<p><strong>A 6.0? Haha, nice lie. I know for a fact that that's not possible. With all AP classes the highest you can go is a 5.0 (if you get over 100% in every class, which is very unlikely, you might push a 5.1--but that's it.) So stop it; you're making yourself look dumb.</strong></p>
<p>Somegirl, you just made yourself look really, really dumb, in case you were wondering.</p>
<p>There are some interesting responses on here...</p>
<p>I do get that impression from a lot of the people on here. I do have a 4.0, but my SAT will be nowhere near 2400. I know this because I am bad at the SAT. It has nothing to do with my intelligence; it has to do with the SAT itself. I'm bad at timed tests, and I'm bad at the kind of questions it asks.</p>
<p>Does that make me an idiot? No. It doesn't. But sometimes I get the impression that other people on this site would think so.</p>
<p>If only 2400, 5.0/4.0 people got into college than there wouldn't be any charts that show percentage GPA and SAT scores of college freshman.</p>
<p>There's a lot of intense pressure on this site. That's undeniable. But not everyone here is like that. If someone gives off a superior "I'm so much better than you because I got a 2350 and you didn't" attitude, then I ignore them.</p>
<p>Tests scores are numbers. People are not. Some people need to get that through their heads. </p>
<p>But I honestly haven't seen it in everyone...I see hints of it in a lot of people though. There are only a few instances where I've really seen it just flaunted so obviously.</p>
<p>There's a fine line between being realistic and honest and being rude.</p>
<p>If it's true that you won't get in realistically, then it's better to tell the truth than to lie about it to make it sound better. However, that doesn't mean putting other people down or bragging when it isn't necessary.</p>
<p>I'm not one to talk, though. I have a 3.5 GPA and 2140 SAT...the SAT isn't bad, but the GPA makes me feel kind of dumb compared to a lot of the people on here and even some of my friends. Plus I got a D one semester junior year, which kind of disqualifies me from a lot of colleges.</p>
<p>I agree with the OP on this one. Throughout high school, I've always been commended for good grades, good test scores, and good work ethic.</p>
<p>My intelligence has never been put down until I joined CC. I do have a 4.5 weighted GPA, but I "only" have a 1920 SAT.</p>
<p>At my high school, I have one of the higher SAT scores and people always gasp when I tell them the score, but on CC it's below average. Frankly, it really sucks to be told you're a "reach" for UNC Chapel Hill because you don't have a 2100.</p>
<p>But the fact is: Half the users don't know what they're saying. My friend got into Chapel Hill with a 1780, no hooks, and with about the same GPA.</p>
<p>Even though I've had my feelings hurt a lot on here, I'm learning to take what these people say with a grain of salt. They are not admissions officers, they don't know what adcoms are thinking, and they're just plain guessing.</p>
<p>But thank you, Redfox. You have been one of the only people on CC to imply that my SAT score is high. :)</p>
<p>to Wannadartmouth: Yes, duh people are going to be competitive, but I meant insanely competitive. Okay, maybe that wasn't necesarily the right choice of words to use, but you get the idea.
and to Corretto Joe: Obviously this isn't an accurate representation of the entire body of applicants, i don't think anyone thinks that, and people don't want to leave the site because it does have some good info, however, there is a lot of pretentious irritating stuff mixed in.</p>
<p>i agree that there's alot of pretension involved in these 'chance me' threads. but a lot of the offence that some of these people take to it is because they aren't used to being told that they aren't the best. Do you seriously think your 3.4 is the best GPA out there? There are people who would kill for those grades, and there people who would be killed by their parents or kill themselves for those kinds of grades. You aren't a bad student. But there are people out there who either work a lot harder than you or manage to get a lot better grades than you.</p>
<p>What ever happened to high school being about having fun? If you make your priority having fun, then harvard probably ain't the place for you. There's nothing wrong with that. But don't start crying when someone tells that to you.</p>
<p>Moreover, if you think your stats are halfway decent and you believe there's more to you than your GPA and test scores, then if you let a stranger tell you that you're nothing special, you probably won't be able to convince an admissions person that you are. Maybe that means that the jerk on the other end of the internet is right</p>
<p>i think this site is very helpful, aside from this board. this is the first time i've browsed the 'what are my chances' board in a while. it really is ridiculous.</p>
<p>It shouldn't be surprising or ridiculous that all of these ivy hopefuls come on this site asking to be chanced. I'm not in that category, but those who are obviously feel somewhat insecure and want someone to tell them "yes, you have a chance" to get their spirit up. The truth is, that yes doesn't mean anything. The person almost certainly knows more about their dream school that he/she wants to be chanced for than the person doing the chancing. I've been asked to be chanced but I realize that at this point in the admissions process your application can't be changed and you've researched that dream school enough to know whether you have "any shot"</p>
<p>Umm, I don't really think everyone on this site thinks SAT's dictate their life or anything. It's just a conversation topic... For kids trying to get into college, its a very interesting conversation topic... However, on this website, this is the only topic that really relates. therefore you don't see all the other topics going around.</p>
<p>also, i don't think many of us really trust the opinions of some random guy who tells you that you are going to make it or not going to make it. especially since that guy could be some 89 year old grandpa who likes to mess around with kids...</p>
<p>You expect people trying to get into top level colleges not to be pretentious? 99.9% of them will be. And to all of you people saying "I'm smart but got a low SAT score," how much studying did you do? I honestly do not know a single intelligent person (who had taken a few practice tests) who has scored below a 2000. That's way below average in my HIGH school, let alone someone trying to get into a freaking Ivy League school. I agree that chancing on this site a lot of the time is just guessing, hoping that you will get chanced back, though. However, a lot of the time people are being put down because they ARE being unrealistic, and then they complain that the people on this site are pretentious.</p>
<p>PS just a rant of mine. Do not start flaming me about how arrogant i am. I know I am, and i feel damn good about my competitive edge. If it helps, just ignore my post.</p>
<p>ummm... 2000 is higher then like 94% of Americans... Your not talking about most people here X.x</p>
<p>But yea, I see people with less then 2000 reaching for ivy and I'm at 2000 reaching for Cal State. X.x In California its pretty much Community College < Cal State < University of California < Stanford < Most Ivys.</p>
<p>I love this site, yet sometimes u see what the OP is saying.</p>
<p>Some think that a 4.0 and 2000+ SATs is the only way youll get accepted</p>
<p>anything lower than that is a shame.</p>
<p>Alright, well, CC is only a small part of all aplicant pools (thank god)</p>
<p>and the people here giving the chances are (most) not Ad Coms</p>
<p>agreed with the OP.
the absolute worst is when the people with a million ECs + a 4.0 GPA + a >2200 SAT score are asking for chances. it;'s like, wow, i hate u.
and some of the commenters seem to put too little weight on other important aspects, such as rigor & recommendations & the essay. just my opinion.</p>
<p>smarteeangel101, the reason why some people put so much weight on essays, rigor of courses, and recommendations is, frankly, because they DO have a lot of weight. Your transcript (grades + rigor of courses) is the number one paramount thing that colleges look at. Subjective parts of your application, such as essays and recs, help the colleges in understanding who you are and that you are, in fact, not a machine.</p>
<p>Rigor of courses + essays/recs = a large, large part of your college application (volume-wise and meaning-wise).</p>
<p>"commenters seem to put too ~~little~~ weight on other important aspects, such as rigor & recommendations & the essay. just my opinion.
my point was that people on this site seem to mainly pay attention to GPA & SAT & largely ignore when the person says things like 'excellenttt recs.' & 'TOUGHEST course rigor,' probably b/c this is the norm on this site, even tho it's not in the real world.</p>
<p>"ummm... 2000 is higher then like 94% of Americans... Your not talking about most people here X.x"
Yea, i see what you are saying but 95% of those 94% of Americans also arent getting into top tier colleges :)</p>
<p>I am not putting too much weight on SATs. I'm just saying that having good ECs and essays do not make up for really bad SATs and GPA. I think people on this web site UNDERestimate the importance of SATs. Sure, they freak out about it, but in chance threads people seem to think they are good enough for Top tier schools with extremely sub-par SATs. Get over yourself; you arent, unless you have some one in a million hook. I've seen ****loads of people get into harvard (more than 4% of my school last year alone, higher other years) and not all of them have ridiculous lists of ECs, hooks, and awards. But they do all have decent averages and SAT scores.</p>
<p>Yet, I made a 1920. Do you think I'm an idiot because I made 80 points below 2000, which you consider "average"?</p>
<p>I'm not stupid, and I don't appreciate your implication. I did not let studying for the SAT consume my life and did not do any practice tests. Now that I've been ostracized, I wish I had studied, but I thought that defeated the purpose.</p>
<p>After all, it IS the SAT Reasoning Test--it is meant to test your reasoning skills; not your ability to study for 5,000 hours.</p>
<p>And it's good that you realize and embrace your arrogance. I am sure you will go far in life with that attitude.</p>
<p>You don't have to go on the "What Are My Chances?" section, you know... I usually don't, lol.</p>
<p>Sometimes they make me laugh though :p</p>
<p>But hey, does people who are applying to and getting rejected from Ivy league schools are the people who make Ivy league schools look so good. I mean, there wouldn't be so many students (very good candidates as well) applying to ivy league schools if the schools had an acceptance rate of 50%. They give the schools the precious (9%) acceptance or whatever. So maybe you should keep it secret to keep the Ivy league schools Ivy. ^^</p>