<p>Thank you for the encouragement! Yes, I am very into computers and am planning to work at a local Apple Store Junior and Senior years, if no better oppurtunites occur.</p>
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<p>I know you said closed, but I thought this important to say</p>
<p>The small company donating to a big company is a bad idea IMO</p>
<p>I like the entrepreneurial spirit of starting an organization, but big companies
- Don’t need the money like a charity might
- Are DEFIANTLY not popular in U.S. society these days</p>
<p>So, i would suggest spending that effort on starting a club/ activist org./ charity</p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>I am not doing that anymore, because that would make my application trying to impress a college instead of being myself. What I meant was, I would start an organization to raise money for cancer research, etc. And donate it to a larger charity. The word company was misleading, sorry. I may start a running club though.</p>
<p>Since this thread is open for the moment, does anyone think I have a decent chance of getting in with these statistics? 30% chance? More or Less?</p>
<p>If I listed that I was part of a High IQ society, like Mensa, does that increase or decrease my chances of getting in. (150 iq)</p>
<p>If I were an admissions officer, and I saw MENSA listed on an application, I would reject the person instantly.</p>
<p>MENSA is an organization for people who wish to pay $40 per year for a magazine and bragging rights. It is the definition of presumptuous, arrogant, and conceited. </p>
<p>I hate to break it to you, but you are not the kind of person Princeton wants. Princeton wants interesting, passionate people who do NOT want to go to Princeton just for the name. People like you are a dime a dozen in the application process and not surprisingly, it’s people like you that are rejected all the time and are most surprised about it. It sounds like you are trying to make the “perfect” application by painting by numbers.</p>
<p>This sounds harsh and I apologize, but this is a very tough lesson to learn and I have seen many people learn it the hard way.</p>
<p>At this point in your life, 2 years is a VERY long time. You will change and grow in ways you cannot possibly know right now.</p>
<p>I’ll tell you, most of my friends graduated from university last year. At your age, they all had a plan too… and now they’re thousands of pounds in debt because they have degrees they didn’t really think about, it was just all part of the… “must do well in high school, must go to a great university, must get a job and then I’m sorted for life!” mentality. But it turns out that if they had the chance to go back and change the way they did things, about 80% of them would.</p>
<p>The way I see it, if you set a long term plan for your life, you’ll be blinkering yourself to stay on that one path and might miss the opportunities that will help you learn and grow as a person.</p>
<p>And you’ll soon learn that there is no way anyone can give you a chance of how likely you are to be accepted at Princeton. Yes you can have excellent grades, but so will 22,000 other applicants. You can only do your best.</p>
<p>Don’t change yourself to fit a school, when the time comes you’ll find a school that fits you.</p>
<p>I can’t believe someone would create an account called klearr=dbag. That is hilarious. I just asked your opinion, you don’t have to criticize me. I love the University of Carolina, it is my favorite college. Florida is also another great school, but it wouldn’t take much effort for me to get into those schools. I wouldn’t be sad going to either. </p>
<p>xatuuatx, you had the best post all day. I new Mensa showed some arrogance, so that’s why I asked. I would not go to princeton for the name, but the education. </p>
<p>I am trying to make an application, so I want it to be perfect. I will not list things on an application that I am not passionate about. Every EC I joined has a legitimate reason why I am involved.
You guys keep posting about my arrogance, but have never met me.</p>
<p>Thread </p>
<p>cc 101- you cannot start a thread like this and expect people to stop commenting in two days just because your feelings are hurt. this is a community of very college-crazy overachievers, some of whom enjoy bashing each other. sorry to be harsh, but that’s the nature of these “chance me” threads…
my advice? enjoy high school for what it is, especially while you’re an underclassman! you will have ample time to stress out once you start seriously applying to places in a couple years. it’s good to have big goals, but if you plan them out too well, you’re pretty much setting yourself up for disappointment or closed-mindedness.</p>
<p>Geez, I mean, I got rejected from my top potential college today (JHU…Stanford is one spot above, but I know the answer there already) but I’m not taking it out on one of the people who are going to excel in high school.</p>
<p>kllear (is that it? i forget), Kudos to you. This is the way to go. </p>
<p>As for not knowing your career…well, ya there’s that. But you’ve got an idea of what you want to do. Take me for example. I was always rather intrigued by science. When I was in seventh grade, I saw an article about virology that sounded really interesting and I thought that was what I wanted to do. Then about two years ago, I thought about it more. Eventually I decided I wanted to become a doctor. And yes, watching House helped a little :-P. So, you may not know what you want to do exactly, but your general interests should still remain. Even if they don’t, the schools you want to go to are good for pretty much ANYTHING.</p>
<p>I had little idea that my Sophomore and Junior years had so much importance. If I had been doing the research that you are now, I would have done much better. Instead, those years are keeping me from my top schools (3.5-3.6ish compared to the 4.0s in the three other semesters I have had so far in freshman and senior years, both being a bit more vigorous).</p>
<p>I might post a bit more later, but ignore all these people who are getting upset with you. They are just jealous of the ambitions that they never had. Heck, I’m a bit jealous.</p>
<p>Your on the right path. Stay on it.</p>
<p>Thanks. These chance threads are all very depressing, and I’m an optimistic person. I won’t be coming onto College Confidential on this username much longer. Maybe these posters are worried about Ivy League results for Tuesday. </p>
<p>Well anyways, I’m going to stop worrying about college until I start studying for SAT’s in two years. </p>
<p>Here’s how I view it:
I am a runner, which makes me very Goal oriented. When I have a plan, I stick to it and work towards it over a period of time. I have two types of goals, Primary goals and secondary goals.
IE: Primary Goal: Get into either Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford Secondary Goal: Get into UF, UNC, UCLA
I would obviously be happier if I accomplished a primary goal, but secondary goals also satisfy me.</p>
<p>Either way, I still accomplish something over time. </p>
<p>Let the flaming begin!</p>
<p>^ Wow you’re so mature and nice.</p>
<p>Wow. If this is what Princeton students are like, then I am going to be exceptionally happy to get my rejection letter on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Now tell me that none of you were thinking about college when you guys were freshmen.</p>
<p>Guys, there’s no reason to be MEAN. He’s just a kid.</p>
<p>Klearr - “Well anyways, I’m going to stop worrying about college until I start studying for SAT’s in two years.” GOOD. This is an excellent idea. Just enjoy high school for what it is. I promise you that when it’s over you’ll miss it, so just take each day as it comes and take all the opportunities that present themselves to you. You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I have to comment. I doubt that actual Princeton students are the ones posting these negative comments. I am a parent of a 2nd year student, and have found since even before he was accepted, that generally the posters on the Princeton threads on CC are very polite. To the original poster, I commend you for thinking ahead!!! If you wish to speak to me by pm, feel free as well. I agree with the posters who said concentrate on your passion. Leadership can be shown within the school setting or outside. I have a feeling you will be able to demonstrate that. Your responses to some negative posts have shown great maturity.</p>
<p>To the OP I think something that you SHOULD be doing is to find something in particular that you like. Running is good, but point blank if you are not good enough to get recruited then you will not be accepted. Try to develop your web thing, there are many competitions related to computer science that you can get involved in. And if you are good enough working during summers designing webs over many summers looks great.</p>
<p>Something that I hear Ivies like to show continued commitment to sometime over many years, so since you are young you have the opportunity to do it. But just make sure you are doing something you like, it is hard to stay involved in something that you don’t like and still be happy.</p>
<p>Klear, you seem like a determined individual who will be successful in the future. In answering your originial question, if you are really able to do all of that, that would be absolutely amazing. Just don’t forget to balance everything out.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t stop discussing on the CC board just because some people who do not in any way represent the majority of the CC posters here are being immature and rude.</p>
<p>But don’t forget to enjoy your life at least a little! It’s your life, and no one should tell you how to live it, so good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks guys, I am not going to stop posting. I am just going to create a new account. Thanks for the encouragement.</p>
<p>klearr, there is no need to register under a new account. The administration here at CC took care of those posts. You haven’t done anything wrong. Be proud that you are a goal orientated person who likes to plan ahead. Don’t be afraid to hide who you are. Post as klearr!</p>
<p>what the hell is AP Critical Thinking? Is it a new AP course? I have never heard of it, I understand it is like Phil but I thought all AP courses follow a specific syllabus.</p>
<p>its aice critical thinking, sorry.</p>