You guys need to chill

Applying to College
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<p>You don't need the highest Sat scores or highest GPA to get into top colleges. I got into one with only 1330 plus or minus 10. I didn't have any amazing stuff like a D1 recruit or a top artist. </p>

<p>Worrying about small facets like 50 pts on the SAT probably won't make a difference. Take the SAT a few times to see where u are and don't try so hard.</p>

<p>I tried to get 1400 on my SATs 3 times and I failed 3 times. The last time pretty bad. Think about this before putting all the hours in.</p>

<p>Making a good college isn't going to change your life if you don't know what to do with it. You are still the same person, you still have to put up with the same bs.</p>

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<p>When you say you got into a "top college," what exactly does that imply? Top 15? Top 50? Top 100? Lol</p>

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<p>lebronfor2008mvp - are you an athelete? Recruited as an athlete? Celebrity of any sort? Did your family have any connections?</p>

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<p>You need to stop being condescending. If everyone worked for the bare minimum to achieve something, we'd all probably be worse off.</p>

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<p>Sounds like jealousy</p>

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<p>Agreed.
Raffles, he states eplicitly that he's not an RA</p>

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<p>i think the OP should prbly also note that he's referring to the original 1600 scale not the 2400 scale</p>

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<p>He says on another thread his acceptance is at NYU..... a top college..? And is he an URM?</p>

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<p>NYU econ is a top college ok, but more importantly you guys worry about things too much, like 3.97 compared to a 4.0 or mistyping something in an essay or one b in all four years. Don't get me wrong, I worked hard but I focused on the right stuff when aps were being done. I probably had chronic fatigue from all this...</p>

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<p>Well, regardless of how hard you tried/how well you did, worrying about it's pointless now.;)</p>

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<p>NYU is ranked #33 in USNWR, so I'd call it a top 40 college.</p>

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<p>NYU is ranked 40 in the world and you have to look at the specific college, like NYU stern.</p>

<p>Look at UPENN wharton.</p>

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<p>"In the world" rankings are pretty much exactly like US rankings, with Oxford and Cambridge thrown in the mix. </p>

<p>On CC, most people would consider top colleges the top 10-15 off USNWR. If you specify "top undergraduate business programs", then NYU does earn a position as #5 in that pre-professional category.</p>

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<p>^^ And add London School of Econ, Imperial School for the Sciences, Kings College, Maybe even the Sorbonne in France and some others.</p>

<p>There is more than just Oxbridge in considering world rankings.</p>

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<p>ok really who cares about the rankings...nyu is a great school and he got in</p>

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<p>yeah seriously - how can you guys honestly say that a school that is 33rd on the USNR is not a top college? it's not HYPSCLA:DLSKGHSDKL:HG but it's an amazing school.</p>

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<p>^^ agreed.</p>

<p>Even so the OP does have some truth in what he says.
I'm sick of tired of reading posts by students who worry about a B or a C on their report card and then ask other CCers what to do.
1. Worrying about a grade on a report card will not change the grade.
2. Every single time the only answer to the repeatitive "what to do" question is: work harder. It's that simple. What else do you want to do?</p>

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<p>Or, work as hard as you want, and hope admissions officers will see past your ineptitude.</p>

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<p>Wow. Only on CC would people put down a school like NYU. US News Rankings are pulled out of a bunch of old guys' asses. I would combat the OP's post, but I have to agree with his initial statement: You guys need to chill. Seriously.</p>

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<p>Be grateful that you're regretting having over-worked as opposed to not having done enough work. There are people on this planet that fail miserably because they just didn't try hard enough- it's utterly absurd to give in to mediocrity out of mere speculation that you might have done more than necessary to achieve success.</p>