<p>you mad bro?</p>
<p>Brandonnnbsc is just trying to defend himself!</p>
<p>theres nothing to defend you guys are wrong and you dont have a clue what your even talking about.</p>
<p>Neither do you.</p>
<p>what schools did you apply to, and what are your stats</p>
<p>i opted out of going to BS and i ended up going in a 2 year IB program and i will be attending Washington at St. Louis this fall.</p>
<p>I did apply to bs, i can see in your account. Also, it appears that your Canadian. International students only get fa in very rare cases. Every think about that. And no student (domestic or international) with a bad attitude will get accepted. You were hit with a double whammy.</p>
<p>*you applied to bs</p>
<p>i applied as a PG, get your facts straight.</p>
<p>You’re going to Washington at St. Louis?</p>
<p>you are still an international student.</p>
<p>no laugh i only did an IB program for 2 years to go to the university of vineyard vines.</p>
<p>Cool! That’s a great college! What’s the University of vineyard vines?</p>
<p>“i would hate to be somewhere where everyone thinks that their better than everyone else, and everyone dresses and acts like their from the vineyard”</p>
<p>I think this pretty much speaks for itself. I debated whether the original post/screed was worth a response, ultimately deciding that it is more important that future applicants understand that admission to top BS is highly competitive regardless of your family’s financial situation. Don’t assume that your family’s ability to pay the bill means you need to be other than a stellar applicant. Likewise, don’t assume that a financial need means that admittance and a generous gift of aid are impossible.</p>
<p>A final thought: there is very significant economic mobility in free societies like the U.S. That means many people finish life in very different economic circumstances than they start. That mobility is both upward and downward. Hard work, creativity and the willingness to take well-considered risks are drivers of upward mobility. A sense of entitlement and laziness are drivers of downward mobility. Look at the demise of Casey Johnson just this past 12 months to see how the downward side looks. There are plenty of other examples. Good luck to you all!</p>
<p>“i would hate to be somewhere where everyone thinks that their better than everyone else, and everyone dresses and acts like their from the vineyard”</p>
<p>I was just on your other thread, but I saw this one and had to reply. Better than everyone else? I guarantee you that that is not my outlook on this situation, and I go to a HADES school. I know that I am not in the top of my class. I know that I’m not “better than everyone else.” I’m just trying my hardest here and if by that you think that I believe I’m better than the rest of you guys, then no. I have a brother still at home. And he’s working just as hard as I am here; I don’t look down upon that. Actually I respect him very much for that. He opted out of taking a lunch period so he has completely full day, with half of that day being science courses. There are days where he has much more work than I have, and there are days when I have to work harder than him. But that doesn’t mean I think I’m better just because I’m the one at the boarding school. Just the opposite actually, I think sometimes he has it harder than I do. Getting up at 5am to get on a bus to head to school. Please don’t judge us all as one.</p>
<p>This thread is hilarious. Once I read “University of Vineyard Vines” I actually LOLed. Do you think @deerhotch’s safety school was “College of Ralph Lauren?” Or did he also apply to to “J.Crew Academy” as a PG? </p>
<p>Members of CC: Stop taking yourselves and this thread so seriously. Stop personally attacking each other. Just try to take this thread lightly.</p>
<p>“ask any admission officer and they will tell you that they will not turn down a full blow student”
… erm lol</p>
<p>“who said im disappointed never even applied to a hades school”
“im a FA applicant… the sad reality that i had to face this year when i applied to hades”</p>
<p>um ok that makes a lot of sense</p>
<p>“and that a major downfall for all prep schools because the full blow pay kids dont need the opportunity they can manage to get into a good college on their own, the full fa and kids who need some fa need the opportunity of bs alot more.”
i can’t even begin to express how illogical this is…</p>
<p>“ask any admission officer and they will tell you that they will not turn down a full blow student”</p>
<p>I agree with DiveAlive. Saying an applicant is full blow sounds really strange. Honestly, how did you come up with that?</p>
<p>The admission process is based off of a plethora of things–grades, EC’s, teacher recs, financial status. Though applying for financial aid puts one at a slight disadvantage, it does not make it impossible. I was accepted to six schools (3 of which were HADES), all with full FA. It’s not impossible to be accepted to a school with full FA</p>
<p>Are you a URM or from Montana?</p>