<p>I don't think it is necessary to tell them you've decided against it. Just don't be surprised when they don't offer need based aid.</p>
<p>There you go GuitarManARS:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=133952&highlight=questions%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=133952&highlight=questions</a></p>
<p>I think sometimes you really act like you are superior to everyone else and then whitewash it by saying it was a joke. And I don't want to be offensive, but I think those who are Harvard-worthy have passions to pursue and don't really have time to make thousands of posts all day long answering to every single thread on this board (and pinpointing any small gramatical error that others have made)</p>
<p>Katerila--That's not whitewashing. I truly was not being serious in that case or earlier in this thread. I can fully assure you I'm not pretentious or stuck-up enough to highlight every minor grammatical mistake people make in order to feel superior about myself. ~sigh~</p>
<p>As for pursuing my passions, I really think I've spent quite a bit (though probably not enough) of time doing that and posting here is only a distraction from that. But, think what you'd like.</p>
<p>boston usmc- no i don't go to boston latin, my public high school is about 20 minutes from boston though</p>
<p>here's another example of guitarman's whitewashing</p>
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And what you say about Siemens may very well be true. I tend to agree, Siemens is the competition until Intel (and I wouldn't be shocked if they're waiting even for Intel results to make decisions on some of us, hence the deferral). And I hate to sound cocky, I really do, but if Harvard wanted even one astronomer, I think it should have been me. This year especially, there seems to be a real dearth in high school students doing great, publishable astro research. This year I am the only high schooler presenting at the AAS (American Astronomical Society) meeting, when normally I'd be one of a few (although I'd still stand out due to my first authorship on that, I guess). All astro research projects should by all reason, I think, be submitted to Siemens, and only one besides mine made regional finals--and I'll be honest, the other one seemed like it showed some nice initiative, instrumentationally (building a telescope or something), but I saw very little publishable research value in it. It was more of a high school project than a graduate-level project.</p>
<p>Wowww. I ramble lol but it does disappoint me (despite all my blaring egotism, lol...jk) that I'm one of so few students in the country--maybe even the only one--doing this level of astronomy research. Maybe things will be different for Intel, but this year seems to be a low year for HS astronomy research. So I wonder if Harvard actually keeps the needs of its astronomy department in mind when doing this....
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<p>More of what Harvard needs. High schoolers who think they're God's gift to man.</p>
<p>excalibur, the only sentence I was on edge with was the last one. But beyond that, Guitar had a right to be frustrated. </p>
<p>For the most part I take what Guitar said as fact. Even though he made himself out to be great, his accomplishments have shown that he truly is. I find it disconcerting that when someone is honest about their accomplishments, it is branded as egotism simply because the claims are extraordinary; it is forgotten that what was accomplished actually was extraordinary and the extreme "whitewashing" may actually be a reflection of reality rather than haughtiness!</p>
<p>quit your whining.</p>
<p>guitar deserves to get in.</p>
<p>i know it, he knows it, you know it.</p>
<p>end of the goddamn subject.</p>
<p>kthxbye</p>
<p>Can someone explain to me how Savvy Sley got a likely letter? I don't mean to be rude, but I can absolutely not see how that is possible. His/her scores are below the 25 percentile for Harvard, not a URM, no geographic diversity, and merely average ECs with no hook. </p>
<p>That has got to be a joke...someone with that would have trouble getting in normally, much less get a likely.</p>
<p>Test scores aren't everything.</p>
<p>Of course not, but test scores do help, and s/he has low test scores for Harvard, and I see nothing that compensates for that, a lack of a hook, and above average ECs, especially when s/he received a likely!</p>
<p>have u ever thought about the essay part?</p>
<p>Of course, but is extremely naive to think that an essay alone will get someone into a college, much less a likely letter from Harvard. An essay is NOT a hook that would allow someone to get a likely letter. It can be a tipping factor for sure, but it alone will not elevate somone to Likely status.</p>
<p>Come on people stop talking about those stupid SATs. Don't you think there's a real reason why Savvy was accepted EA at Stanford and received a likely from Harvard? Of course it's not only because of her essays. Harvard needs people who will make use of its resources, who will take initiatives and will have the energy to pursue what they started. Do you think the SATs show that kind of information? Do you think Harvard needs only a bunch of 800-ers who would do nothing but study and follow paths, while some of the 600-ers would make the difference with their originality and enthusiasm? I don't say all 800-ers are like that but some of them probably are and I think that's not exactly what Harvard needs. Maybe Savvy made something extraordinary, maybe she is very intelligent and interesting, maybe she has a potential. I hate it when some CC-ers try to evaluate someone based only on their SAT's and a couple of lines from their resumes. </p>
<p>I didn't want to offend anyone, I am not one of those who judje so I'm not implying that GuitarManARS should or shouldn't get in, it's just that his haughtiness is really frustrating sometimes, although he always says it was a joke. My point was that it's plain ugly when someone, who has apparently accomplished much, looks down on others.</p>
<p>Where's the love? We've lost the love, people. Think "Zen." We are removed from the situation, we are content with ourselves because we are the product of the world, and all interactions with others in cyberspace are part of The Others (the things that interfere with true perception of the universe).</p>
<p>Main word: trust.</p>
<p>lol tkm256 u r weird. I can only imagine u at Swarthmore as a quirky person.</p>
<p>Didn't apply to Swarthmore. Have my eye on Amherst, though.</p>
<p>tkm, you're my hero. for the moment. shall we discuss the ramifications of the ever-increasing information superhighway and the degrading effects of mass culture?</p>
<p>I live for criticizing that stuff. really</p>
<p>random off topic thought.</p>
<p>so apparently there are these buddhist monks that live in nepal that can actually raise their own internal body temperature.</p>
<p>how crazy is that?</p>
<p>w-whoa. my teacher used to tour (musician)with ex buddhist monks that claimed to be vegetarian but in fact loved happy meals.</p>
<p>I think.</p>
<p>Ah, it's too early/late</p>
<p>aka she was a mega hippie and went to mcdonalds when she got the munchies?</p>