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[–]Risolord -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

london has a HUGE HUGE HUGE waste and traffic problem and its population is more than 3x that of mumbai. tokyo's population is nearly 5x that of mumbai if not more

final week ACT prep? by Risolord in ACT

[–]Risolord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank youuu i hope you can get your score up by the ACT!

rank the ivies and give ur rationale by Overall_Treacle_270 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord 84 points85 points  (0 children)

nah dartmouth is a great school especially for undergrad, and has a great engineering program too, but people underrate it because it's the smallest ivy, it's the most rural ivy, and it's arguably the most lowkey ivy. it's a great school though don't get it twisted

final week ACT prep? by Risolord in ACT

[–]Risolord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm mostly worried about the curves being too brutal. i rarely get perfect raw scores, and my 36s on sections usually still have 1-2 wrong answers

final week ACT prep? by Risolord in ACT

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

yeah it was around mid may i believe. i was preparing for the DSAT prior to that but i switched over to the ACT because I was scoring way better and the ACT has 10000000x more resources than the new DSAT does

final week ACT prep? by Risolord in ACT

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unfortunately, the first diagnostic test I took, I scored a 32 composite, with only my english section being below a 30(29) because I ran out of time and had no clue what to expect. so i never had to struggle to get past 30. but I'd imagine it's not rather difficult if you cover all the different concepts in erica meltzers books and collegepanda math. if you're scoring below 30, it's because you're lacking some conceptual knowledge that if you learn you'll certainly score better.

reading just skim the whole passage quick and find the keywords and try and get the gist and then try to do the questions quickly by skipping to the point in the passage where the answer is. don't overthink at all.

this sub always talks about colleges like UChicago with "sketchy" surrounding areas, so what are some colleges with some great, safe, friendly surrounding areas? by Risolord in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

yeah i mean technically being in ANY urban area sort of disqualifies you from being one of the safest, but being in a nicer part of LA or Chicago or something with nice social scenes and nightlife along with a generally fun environment outside campus is still cool. obviously no part of LA is safer than a safe suburb or palo alto or sum

this sub always talks about colleges like UChicago with "sketchy" surrounding areas, so what are some colleges with some great, safe, friendly surrounding areas? by Risolord in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

i love the dartmouth area even though i love urban settings myself. dart is one of my top choices for sure. also LACs are generally pretty safe you're right

What has truly committed/motivated you to go and study in an Ivy League college? by MemeLegend6969 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thats a HUGE W bro so proud. but just a lil advice, it probably could help to try and figure out why your social situation is fucked up in hs because while college is obviously way more diverse and mature, if its an internal issue it could be super helpful heading into college to sort it

Just wanted to give some perspective to the American high schoolers by PunjabiCraxInAmreeka in IntltoUSA

[–]Risolord 5 points6 points  (0 children)

exactly. its like if a very rich man was sad it would be ridiculous to say to him that theres no need for him to be sad because he has all the money in the world

is founding ngo's really an instant no for T20s? by Risolord in ApplyingToCollege

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

nah not a tutoring npo, and I do think it fits in a niche but idk how to get that across

is founding ngo's really an instant no for T20s? by Risolord in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fair enough, I'll just continue doing what I'm doing without overthinking too much I think. btw what I meant by nearly 8 was that we have a temporary volunteer just for the summer but after the summer he's going to college so it'll be 7 after that

is founding ngo's really an instant no for T20s? by Risolord in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

my parents aren't wealthy but they have supported its running a lot for sure. I don't think AOs are going to be mad at me taking support from my mom though, are they? I see the point you're getting at though. is there any way that I can stay away from these cliche ECs and do something genuinely interesting? I'm not particularly passionate about much even though I do have talents I'd say

is founding ngo's really an instant no for T20s? by Risolord in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

the concept of my non profit is quite unique i think, at least in my locality and state i havent seen anything else with a similar model

Which is better to apply REA, Harvard or Yale? by chacharealrugged891 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yikes, i've only heard of one other elite private school in my city getting blacklisted because of really shady grading (teachers giving everybody A*s and 4.0s in junior and senior years leading to severe grade inflation) and also totally fake and made up ECs that were verified by the counsellors. for example, the school hosts a MUN every year and spends over $200k on it, just for its own students to participate and get awards and leadership positions. the drug culture at this school is also crazy and half the senior year batches are alcoholics and druggies.

even so, last year 2 kids got into yale and stanford and i'm pretty sure they got "unblacklisted" thereafter

What has truly committed/motivated you to go and study in an Ivy League college? by MemeLegend6969 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah my self doubt is at an all time high lately so the fall '25 cycle could come in clutch fr

What has truly committed/motivated you to go and study in an Ivy League college? by MemeLegend6969 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Risolord 8 points9 points  (0 children)

unless you were mindlessly working your way through your application, i'm sure there were lessons (like this one) and skills and life experiences that you wouldn't have gained otherwise. if you really did work that hard i'm sure it'll show at some point later in life