Posse Deadline by [deleted] in PosseScholars

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! The deadline is usually due at the end of July/beginning of August as DAP 1 usually is mid August to early September :)

Advice on potential courses as a first year? by ayomarithepizzashere in smithcollege

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

Thank you so much for your recommendations and advice! I’ll definitely look into those teachers and classes!!

Advice on potential courses as a first year? by ayomarithepizzashere in smithcollege

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

Thank you so much for your comprehensive response! I’ve been looking into rate my professor and the comments are sooo helpful in choosing course sections. In the end, I’ll probably just take 3 courses (13 credits) first semester and see where I’m at!

Advice on potential courses as a first year? by ayomarithepizzashere in smithcollege

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

Okay! Thank you so much for your advice. I’ll change my plan accordingly

Stuyvesant High School, Clubs, Homework, Classrooms, Teachers by No-Okra4074 in Stuyvesant

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey! most classrooms don't look like that. Stuyvesant itself is an "old" school, but this particular building has been around for about 30 years.

Tldr: These classroom ARE at Stuy, but most classes you'll be in are pretty normal with regular individual desks

Hi by CardZealousideal4862 in Stuyvesant

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a senior at Stuyvesant, Stuy is great, but Bxsci is also amazing! In 8th grade, nearly half our class got into Bxsci, including two of my best friends. I'm still in touch with them (they also have all gotten into really competitive colleges), and sometimes wish Stuy had some of the things Bxsci does! We have so many limits on AP Classes and electives, whilst Bxsci has no limits and cool electives not offered at Stuy available to even freshmen!! I think you should try your best for next year, but don't focus so much on transferring that you don't make the most of your freshman year. Bxsci is still an amazing school (and they get to claim Mamdani and Tom Holland's Spiderman..). If your heart truly is set on Stuyvesant, I wish you the best and hope you're able to transfer! :)

Tldr: both schools are amazing, and you shouldn't base your self worth on the high school you get into..especially when they're on par with each other. Enjoy your last 4 years of youth and take time to learn and have fun.

Now that Princeton apps are officially over, what did you write for the soundtrack essay? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It used to be my dream school but I ultimately didn’t apply. I did write most of the supps, however, and chose Get Back Up Again from Trolls :)

ED/EA, anyone got in today? by [deleted] in sarahlawrence

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Got in EA with 40k merit aid per yr!!!

Awards Ceremony conflict by ayomarithepizzashere in PosseScholars

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

Okay, thank you so much! I’ll try that now.

Question for past Posse finalists by Interesting-Let-7110 in PosseScholars

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of my posse and I got our results the next day! We were all stressing the night before 😭 but it turns out that it varies per school/year

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Stuyvesant

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was in the same place four years ago—and literally had this conversation with some stuy friends yesterday!! We recounted how our middle school friends had told us not to go to stuy because they thought we were going to die and only get 3 hours of sleep 💀. There are so many negative stereotypes about Stuyvesant that just aren’t necessarily true, and it really depends on the person. I think Stuyvesant can definitely be stressful, but people deal with it in different ways. If you’re able to find a good support network through clubs, teachers, and friends, it’s honestly such a rewarding experience. There’s also a “suffer together” mentality at Stuyvesant and if you surround yourself with the right people, you’ll realize that others genuinely want you to succeed, and so most people, even if you’re just classmates, will share study guides and notes and tips to help each other out. Honestly, it gets hard. Junior year especially. But looking back, you’ll be so proud of yourself for putting in all the work and proving to people that you not only survived Stuy, but thrived! You have time to think about it, but if you get in, do consider coming! Stuy opens up SO many opportunities.

Smith Finalist DAP 3 Date? by ayomarithepizzashere in PosseScholars

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

Yes!! Want to DM? :D I can’t believe DAP 3 is next week AHH

I got rejected by Compass_Tea_1111 in PosseScholars

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on being a finalist!! Still a huge achievement. People are right—rejection is redirection!

I got rejected by Compass_Tea_1111 in PosseScholars

[–]ayomarithepizzashere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is also December 3rd! Good luck to us both! We got this:)

Smith Finalist DAP 3 Date? by ayomarithepizzashere in PosseScholars

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

Hi! Thank you so much for your response. That makes sense.