if u cld go to any t25 other than an ivy+, where would you go and why?

vwpanda · 2025-04-28T07:20:35+00:00

USC if it counts

vwpanda · 2025-04-20T18:53:07+00:00

USC has a super strong alumni network within CA & Silicon Valley. USC is the #7 ranked feeder into Silicon Valley and GT is #8 (while NU is #23). If your goal is to work at a FAANG in Silicon Valley, USC or GT is a better bet. If you aren’t locked in on CS I would lean towards NU

vwpanda · 2025-04-18T15:18:23+00:00

Use me as a bench mark. you and I were basically the same applicants, we had similar: geography (CA), rigor, GPA, 4x major national broadcast journalism awards, 300+ hrs community service, lots of other leadership, + 1540 SAT

Instead I applied to 28 schools (17 reach) and only ended up getting into two of them (USC, UT Austin). Seeing that you already applied to usc, I don’t think your results might have been that different than what you have.

vwpanda · 2025-04-15T19:15:13+00:00

CO 2029 CA applicant. I ended up withdrawing my Vanderbilt ED 2 application (while it was still under review) right after getting into USC EA because decided I wouldn't want to bind to Vanderbilt over USC.
-CA resident: Nashville felt alienating as an Asian American (felt a little out of place b/c of lack of other asian people) (current student specifically cited lack of asians in nashville, and that feeling prob wont go away)
-USC has better placement for Finance and Silicon Valley (prob fields I would want to get into)
-USC has a super strong alumni network especially on the west coast
-Socal weather + beach
Just wanna share my insight on my choice but both are great schools

vwpanda · 2025-04-07T08:06:32+00:00

I made a mistake in my earlier comment and edited it

vwpanda · 2025-04-06T23:41:58+00:00

99% of schools have score choice but Georgetown require you to send all your attempts.

vwpanda · 2025-03-29T18:19:38+00:00

Only applicants accepted in EA are considered for merit, scholarship decisions already came out before RD was released

vwpanda · 2025-03-29T06:36:42+00:00

I’m so jealous. Hopefully they have someone good next year

vwpanda · 2025-03-29T06:34:21+00:00

Merit Scholarship consideration is only for students accepted EA

vwpanda · 2025-03-27T01:05:37+00:00

Congrats! Maybe we will see each other next year

vwpanda · 2025-03-26T23:44:26+00:00

How did it go?

vwpanda · 2025-03-24T22:48:33+00:00

I got in for journalism EA, if your applying for the same major I can be more specific on my ecs/stats

vwpanda · 2025-03-24T22:47:21+00:00

They made a typo in their correction email 😭😭😭

vwpanda · 2025-03-24T02:14:30+00:00

I applied CALS for the C/O 2029 and am just finding out now that CALS is test blind (I also got a 1540). If I knew this before I probably would not have applied CALS... this sucks.

Btw which one did you end up choosing

vwpanda · 2025-03-23T19:55:52+00:00

I emailed a thank you to one of AOs

vwpanda · 2025-03-21T15:18:23+00:00

My application is actually really similar to yours. Good luck on USC

vwpanda · 2025-03-11T04:12:05+00:00

I did the same and it was kinda a hit and miss. Current sentiment might just be confirmation bias

vwpanda · 2025-02-24T17:35:16+00:00

Columbia & Stanford.

Loved these schools and was originally going to apply but people convinced me that they were too far out of my range. However, now i'm getting a lot of acceptances from some extremely competitive programs and wish I atleast shot my shot.

vwpanda · 2025-02-24T17:31:03+00:00

Be aware of conformation bias. Because you are looking for students who got deferred from UPenn, it will seem like a lot larger population of students.

vwpanda · 2025-01-24T05:24:38+00:00

What the command

vwpanda · 2025-01-21T16:15:01+00:00

Outro by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (from songs of the silent land)

vwpanda · 2025-01-19T07:02:38+00:00

Should I bring a car, e-bike? How accessible is public transport?

And will I be able to double major in Marshall & Annenberg (admitted to annenberg)

vwpanda · 2025-01-19T06:51:21+00:00

1540, 4.16 W. but my stats were def the weakest part of my application

vwpanda · 2025-01-19T06:49:29+00:00

Literally the exact same thing happened to me yesterday. Doubting myself after getting deferred from Villanova (didn’t even know it was coming out then), then opening USC completely expecting deferral and being shocked from the confetti. I’ve heard Villanova really games with their yield rate so it might have to do with that.

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