Just received Stanford Admission Decision

[IceyVeins]

epic memory



Harvard sucks if you're in any way social or athletic but NOT on the varsity teams. Hell, it sucks in general. Girls are ****ing ugly, gyms are absolute sh*t (and the only decent facility is accessible only to varsity athletes, no matter who you're friends with OR EVEN IF ONE OF THE COACHES VOUCHES FOR YOU), social life is horrible, dorms are falling apart, winters are cold as hell and the sun sets extremely early, etc etc. Very depressing place for somebody who expects it to be "the best in the world"

Hell, I even came back there this year (September) to try to finish, but after a month couldn't stand it and left again. Chilling in Majorca atm

how did you pull off the 35 act 2320 SAT? did you study or are you naturally that smart? please tell me your ways

[BasedPrincess]

I know that feel brah. i had similar stats, applied there and Berkeley, got rejected at both. Got into UCLA and UCI and decided to go to Irvine since my parents live in the area. I was also in IB...

I had to put white as race since I'm lebanese

[vadox6466]

how did you pull off the 35 act 2320 SAT? did you study or are you naturally that smart? please tell me your ways

both

[DriftParty]

It's because you're a miscer.

(notsrs)

(err semisrs)

wouldn't surprise me if they scoured search engines trying to dig everything up about you. What if misc came up and they instantly said **** that **** yo.

[wulpurgis]

i wasted a lot of money getting rejected from US PhD programs

[TehHoneyBadger]

how did you pull off the 35 act 2320 SAT? did you study or are you naturally that smart? please tell me your ways

you srs bro?
Standardized test scores are the simplest part of your app

Use review books and take a lot of practice tests

[mosy28]

....
Rejected. Feels bad man :-(
Hours spent on essays. 28 ACT. 3.98 GPA unweighted. IB courses. #1 in my class.
Feel like all this effort was wasted.

Lmao, should've been at least 32. 31 if you have a sick ass essay. 29/30 if you're a "minority."

[IceyVeins]

both

general estimate how much you studied? And around what score did you start off with?

Already bought alottt of the highest rated SAT books, not that generic barons or princeton crap, i researched on collegeconfidential where a majority of those *******s are getting 2300+, have acquired best books.. now just need to apply myself and study. Im so damn lazy.

[MakeABanana]

epic memory



Harvard sucks if you're in any way social or athletic but NOT on the varsity teams. Hell, it sucks in general. Girls are ****ing ugly, gyms are absolute sh*t (and the only decent facility is accessible only to varsity athletes, no matter who you're friends with OR EVEN IF ONE OF THE COACHES VOUCHES FOR YOU), social life is horrible, dorms are falling apart, winters are cold as hell and the sun sets extremely early, etc etc. Very depressing place for somebody who expects it to be "the best in the world"

Hell, I even came back there this year (September) to try to finish, but after a month couldn't stand it and left again. Chilling in Majorca atm

Gross. I never knew that about Harvard. Sounds more like NJIT.

general estimate how much you studied? And around what score did you start off with?

Already bought alottt of the highest rated SAT books, not that generic barons or princeton crap, i researched on collegeconfidential where a majority of those *******s are getting 2300+, have acquired best books.. now just need to apply myself and study. Im so damn lazy.

Just remember that the math sections are all about practice after you get the theory and methods down. The problems are easy as fuk but most people lose points slipping up here and there.

[AnorexicBodyBro]

Going out of state is stupid for your undergrad.

[soliduparrow]

college isnt for everyone. maybe you can learn a trade?

[BetaIsrael]

I am Hispanic.

I also applied to UofC, UIUC, Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin

Northwestern here, NU is where its at.

Have friends who love U of C too, don't worry man, you'll find whats best for you!

[MarauderBB]

Grats to anyone going to Stanford, but the reality is for undergraduate, unless it's Harvard or Yale, it's generally not worth the tuition hike over a top-end state university.

[IceyVeins]

Gross. I never knew that about Harvard. Sounds more like NJIT.



Just remember that the math sections are all about practice after you get the theory and methods down. The problems are easy as fuk but most people lose points slipping up here and there.

Math section is easy as fuark for me. I got in a 99th percentile for the PSAT last year and i get in the mid 600's each time. I haven't started studying for that part, been working on the Critical Reading section for now. Been memorizing Direct Hits volume 1 and 2 for vocab and working on how to tackle the stories. Will try to get a perfect 800 on the math, will be dissapointed if i dont. Am also going for a 700+ CR and 750+ writing (as it is the easiest to improve i hear, but alot of colleges dont count it, so im doing this last)

Also, i signed up for the SAT classes during school as electives. SAT verbal teacher sucks balls and that class isn't helping me at all. Math teacher, on the other hand, is really good at what he does. Not suprised, he tutors outside of school for SAT's for 100$ an hour, i get him 40 minutes every other day for a school year for free, #winning

[StillDoingIt]

I got a 2110 on my SAT back in highschool... can someone tell me the equivalent to that in ACT scores? I have no clue how they work

[TheWaffleIron]

I am Hispanic.

I also applied to UofC, UIUC, Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin

Go to Wisconsin. Great school, big sports, hot girls and Madison is awesome. It's cold as hell, but tough it out.

LOL i go to vandy and don't know a single kid with below a 30 on the act

There's a few kids in Peabody or athletes who get in with below 30, but it's uncommon.

lol, who cares about Vanderbilt. most people don't even know what state its in.

Though Vanderbilt is not as prestigious or renown as Stanford, it's still a Top-20 (USNWR). It has a very strong reputation in the Midwest and Northeast, as well as the South. Most Californians, however, are biased against the South.

[IceyVeins]

I got a 2110 on my SAT back in highschool... can someone tell me the equivalent to that in ACT scores? I have no clue how they work

Thats near a 31 i believe

[MarauderBB]

for the people saying it doesn't matter where you go for undergrad, you are truly retarded

the atmosphere, professors, drive/motivation of the student body, recognition, opportunities, etc.... of top tier schools, particularly ivy league, can't be replicated at any of the **** state schools that most miscers attend

and there was little chance that you were going to get into stanford with a 28 ACT unless you had impressive extracurriculars/essays/background, or were a recruited athlete

Plenty of research shows that it doesn't matter 2 years out of college (and that it's based on work experience) unless it's one of the top 2-3 ivy leagues. Harvard is notably worth it, the rest become questionable.

[livebrah]

did well on sat (something like 2100, i was a moran and didn't study), did fairly well in classes with a few exceptions caused by some other things (again, was a moran), got rejected from a number of schools (such as stanford) that other people i knew who had worse grades, worse sat scores, and worse minority status got in.

ended up going out of state to another state school on scholarship and am pretty happy with the academics.
i hope to one day be a pioneer in the sciences or the ceo of a research and manufacturing company so i can then tell schools that rejected me to phuck themselves in the ass.

i went to highschool with kids that got into cal and stuff (whereas i did not, despite having similar scores) that have started to neglect their gpa from the start of freshman year because they have discovered drugs. if you take anything from reading this, know that the college selection process is a phucking joke and in no way reflects your future performance.

i would say try and get an idea of what kind of field you like, then go to a state school that is good (or at least decent) at it. build a strong gpa (especially if you are interested in grad school), and don't take your classes or your opportunities for granted. the fact that i got shafted by other places in college admissions has been a motivating force for me, but maybe i am just a vengeful kunt.

[vadox6466]

Plenty of research shows that it doesn't matter 2 years out of college (and that it's based on work experience) unless it's one of the top 2-3 ivy leagues. Harvard is notably worth it, the rest become questionable.

i vehemently disagree

[IceyVeins]

vehemently

this is why you got a 2320, you cheeky kunt

[vadox6466]

this is why you got a 2320, you cheeky kunt

lmao i am a cheeky kunt

[ObeyMyFast]

Got a 34 ACT, worked in china for a summer, 3.8 unweighted at hardest school in region... Got rejected by Stanford.


Chillin' at Berkeley now.

[JBDW]

....
Rejected. Feels bad man :-(
Hours spent on essays. 28 ACT. 3.98 GPA unweighted. IB courses. #1 in my class.
Feel like all this effort was wasted.

Are you planning on going to graduate school?

[Wangsta]

got rejected from stanford last year with a 35 ACT and 3.95 UW, phuck them.

[MarauderBB]

i would like you to post a single research study that claims this. this is complete bull****, no offense

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/10...hest-salaries/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...versity_101000

The deviation is so low that the only university in the nation that really rises above the rest is Harvard, and that's for lifetime earning only. So most students fall into the noise - and you'll never know the difference.

[Strive6]

lol @ applying to stanford with a 28 act

[Antonio519]

I am Hispanic.

I also applied to UofC, UIUC, Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin

would be funny if you get into UofC/Northwestern after stanford rejected you

good luck brah

[davidhogan34]

sorry bout the rejection bro. Why didn't you take the SAT, most ivy's won't even look at ACT? Don't worry tho, apply somewhere else, and dominate, then apply there for grad school, when they accept you, send them the most alpha reply letter and say, sorry Stanford you had your chance at being able to claim I was a graduate. Now eat **** and die.

[IceyVeins]

most ivy's won't even look at ACT?

False

Alot of colleges dont look at the writing section of the SAT however and still follow the 1600 scale