<p>^^Haha...I'll be sure to show them your note! :) and thanks ...</p>
<p>Emory is an awesome school! I know you'll be a tremendous success. And, I'm sure I'll run into you in a Rhodes/Fulbright/etc Scholar thread before long! (Never too soon to learn how to prepare!!)</p>
<p>I agree, euphoria has died down...</p>
<p>It'll return this summer though, when RD is over and housing applications and orientation info comes in the mail. :)</p>
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They say that, then I think, "And that's why you are going to a crappy underfunded state school next year..."
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You'll make Haverford proud.</p>
<p>WAIT-- Emma Watson is going to WHICH college?!</p>
<p>I'm gonna need to readjust my priority list...</p>
<p>@ Caillebotte</p>
<p>Would you want to go to a school with an 84% acceptance rate, 40% six year graduation rate, and SAT ranges of 350-480 for each section? These are the kinds of schools that some of my fellow AP students (yes, AP students) are will be attending because they have this mentality that senior year grades (or previous years of high school) don't matter. "It's just AP Calculus. Why are you doing homework? That's so lame," says many of these students. What comes around goes around, and this applies to college admissions as well. You got into Cornell because you were at the top of your class, high SAT scores, etc. because you EARNED it. I will be attending Haverford because I consistently worked hard throughout high school to cultivate not only my academics but my intellectual enrichment as well. It paid off in the end because of the amount of effort that I and many of us here on CC have put into it. It's conservation - what you put in is what you get out. Taking that quote out of context is inappropriate. Sure, I could be all "politically correct" about lazy students who criticize those who work hard during senior year and their subsequent admissions letters, but I am not because that's the not the truth of the matter. You know what I am seeing right now in my AP courses? I see students who brag about not writing papers and then complaining to the teacher, "Well, you must have lost it. I ALWAYS turn things in!" I see students in Calculus class neglecting entire problem sets then mindlessly copying down answers. Screw the physics work as well. It doesn't matter. </p>
<p>Personal responsibility and the real world are going to hit many of these students fairly soon. Sure, my words were harsh (out of context), but they are the truth.</p>
<p>Sligh - I actually thought the first time I saw Caillebot's response he meant that sincerely - I think he may be giving you a pat on the back for being dedicated to learning for learning's sake, and not just for the greater goal of getting into a great school. Of course I do tend to give the benefit of the doubt on here, and have been disappointed later.</p>
<p>And, yes, I have always known you would make Haverford (or any of the excellent schools to which you applied) proud. Hell, you make me proud, and I'm not even your Mom, although you do remind me in ways of Matt. I kind of was hoping you would match to the same school - I think you would have ended up becoming friends.</p>
<p>Perhaps Caillebot was being sincere. The Internet can be a very ambiguous medium of conversation. He/she should respond soon elucidating the matter. </p>
<p>Well, thank you! I actually think your son is my friend on Facebook, haha. I think he sent or either I sent a friend request from the Facebook Questbridge Match group! :)</p>
<p>Ha! I am SO not surprised...that's great</p>
<p>I got into EA and I don't care at all about 2nd semster. I have done my wok already to get in the college. Now it's time to ditch and sleep in and enjoy life before I enter the fire of college</p>
<p>I got into Cornell ED (my dream school, and my parents' dream school because I'm going to one of the schools where NYS residents get a tuition cut), and it was definitely an anti-climax - after the first 24 hours. That afternoon after I checked the decision site was spent drifting about in a cloud of afterglow. </p>
<p>I just got a 66 on an AP Bio test, and I DON'T HAVE TO CARE. </p>
<p>...(being a typical CCer, I do care. BUT I DON'T HAVE TO.)</p>
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@ Caillebotte</p>
<p>Would you want to go to a school with an 84% acceptance rate, 40% six year graduation rate, and SAT ranges of 350-480 for each section? These are the kinds of schools that some of my fellow AP students (yes, AP students) are will be attending because they have this mentality that senior year grades (or previous years of high school) don't matter. "It's just AP Calculus. Why are you doing homework? That's so lame," says many of these students. What comes around goes around, and this applies to college admissions as well. You got into Cornell because you were at the top of your class, high SAT scores, etc. because you EARNED it. I will be attending Haverford because I consistently worked hard throughout high school to cultivate not only my academics but my intellectual enrichment as well. It paid off in the end because of the amount of effort that I and many of us here on CC have put into it. It's conservation - what you put in is what you get out. Taking that quote out of context is inappropriate. Sure, I could be all "politically correct" about lazy students who criticize those who work hard during senior year and their subsequent admissions letters, but I am not because that's the not the truth of the matter. You know what I am seeing right now in my AP courses? I see students who brag about not writing papers and then complaining to the teacher, "Well, you must have lost it. I ALWAYS turn things in!" I see students in Calculus class neglecting entire problem sets then mindlessly copying down answers. Screw the physics work as well. It doesn't matter.</p>
<p>Personal responsibility and the real world are going to hit many of these students fairly soon. Sure, my words were harsh (out of context), but they are the truth.
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He wasn't defending lazy students, he was calling you an ass for assuming that going to a state college means going to a "crappy" and underfunded school. I don't know of any students in AP classes going to schools with a 350-480 sat range, the "worst" schools that students in AP classes usually end up at is somewhere like JMU, Virginia Tech, Penn State, etc. Are these schools crappy and underfunded?</p>
<p>If you think Caillebot was genuinely saying that you'd make Haverford proud by insulting other schools (look at what he quoted for god's sake) you need to take a course on sarcasm at whatever elite school you end up at.</p>
<p>I realize that, mephist0. No where did I say that ALL state colleges are crappy and underfunded. There are plenty of state schools that are fully funded and supported and provide excellent educations. That set aside, however, there are some schools on the other end of the spectrum that cater to students who have no work ethic, etc. It's the lack of motivation and work ethic that just sets me off at my high school. I attend a very impoverished high school with "AP students" that wouldn't pass for honors at most decent high schools. How can you make a blanket statement that the "worst" schools that students in AP classes usually end up at is somewhere like JMU, Virginia Tech, Penn State, etc.? The quality of students in an AP course is relative and based upon many factors. Obviously, there are suburban high schools where AP students do end up at good schools like Virginia Tech or Penn State. There are also high schools where their AP students end up dropping out of some Tier 3/4 school because it was "too hard." In addition to this, one third of the AP students of last year's graduating class at my high school went to the local community college. Once again, I must reiterate that this is all relative and particular. </p>
<p>To respond to your second statement - I realize that Caillebot was calling me an ass and being sarcastic, rightfully so if you don't understand what I am saying. There's clearly been a gross misunderstanding.</p>
<p>The voices in my head...they are gone...</p>