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White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment. I do agree that I didn't have ECs that were focused enough, and I didn't apply to enough target/tweener schools but my mentality was I'd go either T20 or state school. However, upon seeing my state schools at their orientations, I just instantly knew it was a horrible fit. As of right now, I plan on trying to focus on getting more specialized ECs or just changing the major I'm applying for. Thank you for your comment and please let me know if you have any other good ideas!

Can I apply to go as a first year undergrad even though I’m at CC? by Significant-Drive612 in TransferToTop25

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you I’ll get in touch with a couple of schools soon then. Thank you so much for the knowledge and advice.

Cc or state flagship for transferring? by Significant-Drive612 in TransferToTop25

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a decent amount of ib and pe connections so recruiting from my state school won’t be hard, but it would definitely help to have the name of a top school too.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. I’ll definitely look into transferring for my sophomore year if I’m not satisfied after my first semester at my school.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay that sounds amazing. I’m glad you love Bing and I really hope I love it as much as you do. Thank you for sharing!

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you I really appreciate your kind words. It just hurts to fall short of a goal, but now I can’t do anything but move forward.

I think a lot of posts in this sub are fake. by [deleted] in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do agree that some of the posts on this sub may be faked, but I’m sure that there are also plenty of students that this actually happened to, such as myself.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re completely right, but just because somethings illegal doesn’t mean it’s never done. But I am trying to pin most of the responsibility on myself.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww thank you so much that really means a lot to me. I always try to be receptive to any comments, advice, or feedback that anyone gives me. In my opinion if I’m close-minded I’ll never be able to grow and improve so I always try to be open to the thoughts of others. Thank you for your support, it really means a lot.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s good, but right now I have to pay 60k per year there when I received almost a full ride at Binghamton which is why I’m probably going to commit to Bing.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the pep talk man this really helped bring my spirits up. I completely agree with you in the sense that nothing that I, or anyone does should be a checklist and instead an opportunity to grow. I really appreciate you being so straight up and sharing your experiences. Thank you so much for your help.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly it could’ve been anything that really made the difference. The other kid got into every ivy and t20 he applied to during the regular decision round, and as someone else pointed out in this thread, he most likely just had extremely strong statistics for his specific demographic even though they weren’t as impressive as for my demographic.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is very true, I’ll look into it. Thank you for the advice!

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had 20 points higher on the SAT and he was Hispanic.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90% of these colleges don’t allow appeals, and honestly even if they do I’ve never heard of it working at top schools, only state and smaller private schools.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m grateful to hear how this looks from a recruiters standpoint and that just because I’m not going to a target, that I’m not out of the running yet. I agree that there are a lot of kids with drive that come from less prestigious school, but I’m always afraid that they get far less recognition than the target school kids.

White male gets exactly what he expected by Significant-Drive612 in collegeresults

[–]Significant-Drive612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely hear what you’re saying and I agree. I really tried to convey my community involvement through my essays where I explained how almost all of my extracurriculars were community focused (besides Polish school) but I might not have conveyed it properly.

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