<p>Can i just say that this thread has gotten way too heated?</p>
<p>I agree with thenewguy. I offered my opinion, and gave a disclaimer initially saying that I’d receive criticism and so be it. Well, basically, degrading me and telling me that my claims “get old” or don’t make sense, is absolutely not neccesary. You may be bitter people who were rejected from your dream school and taking it out on future applicants, or not. I’m not going to take the time to look at your profiles and put that much care into knowing who I’m talking to. But, from your responses, none of you seem to be acting in the manner of an Ivy League grad, and that’s for SURE. You should be open to opinion, and not live your life like a robot and live by numbers and formulas. just OPEN UP</p>
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<p>Here’s ther problem, you’re misleading naive kids who will now put time into getting into schools they have no chance at rather than spend their limited time on schools they do have a shot at. Again, facts exist, opinion here is just silly.</p>
<p>Though I would agree that CC could use a fantasy board.</p>
<p>Anyone has a chance, never shout never. That’s been a phrase spoken in regard to millions of different things forever. You never know, and you have to accept that. And opinion is never “silly,” if noone had an opinion, than nothing would be interesting these days! We may as well get rid of the 2 party system in politics!</p>
<p>Good analogy, it’s like saying a libatarian has a shot for pres today.</p>
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<p>Agreed. The best thing applicants can do for themselves is to do their research. There are phenomenal schools outside HYPSM. Which isn’t to say that statistically qualified applicants shouldn’t apply to top schools, but that those who fall far short are better off saving their application fee for a school where their application stands a better chance.</p>
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<p>The fact that this post made you feel better doesn’t make it true. Smart research, not quixotic, unfounded information, should keep the process from being overly stressful. If you want to go to Yale, but can’t for the life of you get your SAT anywhere near the 75th percentile, maybe it’s time to reevaluate your list. </p>
<p>There are exceptions, some of which Cal Newport has chronicled, where kids with SATs in the middle 50% get in because of truly outstanding extracurricular accomplishment. But even he concedes that students should apply to “reasonable reach schools” based on their SATs and GPA.</p>
<p>I am not looking at any Ivy League schools and Yale is too far away for me anyways. I don’t think I’d get into them. I have good grades and I work extremely hard in school, I am taking 4 AP classes next year. The original post is just calming to know that I am not the only one feeling stressed. It isn’t changing my mind about where I am applying or how hard I am trying to get into schools. Just reading some posts are calming so that my nerves aren’t going crazy 24/7. It wasn’t meant to cause heat.</p>