<p>"Honestly, you don’t pull off the “brilliant but lazy” because even extreme laziness is not an excuse for Fs. I never studied for biology ever, but I pulled off A-/B. And your SATs do not suggest that you are brilliant. Your ECs are your one forte, but they don’t say “I have low Gpa because I’m always busy with other ****”, they say “I have other interests than school, and I prioritize school very low.”</p>
<p>Write your essays well, and I think you’ll get into Pepperdine."</p>
<p>If you didnt include that last line i would essentially call you the biggest ■■■■■■ ever. I never do homework. Ever. Period the end. I am in CP classes (normal level) and thus homework is a big deal. The only class that i didnt ace the final on this year was chem. Anyway as for the SAT it was a bit of a choke. Im happy with the perfect essay but i really want over a 2100. hopefully in the fall. Thanks for the pepperdine comment however. I finally toured the campus and i am compleatly in love yet again ! </p>
<p>AS FOR YOU : “nope, sorry, I agree with XC. sure, your ECs are fine, but they’re not varied. So you work on computers and you got 80th put of 300 in some academic competition (for the record, unless you place in the top 10% at a national level, awards are nothing)? BIG FREAKING DEAL! Like XC said, you need a broader range of activities (sports, community service, etc.)”</p>
<p>This is why i hate this site (and dont visit it much anymore). The people here are negative, and dont research what they are saying. The academic decathalon is a formidable class ranging 10 topics all traught at a college level. It brings together the smartest minds. Everyone who got in the top 25 this year in my district is at an ivy or top 20 university. While my rank wasnt amazing , and i plan on doing better next year, I got first place (of 300+) on my interview (one of the 10 categories) with a perfect score. As for the lack of variance. Are you high ? Community service (food drive) , politics (geopol) , business (jacp, compcom, academy, internship) and my music (guitar club and my band) . </p>
<p>Future reference : READ BEFORE YOU POST ! I dont understand how ivy students can say stuff without reading ! In my honest opinion this makes these students much more idiotic than some one such as my self who simply is looking for some guidance. : P</p>