<p>OK, guys. I don't know whether or not you have seen my "venting" thread (do search cuz im not quite sure where it's located). Anyways, it seems to be a success and the people who use it seem to enjoy it. So, I have decided to start another thread (on the Ivy, top college, and college admission forums) to help soothe the emotions of the over-stressed CC'ers. Simply put, anyone on these forums who has gotten into any ivy league schools (or something comparable) and tell of any competitions they DID NOT win, any tests they DID NOT ace, etc. Bascially, show the frazzled CC'ers that you are human, that you are not god. Thanks to all who respond!</p>
<p>P.S. I am one of these CC'ers who could use this.</p>
<p>i got a C in english junior year.
i didn't get put into an art gallery competition that i entered for photography.
i got an 1160 the first time i took the SATs.</p>
<p>ooo man I'm a gt so there are many, but I love to vent. I got an average in the the 80s freshman yaer (not the good kind of 80's) and thought I was a big success when I got a 91 in Biology...my ONE grade over a 90. Ya...It's hilarious to think of how happy I was over a 91 in H Biology. I then managed to get two 79 averages in H Precalc and Spanish another year. I didn't make states for indoor track by point something seconds. I didn't win anything in the art show even tho everyone told me I would get first place in photography. I didn't get into most of my reaches. </p>
<p>But now to show you guys that anything can happen. I pretty much said that noone can put a cap on wat I can do and said screw the system and got A+'s in every AP class and got a 710 on writing (and a 740 on the practice before I took it for real the last time) after getting a 580 on it initially. I became captain of all of my sports and made it to states. I was the best hurdler (my friend had a giant competition to beat me once but never did). ect...ect...<em>insert successes</em>. O heres a good one!!! My mom ever since the beginning of highschool said I didn't volunteer enough but by the time I sent in my app I have volunteered 400 hours. so anyways...</p>
<p>A big F U to the man! You can do ANYTHING you want. If you set your mind to it ANYTHING is possible. Noone ever goes to a college like Cornell where I come from and it is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I'm not going to lie, I actually cried of happiness the night I got my letter. Power to you!</p>
<p>omg and here's a giant one that almost had me freak out (well pretty much I did lol). So at my school you do a senior project before you graduate. To get honors you have to do this giant volunteer thing or something like that so I sold wristbands and got a lot of money to help underpriveledged children get books and then starving people in other countries get food <em>a summary</em>. So pretty much I do everything but then at the end pretty much the day before everyone gets their medals the guy tells me that since I didn't cite enough of my sources within my paper (3 less) that I wasn't going to get an honors medal. Ok I wrote this GIANT research paper, did all this research, put together this giant fundraiser, and because I didn't cite enough sources within my paper (not in the back, I mean like quotes from a certain amount of sources) I didn't get it! And guess what, it was edited as a rough draft and the person said nothing was wrong with it! And then they said I couldn't get the honors medal. O man that was a bad time...</p>
<p>I am also ashamed to be embarrased that I wrote those posts and can't edit them anymore. I am also ashamed that I think that I'm hurting Cornell's image by posting them. oy veh</p>
<p>ps. thank you for making these posts tho, I looked at every single thread in every forum that you wrote them and I think you will do some people a lot of good. Dont listen to people like nameless.</p>
<p>Although it was in my senior year, I did practically fail physics (and no, not the AP kind). I cried after a test, too. I still don't really understand it.</p>
<p>But hey, good thing I'm not a science major. Life goes on.</p>
<p>Success doesn't just happen to those sitting around waiting for it.</p>
<p>In 9th grade I used to think the really smart kids didn't work hard. I now know they do. Most of them have experienced failure & dissappointment. There's always that 1 kid who hasn't had 1 thing go wrong. That's what college is for.</p>
<p>this is such a cool thread. Just the place for me to B**tch as much as I want about slack teachers and stupid examiners! yay!</p>
<p>haha don't worry, I'll just keep is simple:</p>
<p>I actually failed an AS Math test by HALF MARK!!!!! a few years ago. This totally shot my honour roll potential, since we're not allowed to fali anything. I was soo mad since my overall average was high enough to get me on the honour roll! That F**<em>ing teacher! She was such a B</em>tch, and she can't teach either! Her stupid test made me not not be on the honour roll, after three years of being there!</p>
<p>When I first took SATs I got 1980. That really sucked. When I did it again, I got 2100, but my writing went from 700 to 580! Although I'm convinced that I never could have gotten 580 :(</p>