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<p>Well, well jaw007!
You have better grades than me? Well, I'm impressed. (lol)
What are ur grades anyway?
And what colleges r u applying to?
As for the headgirl, I KNOW U R NOT ONE!!!!!!!!!!! I was referring to someone else. ( :) )
SATs? Well, In May this year, I got 2190 on the SAT, having studied from Barrons mostly, although I was totally dissatisfied with my overall preparation. I did not even do Wordsmart at all. So, yeah, Inshallah SATs will be the best academic feature of my application. I'm scheduled for SAT 1 in October, as u probably know, considering u've read my whole profile up till now.</p>

<p>Anyway, enough of that. If u want advice, well, honestly speaking I'm not the person to ask. Because I am basically in the same boat as u. I could however help u somewhat. Tell me what scores u r currently achieving in Practice Tests (Only tests from the official Collegeboard book r fully accurate in showing ur score, so dont tell me a score form Barrons or Princeton Review or some other source).
DO NOT go for an SAT tuition with Princeton Review or some other tutor, cos they are really no use. Two classfellows of mine went there and they got scores like 1900 or 1950 ,lol!!! These tuitions are totally TOTALLY useless. And they cost tons of money. Work out ur own strategy using the SAT guide books that are available here. Do Wordsmart 1 and 2 thoroughly. Thouroghly, meaning EACH AND EVERY WORD. But remember that even if u know all the words in Wordmart (like I do ;) ), it does not guarantee u a perfect or even good SAT
critical reading score. U need to have "verbal reasoning ability". That is, u need to have the insight and analytical skills to understand:
a) what the author is saying clearly and explicitly
b) what the author is indirectly or implicitly saying
c) what is the central theme or idea or purpose of the passage</p>

<p>Where do u learn this stuff? Practice is the answer. Practice from every SAT book u can find.</p>

<p>As for the writing section essay, just take one good example and one small (but equally good) example .Spend five minutes at the start of ur 25 minutes to plan ur essay in writing. State ur thesis statement at the start, very clearly. Then give some logical argument. Then do ur examples, LINKING THEM CLEARLY TO THE UR VIEW ON THE TOPIC. That means that after each example, state how it proves ur view of the topic, dont just move on abruptly. Finally, please DO remember to conclude clearly, and if possible, use a cool ending statement. Even if u cannot find two good examples for ur view of the topic, just use one and develop it a lot.</p>

<p>As for the Math section, just treat it like a class 9 Mathematics exam, but its prepared by the Devil in Hell. Think of it that way. </p>

<p>U'll do fine, if ur results in O-levels were "better" than mine. ;)</p>

<p>But please remember that even if ur Olevel results WERE better than mine, u'll have a tough time beating me in the SAT. (no malice, just for a fight--- ;) remember, u started it!!!!!!!) Hehehe</p>

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<p>so why is this thread dying? a lot of people from pakistan apply and get accepted every year to every place on earth. its time to get the word out on this message board, so that more people can get benefit from it.</p>

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<p>Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
We must spread the great message!
Perfectdark9, we entrust you with this great duty. You shall go forth, my friend, and you shall spread the news of this great glorious Pakistani thread.
Seriously, think about what benefits YOU can derive from this thread. Good luck with admissions, cheers! :)</p>

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<p>i don't like sarcasm except when i do it.</p>

<p>and,</p>

<p>i'm done with the admissions process forever (well until graduate school anyway). i'm where i wanted to be.</p>

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<p>sorry about the sarcasm.......i just couldn't resist.
oh btw
If I may ask,
Which undergrad scholl r u at? (i.e. the place u wanted to go to)
hope u don't mind..... :)</p>

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<p>Sorry for the late reply, You should forgive me and pd9 as I was having my midterms, in fact having a pretty hard time at midterms, NUS is no joke :s Demands a lot of hardwork, while pd9 is stuck at MIT......
oooops....T-80....</p>

<p>Well people bear in mind, when you apply that if you are lucky enough to get into a good place, your days of fun and shughal as you have now...will be virtually over, well not precisely as you will have to find the fun in stuff you are thrust upon to study....while extra study is like putting an extra hour in an already packed 24hr day! </p>

<p>I will update you on your questions soon!</p>

<p>Well, right now i need to take some inspiration from pd9 and disappear before i waste more time....</p>

<p>ADVICE-Start writing your essays now!!!!.
Good luck for SATs!</p>

<p>See ya soon!</p>

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<p>i'm in mit.</p>

<p>take cres's advice: start writing your essays, get your recs, get your apps in order. remember, if you do this close to the mid year exams, they will take the toll, and please keep in mind that all schools need your mid year reports, and those grades make or break your case.</p>

<p>oh, and how is senior school going? :D</p>

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<p>Hey, how is everyone's family doing. Alhumdullilah mine is ok (Karachi + Lahore), and Inshallah everyone's here is safe as well..</p>

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<p>Hello and to whom it may concern,
On behalf of the Chinese thread, we’d like to express our deepest sympathy to those victims killed in the severe earthquake last week in Kashmir. As college students or applicants, we couldn’t contribute much to the disaster relief. Yet, if we come across any opportunities to donate or help, we will provide what we have.
Again, we condole those unfortunate ones in that tragedy,
May they rest in eternal peace.</p>

<p>Chinese thread</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot for your concern, i am already short of words to express my gratitude for the help you people are already doing! In particular the helicopter rescue operations, your support has been remarkable, we are proud of you people, Best of luck for the College admissions! Take care!</p>

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<p>We need more prayers than condolences. And more donations.</p>

<p>So, how many pakis applyin to MIT this year?</p>

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<p>me for next year(i think ive told u dat)InshaAllah
Perfectdark9: which year are u in ? Sophomore? Another WOW
And as for the disaster, yes we need aid, but we need the spirit more...thanks to everyone involved(dont kno i am the right person)
And how abt an early Eid resolution: lets keep the thread alive</p>

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<p>pd9 is a freshman at MIT. my classmate :D</p>

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<p>and tell me, both on full aid????????</p>

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<p>it wud seem highly unlikely that BOTH of u will be nerds and idiotically intelligent: any advice for just above average student except for SAT?</p>

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<p>we're both flaming nerds! :P
n oh no, sorry, no space for AVERAGE ppl :P hehe jk
write good essays. thats all i can say!</p>

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<p>Does this thread include lonely Paki-Americans?</p>

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<p>it wud seem highly unlikely that BOTH of u will be nerds and idiotically intelligent: any advice for just above average student except for SAT?</p>

<p>i am still wondering what made u ask this question, what do you expect them to do? post posts drenched with stuff that goes over your head....
come on man, i cannot comment wth surety on both, but from what i know, they can be very nerdy, idiotic and intelligent at the same time, anyone at these places would admit that virtually everyone in their class is a nerd, but everyone is not dorky... there are universities abound around the world with the above average....but for these dream schools getting admitted almost clarifies that the guy or gal is smart enough to have gone an extra mile in some area whatsoever....</p>

<p>I assume you people are intelligent folks and would have drafted your essays and started studying for the mids...</p>

<p>my finals on my head, you believe it or not the average marks for the C programming practical exam every year are in the range of 25-30 out of a 100....well,the average guy has 3 or four As in Alevels and among these average guys there are some scoring 90+ in the same exam....and i am wondering whats gonna happen with me next week, so better leave now....</p>

<p>Post here or PM if you got any queries,
Salaaams.....</p>

<p>anyway what's the SAT scene?</p>

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<p>Everybody give me a HOLLA:), theres an another Paki in the town</p>

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<p>HOLLA
And Laila And PD9: one question. suppose i get into MIT, will i be able to survive? i mean i fail half the physics and chemistry class tests..usually get full in Maths, but somehow get good marks in the finals. Hate the theories. Love practical work
I ask because i want to know whether it ll be worthwhile to apply</p>