<p>My stats:
QPA-85.75 (my school doesnt do gpa)
SAT: Math-650
English-530
Writing-480
My high school- Union County Vocational-Technical High School
Class rank-I go to Vo-tech school so we only have 55 kids in my senior grade so no rankng
And no the average isnt weighted either
I applied to school of arts&sciences, school of engineering and something else but it was all to rutgers in new brunkswick lol
Race-Indian
I also applied on the last day november 30th </p>
<p>my essay sucked 1-10 id give it a 5.5 lol um i put i joined robotics,chess, fbla and my classes are good mostly specify on math and science :) (AP CHEM an d AP Calc senior year)</p>
<p>My essay;
Ever since I was young, Ive had a yearning for wisdom. I want to know everything there was to know about anything. I have concluded that the only way one can acquire new knowledge is through the process of networking. I have made quite a lot of friends and would like to meet new friends if I go to Rutgers University. Moreover, I have friends ranging from a variety of races. I came to America at a young age so it was hard for me to adapt.
It was March 2002, my mother was taking me to school for the first time in America. At the time I was 9 years old and I was going into fourth grade. I was filled with fear and embarrassment. I only knew few phrases in English that my uncle taught me before in India like, Hi, my name is Nikhil, How are you? etc. I have feint recollections of what happened those first few months that I attended school in America. It was very tough for me to adjust because of the language barrier. I was teased and bullied because of my ethnicity and lack of understanding for a couple of years by my peers but I gradually overcame my language problems and acclimated into the American school system.
After a year of my arrival in America I moved into a new neighborhood. The new neighborhood was filled with kids of all races. I had already been aquatinted with a family friend, an Indian boy named Paul. Since it was just it was just me and Paul it wasnt much fun because were limited to two player games. So we had decided to venture into the streets of Elizabeth, New Jersey. We went to the park to shoot some hoops and played with strangers.
Although, they had given us bizarre looks at first they eventually were accustomed to us and after spending some time together we all became good friends. These good friends varied from mixed races of White to Black to Hispanic to Asian. I am still good friends with two of the five friends that I met that day long ago. Also, I have learned so much from them. My Hispanic friend, Enoc, who is the master of technology, updates me of any new upcoming electronics, software and hardware. Additionally, my friend Jordan who is a clothes fiend informs me of any new fashion/design so that I may ahead of everyone else when it comes to fashion. My friends help me to become knowledgeable and correct me when I am wrong.<br>
I am of Indian heritage so I know I can definitely bring some color and flavor to this college. I am christian indian. My religion is very important to me because it gives me the basis to live everyday life. Indian census has established that only 2.3% of India is christian. This mix of nationality and religion are rare. The clash of both my indian culture and my christian faith has made me an unique individual.
I am confident that I will be able to endure in college and the hardships that come with it. A university is ultimately as good as the students, who attend, and as a well-rounded student who excels academically, socially, and in his extra curricular activities. Also, I function most effectively when filled in a room with intellectual students and I will obtain all the benefits of the university's intimate yet rich campus. I will endure, I will achieve, and I will persevere, in Rutgers University. In my decisions to choose which college I would like to attend, I have considered Rutgers to be among my favorite. My goal is to learn as much as I can from teachers, students, and from my extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>MorganSimone, the OP applied on the 30th of November, as he stated. Perhaps if you had been paying adequate attention to the thread, as opposed to replying with a generic response in order to boost your already massive chance thread, this would have been apparent. (Almost a cumulative page of threads with responses like this one – really?)</p>
<p>My English teacher taught us a LOT about essays. (BTW this also helps for the SAT writing section). First of all, try to change ALL passive sentences in your essay to the active tense. This will make it sound a lot better =)</p>
<p>Also, make your essay stand out. Imagine a college admissions officer at 3:15 pm on a Friday afternoon. He’s eagar to engage in a crazy party with lots of debauchery that is about to start in 20 minutes at a friends house. Right at this moment he picks up your essay. Will he even bother to consider you for admissions? </p>
<p>Suggestion: make your essay shine. Instead of “I came to America,” say “I remeber when I first came to America, when I first went to new York and saw the statue of liberty, it symbolized everything this wonderful country had to offer. I had no friends. I had no relatives. I had no dream. But my family worked hard. We never fled. WE NEVER RAN!”</p>
<p>try that or something like it. Make it dramatic. Make it shine! Good luck! I have the utmost confidence in you =D</p>
<p>Consider taking a year off, and then try applying next year with these things in mind. I can garuntee that if you write a dramatic essay you stand at least a 45% chance of getting in if not more. I live in NJ too so I can relate. Don’t hesitate to pm me if you need any help :)</p>
<p>Those are nice, solid pointers for an essay, OP. I also believe that Jayster forwards a good idea: that perhaps you should skip a year if you aren’t accepted. Whether you fill the gap with volunteering, self-studying to improve your scores, or even going abroad, you’ll come back with a greater sense of maturity and will be able to, hopefully, apply that to your writing. Plus it gives you a fantastic prompt!</p>
<p>I also don’t mean to sound cynical, but how often do you read? Reading on topics you’re interested in – from sports to economics – will vastly improve how you process and, subsequently, produce writing. You’ll begin to assimilate both the spoken and unspoken rules of prose and begin to get a feeling of what a good writing style is. In addition, you’ll be seeing more advanced vocabulary and forging connections between words and their meanings. Trust me, it helps immensely.</p>
<p>Thanks haha. My chances aren’t good myself but I do what I can :)</p>
<p>I know a few friends who plan to take a year off. One of my best friends are planning to apply for USMA and is probably going to take a year off if not accepted.</p>
<p>I also agree completely with Penn. Immerse yourself in literature, art, music, movies, drama, and video games. Look up EVERY word you don’t know. Listen to the alternative band “Motion City Soundtrack.” They have sophisticated lyrics. As a last attempt, try the band “Rock the SAT.” Both worked for me, got a 670 on reading and writing first try, plus a 740 in math, making for a 2080. They’re not thy hard, ask friends and family and loved ones for help! I’m only a junior, so I’m confident I can bring them up even further! You can do the same!</p>
<p>2080! Thats an amazing score
I wouldnt want to take a year off and let all my friends be ahead of me :(…If I dont make it to rutgers, I will probably go to NJIT( I’m pretty sure I’ll make it there). Thank you so much for the inspiration =D. I will definitely strive and study hard but I want to do that in college. I already applied and sent the SAT scores already so I dont think I will study for SAT anymore. I still would like to know my chances for rutgers. :)</p>
<p>i’ll break it to you as gently as i can. I think with your grades, SAT and everything you don’t have a great chance. you are at the lower edge of the rutgers range for CR and Writing. whats your class rank?the essay didn’t help.
However, it would be ridiculous for me to say that well, this is the end. after all, none of us are admissions counselors and you just might be what they are looking for. Sometimes, peole get accepted even against all the oddsof the collegeboard bloggers. My advice, Hope. pray. for an acceptance from Rutgers
Choose anopther techincal school you’ll love. RPI? Anyone? Retake your Sat after studying. Send your essay to the essay forum for extra help. and If you don’t get in–
laugh and appply next year
Good luck :)</p>