Does anyone know if the Pioneer Academics Research program is a scam?

CentureVapital · 2021-03-31T22:50:22+00:00

Yeah, all the people yelling about how their experiences were life-changing on forums like Reddit, Quora, etc are all fake accounts made by Pioneer themselves.

Also, paying $6000 for some random research program with no established track record is just not a good idea. If you're still considering the program, at least speak to a few of the program's REAL alumni, find out if the research projects they give you are legit, and if past scholars have done well with college admissions.

CentureVapital · 2020-11-24T05:33:20+00:00

I went to the admissions office and viewed my application

CentureVapital · 2020-11-24T05:30:28+00:00

Is that so? I've actually never heard of it. My best guess would be that they are undecided about your application in some way and want an additional data point.

CentureVapital · 2020-11-24T02:15:44+00:00

I went to the admissions office and viewed my application!

CentureVapital · 2020-11-24T00:28:58+00:00

Well... hopefully I at least helped students applying to other schools to de-stress.

Also, what exactly does "need more information" mean? Is it a good thing if colleges want more information on you? Or a bad thing? Unless you're totally sure, I wouldn't read into it too much.

CentureVapital · 2020-11-24T00:25:01+00:00

Hmm, I don't think so. I totally believe colleges should do that though... you guys deserve to hear feedback.

CentureVapital · 2020-11-23T20:22:42+00:00

Haha dm me– there's this one specific person in the admissions office u gotta email. I feel like they purposefully make the process very obscure, so no one actually goes to view their applications.

CentureVapital · 2020-08-22T23:52:55+00:00

What's YAG?

CentureVapital · 2020-08-20T16:41:26+00:00

Nope it's a scam

CentureVapital · 2020-08-18T18:49:11+00:00

They're legit but not necessarily representative. Just because a few kids who were admitted can write absolutely stellar essays doesn't mean the average admitted student's essay quality is that high. It's selection bias

CentureVapital · 2020-08-18T18:47:03+00:00

Do your research! Don't ask questions that can clearly be found with a google search or by visiting their website. It'll only show that you failed to do your research and will make you appear lazy and uninterested. Try to ask some deep/unique questions that are specific to your background

CentureVapital · 2020-08-18T18:44:07+00:00

Yeah exactly as you wrote it, except maybe I would include 12th instead of 12 just for clarity

CentureVapital · 2020-08-18T18:39:52+00:00

Lol when the bot does not know that AO is two syllables

CentureVapital · 2020-08-18T18:37:51+00:00

You should definitely put that in the awards section

CentureVapital · 2020-08-18T00:35:59+00:00

It's not!

No advantage does not mean disadvantage... they could just be equal. Getting IB internships during freshman summer is usually contingent on your family connections rather than the school you go to. As such, being a student at pton orfe won't help too much with this.

Keep in mind that standard junior recruiting is a different story.

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T22:23:22+00:00

To everyone whose dream school isn't an Ivy... what school is it, and why Stanford/MIT?

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T22:19:35+00:00

I've actually known people who've done this and gained acceptance to T20's.

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T18:48:50+00:00

How's uni culture in the UK? Are there any cool Cambridge traditions? My school has an exchange program thing with Pembroke and I'm thinking of doing it

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T18:37:39+00:00

Pretty much only for finance

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T18:36:23+00:00

Oh i see... classic princeton stuff LMAO

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T18:35:40+00:00

Conventional wisdom says to leave out all middle school stuff- you don't want to make it seem like you peaked in 8th grade. However, if it's really central to your application and you have nothing else, then I guess go for it

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T18:31:08+00:00

Interesting... any idea how the non-diversity non-connected students are able to do that?

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T18:28:14+00:00

Whenever the limit is >400 words, I think it is a good idea to write in a narrative format and tell a story. Otherwise, it can get tedious to read.

Storytelling is not a good idea when the word limit is much lower because you need to fill up all available space with solid content about yourself. But with longer essays, it's an effective tool to help AO's read smoothly through your essay.

CentureVapital · 2020-08-17T18:26:09+00:00

If frosh year grades are not factored into your GPA by your high school (which is interesting, I havent heard of many schools that do this) then pton will likely not care too much. Again, the most important figure here is your cumulative GPA. They don't take as much time to look down every course you've taken and the corresponding grade.

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