<p>I don't know why you all are getting up in arms over Binghamton, it's not that special...</p>
<p>It's okay to think that Binghamton is not the best fit for you, but it's not ok to say: "I don't care about how "respected" the school is, or how happy I might be going there." and "My parents are simpleton idiots satisfied with their adequate lifestyle. Also, I don't really care for bragging rights. As far as I'm concerned, if you don't go to Princeton, Harvard, Yale, or MIT, you basically fail at life.". </p>
<p>It's your elitist attitude that has p issed off everybody. This conversation is not about defending Binghamton (especially when someone like is the one attacking it; especially when you have to defend it against someone who is willing to sacrafice happiness for prestige), this is about letting you know how much of a d ick you are. </p>
<p>News flash: You are not good enough to attend ANY college. Go back to kindergarten and learn how to be more humble.</p>
<p>People are disturbed about your attitude towards your parents as well as your belief that anyone going to a college other than an Ivy will be less successful than those attending anything less in the rankings. The truth is, it doesn't matter where you go, but what you do while you're there. Good friends of mine have gone to lesser SUNY's by your standards and have gone on to do quite well. Three of my friends have gone on to get their doctorate--One is a psychiatrist, one is a music professor, one works for CDC as a researcher. Other friends of mine who graduated from various SUNY's are now lawyers, successful business owners, and teachers. It works the other way too. I know a Harvard graduate who is working right along side SUNY graduates as a teacher in a public high school (making the same amount of money as those SUNY graduates). Fortunately, the majority of well rounded high school seniors are mature enough to understand the concept that success is something that must be earned and not bought. Your parents deserve better.</p>
<p>I dont know why people are bothered by this post. Just leave Xehanort alone...you guys are wasting your time on someone who just cant see past names
and binghamton rocks, nysmile, iamhere, and ninazoo speak the truth.
Ninazoo, I also know several people who went to ivys and can't get a job and peopel who went to the "horrible" publics and live wonderful</p>
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By my first year of high school I had so much drive and determination, which totally disappeared sophomore year. After wasting much of my time playing videogames I lost all sight of academic success. By the time I realized how much academics really meant to me, I was a junior, with a 3.3 GPA.
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<p>And whose fault is that?? Grow up! If you think so little of Binghamton then you earned it all yourself.</p>
<p>Obviously my fault... but the fact that I did so poorly is irrelevant...</p>
<p>What's your SAT score, SAT II? Since you think Bing seems so below you, just curious.</p>
<p>I'm turning down Bing, just an FYI.</p>
<p>600's flat across the board... 600 on Math IIC, 600 on Chem, 600 on Physics</p>
<p>Point is, they were just low enough to get me into Bing. It's obvious that I'm not qualified, academically, for any decent colleges since they don't take bs, but that is irrelevant.</p>
<p>The point is my scores and GPA were so low, but Bing still accepted me.</p>
<p>Also, I've heard stories of Ivy Leaguers with no job offers, as well as public students having massive incomes, but that's also irrelevant.</p>
<p>Actually, Xenahort I want to believe you are f..ing with us.
You have to be playing a prank. I can't possibly believe that Bing would have given a chance to someone like you.
In any case, many of the Ivy leaguers either bought their way there such as Tommy Hilfiger's kids and Ralph Laurens, and some of the "smartest" graduates turned out to become presidents. I believe that you are insulting those kids who worked hard and got to Bing or to any great schools by saying that only Ivies count. Personanlly with your attitude you will be a loser either way, and even as a graduate of an IVY you will still be a failure. sorry kiddo</p>
<p>My unweighted GPA was 91(out of 100), 2160 SAT superscore, 800 MathII, 790 Chem, bunch of math competition where i was ranked nationally, and I still only got into binghamton out of all the schools i applied to. If you wanna transfer, thats great, I'm looking to transfer too. But if you think you are too good for a state school, think again. There are lots of smart kids there, and pardon me for saying this but your stats aren't exactly "Ivy League Material". If you wanna transfer to those schools, you should get A's across the board. 3.3 GPA ain't gonna cut it. So stop being a douchebag and make the best out of your situation. You just might have to stay at binghamton for a year or four.</p>
<p>xenahort -- from your last post, i think what is going on here is that you are angry at yourself for not having worked harder in hs, and you are taking it out on the school that you were able to get in to -- like you think that's your punishment for not having worked hard enough to get into the selective schools you now apparently aspire to.<br>
the problem isn't binghamton. stop trying to use it as proof of your own "failure." if anything binghamton may well be what you need to become successful. please, for your own sake, try to get over this incredible self anger so that you will be able to take advantage of all the opportunities that binghamton will in fact offer you.</p>
<p>Kid's definitely trolling; if not, then he's a lucky douchebag. Count your blessing you even got into Bing because most students with those stats would get waitlisted at best. </p>
<p>Stop posting, thanks.</p>
<p>Not a troll. Anyway, I got what I needed from this thread, so I'm leaving.</p>
<p>Xehanort:
To franglish and Multitasker: </p>
<p>...</p>
<p>To 44100Hertz, Rodney, and Multitasker:</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses.</p>
<p>!!!!!!</p>
<p><em>laughs</em> wow, that was bad. Didn't even notice.</p>