<p>I want to go to Harvard Princeton Stanford or MIT, and I'm reading about all these people that go there that have like gold medals from IMO, or USPhO, and all thse other godlike stats and I feel stupid. At my school, I'm one of hte smartest (not trying to be arrogant), but like compared to these other ppl, im like nothing. I feel like thers a hole in me, I want to be as good as these ppl, but I just cant. Is it because I don't have the potential, or is it because I waste a lot of time and dont work hard all the time?</p>
<p>Don't worry about it. Only a minuscule number of people actually have gold medals and extra curriculars up the ass. </p>
<p>Definitely don't feel stupid and don't measure yourself up against other people. It's a bad practice. </p>
<p>For now it's important that you work hard, earn the best grades you can, participate in some EC's that you like, and when you apply hope for the best. And keep in mind that if you don't get into an Ivy there are still a plethora of truly great schools.</p>
<p>First of all, CC is such a distorted reality. Someone once posted their 3.3 (or maybe it was a 3.7) was HORRIBLE and did they have any chance at college?
Every applicant is unique so you might get in over them</p>
<p>CC is like this tiny crumb of a pie that just happens to be the most tasty part....you've still got a chance dont even doubt yourself</p>
<p>My siblings got into Stanford and MIT with bad grades (Ds, even) and crappy AP scores. And they didn't do any Olympiads either. So don't worry...you still have a chance. You might not be the best one when you get there, but who really is anyway?</p>
<p>what made them stick out then?</p>