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synatribe
post Mar 10 2010, 01:10 AM
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So personally, I've been stressing over college acceptances, and I got my first rejection letter today so Im on this weird emotional trip because I keep thinking every university might think the same way.

So far,
I got accepted to UC Riverside and Cal State Long Beach (my back up schools)

the top choices im waiting on
Cal Poly Pomona
UC Davis
UC Santa Cruz
UC Irvine

My DREAM SCHOOLs (I would literally cry(jk) if I got accepted (hoping I am that 1%)
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Barbara

I currently got rejected from
San Diego State University (their Business is prestigious and impacted which is probably why I got rejected)

stat wise
high school GPA : 3.67 weighted
Passed AP USH with a 3
EC's: MUN, Key Club, ASB, ITS
office positions: Key Club webmaster / Vice President, ASB Secretary, ITS webmaster

as you can see, the only thing on my app that makes me confident is my EC section, I dont really have stellar academic records

1. Do you think I have chances to my top choices? (not my DREAM schools)
2. Share some of your acceptances with us! :)
 
 
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post Mar 27 2010, 11:53 PM
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Local reputation > National reputation unless you're moving. Even if you're Tier 1, if everyone sees UCR as a joke, it's a joke. You're much better off going to well, not UCR. I guess you don't have much of a choice though, probably should have tried to be smarter.
 
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post Mar 28 2010, 12:00 AM
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QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 27 2010, 11:53 PM) *
Local reputation > National reputation unless you're moving. Even if you're Tier 1, if everyone sees UCR as a joke, it's a joke. You're much better off going to well, not UCR. I guess you don't have much of a choice though, probably should have tried to be smarter.

Im sorry but you have to be one of the stupider college students I've ever had a conversation with. First off you arent even from California so I dont know why you are even trying to prove of point.

Many UC's go through this reputation phase. Even 10 years ago my cousin was accepted to all the UC's but she had to attend UCI because that was the only school who would give her a scholarship which is sad because she graduated as the class Valedictorian. 10 years ago people would cry about having to go to UCI or UCSD because they were a lower ranked UC. Quite frankly in a matter of 10 years UCI / UCSD went from reject school to top UC's. The UC system was designed to make every one of its universities prestigious and UCR will experience that soon. UCR is still one of the newer campuses but its reputation is bound to grow.
Maybe I should have tried to be smarter but that goes for everyone and Im not the one complaining about which University I got into so your last statement is pretty weak. In fact you're complaining about the University I got into.
 

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synatribe   Acceptance letters season   Mar 10 2010, 01:10 AM
Janette   If you're rejected from UCB and/or UCSC, a goo...   Mar 10 2010, 03:26 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(Janette @ Mar 10 2010, 03:26 AM) If...   Mar 10 2010, 09:06 AM
Janette   QUOTE(synatribe @ Mar 10 2010, 06:06 AM) ...   Mar 11 2010, 12:29 AM
iDecay   I think you have a chance, but there's no guar...   Mar 10 2010, 09:28 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(iDecay @ Mar 10 2010, 09:28 AM) I t...   Mar 10 2010, 09:32 AM
synatribe   I just got wait listed for Pomona urghh:/ this is ...   Mar 11 2010, 12:41 AM
pinacoolada   AHHHHH. Ready? Accepted: UMass Amherst University...   Mar 26 2010, 04:38 PM
synapse   QUOTE(pinacoolada @ Mar 26 2010, 05:38 PM...   Mar 27 2010, 01:41 AM
synatribe   I basically made my choice :) UC Riverside Accept...   Mar 26 2010, 08:06 PM
Cristy   QUOTE(synatribe @ Mar 26 2010, 09:06 PM) ...   Mar 26 2010, 08:28 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(Cristy @ Mar 26 2010, 08:28 PM) Rea...   Mar 26 2010, 08:43 PM
iDecay   QUOTE(synatribe @ Mar 26 2010, 06:43 PM) ...   Mar 26 2010, 11:31 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(iDecay @ Mar 26 2010, 11:31 PM) f*c...   Mar 27 2010, 11:10 AM
Tung   lol? UC Riverside is like 90% guaranteed to get in...   Mar 27 2010, 02:19 PM
Cristy   QUOTE(Tung @ Mar 27 2010, 03:19 PM) lol? ...   Mar 27 2010, 02:24 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(Tung @ Mar 27 2010, 02:19 PM) lol? ...   Mar 27 2010, 08:16 PM
serotonin   QUOTE(synatribe @ Mar 27 2010, 08:16 PM) ...   Mar 27 2010, 11:08 PM
Tung   the trick when applying to college is to see which...   Mar 27 2010, 10:53 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(Tung @ Mar 27 2010, 10:53 PM) the t...   Mar 27 2010, 11:19 PM
serotonin   QUOTE4. Why should I not be proud of getting into ...   Mar 27 2010, 11:36 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 27 2010, 11:36 PM) ...   Mar 27 2010, 11:47 PM
serotonin   http://www.boardrider.com/ddb/RiversideSucks.html   Mar 27 2010, 11:39 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 27 2010, 11:39 PM) ...   Mar 27 2010, 11:43 PM
synapse   QUOTE(synatribe @ Mar 28 2010, 12:43 AM) ...   Mar 28 2010, 02:01 AM
serotonin   Let me answer your question with a question: What...   Mar 27 2010, 11:46 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 27 2010, 11:46 PM) ...   Mar 27 2010, 11:49 PM
serotonin   Local reputation > National reputation unless y...   Mar 27 2010, 11:53 PM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 27 2010, 11:53 PM) ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:00 AM
serotonin   are you kidding me i grew up in LA i know all abou...   Mar 28 2010, 12:08 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 28 2010, 12:08 AM) ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:15 AM
serotonin   Uhhh, because UT is a good school? You say you...   Mar 28 2010, 12:17 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 28 2010, 12:17 AM) ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:33 AM
serotonin   are you kidding me you're going to live there ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:37 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 28 2010, 12:37 AM) ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:44 AM
serotonin   those cities are better surrounding areas influenc...   Mar 28 2010, 12:46 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(serotonin @ Mar 28 2010, 12:46 AM) ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:57 AM
Tung   QUOTE(synatribe @ Mar 27 2010, 09:19 PM) ...   Mar 28 2010, 01:07 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(Tung @ Mar 28 2010, 01:07 AM) 1. Ti...   Mar 28 2010, 01:22 AM
Tung   yes all UC's may accept the same number of stu...   Mar 28 2010, 01:09 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(Tung @ Mar 28 2010, 01:09 AM) yes a...   Mar 28 2010, 01:26 AM
Tung   Dude I never said anything bad about the city of R...   Mar 28 2010, 01:29 AM
synatribe   QUOTE(Tung @ Mar 28 2010, 01:29 AM) Dude ...   Mar 28 2010, 01:38 AM
serotonin   looooooooool   Mar 28 2010, 10:59 AM
brooklyneast05   this is the dumbest debate ever, why are you even ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:47 PM
serotonin   Also classes you take > your major / school, of...   Mar 28 2010, 01:19 PM


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