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pahahaha, i feel you! EC-wise too!</p>
<p>i checked out after i got my first B in high school my freshman year which was in a class that schools dont even read about - mistake there
i stacked all my sciences in my senior year
i shouldntve applied to engineering, undelcared wouldve probably been smarter and after 1 or 2 years, make a decision</p>
<p>better critical reading score
taken harder classes junior year (though our school only offers 2 APsthat year)
done some research/internship
volunteered in hospitals more significantly</p>
<p>i didnt realize how competitive this year reallyy was going to be. i thought i was toppping everythng, until i got some rejections haha</p>
<p>1) select a better high school to begin with.</p>
<p>2) Become more snobbish and selective when it comes to friends (friends can be distractive influences which ultimately leads to drop in grades.</p>
<p>I actually got the chance to reflect on all my mistakes the first time i applied, and implement some changes the second time around.(long story,parents were moving to the states,didnt want me to lose a year,forced me to apply early outa 11th grade,i got in some places,didnt get enough aid because i didnt have a diploma blah blah blah and HAD TO DO THE WHOLE DARN THING ALL OVER AGAIN) Anyways....I will tell you that-Yes, i did start my essays sooner,and i did work harder on my sats.BUT, i was still as stressed(it was only organized chaos the 2nd time around).I was still running around till the week before submission and I am happy about all of it. I would not go back and do more ecs or spend more hrs studying.i like the balance i have between academics,work and ecs..I did well enough to make myself and my parents happy, i had time to hang out with my friends.I did everything the way i felt like it, and as far as im concerned-it worked..>So i think regretting is NOT even worth it,because much wouldn't have changed,and if it did,u wouldn't be who u are..which is special and unique. EVERYTHING DOES HAPPEN FOR A GOOD REASON!! (must stop for a breath now)</p>
<p>I would have changed nothing. I was who I wanted to be throughout high school and in the admissions process. No, I didn't get a 4.0 or even a 3.5, but I liked what I was doing with my life. In the end, I think this paid off.</p>
<p>i didnt realize how competitive this year reallyy was going to be. i thought i was toppping everythng, until i got some rejections haha</p>
<p>Same. I thought since I followed the game-plan in my head, I'd be a shoe-in at my dream schools. I think I'm still secretly hoping I'll be accepted into the remaining few tops just because my interview went amazingly well with them. Granted, I should remember an interview neither breaks nor makes a candidate...</p>
<p>Oh, and alternatively, I wish I would've spent more time with my family, rather than lock myself in my room trying to solve chemistry equations. I also wish I would've done more fun extracurriculars, just something to enjoy.</p>
<p>looking back now there are probably a whole host of things i would or could have done differently so that i could get into the top schools. first of which would be to have gone to a different high school. but no matter what happens i won't spend time regretting or molling over the what ifs. it does not achieve much and i am sure that whatever happens i will work to make the best of it.</p>
<p>Some of you kids sound like us adults who work, work, work and then when it's all "said and done," our only wish was that we'd have spent more time with the ones we love. Life is short my friends and the flowers will soon bloom. Please take some time to smell the roses.</p>
<p>^^hahahhahah...i Like That.</p>
<p>I regret not applying to more matches and reaches. I know I'll be happy where I'm going, but I can't help but wonder...</p>
<p>Don't get too attached to a school because it sucks when you're rejected by your top choice</p>