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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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brooklyneast05
post Mar 28 2010, 12:47 PM
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this is the dumbest debate ever, why are you even fighting with them if you are happy with your school choice? who cares. clearly the standards have changed, your academics and scores are better than tung's and he got in.

people make too much of a fuss over colleges, 90% of the time i don't think it matters that much. sure there are some majors where your college matters more, but for most people, esp in general areas i don't think so. there's people who go to "better" schools and turn out to be complete f*ck ups with their life. there's people who go to less prestigious ones and turn out better. in the end how you treat the experience is gonna be more important than what the name of your school is. i turned down higher ranked places like NYU to go to a lower ranked school, who's surrounding area is nothing like new york, because i wanted somewhere opposite of that and that was more important to me than school names. my education is good. i don't believe people who went to higher ranked schools are smarter than me. for example throw me in a debate with tung, how many people here think his higher rank university is gonna be the deciding factor? i'm gonna bet zero. becuase it just makes absolutely no difference where we go to school when you get down to it. i got a big scholarship and i'm not going to be in any debt whatsoever when i graduate, which means a lot to me, more so than being able to say i went to a big name school. you said you got a scholarship to riverside. when you graduate probably a lot of your friends will be jealous as they start out their life with thousands and thousands in loans.

according to that list riverside ranks in the top 100. are you really going to take anyone seriously who says a top 100 ranking school is a SUCKY school?

 

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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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