<p>I haven't heard about EDs being guaranteed a spot in the Baylor program, but I can say that if you play your cards right you can get some great recs from your professors. Rice and Baylor are very close and a lot of the professors collaborate extensively. Very science-oriented kids will probably find it easier to get in, but once at Rice it is definitely possible.</p>
<p>(afruff, I left you a post on your board. :) )</p>
<p>Amherst C - no chance at all
Colgate U - high reach
Connecticut College - match
Cornell U - really high reach
Emory U - high reach
Johns Hopkins U - high reach
Northwestern U - reach
Rice U - reach
Tufts U - reach
Vassar C - match</p>
<p>Boston U -
Colgate U -
Connecticut C -
Cornell U -
Emory U -
George Washington U -
Johns Hopkins U -
Northeastern U -
Northwestern U -
Rice U -
Tufts U -
Vassar C -</p>
<p>Use this list from now on.
This is SOOO helpful.
Football, dont forget i have two very successful siblings from Cornell. Ive heard that helps A LOT. Cornell is apparently very very big on that stuff.</p>
<p>bump......</p>
<p>bump again.</p>
<p>i swear to god people, ill just keep bumping.</p>
<p>CO- here's an additional thought- can your "D" can be purged from your record if you take Physics again in your senior year? It's worth asking about. The fewer "uh-oh's grades" on your record the better.</p>
<p>im just gonna retake physics and get straight A's in it. hopefully that will put my college at ease...i really dont think one class matters that much, especially when i wont be taking it in college.</p>
<p>new list
could you chance me please?</p>
<p>Boston U
Colgate U
Connecticut C
Cornell U
George Washington U
Johns Hopkins U
Northwestern U IL
Rice U
Tufts U
Vassar C
Washington & Lee U
Whitman C </p>
<p>*Note : Also, what college is better for pre-med / chances at acceptance do you think? Connecticut/Whitman?</p>
<p>Sorry to be the one to burst your bubble, but if your intentions are pre-med and you think you aren't going to HAVE to take more advanced Physics in college you're only fooling yourself.</p>
<p>good call. :)</p>
<p>glad to help.</p>
<p>Chance me?
Anyone..?</p>
<p>Boston U -
Colgate U -
Connecticut C -
Cornell U -
George Washington U -
Johns Hopkins U -
Northwestern U -
Rice U -
Tufts U -
Vassar C -
Washington & Lee U -
Whitman C - </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>bump .</p>
<p>bump....x2</p>
<p>With that withdrawn fail, I think you are doomed completely. I knew of a few people who were incredibly competent, friendly, and qualified applicants, who all dropped the same course since they hated the teacher, and got a withdrawn fail.</p>
<p>Those kids ended up getting rejected to every college they applied to and are now fighting to enroll in a local community college before the classes fill up... not that community college is bad. However, it does suck to have to go to one after working hard all those years of high school.</p>
<p>I hope that's enough brutal honesty for you. =/</p>
<p>Try to apply to schools that you think would overlook the WF, if you can.</p>
<p>I have to say I really feel for you. Plenty of kids don't see the harm of dropping courses, thinking going through with them will hurt even more. That is a grave mistake that will cost you a majority or all of your applications that require a secondary school report.</p>
<p>i think that that is a pretty major case. a WF at my school means you missed the deadline to withdraw. thats all. as well, i only withdrew because of those same family issues. i think colleges will be more understanding then that. withdrawing because they hate a teacher is slightly different i think. its much more circumstantial than just having a WF.</p>
<p>I'm sorry if this sounds insensitive, but... to be honest, I don't think colleges will care for a reason. Usually colleges like to see when kids cope with family issues, and manage through with their courseload. Sticking with the course even though there are family issues is probably what colleges are looking for.</p>
<p>I'm not trying to say your reason isn't justified. I can completely understand how you feel and have felt about your decision. However, whether it's a crappy teacher or a family crisis, I doubt the colleges will make an acception.</p>
<p>Colleges are understanding for grades, scores, and EC participation due to financial/background problems, especially with URM's. They are not understanding towards WF's. WF's convey a sign of weakness to colleges. So it's the problemed kids who manage to do well that they want, not the problemed kids who can't cope with their courseload.</p>
<p>Pray that you can manage to wow colleges with your essay. I mean, your essay must be incredible, interesting, and have the admissions drooling for more.</p>
<p>Do NOT emphasize negativity throughout your essay, such as how you coped with the pain of your family crisis. Rather than that, write about a positive experience. Keep away from a rags to riches story, and focus on something exciting.</p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck. It would truly be something if you managed to get a few acceptance letters. You would be motivation for kids who have WF's everywhere.</p>
<p>Just be sure that your counselor writes a stellar recommendation for you, and mentions how well you have recovered from the difficulties in your Soph. year. That might also be a good application essay topic for you, giving you the opportunity to address it fully.</p>
<p>one WF under an array of A's is hardly a reason to deny a kid acceptance to a school. and just so you know, it wasnt that kind of family crisis. it was the kind where you have to move to a boarding private school, even though your family is dirt poor, because your dad is working 24/7 and your mom is fighting through clinical depression, intense paranoia, and has a fetish for calling the police while youre sleeping telling them you were beating her. thats not something i could make up. try not to generalize. thats the biggest problem with CC id say. and im really not trying to sound like an a ss hole either. i just felt a tad bit patronized there.</p>
<p>anyone else, comments? lol :)</p>