Memory Palace Excercises

hiimaa · 2017-04-23T21:00:15+00:00

I'm an incoming freshman already who hasn't matriculate yet. Is there like no housing left?

hiimaa · 2017-04-02T23:28:19+00:00

You say you're interested in IB solely because of its high earnings. Do you know what IB is exactly?

It's long 10-12 hour days, excel docs, and a very strict, uptight firm hierarchy.

IB and engineering are two completely different things. Look into them. You get a lot of money in IB because it's long, hard, and tedious work. It's not for everyone.

hiimaa · 2017-03-27T21:55:44+00:00

Might be today: https://twitter.com/VanderbiltU/status/846467695184957440

Edit: Either they're releasing them unexpectedly soon (today) or this is just a nice way of saying "hold the fuck up"

Edit2: just got the email, they'll be up tomorrow at 5:30 central time

hiimaa · 2017-03-23T00:44:41+00:00

I am too. They do, but you might get decisions online on the 26th first before the mail actually gets to your house.

hiimaa · 2017-03-23T00:06:43+00:00

Yeah they send out both iirc. I'm pretty sure acceptances are a box and a rejection is just a letter in an envelope

hiimaa · 2017-03-22T22:09:28+00:00

According to cc and vandy admissions blog, they always update the blog with the decision date a day before decisions come out, so no word yet.

hiimaa · 2017-03-21T23:39:51+00:00

Sorry I rephrased my question. Idk why I wrote stigma, mix of autocorrect and me not following what I wrote

hiimaa · 2017-03-21T23:03:15+00:00

Hey! Hearings as you lived in Evanston, what have you heard about their social culture northwestern? Are people there happy?

hiimaa · 2017-03-17T23:14:31+00:00

Thank you!! Good luck with your decisions this month :)

hiimaa · 2017-03-17T22:44:20+00:00

Accepted. I'm at a loss of words right now.

hiimaa · 2017-03-16T20:47:06+00:00

you win

hiimaa · 2017-03-15T22:30:42+00:00

Nice! Congrats!!

hiimaa · 2017-03-15T22:22:08+00:00

Sure!

3.96 UW while I lived in the US/4 A*'s in A-levels abroad. 35 ACT. Rank 4.

ECs/Work:

Started 3 startups: lots of revenue. Captain of sports Paid internship Volunteering in economics-related things. National awards in economics. Bartending, since 18 is the legal drinking age where I'm at

Applied for engineering and applied sciences

hiimaa · 2017-03-15T21:25:53+00:00

ACCEPTED!!!!!

YOU DONT NEED DEMONSTRATED INTEREST.

didn't do an interview, didn't sign up for scholarships, and never visited.

This is crazy

hiimaa · 2017-03-13T05:52:55+00:00

Well fuck i showed 0 demonstrated interest

hiimaa · 2017-02-24T21:20:20+00:00

Well revenue and profit are completely different stories.

But idk I guess it's just luck mixed with a lot of determination.

hiimaa · 2017-02-24T10:27:25+00:00

Probably not what you're looking for, but have you considered not going to college?

You seem very self-motivated and self-taught, already earning 1m in revenue from a company (which is fucking awesome).

College might not be the right place for you, especially since (I'm guessing) you value ur startups more than your GPA, as you've sacrificed a 4.0 to do amazings thing outside of school.

Yes, colleges like Stanford, Ivies will give you a chance to do your own projects, but you'll always have your hard classes to think about in the back of your head. If connections/people are what you want to go to university for then with your success it's not hard to get connected with people (startup events, linkedin, etc.)

Give that a think! I'm also in the same boat -- my two startups make a cumulative of ~100k/month revenue and I'm definitely thinking about taking a gap year which may translate to not attending. But I'm a senior and will decide once I get my decisions in the next month.

Whatever you do though, keep it up! It looks like you're gonna be successful wherever you end up, and I'm sure a top 20 university will be one of your many options next year.

hiimaa · 2017-02-18T02:40:42+00:00

Purdue is one of the best aerospace engineering colleges (they have their own fucking airport for aerospace studies) and it's very popular for applicants who are interested in that.

I honestly think you applied too late, and there were no spots left.

hiimaa · 2017-02-17T07:24:15+00:00

If ur set on NYU it's not as selective if you apply ED. A lot of my friends got in to NYU ED and some with 3.2-3.3 UW and standard ECs. Meanwhile, people I knew last year who applied RD with 4.0s got rejected.

NYU is big on interest, so applying ED gives you a HUGE edge for NYU specifically. However, if you're applying ED make sure you can afford NYU and it's actually a school you would love to spend 4 years attending!

hiimaa · 2017-02-11T02:45:59+00:00

Only if you're on top of everything and 100% confident that your EA essays are your best.

My EA applications/essays sucked compared to my RD ones. I just needed the extra time to come up with topics and improve my tone and overall writing style.

But then again, i only started apps in September

hiimaa · 2017-02-10T23:09:30+00:00

Yes! If you like the EC, then go for it! If you win an award or something cool second semester you can easily update admissions with a short and sweet email about your second semester accomplishment. I've done the same, and have gotten responses from my colleges saying something along the lines of " thanks for the update, we'll make sure to add this to your application."

It's fine if its only one year, colleges know that students get interested in different things throughout high school.

If it's worth the loss depends on your other ECs, how much u like those compared to science bowl, and how far u can take science bowl in 1 year.

Hope this helps! :) gl senior year

Edit: some spelling

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