<p>LMAO (10 char)</p>
<p>To further elaborate, I typically take care not to make typos and/or grammatical errors in my posts for just this reason. Instead of focusing on the argument, we find posters grasping at straws, focusing on grammar as they could not possibly refute my statement.</p>
<p>gomestar (you wish it was Domerstar): "I agree, but my intentious would be to study under some of the greatest economic minds of the 20th century - the profs could beat me with a stick and I'd still be delighted to recieve intruction from them."</p>
<p>you'd love to have that stick shoved somewhere else.</p>
<p>"you'd love to have that stick shoved somewhere else"</p>
<p>it'd have to be taken out of your ass first, i'm wondering how on earth it can fit as it's clear you've also had your head up there the entire time while posting on this thread.</p>
<p>anger brings out the best comedian in us all.</p>
<p>ah, no anger here, I'd be angry if I lost the argument or something. I usually try to bring quick and witty humor regardless of the situation (just ask vanessa - I'm a pretty funny and outgoing guy!)</p>
<p>watch the language, gomestar.</p>
<p>sorry about the language - replace the A word with whatever similar word your heart desires</p>
<p>"And look at what an idiot you are for picking apart all of our small online public forum typing errors when you completely missed the fact that I made up a big word in one of my most recent posts."</p>
<p>gomestar: No, I did not. I caught your word. And you did not make it up in that post. You either made it up Saturday, January 20 or at an earlier time that went undetected in the Google search I conducted upon reading it. Irrespective of your term's origin, or even its meaning on Urban Dictionary (where it has been listed for over three months), the use of "extrangigate" in this thread was obviously jocular. That usage, however comical, actually conforms to Standard English given the context of the writing. </p>
<p>Additionally, most of the errors I pointed out are certainly not "typing errors." That term is reserved for cases in which a computer user knows the correct word and usage but mi****s the keyboard, often entering a totally erroneous letter. The errors here are of a different nature; they generally are what the user would type if given a second chance. "Your v. You're" is a prime example. People who use that incorrectly do not simply misfire and insert an apostrophe and an "e."</p>
<p>I do not want to argue on this thread. I am not a hateful person. I am a keen observer of written and spoken English. I earlier spoke up to address a Vulgarity and I have merely defended myself in subsequent posts. Errors and mistakes have no place in discussions concerning America's academic centers. Peace.</p>
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<p>Any lurkers following this thread can find the January 20 post in question at <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/archive/index.php/t-253164-p-2.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/archive/index.php/t-253164-p-2.html</a>. The Urban Dictionary entry is available at <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=extrangigate&defid=2291668%5B/url%5D">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=extrangigate&defid=2291668</a>.</p>
<p>you are a sad soul leadcommissioner. i wish i had as much time on my hands as you.</p>
<p>...huh...? Where is this post going?</p>
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<p>I agree. BTW, what "academic center" do you attend? Have they discussed the proper usage of commas? </p>
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<p>I'm assuming that's "misses." Uh oh! One too many asterisks! Call the English police!</p>
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<p>I'm on the edge of my seat.</p>
<p>"gomestar: No, I did not. I caught your word. And you did not make it up in that post. You either made it up Saturday, January 20 or at an earlier time that went undetected in the Google search I conducted upon reading it."
Oh I never said I made it up right then and there. It's a running joke with my brother and I, I just never had the balls to use it in an academic essay like he did (I think he's the one who put it online, I sure as heck didn't). </p>
<p>"I do not want to argue on this thread."
Ok, NDfreak. You were burned and you're trying to cover it up as best as you can. Isn't it a little weird that for the past week, your other s/n has posted ONLY on this thread in the transfer forum??? </p>
<p>"I am not a hateful person."
Yes, you were made a fool of and are trying to get revenge in any way or shape possible. Your best bet was to pick apart tiny grammar errors as every other agument you tried to make was shot down. </p>
<p>"Errors and mistakes have no place in discussions concerning America's academic centers."
Get over it you pretentious hoot. This is an informal online community, not a dinner suit affair. Are you chill with that, or is my college confidential vernacular just too much for you? We don't even talk like you do in the ivy league, not that you'd know this or anything. </p>
<p>Congratulations for reaching new lows - I'm enjoying this a whole lot!!</p>
<p>"I do not want to argue on this thread. I am not a hateful person. I am a keen observer of written and spoken English. I earlier spoke up to address a Vulgarity and I have merely defended myself in subsequent posts. Errors and mistakes have no place in discussions concerning America's academic centers. Peace."</p>
<p>** Laughing hysterically **
I almost feel bad for you for being such a tool, but then again "a keen observer of written and spoken English" has to be.</p>
<p>Edit: To utter that phrase seriously makes it one of the funniest and most snobby pretentious stuffy things I have ever read.</p>
<p>Dancergal, go where you would feel more comfortable. College should be fun and you should be at the school you feel a closer connection with.</p>
<p>That said, all things being equal, Cornell has the definite edge when you're talking about the hard sciences (whether your plans are to go to grad school or med school). I'm currently doing research at the NIH and, despite the NIH being chocked full of leading scientists and bright interns, I have never experienced such a "wow" factor about the fact I have a bio degree from Cornell as I have here. </p>
<p>If your plan is to go to med school, whoever said that a 3.7 from BC is better than a 3.5 from Cornell is absolutely correct. In fact, a 3.7 from BC is better than a 3.5 from MIT, Harvard, Yale, or any other college in the country. However, this doesn't mean you will necessarily get a much higher GPA at BC because I know that Cornell is not as "difficult" or unfair as some think it is. And the Cornell name is one of the reasons why I have been given an interview by UMich Med School in JUNE (w/o sending them a secondary or a secondary fee or LOR's). They have a "list" of schools whose applicants they offer automatic interviews to (fairly selective since they give out approx. 75 auto interviews to 4000 out of state applicants). Cornell is on this list (no surprise) but I'm not so sure BC is.</p>
<p>Here is the direct quote in a chat w/ the director of admissions at UMich (if you think adcoms don't care about reputation at all, you are incredibly naive):</p>
<p>medkid1 (Jun 13, 2007 7:14:23 PM)
Oh, ok, thanks. Also, I thought that the automatic interview cutoff was a sum of the MCAT/GPA rather than the requirement to have both a 3.75 and a 36</p>
<p>RobertRuizMichigan (Jun 13, 2007 7:15:16 PM)
medkid--no formulas--if you have both and attend a school we consider a "top" undergraduate school your invite is automatic-if not you go through the full review process</p>
<p>who else, gomestar (i'll respond to your post directed at leadcommissioner):</p>
<p>"i guess maybe if you read a list of all the incomming transfers and where they went. I didn't know colleges published things like this though, I'm not allowed to give out lists like this at Cornell."</p>
<p>this is what got you going in the first place. i have a list of incoming (note spelling) transfers that includes their previous institutions. the key part of your post is "at Cornell." well, "at ND" it is different - Nowhere else but Notre Dame. i was never 'burned' or 'made a fool of.' sorry, pal.</p>
<p>and you just thought of that comback leading me to further believe you dont have a list. It only took you a few pages, but nice effort. </p>
<p>" the key part of your post is "at Cornell." well, "at ND" it is different"
yes, but I made it very clear that it wasn't Cornell specific policy, unless ND has made it a casual affair giving out information that's considered private. I suppose this could be the case (what's a big privacy violation anyways), but I'm more inclined to belive it's just you making stuff up ... again (your earlier posts have already shown plenty of inconsistencies). Why would ND give out this information to its students?</p>
<p>wow, gomestar. you're ridiculous. i've mentioned the list before. what law/code are you speaking of when you say it's not Cornell specific policy? and you're the one who is inconsistent. you responded to leadcommissioner's post by saying that you didn't make up a word in this thread when you specifically said, "I made up a big word in one of my most recent posts." that's blatant, man.</p>
<p>" you responded to leadcommissioner's post by saying that you didn't make up a word in this thread when you specifically said, "I made up a big word in one of my most recent posts.""
No, I said I made up the word but I've been enjoying it's use for a while, not just here on this thread. You must not have read what I said, I forgive you. </p>
<p>"what law/code are you speaking of when you say it's not Cornell specific policy?"
how am I suppost to know? What law/code prevents schools from giving out individual SAT data or releasing GPA's to anybody who requests it?</p>
<p>I still thing the OP should really take a strong look at Cornell. It's a fabulous school!!</p>
<p>My case has been closed.</p>
<p>"No, I said I made up the word but I've been enjoying it's use for a while, not just here on this thread. You must not have read what I said, I forgive you."</p>
<p>first: suppost? and nice "it's" </p>
<p>on content: you said that too but only after you said that you made it up in this thread. way to change your story. and you're calling me inconsistent. </p>
<p>i never said i had SATs/GPAs. i said i had a list of transfers and the schools they previously attended. </p>
<p>wow, you're in a hole and it's getting deeper.</p>