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<p>hahaha you know what, my chinese sucks too. BIG TIME in fact, and nearly 3 years of not learning the language certainly doesn't help. Looks like most of us here who applied ED got in to the uni of our choice, so congrats!</p>

<p>Tripwire: NUS Law is awesome and i know you need pretty good grades to get in. However, i know if given a chance to go overseas, you'll take it in a second right? I thought so, thats what my law friends feel too. But work hard yea, you'll never know what comes in your way :D.</p>

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<p>where are the singaporean applicants?</p>

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<p>hello hello finally i see this thread.</p>

<p>I applied to pton ED (with rayy), I got deferred - will wait patiently in hope till april. in my class 1 yale deferral, 1 yale rejected. 7 people are applying stanford RD out of 26. last year rj had 120 stanford applicants, dunno why stanford is so popular - do they think because its not ivy its easier ot get in? I dunno..</p>

<p>yes, where are the singaporeans..</p>

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<p>Heh I really have no idea. Yes Stanford is just amazingly popular with Singaporeans. The science people are applying, the maths people are applying and even the arts people are applying. I always thought that while Stanford is a phenomenal school, engineering is what stands out in Stanford. Beats me why the humans people are applying to Stanford and not Harvard or Yale, which strike me as more artsy schools...</p>

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<p>It's probably the weather...</p>

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<p>yup thats true I know people who want to go to cali cos of the weather, and shun schools in the NE cos of the cold - maybe thats why dartmouth is not popular among sporeans.?</p>

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<p>haha dying again...</p>

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<p>hey everyone - singaporean living in california here, just got into stanford EA. =D <em>waves</em> yeah the weather here is great.</p>

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<p>"Beats me why the humans people are applying to Stanford and not Harvard or Yale"</p>

<p>According to my dad who's a prof at NTU, its because Singapore has a much closer relationship with Stanford in that it seems at the top of the heirachy- most would have various associations with Stanford so its like as if its more recognised and accepted than say someone from Princeton. The vice-chancellor and deans and stuff there mostly have Stanford degrees so the Stanford alum network is seemingly stronger than say for Harvard or Princeton.</p>

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<p>maybe the westcoast is more appealing? more orientals? who knows.</p>

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<p>Hello all!
just chanced upon this, didn't see this thread the last time I came here. Anyway are all of you on scholarships/going only if you get a scholarship? Any of you on financial aid? Made the mistake of not applying to a needs-blind sch for intls...going bond-free is my 1st choice!</p>

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<p>I have applied for financial aid and am going into Kenyon next fall!</p>

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<p>Hey... wow cool i just found this forum- awesome :)</p>

<p>Anyway, I'm a 16 year old, going into RJ from RI next year, Humanities Programme- if i'm planning to ED to Yale to study something like Politics economics and Ethics, what are some of the stuff i should do? </p>

<p>I'm pretty clueless around here- alot of people are telling me lots of different things (something like using prelim results, that sorta thing)... how did you guys get to ED early? Also, you can only ED to one school- and if that fails, what happens?</p>

<p>Also, does CCA results such as council etc count?</p>

<p>Hope to get a scholarship too... but i'll won't crash this thread with it lol :P Thanks alot though :)</p>

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<p>Ummm I wasn't adviced at all when I was in JC (I guess that's the difference between a bottom five JC and a top five JC) but I think you use projected A Level grades in your second year. I'm not sure about prelim results. For Yale though, they did specifically say that if your official A Level grades are not available when you apply, you should get your school to project your grades and send those in.</p>

<p>As for CCA's and such, definitely stuff your resume with really impressive things 'cause extra cirriculars TOTALLY matter. My CCA's are total crap so I don't even know why I'm applying to Yale. I suppose I like the angst and pain of getting a rejection. Whatever.</p>

<p>Melt: DEFINITELY! I totally regret not looking into this US education thing earlier on in the year. I suppose NUS Law is good but it's just not for me and I really don't wanna be stuck here for the rest of my life. :( Haha, your friends feel the same way? Funny, I thought people there are generally chummy with each other and thus comfortable in the environment. Hmm.</p>

<p>lightfish: You lived in South Africa too?! That is cool. Your life sounds pretty interesting!</p>

<p>I should really go off and write my essays.</p>

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<p>danieleio: dude, you're still 16, i advise you to just take things as they come. Yea, council and all the leadership appointments/ CCAs will definitely help, they certainly helped me. Study for the new SATS and take them, this includes the SATS 2 when you are in JC 2. Do well for your prelims, as you'll be sending them to yale too, along with your projected A level grades and common tests results (you dont have to send the latter if you really screwed them up though)</p>

<p>But seriously, don't make your JC experience one that is just purely geared towards going to yale. Enjoy it but also be proactive and try participating in those educational seminars or research programs to make your CV look that tad much better compared to your fellow schoolmates.</p>

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<p>hypms all the same la.. lol</p>

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<p>hi all, juz realized i've never posted in this thread before... </p>

<p>anw daniel, yeah u're only 16. don't be too caught up with college apps. cliched as it may sound, go do the things you enjoy, pursue your passion (hopefully that's something you've stuck to from secondary sch though, adcom prefers an applicant who pursues an activity wholeheartedly and passionately to an applicant with a laundry list of activities). extraccurilars aside, i guess humanities students r luckier than science students: science students usually have to strive for olympiads and science fairs in order to stand some chance at HYPMC whereas humanities students can stand out easily with outstanding essays, methinks. </p>

<p>rj wants us to send our olvls results n prelim grades in addition to predicted grades (which are invariably 4As so dat's really not a factor), so try not to screw up your prelims like i did. :( of coz u r the consistent type u can always send in ur promos and common test results too. </p>

<p>Btw, Yale doesn't have ED but EA. there's a difference, though I think it wouldn't really matter for Yale lol. (who will reject Yale EA???) ED is binding, EA isn't. So if you get accepted ED, u HAVE to attend the school and withdraw ur apps to all other colleges, unless you don't have the financial means to attend the sch. But if you get accepted EA, you can still apply to other colleges and then make your final decision by the common reply deadline, usually 1 May. Technically speaking, you cannot apply more than one ED school, since in the event that u get into two or more, you will be breaking the implicit bond with those u choose not to attend. I believe it is possible to apply an ED and several EA schools though, provided the EA schools do not practice single-choice EA, as Yale and Harvard do. But that means you will have to attend the ED school if you get into both. Then again, it isn't very ethical coz by applying early to a school u are actually pledging that that's your first choice... so by applying to two its kinda double-crossing, however legal that might be. </p>

<p>To answer your question, as to what happens if you don't get into your ED sch (eh, most rj ppl dun anw, since they invariably early to super reaches like HYPS)... you have two options i guess. One, assume that you will not get into your EA/ED sch and be conscientious and finish all your apps first, sending them only when you noe u get rejected. Two, pray hard that you will get in and wait for ED decisions to come out (usually 12-16dec) before working on your other apps. </p>

<p>Ok I think I've said too much lol. Anw, enjoy your orientation!</p>

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<p>daniel u shouldn't eb thinking abt it now. You say you've already got yale in mind..when did you start research?? relax, have fun, J1 is easy time.. get an S paper. </p>

<p>in rj the teachers don't know much abt unis and stuff, and they start the ball rolling really really late. it would be good if you started planning etc in june hols of J2. </p>

<p>make sure your prelims are good - that is v impt for ED/EA. yes, don;t screw up prelims like me too..</p>

<p>woebegone rj'05?</p>

<p>for ED/EA very few get in, you've got to be a superstar in your batch. Now just cos I say this don't start planning to be a mug-dog now. because you need luck as well. As long as you're a solid student, you'll be fine.</p>

<p>if someone told you hey,there is a rumour yale wants a trombone player, would you go ad become the national trombone player? No, because you should do what ou want to do, be yourself, and you'll have a solid chance.</p>

<p>A LOT of ppl apply to yale. harvard has this rep as super scary place, cos the head boy of rj'04, wtv they call it president of SC didn't get in supposedly. With the RJC name, you'd be well served. so until j2 at least, go!</p>

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<p>bare in mind don't ever get yourself attached to only 1 school very strongly. if not a rejection or deferral will hurt very much. apply to a variety of tier 1 schools and feel happy that u will end up at either one of them. </p>

<p>a friend of mine was particularly attached to harvard. he did everything on his resume for the sake of harvard, and in the end he deferred ED and rejected RD. this guy was an academic superstar, he got a 1600 on the old SATs, some very pretty stats on SATIIs, officers of several clubs, instrument, etc etc. However, you can still label him the standard asian. Thereafter his deferral and rejection, he became very bitter about it, an cursed about harvard frequently. He is at Duke now, which is still an awesome tier 1 school, but I am not sure if he is that happy. </p>

<p>So just work your best, apply to a bunch of tier 1 schools, and start the loving your school part after you get into some and have the ability to choose.</p>

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<p>i agree stargazer, from the begnning i tuned my mind - only apply to schools you a. want and b. wouldn't mind (safetys) going to. No point applying somewhere you don't want to go. </p>

<p>Than way, as long as you end up with some sort of a choice, or decision, or even if you don't, your not p|ssed at where you end up.</p>