<p>^^story of my life…what’s worse is that all of my friends parents and my mom’s friends are like “oh you wont get in, its impossible to get in there, my cousins friend’s nephew was rejected and he was valedictorian with a perfect SAT blah blah blah” it’s literally the most annoying thing ever because one, im like you don’t know my stats/ecs/awards and two, its so discouraging lol</p>
<p>I have the opposite problem. I think I’m the only one who realizes how hard it is to actually get into the school I want to go to (Rice), so now everyone is trying to tell me that with my stats I should apply to an even better school. My dad was trying to convince me to go look at MIT, and my grandparents want to take me to Yale. I read through the acceptance thread from this year and everyone had such ridiculous stats that I’m unsure if I need to be as good as them to get in. And the worst part is I’m getting more and more obsessed.</p>
<p>Feeling really depressed right now. Only one more year of high school. Regretting my whole high school career. Wished I have tried harder and didn’t slack off. My GPA sucks. My exam scores sucks. Ah man.</p>
<p>Same here Finnimbrun… Right now I’m looking at only 3 A’s, 1 A- and 1 B+…</p>
<p>Ugh.</p>
<p>I know that feel runallday, people are asking me if I’ll go to Harvard and Princeton and stuff, meanwhile I know I won’t because I don’t have the absolutely superhuman stats/ecs required. Honestly, I might end up going to Rutgers because that’s where the money will probably be. Nothing wrong with it or anything, but it’s not exactly my first choice.</p>
<p>So much negativity on this page. Whatever happened to dreams? </p>
<p>Never give up, never surrender! It’s not impossible to get in…</p>
<p>I will be happy to go to BU or GTech, for financial reasons. I don’t think I can afford anything greater than 30k.
So, What are your dreams?? Like what do you want to do in life?? Lets leave the college talk for a while, the place is getting quite negitive here. :p</p>
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<p>Ouch!!1! Those grades suck!1!!!1!</p>
<p>a lot better than mine, that’s for sure :/</p>
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<p>Sounds good to me ^o^
I’m going to be a screenwriter.
I want to help write movies that make people think.
If I could just impact the lives of a few, then I’d be happy.
But obviously I’m trying to impact a lot of people. :P</p>
<p>^AHH I have the same dream, but I’m not sure if I will pursue it because as bad as I want it, idk if I can stand being financially unstable after my childhood being so financially unstable. I also would love to be an acoustic engineer and work on albums in a recording studio. </p>
<p>But I’ll probably end up with something sensible, like med school.</p>
<p>I want to be an Architect and specialize in environmental design. With building being down across the nation, my parents are pushing me to go into something more lucrative at the moment like computer science or graphic design. I’m dead set on going pursuing my dream of becoming an Architect… I guess I can’t really see myself being happy doing anything else. The combination of history, art, and science truly is my passion.</p>
<p>^Do it then! If it’s your passion, then go for it 150%.</p>
<p>^^Really? If you really want it, do it! But if there are other things that you may like, explore them. No use in shutting down every option before college. :P</p>
<p>alwaysleah, same here. My family is financially unstable and almost near the poverty line. I want to do something in the entertainment world as well, like animation. But after what I have been through I want a more stable job that makes a lot of money so I am going to be a doctor. It’s not all bad though because I get to help people and I don’t mind going to school a long time or the work. The only problem is to get me really motivated to do well.</p>
<p>^ Is the reason you don’t want to pursue animation is becuase of paying for college or becuase of the limited job opprotunities in the workforce?</p>
<p>I’m pursuing screenwriting, even though it’s very difficult to break in and probably will take many, many years (10 at the very least). It’ll be tough, the hardest thing I’ll ever do probably, but I’m going to at least try!</p>
<p>“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart…pursue those.”</p>
<p>wow… now this is the longest forum ii have ever seen o__0</p>
<p>I have no idea what to major in. Maybe psychology, mehhh idk als;kdf. I love travel though :D</p>
<p>UC San Diego is my dream school <3 <3 <3</p>
<p>I swear, CC influences me a lot.</p>
<p>Mysticalkites, it is because of the limited job opportunities in the workforce and it’s instability. College payments is an issue, however, and because I am not as smart as most people here with their long, utter long lists of AP classes (at most I will only get like 7 or 8 total but I am thinking of self-studying some AP courses), I think I can manage getting some scholarships, merit aid, (not a lot but at least something), and that other financial aid that depends on income (my family is very poor so I might get a lot from that) and the possibility of me doing the work study program.</p>
<p>Who here is taking the SAT tomorrow? It’s my first time. I didn’t realize that there were no tests offered in the summer 
so it’ll be my only time before applying to Duke ED (I’m taking the subject tests on the October test date.) I’ll get to take the ACT twice though.</p>
<p>@1Rachel: Good luck! :D</p>
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7 or 8 is a lot. I’m only taking 6 AP’s.
CC is made up of smart, ambitious students, nearly all in the 97%tile.
Have some faith in yourself. 
Sounds like you’re already ahead of the other 97%.</p>