For those lacking EC's... or those that got a "C"

Applying to College
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<p>Do not fear. One of my friends got into Yale after being waitlisted.
Now embrace yourself for more... he had NO extra curricular activities, unless you take ping pong and piano into consideration. That's right. He got in with his brains. I'm sorry... i forgot to add in "big" before the "brain."
I don't know A LOT about his personal data and whatnot, but hey, at least i'm putting SOME data down right? so here goes...</p>

<p>his name: anonymous of course
Rank: 2/420ish
GPA: about 4.88? funny fact. He got caught cheating in math and got a C. if it wasn't for that incident, he would've been valedictorian. btw, the valedictorian will attend Cal.
AP's: all 5's on (its a long list)...
-Human Geo
-Bio
-Chem
-Physics B
-Psychology
-Music Theory
-US History
-Euro History
-Statistics
-Calc BC
-Language
-Environmental Science
-Chinese
-Physics C
-Literature
-Government</p>

<p>and a 4 in Art History lol.</p>

<p>so don't be disappointed in yourself if you have no ec. just rely on your brain.</p>

<p>He was waitlisted in all Ivies, Cal Tech
accepted into all UC's and Pomona College, oh and Cornell.</p>

<p>SAT score: 2310; subject tests: probably all 800, no clue.</p>

<p>hope this helped. don't be emo. be happy.</p>

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<p>compared to others, he does have a high score</p>

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<p>But I wonder how many of us actually have the money, time, and motivation to get 5's in 20 AP's.</p>

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<p>exactly. what's ironic about him is that</p>

<p>he worked at mcdonalds instead of tutoring</p>

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<p>That's 16 APs, what a couple hundred kids in the nation will have after senior year. </p>

<p>I'll laugh if he wasn't asian and was actually a URM</p>

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<p>actually he had a total of 18 5's after graduation... but i couldn't remember all of them.</p>

<p>and whats URM?</p>

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<p>So he cheated on a test and this wasn't reported to the school? It makes me somewhat suspicious of how he got those other grades and scores.</p>

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<p>hey, but isn't working in macs considered an EC as well? are you sure he had no hooks?</p>

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<p>"he worked at mcdonalds instead of tutoring"</p>

<p>Working at McDonald's is considered in the category of an excellent EC. It's hard work. Relatively few middle/upper class students work, and most work cushy "internships" arranged through personal contacts. An Ivy applicant who has worked at McDonalds will stand out a lot in the pool especially if the student writes about their experiences at Mickey D's.</p>

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<p>why do we careabout your friend again?</p>

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<p>Piano is an EC!</p>

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<p>Btw, stl2cali2k1, URM means an Under-Represented Minority (Hispanic, African American, etc.)</p>

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<p>no. he's chinese.</p>

<p>and he worked at mcdonalds AFTER he was accepted.</p>

<p>and i dont think ANY colleges regard 2 ec's as excellent.</p>

<p>oh, one last thing... he was caught cheating in his Freshmen year during</p>

<p>a Trig exam i think... it's amazing how he managed to get a C. this teacher's grade system was 90% test, 10%hw. total of 6 tests. that means he got like a 105 everytime.</p>

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<p>^bump~~~~~~~ :)</p>