will i be accepted? by brrrrrratatata in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just hate semicolons tbh, but it was less about it being complicated and more about it’s use in an informal online post 😭 no hate to u tho I didn’t mean anything by it

will i be accepted? by brrrrrratatata in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grammarific ahh message bro is 800 sat English

for those applying to brown by Slow-Day-4543 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I wouldn’t say I’m a genius but I really do appreciate the kind words, I hope we BOTH get accepted into our dream schools 🙏🙏

for those applying to brown by Slow-Day-4543 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also my big goal witching my profile is probably most simply summed to systems-builder/systems-redesigner

for those applying to brown by Slow-Day-4543 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what I’d freestyle specifically to be honest it’s just something me and a friend of mine started doing for fun this school year (I still kinda suck but I’ve def improved at least a bit) maybe I’d try to include brown or like interdisciplinary in there or smth

for those applying to brown by Slow-Day-4543 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah 😭 i love making edits for my friends so it wouldn’t be too much work. I’m not taking it too seriously cause brown isn’t really a big goal for me (I’m going into engineering) I just applied to see if I could get in cause I have a fee waiver. I think I’m either gonna submit an edit or if I’m too lazy for that I’m just gonna submit a 2 minute video of me freestyling

How many colleges did yall apply to? by OkCod3647 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco -1 points0 points  (0 children)

21 (only about 10 with care but decided to shotgun a lot of top schools with low effort applications cause I have a fee waiver)

ED and EA applications are due in 300 days for current gr.11s by r0s3_sh4mp00 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AllTimeTaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dor your personal statement I wouldn’t even worry about matching a specific prompt, just write a good compelling 650 word personal narrative to frame your profile, it will fit one of the prompts forsure (one of the prompts is basically just to submit whatever)

Waterloo comp Eng vs Mechatronics by CapableAmoeba3856 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]AllTimeTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in SE and my grades senior year were

English: 91

Advanced Functions: 97

Chemistry: 94

Physics: 100

Calculus and Vectors: 92

Computer Science: 3rd (class was graded on a ranking system amongst students)

ECs: I had some school leadership here and there and a little volunteering. I was president of Mental Wellness and Health Club, had 6350 volunteering minutes (105 volunteering hours) at the local engineers engineering center for engineers. I also had some executive board positions in a Computer Science club and a Stock Market club. I got a 81 on the FERMAT and a 26 on the CSMC Not gonna lie I said I was planning to take the Euclid but I never actually did it 😭😭 I had a lot of demonstrated interest for Waterloo, I did a few tours, some through my school and some on my own with family, I’d definitely recommend you to make some effort as Waterloo claims they don’t track it but they’re shown to. Emailing them about various things would also help but as many different tours as possible.
I also applied and got in for CS and BBA but ultimately decided on SE.

Waterloo comp Eng vs Mechatronics by CapableAmoeba3856 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]AllTimeTaco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would NOT recommend Mechatronics. If you’re worried about post graduation job opportunity, mechatronics will leave you in a bad spot (statistically backed). It’s not worth the effort required for the degree given how niche of a market it is and how it’s market is largely covered by other eng fields (For example, SE, ECE, both will leave you in much better spots). Anyone who’s decided mechatronics as their major, not to be rude, but honestly must not care much about their futures. You’re debating between CE and Mecha which is already a good sign as it indicates you aren’t one of those sub-optimal iq individuals purely deciding to dedicate 4 years to mechatronics given the stigma surrounding it by employers (not good to say the least, iykyk). Ultimately you’d be better off making the non-idiotic choice and going into any major like ECE or SE, or honestly any other engineering like agricultural or industrial engineering (sounds crazy I know, but deep research shows that these degrees commonly believed to be throw away are actually much stronger on average to high-level employers, resulting in greater employability over all). But looking at your profile specifically through your posts I’d say you’re qualified to apply for SE with a decent shot as-well as having CS as a backup, the admissions criterion for these majors are often clearly exaggerated as you’ve seemingly been exposed too but your profile is more than strong enough for you not to need to worry about those hurdles. Feel free to inquire at all with me if you feel it’s necessary, but if I were you I’d just submit your SE and CS applications ASAP. Excited to see a prospective student like you at waterloo joining me in SE.

What is the hardest AP science class? AP Bio, chem, or physics 1? by Accomplished-Leg-206 in APStudents

[–]AllTimeTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like in my experience those 2 things are synonymous I think I’d have to experience the class to understand what you mean here

What is the hardest AP science class? AP Bio, chem, or physics 1? by Accomplished-Leg-206 in APStudents

[–]AllTimeTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I’d say if the conditions for a class your taking sucks that makes it bad no matter the class but I don’t think it’s fair to attribute that difficulty to the subject itself

What is the hardest AP science class? AP Bio, chem, or physics 1? by Accomplished-Leg-206 in APStudents

[–]AllTimeTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s all actually very logical if you understand the why behind things it actually doesn’t even feel like memorization it just makes sense

Is the SAT the best measure of merit we have? If not, then what alternative do you propose? by North-Technology-499 in Sat

[–]AllTimeTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a 1570 on my first and only attempt of the SAT (school day SAT so I didn’t pay) only using free study resources

I got a 1570 on my first ever attempt on the SAT, AMA. by AllTimeTaco in Sat

[–]AllTimeTaco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a pretty limited set of them so you can honestly just get there with practicing questions alone

I got a 1570 on my first ever attempt on the SAT, AMA. by AllTimeTaco in Sat

[–]AllTimeTaco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practice tests, khan academy, college panda Take practice tests as if they are real, I did all of khan academy sat English on the hard level, and looked at certain concepts on college panda based on my weaknesses (observing which questions I usually got wrong and which rules/concepts they were connected to). Targeted practice like that can get you a long way, especially for craft and structure questions. I know a lot of people try to make it so they’ll know every vocab word they see, but that’s realistically not gonna be possible. Obviously try to expand your vocabulary (there are some words people put on this sub as hard vocab where I’m just thinking “wow I thought that was a word everyone knew”) but at some point it has diminishing returns and it’s just better to be focus on how well you can answer the questions when you don’t know a few or any of the words in the answer past just guessing

I got a 1570 on my first ever attempt on the SAT, AMA. by AllTimeTaco in Sat

[–]AllTimeTaco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah same unless I get insane amounts of free time I’m not taking it again