<p>I'm not diminishing his achievements. I'm just pointing out something which might have improved his chances.</p>
<p>I still find it very rude. You shouldn't be judgemental about minorities who make it to good colleges and tag their success to AA. The guy is better than most Ivy leaguers I've heard about. Even if it did play a role, it seems as though his achievements are being downplayed.</p>
<p>lol why does a passing remark prick u so much? and besides, while we're absolutely convinced of the remarkable ability of minorities who make it to good colleges, it remains a fact that average entry qualifications of AAs are generally lower than that of the normals, or else there WOULDNT BE A NEED FOR AA</p>
<p>and clearly u havent heard of many ivy-leaguers...want ppl to stop being judgemental? do away with AA, and we'll see who gets the last laugh =)</p>
<p>gouchicago, that was a passing comment! I meant no offence to either you or the concerned student, so if I have offended you, I profusely apologize for that...there's absolutely no need to get so worked up!</p>
<p>@longbowmen: There's no need to be so tongue-in-cheek! Guys, how about we just calm down a bit?</p>
<p>a passing remark of this kind will not downplay the achievements of truly outstanding individuals...defensive attitudes resulting from a perceived self-righteousness WILL</p>
<p>True. I restate, I was in no way trying to diminish the stature of his commendable achievement.</p>
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<p>and clearly u havent heard of many ivy-leaguers...want ppl to stop being judgemental? do away with AA, and we'll see who gets the last laugh =)
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<p>I'm not a minority; in fact I'm an ORM cause I'm Asian. But how many Ivy Leaguers have you heard of who've done as much for their communities as this guy has?</p>
<p>The AA debate has been on for a long time now and I definitely oppose admitting those kids who don't deserve to get in but they do because they're URMs. But that certainly isn't the case with this guy. That is why I felt it wrong to quote that AA is the reason he got in.</p>
<p>sorry i forgot to say that im not applying for Financial Aid</p>
<p>ive got offers from LSE and Imperial</p>
<p>Wow.... sorry haven't been on da forum for a couple of days cos i was on a trip. Thanks for your opinions. I just couldn't stand the waiting and needed to talk about the application. Haha it seems some vigorous discussion has been going on.. I think we have to admit, to a certain extent, AAs do have advantage over us and I can totally understand why. If this was to happen in my country, the situation could be even worse for non-Chinese I suppose (China..you know). but, hey, dun be so extreme! </p>
<p>Btw, a family member of mine is a Princeton alumni, who is also an important benefactor of the uni. He fully supports my application</p>
<p>yeah, gouchicago said tennis is pretty Asian-style, is that really? Maybe that's true for American born Asian... but as far as i know, there aren't that many Asian (brought up in Asia) who play tennis as well as me ( of coz, at armature or school level). Even tho popularity of tennis is spreading rapidly in China thanks to the Master Cups, it is still far from well developed. I feel proud to be competent in this White-dominant sport even in England.</p>
<p>are u studying in the uk now? nvr apply to oxford?</p>
<p>seems like u're from a pretty privileged background....gl to the apps =)</p>
<p>I love tennis! Nadal and Novak fan here :)</p>
<p>yucks...anyone who isnt a federer fan must be a dork</p>
<p>Hi guys, I'm an international. Got a 2290 on the SAT (level 4) and 2400 on SAT subject tests (Phy, Math, Chem). My admissions essays were risky and somewhat unfocused, but my 3 recommendations are good. ECA's are okay, but not very impressive (No leadership positions, except that I was made prefect for 9th grade, but forgot to mention that on my application.). Asked for only 7000 dollars of aid; me mum's gonna pay the rest of the yearly cost of 40,000 something.</p>
<p>Applied to Caltech, Stanford, Purdue, and Texas Austin (and to Harvard and Yale as a joke). Decisions are to be out very soon. What do you think are my chances? (P.S. I dying of hypertension here)</p>
<p>You'll make it to Purdue and UT, but HYS are next to impossible considering the fact that your ECs aren't impressive. These colleges get thousands of applications with perfect SATs and grades; you need to have a firm EC background. Your lack of leadership positions can only hurt you. </p>
<p>Caltech is a possibility as they aren't as holistic as the Ivys.</p>
<p>'Caltech is a possibility as they aren't as holistic as the Ivys.'</p>
<p>I was thinking about Caltech too and a friend of mine received her acceptance letter via Fed Ex yesterday. As for the rest of us from Bangladesh (as well as some from India and Japan), we haven't received any notifications from Caltech yet. Maybe the delivery service in my area is just taking longer, but even so it's not looking good. </p>
<p>Anyway, thanks for the reply. Btw, are Purdue and UT Austin worthwhile pursuits if I'm gonna study Engineering? Are they what you would call 'good universities'?</p>
<p>Purdue is one of the most rigorous engineering schools for undergraduates. The only hitch is financial aid. But I'm pretty sure that with your stats, a $7000 need would be met by merit scholarships.</p>
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<p>Are you kidding me? No offence but that is funny! Harvard is more random than Caltech anyday!</p>