<p>Really? I didn't transfer I just took classes at a community college, which I would have done anyways, since there were no classes high enough for me. (only 1 AP can be taken a year).</p>
<p>Improvements-
Don't listen to anyone that is trying to belittle your struggle in the least bit. You deserved to get admitted to those schools and you did not, now it's just time to buck up! suck it in and go on...because from what i can tell about your work ethic and personal strength you should have NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER in succeeding in whatever you choose to do.</p>
<p>Plus...you never know...Georgetown may accept you. I wouldn't be surprised at all.</p>
<p>I'm sorry about the dissapointment though...I myself did not even have the heart to apply to Ivies because i knew i wouldn't get in. My Stats are nowhwere near yours.</p>
<p>Well so far on CC is has had one accepetence, and EIGHT rejections, which is about an 85% percent so far...Georgetown's acceptence rate is about 21%. </p>
<p>And your right, I am sucking it in. I'm going to take a gap year, get a job/internship in D.C. and just keep on keeping on!</p>
<p>improvements:</p>
<p>wow thats really bad...i mean ive never even seen anything close to that bad in my school. I didnt think that happened anymore in 2007-shows how sheltered i am in my small town. anyways-all i can tell you is everyone isnt like that.</p>
<p>Haha. it's funny that in my opinion you were the one most cheated by the Ivy system and you have the brightest attitude. lol</p>
<p>Dubya, yeah I know, and I live in Massachusetts of all places!</p>
<p>Well, I might have been cheated..but you know? So was lots of other great students. Of course, I cried when I got rejections from safties. But you, it's just part of life, you have to just smile when bad stuff goes down, life isn't fair. But yeah, thanks HousePetMarla</p>
<p>Perhaps your safties rejected you because they thought that you were too outstanding a student and choose to reserve a spot for someone more likely to attend.</p>
<p>I had hope for this theory too. But, I got rejected from my reaches as well. (except I havn't heard fromGeorgetown)</p>
<p>Good luck man, you've certainly worked very hard for it.</p>
<p>Well I have an associate's at age 17 that I'm looking to transfer. College is, above all, a business. They want people who they can get the most money out of. A lot aren't as "transfer friendly" as they'd like you to think.</p>
<p>Bottom line. You're a motivated student and a good person. That'll help you more than a brand name education.</p>
<p>OhioGirl, I applied as an incoming freshman for that reason! I dont care about transfering credit, i wrote that I WOULDNT transfer any credits</p>
<p>i will have my associates of science in may--</p>
<p>hang in there, you have gtown to look after</p>
<p>Improvements: I think all of us feel empathy for you. It's hard to tell you to move on, but I think that's what you may have to do. Meanwhile, I would not miss the opportunity to try to talk to the schools and ask why they rejected you. Then if you apply next year when you are 18, you'll have demonstrated that you are really committed to going to the school and you'll have had a year to beef up your credentials in a way they suggest. For obvious reasons, many people don't think of doing this for undergrad (usually it's a one-shot kind of deal), but for grad school people do this all the time and then get in on the second round.</p>
<p>The other thing: did you have someone read your applications and essays, someone with an objective view? It is possible there were red flags in there -- harping on anti-semitism extensively or what have you. I am not trying to bust your chops, and I am sure you did everything right. Go to these colleges, though, and get concrete feedback.</p>
<p>You have more than enough time and you are clearly smart enough to do very well in school and in life.</p>
<p>Improvements, I truly hope to see you next year in DC. I think you'd make a great Hoya and I'd love to meet you.</p>
<p>test............</p>
<p>Improvements, you seem like a nice kid. I know what you're going through. I was in the same position and have seen many others with outstanding records get rejected. I know a couple of guys from my senior high school class that were made the final round of selection (top 160) for the U.S. Math Olympics team, were great at everything else, but still got rejected from their top couple of college choices. </p>
<p>I don't know what's going on with you not getting into your safety schools, but the elite schools aren't intellectual like you think they are. Often they don't want intellectuals, in fact. That doesn't mean being intellectual isn't worth anything. A lot of these people in the ivies just have a lot of BS extracurriculars--my experience is that admissions committees are not that great at distinuishing between a BS extracurricular and an activity which actually requires some substance. Also, you need to understand that people who work in admissions generally are not the smartest people--if they were, they would probably be doing something else. Admissions is a game that is at least somewhat illogical and unfair; it's not a reflection of self-worth. </p>
<p>You sound like you have been through a lot, and even if you get into one of your colleges, you might be well-served to take a gap year to recover mentally and physically.</p>
<p>I don't know if going to a state school is ok with you, but I know that admissions at the University of Illinois is determined by a straight formula of GPA and SAT (or ACT) score. It is one of the top public schools in the country--better than UMass. Is paying for college a problem for you?</p>
<p>I don't mean to be rude Improvements and I certainly wish you the best, but I think there has to be some red flags in your applications.</p>
<p>I could see you getting rejected from 1 or 2 safties/match schools, but you shouldn't have been rejected by all of them. That's really so rare. </p>
<p>Hoprefully Gtown turns out for the best, and good luck!</p>
<p>If you applied as an incoming freshman then they used your HS GPA and SATS which you said were not great?
It may do you well to go to a CC for another year and then apply as a transfer and use your CC grades instead of HS numbers.</p>
<p>rlm, I can't go to a C.C for another year. I'm about to graduate from one!! LOL. i already have 85+ credits! </p>
<p>Also, Domestican thanks! Congradualtions on getting accepted, btw! hope to see you on the hilltop!</p>
<p>CollegeAlum--Thank you, I just applied to another state school as backup. So yeah, I am not sure how I will fare with GPA+SAT, because of my unique sitution. I suspect that lead to the rejection of me, there.</p>
<p>OSU+Bedhead- I am certain that I did a few things wrong. Mainly I think the huge gap between my English+Math score, was the reason at alot of places. That beings said, I did great in my college level math course. AND..my science cources at the CC. That was probably a red flag right there, that being said, at Georgetown for eg. I am not even required to take math or science, (in their SFS schools, joking referred to as Safe from Science).</p>
<p>Improvement, I'm confused. You are Jewish - and you complain about anti-semitism, and yet you applied to Georgetown, Villanova, and Providence? Why the Catholic bias? Yeah, they are all good schools, and they do have a mix of religions, but it seems like an odd emphasis for you.</p>
<p>If you apply to schools again next year, then you might want to apply to a bigger range. I suggest that you also find out from the state schools why you weren't accepted. Maybe there's a bad recommendation or other red flag. What were your SATs like? Many public schools depend heavily on standardized testing.</p>
<p>Take that gap year and make it count. Do something unusual - just a job in forensics, for example. (Make sure you have a compelling reason to describe why you did this on your essays next year.) </p>
<p>Also, someone mentioned St. John's College in MD, if you can take that kind of classical education. It's small, quirky, and offers an excellent education. They might even still be taking applications. There is a site -- and I'm sure someone will supply it -- of schools that are still accepting applications for next year. If the idea of a gap year is unappealing, you might want to apply to several of the "late" schools. You can always transfer if you get good grades.</p>
<p>Good luck! I'm sorry that you're dealing with health problems in addition to rejection. Be positive, even when you feel lousy inside. That will take you a long way.</p>