College isn't only for the "smartest" people.

Applying to College
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<p>Many people are upset that they've worked their butts off only to be rejected from a top school, or any school rather. </p>

<p>They say they "lost their place" to a minority with lower stats or a dumb athletic prodigy. Honestly, I think that's immature. They wouldn't say that in regards to other people if THEY were accepted. </p>

<p>What people need to understand is, just because you have perfect stats doesn't mean you're a shoe-in for every college. Who says the one with lower stats didn't try JUST as hard as you? Who says they don't deserve a chance as well? We all know it's not about intellect. It's about personality. And if you look at MIT's Common Data Set page (I'll find the link later, I'm mobile now) they list personality/essays, aka who YOU are, as being "very/critically important" and the academic stuff as plain important. Some people haven't had it as easy as you. And you with that condescending attitude, I'm sure the adcoms picked up on that in your essays, no matter what they wrote about. </p>

<p>I've found that the people who say these things live and think and see through tunnel vision. Many people have it worse than you, and it doesn't mean they are less deserving. </p>

<p>In regards to Affirmative Action- yes. There's are blacks, Hispanics, and native Americans who can get 800s across the board, perfect GPA, etc like you, but, how often do you see that happening? Before you criticize someone else, try to think in the mentality we have. Oh wait, you can't. It's not something that could be understood through an explanation. You have to experience it. Maybe adcoms do hold minorities to a lower standard in terms of academia. We all know the gap between minorities versus asians and whites in terms of test scores, drop outs, etc. Adcoms know what they're doing. You can't hold everyone to the same standard (and this is in regards to everyday life, not just academic wise). </p>

<p>Instead of bashing people who've made it to where you DIDN'T, why not just be happy for them. Be MATURE. every admit into college is one less person off of the streets. </p>

<p>You know you're an intelligent person, you'll still go far in life. How many successful people went to ivies/MIT/Stanford? A very small percentage of the population of intelligent, successful people. </p>

<p>I'm open to hearing other people's opinions. </p>

<p>Please keep your trolling and your immature, racist, condescending remarks away from my thread. </p>

<p>Have a nice day (:</p>

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<p><em>claps</em></p>

<p>I agree with every word.
Not everybody goes to top schools. Some really smart people opt to go to small schools or whatever because of their choices.</p>

<p>People who bash others for AA need to get over themselves.</p>

<p>In the end we should all just be happy for all those that got in to whatever college or uni.</p>

<p>^___^</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>I just needed to vent a little lol. </p>

<p>The amount of ignorance in America (I won’t speak for other countries since I’m American) is horrible.</p>

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<p>This thread brightened my dim day.</p>

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<p>I agree.</p>

<p>In regards to what colleges a person attends: they make the college, the college doesn’t make them.</p>

<p>It’s perfectly fine to disagree with affirmative action, but to say “affirmative action should be abolished” in a decisions thread is uncalled for.
Don’t blame the <100 or so minorities who “got in over you”; if anything, blame the people of your own race who blew your application out of the water.</p>

<p>Oh, and the 3 minutes it takes for you to read a stats post shouldn’t determine whether or not someone is qualified to attend HYPMS for example. Have you seen their essays and teacher recs? No? Then don’t spew ignorance.</p>

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<p>Exactly ^^</p>

<p>If a white person with lower stats than them got in, they wouldn’t say anything about that (I’ve never heard someone mention it)</p>

<p>Looking at a Brown thread, people said there were classmates with 1700 or 1800 SAT scores. Is that person a “pity admit”? No. Obviously their character and potential stood out.</p>

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Actually, I saw this happen on the Vanderbilt EDII thread.
The brave person who pointed it out was a bitter ■■■■■ though. :)</p>

<p>I might score a 25 on the ACT next month.
But I’m willing to bet that my music-related EC’s (that most CCers can only dream of) + my essays > > > > > > my ACT score.</p>

<p>Test scores aren’t everything.</p>

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<p>I think my essays are what’s gonna help me the most. </p>

<p>My ECs are okay, my grades are awesome, but I suck at standardized tests.
Doesn’t mean I don’t deserve to go to a good college.</p>

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<p>Exactly.</p>

<p>Of course, there are always the people who will shout “grade inflation + affirmative action” when they see your post in a decisions thread.
But pay no mind to them. :)</p>

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<p>CPU,</p>

<p>Sadly what you describe is “human nature”. It’s easier to blame than to think and it’s certainly easier to blame than to accept responsibility. These are the people who will find petty reasons for why the guy in the next cubicle got a promotion. They are the same people who will blame the Democrats/Republicans (take your pick) for their lot in life. They blame the food companies for making them too fat and the cigarette companies for making them smoke. Then they blame the insurance companies for making health care too expensive. They even blame the referees for why their team loses. It’s never their fault, it’s always some vaguely described “other guy” who got the special break.</p>

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<p>Vinceh- sadly, I agree. Its just frustrating. People cannot control who they are, where they live/go to school, who their parents are, etc.
But thanks for being mature! I appreciate it!</p>

<p>Marine- they do that now -_- oh well. I’ll still be doing my “acceptance happy dance” (:</p>

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Ditto :slight_smile: 10char</p>

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<p>i find this thread offensive and condescending against the people who think the way that these posters say is ignorant.</p>

<p>p.s. affirmative action sucks</p>

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<p>You’re misunderstanding. </p>

<p>I don’t expect everyone to agree with me on everything. It’s the way they relay their opinions in the condescending, ignorant, immature way and only blame AA when they don’t get into their top school. </p>

<p>And by YOUR delivery, you sound like one of them.</p>

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<p>I love AA debates. The self-interested arguments on BOTH sides are so entertaining.</p>