<p>ouchie kingroger
sorry you have that much anger</p>
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I did not like that the producer chose not to specify which ivy league universities that the two adcoms came from. This is probably because ivy league is more catchy and recognizable.
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lol...so we can rule out that they're not from Harvard, Yale, or Princeton :p</p>
<p>Kingroger................I can FEEL your anger!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>It gives you focus!!!!!
Makes you stronger!!!!</p>
<p>damn i watch star wars too much</p>
<p>Seriously i find your comments to be offensive, being a student at a "South Central minority" School.</p>
<p>Hey that Black female judge from Berkeley came to my school last year in November to encourage ppl at my school to apply to Berkeley!!!! </p>
<p>She was so hood (If you know what i mean) . She spoke to us and she was a very intense person. She had a STRONG presence.</p>
<p>it was a really boring show. i don't see how these contests even show who is the best to receive the scholarship. i mean who really cares about dates in space exploration?</p>
<p>This show is.....stupid. I'm tired of reality TV shows. The final showdown had simple questions. I was just answering them as they went along.....</p>
<p>I'm annoyed....I don't mean to be pretentious, but I think I and many CCers could have competed with the "Scholars". If only winning a $50,000 scholarship was that easy....</p>
<p>"I'm annoyed....I don't mean to be pretentious, but I think I and many CCers could have competed with the "Scholars". "</p>
<p>That's not the point. The vast majority of us went to posh private schools or overachieving suburban publics. We have almost everything going in our favor and there's always talk about Ivy because we've had the advantages to succeed. They didn't; they had to overcome hardships. Winning $50,000 scholarship might be easy to us, but from their life perspectives, they've been through a lot already. If we came from a disadvantaged background, would winning that scholarship be as easy? Without all the extra tutoring, after school activities, rigorous curriculum, good counselors, SAT prep classes, etc., I don't think so.</p>
<p>This is in response to Kingroger's post:
Yeah maybe being disadvantaged as an advantage might not be fair? But so what? These guys are deserving to be on the show. Please be more considerate of others who did not have the same opportunities as we did. I do not appreciate the racist comments (2 beaners) and the elitist comments you made. That's what's wrong with society today... all we care about is our sense of entitlement and don't have the slightest sense of appreciation of others.</p>
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The opportunity of a lifetime is about to come true for one of America's best and brightest high school students in an original, new, one-hour unscripted series that will give the winner a college education from a top-rated school of their choice.
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<p>kfc4u, I understand what you are saying. We know they endured hardships. It is the central theme of the show; however, the questions were crap. If you have a large number of middle school kids and average high school students, who certainly do not attend posh private schools or competitive surburban schools, answering these questions with ease, then there is something wrong. </p>
<p>ABC holds these students on a high pedestal. I am not doubting their intelligence, but frankly answering such simple literature questions for $50,000 is even within the grasp of those not akin to a scholar.</p>
<p>Don't be Dissin Davis. He is not rich, his family is like a lower middle class family from TN. The fact that he wears oxford shirts and ties doesnt mean he's rich. Oxford shirts at the Gap are not expensive, nor are worn out ones from thrift shops and the like.</p>
<p>I think Davis is rather pretentious and arrogant partially because of the fact that he comes from a low income family. Maybe he is arrogant because he wants to shadow his financial situation. And, as he got to be a better student, he started to believe in that arrogance and became who he is right now. He has insecurities if he needs to throughly show his cockiness.</p>
<p>I actually like Davis......</p>
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Without all the extra tutoring, after school activities, rigorous curriculum, good counselors, SAT prep classes, etc., I don't think so.
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<p>kfc4u: I think you're being a bit too general. I don't go to a "posh private school" or "overachieving suburban public" school. Infact, I did practically everything there was at my school, plus a **** load of out of school work, and got 4.0 unweighted, etc. and I still didn't get into anywhere too good. My school has NEVER sent anyone to an ivy league. My teacher who wrote my recommendation said that I was the best student that ever came out of that school (Its been running for 8 years). Oh, BTW, I did everything at my school and also graduated a year early... All that goes to show how ****y my school really is...</p>
<p>Anyway, my point is, most of the kids sitting next to me in my classes could still answer those Questions.</p>
<p>i dont think im being stereotypical or racist, i just follow statistics... there is overwhelming evdience (P<0.01) To reject the null hypothesis that schools in South Central and say Bel air are equal. So its facts my friend. Just cause its not PC, doesn't mean u can't say it. </p>
<p>Im not rich, im not poor, you are a boar</p>
<p>i did not watch the show, but could you guys please (accurately) list some of the questions on the show? were any of the questions "feel good" type questions? questions that attempt to reveal personality? or would the general public be able to answer the questions in a scholarship-winning manner? just curious since kupmup and majayiduke mentioned it.</p>
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i did not watch the show, but could you guys please (accurately) list some of the questions on the show?
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<p>in the last round (not in order):
1. in what nathaniel hawthorne novel does hester prynne have to wear a red A on her chest?
2. who wrote gone with the wind?
3. works such as the tell-tale heart were written by what famous short story author?
4. don't remember the question, but it was about jack london's call of the wild
5. don't remember the question, but it was about an ernest hemingway piece</p>
<p>the interview had a few questions that might have revealed personalities; one of the students was asked to identify the weakest link on his team and identified himself</p>
<p>Those questions at the end were easy. :X</p>
<p>What is a beaner??</p>
<p>The show itself is kind of weak and I wasn't all to impressed with the questions (Gone with the Wind IS a classic) </p>
<p>...but it's worth watching for the beautiful shots of USC :D</p>
<p>And I'm pulling for Jeremy.</p>
<p>well, after LAgal's posting of the questions, i have to agree that they were very easy. but i still think that's relative. do you think the vast majority of the american public, that is, the show's audience, would be able to answer all of the questions themselves? </p>
<p>regarding the one who identified himself as the weakest link and somebody else's comment about how if donald trump would fire him in 2 seconds: this is college admissions and a scholarship type of game. this is not business. college admissions/scholarship committees are looking for character and personality... this individual admitted that he was the weakest link. is that bad? yea for business it is. but for college admissions and scholarships, it means honesty as well as the courage to say it. that's something adcoms might have more respect for. is it a smart move? not necessarily but that's beside the point. my point is, colleges are looking for a PERSON, not someone who just cranks out good stats and loads their resume with EC's. that's what the essays are for, to add a personal voice to your application. yea the show is about winning and who's the best, but remember when it comes to college admissions and scholarships, best is relative to the values that is placed into the criteria.</p>
<p>Don't forget this one - "in which Mark Twain book does the main character persuade others to paint a fence?"</p>