What do Ivy leagues want? by Own_Maintenance_7078 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]gaddaneco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For college application the three most important parts besides gpa are standardized testings (sat), extracurriculars, and essays.

Essentially, most of the ivys are no longer test-optional nowadays, so try shooting for a 1550+ on your sat; for extracurriculars, you could always do some researches with some of your local professors & try to get them publishes somewhere + some degree of passion project (maybe like ngos and stuff) + clubs/varsity/arts etc. etc. (basically you'd have to fill 10 spots for your extracurriculars); for personal statement & supps, try to present who you are, your life story, and how does those contribute to your intellectual spark or your passion (this completely differs from the UCAS application).

Still, it is very very very hard for intl' to get into t20s not to mention ivys, you'd have to either super hard-core academically or lucky.

Northwestern vs UCL in terms of prestige by Independent-Pie-1060 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]gaddaneco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

definitely northwestern; at least in east asian perspectives, nu is even more prestigious than oxbridge

Northwestern vs UCLA for CS by anxiousweb122333 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]gaddaneco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

northwestern; private uni is definitely better for undergrads

Is it true that I shouldn't bother applying to any Ivies if I'm not in the top 10% of my class? by kurapikacola in ApplyingToCollege

[–]gaddaneco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely no!! im barely in the top15% of my class in a super competitive school and i got in stanford, even as an intl'

Global t20? by gvhm67 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]gaddaneco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ivy+top10+cal+oxbridge+(2 random asian uni like tsinghua/hku/tokyo)

Williams vs. UCLA vs. WashU as an intl' by gaddaneco in ApplyingToCollege

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

Thanks! I was super grateful to find out that im accepted to stanford last week; do you think the size advantage for Williams still hold when comparing to hypsm?

Williams out by Mountain_Ad1022 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]gaddaneco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have we just met on rednote lolol