are you at the moment? How old are you? I think we're in a different situation - I am 15, entering college in the fall of 2008 (but you're entering 2009? So you're college class of 2013, high school class of 2009?)</p>
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Well good luck for your college search/application process.
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Same to you. Hopefully I am admitted however, just don't get your hopes up.</p>
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Why don't you post your "stats" up too, so we can talk about issues regarding Australian students?
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Eventually I will post them, I don't feel like typing them now.</p>
<p>awaiting_college:Well.....as I can see ur new to CC..let me clear that I am using short terms....common man...its not THAT obscured...(Note:Although I must tell u not to mind grammar...)..
Neway..well....awaiting-college, if u dont mind posting ur ECs, I might b able to ''help'' u a bit(even though I cant tell ''chances'')...;)....</p>
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What do you think of me? Do not doubt my intelligence. I know this already, and I know that I am a superior applicant than you.
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<em>Sigh</em> Another new idiot.</p>
<p>And the team really deserves the Ashes series....its sad to see the farewell of great stars,though.....but Sahne created records even in his last matchs!!(take the 1000th test wicket for example..).....(sorry to those who do mind cricket..but I couldnt resist this thing to b posted here...:D)...</p>