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First: That GPA is the most important factor in Ivy League decisions. Trust me - it's not.
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Would I rather trust thousands of concurring opinions from university representatives and admissions officers or a kid without a high school diploma? Hmm, I think I'd go with the former.</p>
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Second: That you need a 'hook' to get into a top school. I know personally that this is not true.
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Thanks Sherlock. Of course you don't need a hook, albeit the competition with be much fiercer. </p>
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Third:That Asian kids are at a disadvantage. I see no reason why this is true.
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Of course they are you idiot. Universities have made it known that Asians do not count as underrepresented minorities, and Princeton has even published a study showing that without affirmative action, 4/5 seats left by URMs would be taken by Asians.
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Maybe, at Berkley
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Uh no. Public universities are not permitted to use affirmative action as a factor in admissions. Hence, the 44% Asian population at Cal.</p>
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That less-than-perfect scores preclude admission to a top school.
<p>these "chances" posts are nothing more than confidence boosters... and during the college process its fairly easy to feel insecure... however I agree that there is not a single CC'er that is credible or should be taking seriously or whose "information" should be used to make an important college decision... however again... it is very pleasant to have high school kids telling you that you should be able to get into college.. which for me at least.. was the motive to post my "stats"</p>
<p>This girl probably had a 1550 or higher, she admits she was top 10%, and her ECs were pretty solid. Sure, I would say HYPS is no means a given, but that also doesnt mean it was out either!! I would have guessed she would end up at an Ivy.</p>
<p>The people on individual boards are a lot nicer. This doesn't really have anything to do with the angry bickering and complicated graphs (I have no idea what the hell is going on in klp141's graph; the suggestion that there are students with 1100 SAT's pulling 4.0's should tell you something, however) posted by other people, I just felt the need to interject some love</p>
<p>I can say with 100% certainty that my DS would not be at Georgetown and my DD would not have been accepted ED to Vanderbilt if it weren't for CC!</p>
<p>Our HS's GCs are overworked (more than 500 students each) and my DS's was extremely pessimistic pushing nothing beyond our big state schools. Luckily my DD's was more upbeat. Everything I ever wanted to know about applying to selective colleges we learned on CC! Of course there will be some very bad advise on CC. But that's true even in high school GC's offices and in books at the book store. You listen, read, learn, sort, and figure out what sounds true and what may or may not be right for your student. Personally, I think it's a wonderful forum and I hope to "pay it forward" to parents of up and coming students in years to come.</p>
<p>I have learned a lot from this site, and I'm only a sophomore. First off, it has really pushed me to seek out summer education oppurtunities and not slack off during those lazy months. Seeing everyone else's amazing stats on here has actually motivated me to work on and improve my own. Realizing how difficult the SATs are has driven me to start seeking out help at an early age. And yes, some people say my behavior is obsessive, but I am going to do whatever I can do or need to do in order to better my chances at a top school. CC is full of like-minded people, and so I feel like I can really vent and such here.</p>