<p>What with all the super elite amazing uber-kids I see on this site, I sometimes get to wondering...</p>
<p>Do you ever just sit back and enjoy the thought that you and I and most of the worrying kids on here with at least respectable stats are going to get into at LEAST one decent college, which will provide us will all we really need to have a great four years and a solid education as long as we can somewhat manage our time and stay motivated enough to succeed in the subjects we like?</p>
<p>As much as I'd love to get into Stanford, MIT, Harvey Mudd, etc., this thought always makes me feel good. :]</p>
<p>uh, the length shouldn't really be a problem. in fact, i think it flows better as one long question, and all the words in it are pretty simple...</p>
<p>and yeah, that's why I said "most" of these kids. 90% of the chance threads I've seen so far have been from kids that really shouldn't be worrying so much. and even for the kids who won't get accepted, there's still comfort in knowing that college isn't the only way. it usually incurs significant debt, and bypassing might even let you get into the fields you want even faster if you're independent enough.</p>
<p>Really, the fact is that most of us on here are too young to realize that going to a lower tier college won't set us back in life.
We're all lured in on making it big and makin' bank, thus attending an elite college because in our head it makes it seem like it's the only way to accomplish what we want and desire in life.
But I won't lie, I'm lured in as well =]</p>
<p>Yes, I have these comforting thoughts too. My safety schools are schools that my friends think are premier institutions. OSU is an example. I know plenty of people that gawked at OSU's 65% acceptance rate, since that means that 35% aren't admitted. They think OSU is just a dream. I'm using that as my safety school, and I would be shocked if I didn't get quite a bit of merit aid.</p>
<p>I'm sure that whichever college I choose from my list, it will be the best choice I could make.</p>
<p>i like to think that some of these guys will go to a "lower-tier" school, become uber-successful and say "eh, screw Harvard."
...
or, at least, that's what my plan is.</p>
<p>^ JBVirtuoso, I'm in the exact same situation as you - Ohio State is my safety, but for all my friends, getting in there would be a dream come true. It all comes down to perspective, really - I'd be less than thrilled if OSU were the only school that accepted me, but I'd still be a hero in my classmates eyes. :p</p>
<p>i am in the above average but not excellent range of CC kids or perhaps just average, who knows?. 2010 SAT, 4.1667 overall GPA, 690 math 2, 780 us. i just want to make enough money to live a comfortable life and find me a fly honey.</p>
<p>hah, well, what's your definition of "comfortable" and "fly?" if it's, say, $50,000 a year and 7 out of 10 for looks, you probably don't even need to go to college.</p>
<p>For me, at the end of the day, I know I have absolutely no worries whatsoever, because God has a plan. When God has a plan, all I have to do is figure out what it is and go with it. So for every rejection letter I get, I'm just going to thank God for making it so obvious that he doesn't want me at that college. :)</p>
<p>Besides, um, college in itself doesn't make you happy. Nor do careers. Nor does money. Trite, I know. But have you ever seen footage of the amputee soccer teams in Africa? They have no money, a muddy box for a home, and only one leg, and they're having the time of their lives just playing soccer.</p>
<p>Thanks for starting this thread, by the way. Good idea. Half the threads on this forum make me sick to my stomach.</p>
<p>My stats will sure make most of the people on here feel smart. I only have a 3.4 GPA and <em>gasp</em> 1390 SAT score out of 2400. I'm completely average.</p>
<p>Yeah, I have to say, I felt pretty stupid when I was getting degraded for my 26 ACT score...I thought the SAT equivalent to, roughly, a 1200 wasn't so bad..</p>
<p>Unfortunately for me, starting with the first quarter of my freshman year, my chances of getting into any top flight school were gone. I was slacking beyond belief and didn't fix my problem until it was way, way too late. My ultimate dream school was Duke, which I would only get into if I was the last person alive on Earth. Same goes for the University of Florida. My first feasible choice was the University of Ohio, got rejected. I thought I was screwed until one of my other choices, Bowling Green, accepted me. I'm starting there in 3 weeks and am extremely grateful for it. Would I have loved to go to Duke, UF, or even Penn State? Sure, but so far BG looks solid and even if I don't like it, PSU is still an option.</p>