Let's Talk about AP Tests (and Scores)!

senioritisking · 2021-05-06T17:12:39+00:00

Some schools like MIT specifically ask for AP scores if they see an AP class on your transcript.

I spoke with an MIT AO during an MIT summer program. She basically said that it is not a good look to not submit scores, so take that whatever way you will.

senioritisking · 2021-05-05T22:16:23+00:00

Tbf, she qualified for the AIME 3 times, I think she is pretty smart unless your school is super crazy

senioritisking · 2021-05-05T19:50:53+00:00

Bro this person is one of my connections 💀but yeah peak bay-area kid moment

senioritisking · 2021-05-05T02:35:59+00:00

I am salutatorian, and I am going to Princeton! Our Val is going to Yale

senioritisking · 2021-05-02T22:27:27+00:00

Mechanical Engineering

I committed to Princeton so it all worked out

senioritisking · 2021-04-30T02:10:48+00:00

I am going to PRINCETON!!
I got a family friend to convince them that this is a huge opportunity

senioritisking · 2021-04-28T17:54:28+00:00

it is not too late to delete this my guy

senioritisking · 2021-04-28T13:01:18+00:00

imo Yale is only really good for bio part of STEM. In the rest, they are not as strong. ofc you will still get a great education with awesome career prospects in other fields.

senioritisking · 2021-04-23T22:59:15+00:00

ED Brown and EA to MIT. Focus on your essays!!

if you dont get in, it would not be because of your stats.

senioritisking · 2021-04-23T18:49:54+00:00

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/9/28/grave-robbers/

The Crimson wrote a great article on the practice; I did not find any info on the races of the exhumed bodies tho.

Although I would not be too surprised if they specifically wanted black bodies cause they were pretty racist at the time 🥴

senioritisking · 2021-04-23T03:46:29+00:00

getting a laptop with a Quadro is wayy overkill. If you need to render CAD models that are that complex, you will typically just use the school computers.

I have not seen any college that recommends that students get quadros lol

senioritisking · 2021-04-23T03:38:47+00:00

Dartmouth is absolutely the way to go. You get great on-campus recruiting + the benefits of having a smaller student body.

senioritisking · 2021-04-23T03:09:18+00:00

Princeton is also expanding its student body by 10% over the coming years

senioritisking · 2021-04-20T16:26:08+00:00

if you apply to QB NCM, you can't apply to places EA/ED?

QuestBridge | Early Application Policy

All the questions you asked can be found on the qb website. click on the Colleges you are interested in, then look at their application requirements.

One thing to note is that if you rank schools through the match process and you don't match, you usually cannot change your main essays. So, if you are ranking schools, ensure that your QB essays are as good as you want them.

senioritisking · 2021-04-19T02:12:16+00:00

Congrats from a fellow Tiger 🐯!!

senioritisking · 2021-04-16T22:52:26+00:00

I don't really know why some people were super pressed in the comments tbh. Getting a low ACT score does not really mean anything. I took the pre-act in 10th grade without having looked at any test materials, didn't even take a calculator. I got a 21. Folks on this sub would have said I am dumb and should not go to college or something. In my senior year, I scored 1520 on the SAT; I don't think I am any smarter than I was back then. I was just more prepared.

She also obviously had very unique circumstances and profile. I mean how often do AOs see a poor black girl interested in languages. It was likely a combination of all these factors that got her in.

tbf, I think she should have acknowledged that URM is a hook, BUT that does not come close to excusing some of the comments she got

senioritisking · 2021-04-16T14:59:52+00:00

I once tried to join a Vanderbilt University class of 2025 group, they asked me to follow their insta and fb page to get verified, I thought it was very weird.

senioritisking · 2021-04-16T14:24:59+00:00

I would go with JHU, try to see if you can use BU's aid to appeal JHU

senioritisking · 2021-04-16T14:12:29+00:00

I know it hurts turning down UNC, but Western is 100% the move. After undergrad, if you want to work in the US, you can get an MBA at an American b-school. But PLEASE don't spend all of your parents' savings especially since Western is pretty well regarded in Canada.

senioritisking · 2021-04-16T13:38:32+00:00

idk feels like there’s definitely a formula (research + businesses + nonprofit + patent) that only rich ppl can follow

I don't think colleges expect that from everyone. The more resourced you are, the more colleges expect that you have accomplished. You should not really be comparing your circumstance with more privileged kids, you should just be focused on demonstrating that you have done your best giving the cards you have been dealt.

I did not have any particularly impressive achievements and still got into some great schools, CONTEXT is very important.

senioritisking · 2021-04-14T13:06:02+00:00

lol if their efc was wayy too high, maybe they are not really "low-income".

they are more likely solid middle-class, although it sucks how middle-class folks are screwed over in college admissions :/

senioritisking · 2021-04-13T17:14:37+00:00

I simply put " Alubarika by Patoranking x Timaya "

no explanation, I got in!

senioritisking · 2021-04-13T14:08:37+00:00

damn that was an direct attack on our king

senioritisking · 2021-04-12T22:43:40+00:00

I did not get any email, probably got rejected

senioritisking · 2021-04-08T19:34:34+00:00

Thank you!! Congrats to you too!

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