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while i appreciate ur attempt to console, it doesn't discount the fact that harvard would be an AWESOME experience. and not just in itself. if i went there, i honestly believe i'd be able to achieve my full potential. there's only so much motivation that comes because you will yourself to. can you imagine the conversations, ideas that would flow?
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Swarthmore would be better for more "intellectual" conversations</p>
<p>I was rejected from every Ivy.... </p>
<p>IT is ridiculous... I think SATs really really mattered this year to the point where colleges would toss aside applications that did not fit their ranges. </p>
<p>I congratulate everyone who was accepted.</p>
<p>Being a minority (I am Hispanic) or having a super strong hook is NOT the ticket into the Ivys without the proper scores... </p>
<p>I wish I had focused more on scoring well than being the best Latin student in the nation >.></p>
<p>Remember, a lot depends on what you want to do for a career. For some, it matters a lot that you make a good undergraduate school. A few of my friends want to be college professors/ researchers, so going to a school with a lot of "prestige" will help them along the way. This also helps with people who wish to go into business. A "Harvard" undergrad degree would be pretty appealing to prospective employers for engineering, law, etc. as well. </p>
<p>However, if you're like me and want to go into med, going to one of the "top" schools isn't necessary, or even favorable for that matter, from my perspective. I didn't apply to MIT because I knew it would seriously mess up my GPA, and I would be too busy to study for my MCAT. Though I was admitted into Yale and Princeton, I'm seriously considering Rice, with their 92% med school acceptance rate, scholarships, and the shorter amount of time it takes to graduate (2-3 years instead of 4, tempting because Med school is a LONG and debt-incurring road).</p>
<p>yeah, for med school, gpa and MCAT are FAR more important than attending a prestigious undergrad school</p>
<p>got rejected and waitlisted except Dartmouth.
This is so............bad.
When it comes to Asian male, colleges look at your application very differently. They want to see picture perfect GPA and SATs. The wholistic view that the adcom officers are preaching are all stupid hoaks. I had high GPA (not perfect, but top 10%), SAT (2340), Siemens award, Science league awards, research varsity tons of community hours everything went out thru the window. I agree trying doesn't get you anywhere. So now with the new tuition plan, the Elite colleges have reduced the acceptance rate, so they are victimizing the students even more. Why dont they publicize that openly? Instead they give false hopes and try to attract good students just to raise their ranking. This whole process is so unfair! A lottery in NY timeSqaure would be a safer game than participating in this process. Yes I'm frustrated!</p>
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IT is ridiculous... I think SATs really really mattered this year to the point where colleges would toss aside applications that did not fit their ranges.
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That's actually every year.</p>
<p>Rejected: Brown, Columbia, UPenn
Accepted: Cornell, NYU, McGill, UF</p>
<p>I didn't even get a single waitlist.</p>
<p>Actually, stats mean nothing. I had a 5.13 weighted GPA (out of 6.0) and a 2300 on my SATs. IB Diploma Candidate and already took (not taking, TOOK) 11 APs. So rigor of curriculum doesn't matter either. I thought my essays and recs were good, I guess not. I knew my EC's were rather mediocre, but I thought my stats would maybe make up for it a little bit. I guess not again. Oh well.</p>
<p>Well Pongo, you got into Carnegie, you should be proud of your achievement. Since you are not going to CMU, can I take your spot then? lol. I would be thrilled to even get in to Carnegie, too bad my GPA isn't high enough.</p>
<p>well i have it pretty ruff, maybe not as some, but im pretty depressed</p>
<p>accepted:
u of michigan (in state not very hard, everyone from my school goes there, gahhhhhhhhhhh)
bc
Oxford (my #1 choice cant afford it, sucks so much more than getting rejected)</p>
<p>Waitlisted:
JHU (staying on it)</p>
<p>Rejected:
cornell
yale
columbia
duke
williams
northwestern</p>
<p>Robinhood - "except Dartmouth???"</p>
<p>Being an Asian male makes it harder for you? I find that difficult to believe, given that the top schools in the UC system, UCLA and Berkeley, are both majority Asian. It seems that the Asian community has done an outstanding job of educating their kids in high school, and that pays off in college. I think you'll do great at Dartmouth, and you should be proud you got in there. You must have applied to some extremely competitive schools, but I don't believe that being an Asian male (or female ) would get in the way of your acceptance.</p>
<p>I am so screwed. I just got rejected by Rice E.D., I live in Houston Texas. I have a 3.8 unweighted gpa, and a 1470/2170 Sat Score....My class rank is exactly TOP 20 Percent......
EC's are nothing special....</p>
<p>Look at my college list, and tell me if its not the most ambitious list you have seen for someone with my average/mediocre stats.</p>
<ol>
<li>Brown</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>UPenn</li>
<li>Duke</li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>Washington University St.Louis</li>
<li>Vanderbilt</li>
<li>Emory</li>
<li>Boston College</li>
<li>Texas A&M- gauranteed a spot</li>
<li>University of Texas Austin-Not even gauaranteed a spot, because I am not in the top ten precent....</li>
</ol>
<p>lol ftx, ur waay above average. ur a probable shoe-in for #8-12 on ur list, and would probly get in to 5-7 as well. Not sure bout those top ones, but no1 ever is.</p>
<p>I think we should keep this thread alive throughout the next few months. I enjoyed reading some of these posts and really felt inspired. I'm applying to 3-4 possible schools and 2 reaches. I used to think "oh i got 3-4 possible schools I'll probably get into ONE of them, i wouldn't care too much about reaches", but the possibility of being rejected from all is greater than i thought. I love my safety schools. I have family near those schools, love the beautiful campus, cities, and all. My only fear is that when April rolls around all of my friends will move on to "great schools" (ivies+ sub-ivies), and I'll be headed to a "pretty good" state school. Even though I know i'd be happy there, down the road I'll meet up with my friends and I can almost guarantee that some people are going to boast. "oh god the classes at harvard are so intense" and all that stuff making me want to tell them to just shove it. One other huge positive is that I'm aiming for med school so going to an "easier" state flagship will make it possible for me to earn a higher GPA, find some research, and get into an even better med school. Here's to the new years of admissions!</p>
<p>t seems that the Asian community has done an outstanding job of educating their kids in high school, and that pays off in college.</p>
<p>^ if you see how many asians there actually apply to college, you will be shocked ;) aa doesn't make it easier either, though many schools "claim" it's gone</p>
<p>Asians are actually overrepresented in colleges. The ratio of the number of Asians in top universities to the number of college bound Asians who are in the U.S is much, much higher than any single minority group.</p>
<p>^^^^^rsx, thanks for the encourgement, but I stand no chance at any of my schools, especially not 5-7......DID YOU SEE MY CLASS RANK, I am not even in top 10 percent, JUST TOP 20 PERCENT, even though I have a 3.8 GPA...My school is ridiculous........I got rejected from Rice E.D., which means no school regular decision is going to want me, except my safteys. I am applying to Johns Hopkins as an Economics major, but still stand no chance at it.....Maybe boston college might accept me, because I live in Texas, but I doubt it......</p>
<p>I wasn't even deffered from Rice E.D., I was rejected straight up.....</p>
<p>ok thanks ddp0595965 you've officially made me feel like crap. I have stats nearly identical to yours, and nearly the same colleges, except a lower GPA (3.6) and a possible C+ pending.</p>
<p>^^^^^ Yah, but you're probably top 10 percent, even though I have a 3.8 gpa, you will probably get in, because your top 10 percent.....</p>
<p>And plus, these schools have 22,000 applicants, I am not going to stand out from the crowd, no reason for them to want a kid that doesn't stand out, and whose not in top 10 percent.......</p>
<p>ftx, They don't accept you because they say "Oh, look, he's not in the top 10 percent, he's no good". They look at your school profile, average SAT scores, etc..,. A 3.8 gpa is nothing to be ashamed of, its awesome, especially because its unweighted. Your SAT scores are not too bad as well. Rice is a very good school, and very competitive in ED, especially because you live in the area.</p>
<p>Schools try to get the most diversity possible in ED, so if there are a lot of guys applying from Texas, chances are that they are only going to accept a couple of them. You will get into a couple of those schools, especially because most of them are out of your area. Don't be discouraged, think positive!</p>
<p>Think realistically guys while there's still time to add schools! I'll be accused of being negative, but if you're applying to schools where 90% plus are in the top 10% off their class and you're not, chances are not good. Yet there are amazing schools that would love to have you. Make sure some are on your list.</p>
<p>While it's nice to be encouraging, tough times and events call for rational thinking. If I hear another poster say just write a good essay or suggest only a few are applying from Texas........</p>