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<p>I’m clearly mocking the arrogance that I had when choosing classes.</p>
<p>Because I will apply to some of HYPSM.</p>
<p>It’s a reach for anyone, so I’m not expecting anything.</p>
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<p>The Ivy League is a collegiate athletic conference comprised of eight schools. When you referred to “ten Ivy Leagues” you were wrong. There is no subjectivity here, nor is there an argument.</p>
<p>I’m incredulous concerning how you developed this arrogance. You failed Algebra II as a Sophomore and at the same time believe that people with less than 2.0 GPA’s should be kicked out of school? </p>
<p>And even your personal mockery doesn’t make sense; taking Algebra II as a sophomore certainly doesn’t scream HYPSM quality, and the fact that you failed it leads me to further question whether you should even be looking at said group of schools.</p>
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My GPA is a 3.83 not factoring in the math re-take. Last year, it was a 4.42. I’m still well above my own mark.</p>
<p>I was actually berating my decision to take AP Chemistry, not my math decision. Although in retrospect, that one was probably a worse decision.</p>
<p>I’m going to be 100% honest here…</p>
<p>I wanted a 5.0 GPA.</p>
<p>Epic. Fail.</p>
<p>I felt like I understood all of the concepts. I don’t know what happened. I went 0/3 on the first three tests and then quit trying.</p>
<p>Most of the people from my school who went on to Yale or Harvard took Algebra II in 9th grade and got A’s.</p>
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Don’t rub it in. I’m horrible at math. -.-;</p>
<p>Man, I can’t believe I let myself do so badly in that class. It feels like I could have done better… DAMN IT. WHY DID I TAKE THAT CLASS!</p>
<p>So, how will they view the re-take?</p>
<p>They view it as a failure, with a better performance upon your second attempt.</p>
<p>Those selective schools aren’t for everyone.</p>
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Oh well. It’s the students that make the school, not the school that makes the student. I can be happy anywhere I go. Being successful in life depends on the person, not any stupid piece of paper.</p>
<p>For a brief moment there, I actually felt like what I just typed was true. -.-; Lies, lies, lies!</p>
<p>Uhg…</p>
<p>Not to sound like a jerk, but I hope that you guys are wrong. That would really suck if someone didn’t withdraw from a class properly and this happened to them.</p>
<p>Omg… you’re so brainwashed into chasing after brand names that is sickening. You’re compromising schools that you would be amazing at because you’re chasing after a “dream” that chances are you are not going to obtain. I’m sorry but it’s true. Take it from someone actually IN college that has plenty of friends ranging from the Ivies to top LACs all the way down to community colleges. YOU need to go where you FIT, NOT based on where the school happens to fall on a US News ranking list.</p>
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<p>I just said that… Although I then quickly retracted it.</p>
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<p>It’s not lies. When you understand that, you will be happy to find a college for YOU not for your idea of what a good college is.</p>
<p>Saugus is so determined to seek admittance from a prestigious school because if he doesn’t then his unfounded arrogance would be shattered by a painful reality.</p>
<p>^ And it will be shattered.</p>
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<p>I don’t have any arrogance left. I’m scared of math, now.</p>
<p>Uhg, I feel so unclean with a B- and a failed class…</p>
<p>If I’m correct, I know for the fact that the better the school is, the more opportunities that there are offered. Because interaction with your professors and guidances increases your chances of being able to get help finding an internship or job during college or after-college years. But just because someone is at a state school doesn’t mean the person won’t get anything. </p>
<p>Here’s the thing: Many people turn down Harvard and Yale because they know they can get an education at a top 25 school just as good as they would receive at a top 10 school.</p>
<p>It’s sad how many employers and graduate school adcoms value too weightily on a school prestige and company recognition brand, instead, when they could be focusing on innovations of improvement and quality of the candidate – what one has done since then. </p>
<p>Now Saugus, I’d prefer you to calm down and stop stressing out about what’s going to happen if you don’t get into Harvard Yale or MIT. If you want to retake the failed Algreba, go ahead… I’d rather see someone who cares about their work in life other than someone who failed it and lazied out afterwards. It’s better than nothing at the least.
If you try to bring up your chem grade and it’s impossible, then forget about it. AP Chem is RIDICULOUSLY difficult. I took regulars Chem and I got a C- and D in the class because I knew that Chem wasn’t one of my best subjects out of the other classes that I took. So I would say a C+ means that you may have worked really hard to get a B. You would need to clarify this in your college apps. </p>
<p>If you’re majoring in Math/Science, look into Rice, Carnegie Mellon, or UVA (Don’t sweat it, UVA is hard to get into and a good school). If you really want to attend one of the 8 Ivy Leagues – apply to Columbia or UPenn as a transfer if you do well in your freshmen year of college. Cause honestly, right now you’re not in a very good shape with that Algebra and Chem grade. </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure wherever you go to college that’s on the national top, you’ll find GREAT people to be friends with (including girls). – No, not joking. Just find a school that FITS you. If you got HYP, Stanford, or Duke, and you flunk out with Bs, then others will be like “You go to an Ivy League school at what cost?”, which wouldn’t look too pretty.</p>
<p>Wow, you’re worried more about a B- in chem than an F in Algebra II? Your thinking is not right to me…</p>
<p>No, he’s worried about both. He just said that he’s retaking the failed Algebra. But he will try to raise his Chem grade also.</p>
<p>No, what he needs is a reality check. Every week it’s a thread about “how bad will X grade look” or “how should I make up X grade”. Saugus goes around like a martyr “challenging” himself and being “#1 out of 600” in every other post.</p>
<p>God damn man. You’re 14-15 years old trying to pretend you’re at a level that you’re clearly not ready for. You know what happens when you retake an F and get an A? I’ll tell you. You still earn an F. Nobody gave it to you. You earned that F, and it sure as hell ain’t for fantastic. </p>
<p>Your entire personality is sickening to me and I’m sure countless other CC posters who brand you as a lost cause. Life is not about a C+ or a B- in AP Chemistry. Do you even care about learning, or do you just want to impress people? Grade grabbing is generally looked down upon but what you are doing is pathetic. The problem with the American education system is that people like you can “challenge” themselves, **** up big time, then do extra credit, test retakes, and god knows what else to get your grade up.</p>
<p>I’m sure you’ll try to retort with a focus on some stupid detail like you really deserve a B- in Chem or some other insignificant detail. Listen up bud: you got a 60 on the test, and I don’t care what you got on the retake, because you don’t deserve a retake. Nobody deserves a retake unless they were not there for the exam. Your true grade is a C+, and no matter what your transcript says, inside your head it will still be a C+.</p>
<p>I suggest you get off CC and reevaluate your priorities. High school is not about getting straight A’s. I’m a 4.0 valedictorian with a great SAT and a competitive profile, so I know what you’re trying to do. I never killed myself over my grades or anything because of two reasons:</p>
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<li>I went to a moderate school where I didn’t need to work hard.</li>
<li>Grades were not my priority in life.</li>
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<p>I spend high school trying to figure out what kind of a person I wanted to be, and I worked towards becoming that person. I did not spend it stressing over whether by 93 could become a 96 or whatever insignificant concerns students have. That’s not the point of school. I applied to HYPSM along with all of the Ivy’s except Columbia because after reading a lot and talking to people, I knew that I would enjoy it anywhere. I have a really flexible personality, but more importantly, I know how to use the resources available to me to achieve my goals.</p>
<p>Start working hard. You said that you quit in some classes so that there’s no way you could get an A. That’s stupid as hell. I don’t care if you have to spend hours every day just to get a C in Algebra or whatever. Do it. Prove to yourself that you can work hard to achieve your goals. Even if it takes everything you have, do it. Don’t quit. </p>
<p>I hope this will be the last thing you read on CC in a long time. You’re leaving as a bratty kid. Come back a man.</p>
<p>P.S. Look up this video called “gilbert arenas impossible is nothing” on YouTube. Watch the 2:13 minute version until you’ve got it memorized. Live by that and rediscover yourself. Good luck.</p>
<p>great post, An0maly
my only suggestion to add on is not to bring guns to your locker room like gilbert arenas did -__- other than that, he’s a great role model</p>