<p>Eh, I don’t “lie.” Everything is relative. I think my SAT score is not good enough for places like Dartmouth and the like, so I say that I say I still need to improve 100 points or so. However, and not to be arrogant, a 2100 is pretty good at my school, but when people here that I need to improve, they think I am at like a 1700-1800.</p>
<p>With rank, I tell people. It is my way of saying I am not a moron. GPA? I never tell. I am so close to number 2, and after this year I might pass her, but I wouldn’t tell her my GPA even if she is my friend. </p>
<p>I also do not tell people schools I am looking at very often, or if I do it is only safties and 1-2 matches. And with the classes I am taking, I don’t tell anyone until I am in school. Scheduling can be a secret weapon at my school.</p>
<p>^I tend/tended to not tell people my safeties unless I was sure that the schools I was mentioning were safety-esque schools for them too. Worst thing that happens is to tell someone your safety and for them it’s like a reach. Kinda awkward both ways (I’ve been on the giving and receiving end of this). And if you don’t get into a safety that you have proclaimed as such, it’s pretty embarassing (this happened to some arrogant guy at my school- he kinda deserved it imo). </p>
<p>Really, anything one says about academic merit and the like can be interpreted as poor taste one way or the other. Better to avoid it alltogether, I’ve found.</p>
<p>I agree about being careful with safeties, so I decide to divulge certain schools I’m looking at to certain people. If I know that the person will not gossip about where I would love to go, I feel comfortable telling them. However, I usually say some nice in-state schools, and others that are ranked highly on US News Rankings for my major lol! I don’t want to seem cocky & pretentious, and the person gets an almost entirely honest answer of where I’m looking to apply. </p>
<p>@GammaGrozza: Ouch, sounds like a real jerk. Good point, never assume you’ll get in somewhere, can have very bad results. I agree about the SAfeties, I only discuss safeties with people that I trust and know of their academic capabilities. Ver awkward both ways, somehow you handled that situation! Can’t picture myself doing well faced like that…</p>
<p>^Aw, I agree with you guys about, I never really thought about it like that. OSU is my safety and I thought it would be for a lot of people at school since we’re in state, then I realized to really start being considered the meant ACT is like 26/27 which really isn’t high at all but a lot of people at school, even the honors/AP kids get in the 20-26 range and lots of kids really want to go there, but then again they want to more for the football and partying…</p>
<p>^Yeah, I would definitely think the same way as you. On a recent school college trip, I realized schools I would NEVER consider applying to (or very last-resort safety that would be extreme case that I hope never happens) were several peoples’ top choices/top3 option for them. You have to be really careful about where you think others will go. I’m like the only one considering Ivy-spec schools in my grade (exception: Duke University, many will apply there), and most people assume that some of their favorites are my safeties. </p>
<p>I’ve been asked point-blank: “Is Yale your dream school? What about Harvard or Oxford?” when I have never said such things. I guess people feel like you “cut the mold” of certain schools, let’s up adcoms agree! </p>
<p>Lol about partying & football, people don’t put as much stock into good education as they should!</p>
<p>^ Absolutely Big Dreamer. I’d be really mad if I ended up going to OSU, but then again, about 98% of graduating seniors, maybe more, go to even lesser no-name schools here! And nobody really goes to top schools from my school either, even the kids with 32+ ACTs, they just go to Kent State or something. Out of everyone I’ve talked to, I’ll be the only one applying to an Ivy, the next best schools come from my friends who could apply to Ivies themselves, and two want Case (one of them had both parents go there) and her triplet sister wanted Tufts/Brown but is now really into Fordham. And their older sister went to American. There was one kid though a couple of years ago who got a full ride to Harvard but had perfect test scores in everything and was Indian, but he didn’t really have any friends and was really socially awkward (he used a rolling suitcase as a backpack…)</p>
<p>Wow, I completely agree with you! Looks like we are all in the same boat. I don’t want to go to my state flagship public uni, but most kids will end up at state schools, so I can’t say anything about it. This past year, we had a few brilliant kids who collectively got into Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, Caltech, Duke, Wake, WashU, Georgetown, Princeton, and Dartmouth (although not everybody matriculated there). </p>
<p>Haha, that Indian kid (Native American or the other Indian?) sounded kinda funny! Rolling backpacjs FTW! This guy at my old school had one of thsoe, and was geek/socially awkward as well! It’s like their calling card or something Still, great story…</p>
<p>Haha yup! Big Dreamer, I think you are my CC twin, we agree about everything in every thread we’ve posted in together, like this one and NYC Prep and whatnot, it’s weird!</p>
<p>Meh, sometimes I’ll tell people my SAT superscore, 1910, instead of my highest single sitting 1870 just cause 1910 is rounder. Or, I’ll say I got a 700 on CR or writing if I’m trying to make a point, even though I really got 690s on both of them.</p>
<p>Gradeswise, I usually just allude that’s it’s not the best. Though really it’s decent compared to a lot of people.</p>
<p>The worst is when you set the curve or ace a test that everyone else does poorly on… those times when the entire class is looking around going “OMG SOMEONE GOT A [insert percentage or number correct]! WHO GOT THAT???” while you slouch meekly in your chair.</p>
<p>^ I know exactly what you mean, it really singles you out! I’ve had those experiences, where people resent you for a while. <em>sigh</em> (well, at least I did well :D)</p>
<p>@honorstudent: Haha, that makes me have 2 CC twins! I agree, amybe we are all triplets! We do agree a LOT (GammaGorzza, you, and me are all alike)</p>
<p>You people are waaaaay too competitive with grades.</p>
<p>If people ask what I get on something, unless it’s pathetically low(I’ve had that happen a few times lol), I’d just tell them. With GPA and SAT, I just tell them too. And not too many people ask about it at my public school lol. </p>
<p>The classes I’m in with all of the samrt people(including myself) would probably apply to UNC or NC State, the middle people would apply to ECU(a safety for me) and some other UNCS, and the rest would go to CC or just drop out. We only have 184 people in our class.</p>
<p>^That’s fine for you, but it sounds like your school differs from mine greatly. I go to small private school (much smaller than your school), and people are competitive to get into private colleges. Some kids get mad at others when it’s so easy for everybody in the grade to find out your grades in between classes.</p>
<p>^Yeah, I would imagine so. It seems most CC people are in private school. I’m glad to go to a public school; I’m competitive but not that much that I’d get upset at somebody for their grades.</p>
<p>^Haha, lucky! People sometimes get jealous that their parents’ $$$ can’t give them more assistance, so when somebody gets uber high grades on report card, test, paper, exam, etc; the news spreads like wildfire. People will roll their eyes, sigh, and kinda expect it like, “here we go again.” Thanks for understanding, bro! ;)</p>
<p>i know hella people who tell the truth about their high scores that are popular, doesnt make them any worse. but its not the same for the nerds who act like they slack off but dont at my school… but for me, tbh i have lied, saying i got better than i actually did, just because it was really bad and i was embarrassed…</p>
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Still, great story…</p>