To people who got their decisions: how accurate were your chances?

<p>To people who got their decisions: how accurate were the people who chanced you in predicting your decisions?</p>

<p>That’s a really good question.</p>

<p>Anyone?v</p>

<p>I second that. Bump…</p>

<p>Third. bump…</p>

<p>I think most of my chances were pretty accurate. HYP/UChicago/Columbia were correctly identified as crap shoots and I was given a rating of “reasonably competitive” for the rest.</p>

<p>yay! thanks ksarmand, we finally got a response!
so where did you end up getting in/going?</p>

<p>Good thread. Bump …</p>

<p>^^I’ll be going to Harvard. My other options (this doesn’t really include my bottom-line safeties) were Princeton, UChi, Columbia, Georgetown (SFS), Macaulay Honors, and American Uni.</p>

<p>Why don’t you guys check the “What are my Chances” forum and then look at the corresponding locations of the OPs? I think that’ll give you guys a pretty accurate idea of how good chancing is. I’ve seen quite a few threads with what I believe to be inaccurate chances, but some of them are decent.</p>

<p>Hi! So my chance threads predicted more acceptances than I actually recieved. If you want you can look up my old threads…
I got into UCSD (where I am going) WUSTL, USC, UC Davis (and other lower ranked UCs), UW.
I didn’t get into Duke, Stanford (expected :)), Cal, UCLA, JHU
I did apply for BME/Bioengineering which is a really tough major, so that could have been a factor. I had a pretty high SAT score (2310) but not so stellar gpa (~3.7 UW). I think WUSTL cares A LOT about test scores so thats why I got in (a lot of people from my school with higher gpas didnt get in…) Anyways, over all people chanced me higher than I got in, so take all predictions with a grain of salt.</p>

<p>ksarmand I just stalked your chance thread you made, and it was kinda accurate, with everyone just calling Harvard a reach.</p>

<p>Check the actual decisions threads.</p>

<p>Amazing thread.</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting into Harvard with a gallon of peanut butter, a 1997 issue of people magazine, and a carbon monoxide detector?</p>

<p>My unhooked friend was told here that he had virtually no chance at HYPSM, yet he was accepted at three of them and waitlisted at one. What is said here needs to be taken with a grain of salt.</p>

<p>@mattymcewan
I’m interested in how you managed to find a gallon of peanut butter.</p>

<p>^i believe that the chance threads in 2007 were <em>extremely</em> accurate. I just looked at 5-6 from the Yale applicant stats page, corresponding the responses on the chance threads. The actual results were in fact very similar to the chance results. However, the quality of those chance threads may have decreased (or even increased) as new people join to make chances. Because good chances were made in 2007, I cannot generally apply that to the results in 2008/2009/2010. Too many lurking variables.</p>

<p>This is a great thread. Anymore responses???</p>

<p>i just checked my posts and i got a “high match, probable IN” for where i ended up going</p>

<p>I agree with fresh 101 ^^^</p>

<p>I’ve seen members who have only been members since God knows when (referring to June or July 2010) and who have only posted about 10 to 30 times - basically, they have been giving some HORRIBLE advice. I agree on how (even though I didn’t know about CC back then) the chance thread must have been more accurate, with much better advice and such. Please, if you are only a novice, don’t give advice just yet.</p>

<p>Come to think of it, Stanford usually has one of the most fickle decisions ever. It would be interesting to see how the chance results match up with the actual results regarding Stanford.</p>