<p>i'm kinda getting sick of the typical annoying posts:</p>
<ul>
<li>omg i failed the SATs, got a 2320 (retake?) QQ</li>
<li>omg i failed the ACTs, got a 34 (retake?) QQ</li>
<li>my extra curriculars are: president of the math 'team', science 'team', academic decathalon 'team', chess club, placed nationals at the national math whatever</li>
<li>4.9 gpa out of 5 (damn that A- in AP English when i was a freshman!!! I was so dumb then!!!)</li>
<li>13 APs so far, all 5s (except for a 4 in Bio)</li>
<li>self studied for 5 AP tests (possible the nerdiest thing ive ever heard of)</li>
<li>on the badminton club</li>
<li>school president and vice president</li>
</ul>
<p>SO STOP FREAKING OUT IF YOURE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. youll just get in massive debt at hypsm anyway. some very very stupid smart kids here. gr</p>
<p>Although I don’t agree with you 100%, I still kinda do. I’m one of those mid-90 average, below 2000 SAT score kids, and am sick of seeing nervous wrecks who dont have every little perfect thing</p>
<p>EDIT: and I think self studying AP exams is very nerdy lol</p>
<p>well said lifekiwi. You have a point about people getting upset about a 2320 amiright, but applying to these schools is really stressful and it can be useful to get third-party opinions on your chances.</p>
<p>Yeah colleges like HYPS etc. are really strange. People with what you’ve shown and better still get rejected. It’s a case by case thing that you havven’t considered.</p>
<p>We don’t have the <em>time</em> to be nervous wrecks. Now that apps are in, you need to get 1002943029903428 scholarships to help finance your education. Seeing as these colleges basically flip a coin about 4 times to see if you get in, you’re no better off worrying.</p>
Seeing as these colleges basically flip a coin about 4 times to see if you get in, you’re no better off worrying.</p>