<p>You're a bright eyed Freshman who is convinced you're Harvard bound, and then suddenly, high school happens, and four years later, you're like "lol nope."</p>
<p>Because this is what has happened to me - and its disappointing and hilarious at the same time and I don't know how to feel. </p>
<p>My Ivy League dreams were dashed once I came across the "Chance Me" threads on this website. LOL.</p>
<p>lol nah, I’ve been on CC ever since I registered for high school classes in eighth grade. So I’m pretty much fully aware of how tough it is to get into an Ivy League school. I never venture into the Chance Me threads because there are too many desperate people and I don’t really think too much about college anyway, pretty much just focusing on getting good grades and continuing to pursue my interests. I kinda just hang out in the HSL section haha</p>
<p>Really I have. I am getting a 4.0 and on a good track but then I feel this knowing that so many other kids are doing tons of extra curriculars like curing cancer and shtuff. I really need to do a few clubs before I graduate. I’m thinking of starting a debate team and joining AcaDeca next year. My school isn’t great at these so hopefully it helps me. I learned from other CCers that I shouldn’t really try to make myself super outstanding just for a college, and that I should pursue my own interests for myself. Many people try so hard just to get into college, not for themselves.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m taking a class taught by a Princeton student and he keeps telling my friends and I that we’re smart enough to get in. We’re just like LOL NO.
Plus, he’s like a triple legacy or something, so he had admission in the bag.</p>
<p>You described my high school career perfectly. However, my chances for the Ivy League were crushed more by my own slacking on grades than my environment.</p>
<p>I never wanted Ivy League. I’m a first generation college student so I really wanted a college that was right for me. I did a TON of research during my sophomore year but I wasn’t sure on a major until junior year and then I found my dream school. I looked at the Ivies but I knew my stats were too low and they didn’t have exactly what I wanted.</p>
<p>Freshman year - “I’ll be going to community college because that’s all I’ve ever heard of!”</p>
<p>Sophomore year - “I’m going to MIT because that’s all I’ve ever heard of other than community college and it’s probably better!”</p>
<p>Junior year - <em>has semi-realistic plans</em></p>
<p>Freshman - I’m going to Stanford</p>
<p>Sophomore - I’m going to MIT</p>
<p>Junior (now) - I’m going to be rejected from every school</p>
<p>Yes, I wanted to go to Yale or NYU and then realised it was never going to happen and well now I have no idea!</p>
<p>Freshman Year- “omg if I don’t go to Brown I’m going to hate college!!!”
Sophomore Year- “OMG i need to be such a try-hard to get the grades for Brown!!”
Junior Year- “I actually have a decent shot at Wesleyan. If I don’t get in there, I might get into Carleton College or some other really cool place. lol Brown wut?”</p>
<p>Freshman year: “ERMAGERD HERVERD.”
Used to wear an H hoodie and everything.
Sophomore year: “HARVARD OMG YES.” Still wearing Ivy hoodies.
Junior year: “Yay, Ivies.”
Senior year: “I just wanna go to college.”
Gap year: “I should prolly ready myself 4 CC k.”</p>
<p>@alexissss - Freshman year, I used to rock my Harvard sweatshirt like it was no one’s business. Oh, how naive I was.</p>
<p>I’d never wear a shirt for a selective school until I actually got in. I mean, how much would it suck to have that hanging in your closet if you got rejected?</p>
<p>@preamble
Saaame. lol </p>
<p>@heather
Learned my lesson. I threw away the H one bc it got ruined. Still have the Yale one, though.</p>
<h1>pathetic</h1>
<p>I live in Michigan, and I’ve always just wanted to go to U of M. I’m a junior, and my plan is pretty realistic. I just gotta keep working hard and pray. :D</p>
<p>^
I hope my admission to Michigan is realistic too. Though I’m OOS so it will be more difficult.</p>