<p>Check these links:
50 Top Colleges<br>
[50</a> Top Colleges](<a href=“http://50topcolleges.com/]50”>http://50topcolleges.com/)</p>
<p>America’s 25 New Elite ‘Ivies’ - Newsweek<br>
[America’s</a> 25 New Elite ‘Ivies’ - Newsweek](<a href=“http://www.newsweek.com/2006/08/20/25-new-ivies.html]America’s”>America's 25 New Elite 'Ivies')</p>
<p>America’s Best Colleges - Forbes.com
[America’s</a> Best Colleges - Forbes.com](<a href=“Forbes List Directory”>Forbes List Directory)</p>
<p>mom2collegekids, i don’t? what if i raise my test score?</p>
<p>I think pp is pulling everybody’s leg…she can’t even spell prestige let alone deserve it. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Bossf51, i promise i’m not! and what are u talking about? i spelled “prestige” right!!!</p>
<p>Check out post #6 in this thread… :eek:</p>
<p>oh no!!! well i know how to spell it now, thank you</p>
<p>I think you are a ■■■■■, everything seems to point in that direction.</p>
<p>SLUMOM:
I’m not! how do i even seem like one? people keep saying that and i dont get it. i have good grades (maybe not perfect), a decent act, and ec’s i rly love doing, and yet this “soccerchick” person finds it humorous to MOCK me. i admit, perhaps i dont come across as the smartest person on here (i dont really think grammar matters in an informal settig), but i am educated. if any of u dont believe me, i dont rly care.</p>
<p>what about the easy ones everybody gets into like cornell and dartmouth?what are they loooking for i dont have?</p>
<p>It’s statements like the above that make you look like a ■■■■■. If you know anything about ivies and elites, then you’d know that there aren’t “easy ones” and you’d know that Cornell ad Dartmouth are not schools that everyone gets into.</p>
<p>Also, if you knew much about ivies, you’d know that your scores are far from sufficient. </p>
<p>It’s doubtful that someone with your ACT could raise it to a 36. That said, you couldn’t raise your GPA in time.</p>
<p>I’m new to all thsi (CC) and I just dont have all the knowledge you guys do about this college stuff! thats why i signed up for this- to learn and get advice from you people. im asking for some honest advice, and i’d appreciate it if everyone didnt just go around making these ridiculous assumptions. and why couldnt i raise it in time??? my sister went from a 28 to a 31 in a month, then raised it to a 34. who said i cant study over the summer and get it up by sept.?</p>
<p>First of all, you are a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>Secondly, if you are not a ■■■■■, you will still not get into any ivies. 3.61 weighted is not top school material.
26 ACT is barely above average</p>
<p>Class President is not an outstanding EC.</p>
<p>You are honestly not competitive for any school in the top 20. If you somehow get your ACT up to a 34, I would still say no, but maybe you could shoot for a few.</p>
<p>Cornell and Dartmouth are terribly hard to get into, I dont know what you are talking about =P</p>
<p>trollololol</p>
<p>just since you got into dartmouth doesnt make me a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>I say she’s not a ■■■■■, just needs to improve her ACT, do more extracurricular activities, and take more rigorous classes.</p>
<p>Only one AP class, AND the rest are just academic-level???
Try to at least raise your academic-level classes to Honors.</p>
<p>Take a look at Clemson! Let me know if you have any questions!</p>
<p>I suspect that this student is going to have issues paying for college. She either expects lots of financial aid or scholarships…which she won’t get from most schools because either she doesn’t have the stats to get admitted to these FA generous schools or she doesn’t have the stats for the merit scholarships.</p>
<p>I know it would be awesome to go to an Ivy. But the fact of the matter is, people with UNweighted 4.0s, 36/2400s, don’t get in sometimes. Take your test again and try the SAT. Sign up for more AP classes.<br>
There are no easy Ivys. It is great that you are aiming high, and I believe you that you are smart. However a 27 and a 3.6 are not even in the average for Ivys. Thats ok though, just because you aren’t getting perfect scores doesn’t mean you arent smart.
So work on your essay really hard and get a test tutor. And sure, why not apply? But the fact is that they accept something like 7% of applicants? (correct me if im wrong i am unsure of that). So no one can expect to get in, you have to think realistically.<br>
And wouldnt you rather be one of the top in your class at a lower ranked (BUT STILL GOOD) school, than struggling all 4 or more years at an ivy? Also, Ivys give no aid.<br>
You should absolutely apply because there is no harm in that. But you need to find safetys or you may not end up in college.
And finally, you really shouldn’t say no one cares about schools that were listed for you. Because maybe some people really want to go to those schools. In fact, half of those schools (i.e. Kalamazoo and BU) might even be reaches for you. Just because you havn’t heard of them doesn’t mean they arent great. Keep an open mind!</p>
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<p>Agreed. I also don’t think this is a ■■■■■, but a kid who is new to this, has always been given props for <em>good</em> grades and doesn’t understand how competitive the application process is for the top schools.</p>
<p>I take issue with her post #4 - there is nothing wrong with the schools that have been suggested. They are “good” schools. Take a look at those.</p>
<p>FWIW, my son has a 98.65 UW, SAT CR 720 - math 690, SATII Chem 760, Math 2 710, Physics 660. He is an AP Scholar with Honor and in the running to be a National AP Scholar… and was rejected from Cornell. </p>
<p>He is still going to an excellent school. And you will too, princess. You need to readjust your reality first.</p>
<p>I am sensing a ■■■■■. Those schools they listed are very good schools, and after seeing your schedules and actual grades, no, you do not stand one chance at an Ivy league school, let alone Princeton. Here, you want the statistics? [Princeton</a> University | Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/)</p>
<p>You have one honor course. English. Most students have all honors courses and a lot of AP courses, sometimes 5 or more for <em>one</em> year. </p>
<p>Harvard??? You have to be kidding me.</p>
<p>GRAD SCHOOL, possibly</p>
<p>Fun with ■■■■■■ under the bridge.</p>