Register - Login
Views: 99333972
 Main - Memberlist - Active users - Calendar - Wiki - IRC Chat - Online users
Ranks - Rules/FAQ - Stats - Latest Posts - Color Chart - Smilies		 04-21-22 11:50:05 AM
Jul - General Chat - For seniors, let's share college applications and discuss the app process New poll - New thread - New reply
Next newer thread | Next older thread
hameru
Random nobody
Level: 7


Posts: 1/8
EXP: 1414
For next: 34

Since: 08-10-11


Since last post: 10.7 years
Last activity: 10.4 years
Posted on 08-10-11 08:14:06 AM (last edited by hameru at 08-10-11 03:49 PM) Link | Quote
I was hoping all the seniors here (high school class of 2012) could share our college applications. I'm interested in seeing the stats of everyone here. Good luck on the college application process, everyone! I'm certainly excited to start my apps.

I'll post mine later, it's 2AM and I should sleep.

Here's a format you can use:

Gender:
Ethnicity:
Income bracket:
State:
High school type:
SAT: __ CR, __ W, __ M
PSAT: __CR, __ W, __ M
ACT: (i'm unfamiliar with the ACT sections)
GPA (unweighted):
GPA (weighted):
Class rank:
APs taken:
IBs taken:
Senior year schedule:
Extracurriculars:
Hooks:
Colleges you're considering:

I wonder how I'll do on my apps! Are you getting some sort of college counselor to help you with yours, or do you think you'll just do it on your own?

Edit: here we go

Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
Income bracket: 250k+
State: (private)
High school type: Top public
SAT: 800 CR, 750 W, 780 M
PSAT: 80 CR, 79 W, 80 M
ACT: n/a
GPA (unweighted): 4.00
GPA (weighted): >4.65
Class rank: #4
APs taken: Calc AB 5, Calc BC 5, Chem 5, Bio 5, World History 5, US History 5, English Language 5, Comp Sci A 5, Macroecon 5, Microecon 5, Physics B 4, French Language 3
IBs taken: n/a
Senior year schedule: Differential Equations, AP Physics C, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Comparative & American Govt.
Extracurriculars: piano, math club, robotics club, research @ top university
Hooks: n/a
Colleges you're considering: (private)
legacyme3
"In short, legacyme3 does horrible things to people, and I don't think anyone else on Jul should be exposed to him, no matter how decent of a person he pretends to be."

I don't normally ban for offsite behavior but you're a whole level of terrible.
Level: NaN


Posts: 268/-1694
EXP: NaN
For next: 0

Since: 06-01-11


Since last post: 8.9 years
Last activity: 3.7 years
Posted on 08-10-11 08:29:52 AM Link | Quote

Hard to believe I'm already a year and a half removed from high school (class of 2010)

I should post my old info, so you guys have reason to not be afraid =)


Gender: male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Income bracket: less than 30,000 a year
State: ME
High school type: Public High School
SAT: 530 CR, 570 W, 670 M - 1670
PSAT: too long ago to remember
ACT: None
GPA- 2.65
Class rank: somewhere in the 50% I think
APs taken: None
IBs taken: None
Senior year schedule: Aside from mandatory english and science, I took extras
Extracurriculars: Cross Country (State Medalist in Class C)


I applied to 6 colleges, and got into 3.

University of Southern Maine
Southern Maine Community College
St. Joseph's College of Maine (where I went before dropping)

Good luck to the class of 2012 in your academic futures.


____________________
Do you have the will?
CB

Flippitty Flip
Level: 90


Posts: 2051/2280
EXP: 6968729
For next: 219880

Since: 02-01-11

From: Canadaland

Since last post: 10.5 years
Last activity: 10.3 years
Posted on 08-11-11 12:13:09 AM Link | Quote
Nice, I'm probably the only person on this site who will be in the class of 2012, but the format here doesn't even match the Canadian Education System.

____________________
Taryn

Passed away.

Thanks for being a part of us, even if it wasn't always on the best of terms.

1987-2014


Level: 204


Posts: 14160/14742
EXP: 121590488
For next: 1759330

Since: 09-01-09

From: Seattle

Since last post: 10.1 years
Last activity: 9.7 years
Posted on 08-11-11 12:30:16 AM Link | Quote
I was in the class of 2005. I feel old.

However, I will be sending out a college application soon. But it's for graduate school.

____________________
TKB Super Mario Bros. • TKB Super Mario Bros., Volume II
Nicole

Disk-kun
Level: 146


Posts: 4730/6469
EXP: 38243028
For next: 270266

Since: 07-07-07

Pronouns: she/her
From: Boston, MA

Since last post: 66 days
Last activity: 9 days
Posted on 08-11-11 12:34:04 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by CB
Nice, I'm probably the only person on this site who will be in the class of 2012, but the format here doesn't even match the Canadian Education System.

Hm- out of curiosity, do they take the SAT in Canada? Or do they have their own system?

____________________
CB

Flippitty Flip
Level: 90


Posts: 2052/2280
EXP: 6968729
For next: 219880

Since: 02-01-11

From: Canadaland

Since last post: 10.5 years
Last activity: 10.3 years
Posted on 08-11-11 01:34:33 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Imajin
Originally posted by CB
Nice, I'm probably the only person on this site who will be in the class of 2012, but the format here doesn't even match the Canadian Education System.

Hm- out of curiosity, do they take the SAT in Canada? Or do they have their own system?


Well, We have to take PAT's in canada, along with our Diploma exmas in Alberta. I really don't know how they're different other than how they're scored.

____________________
FieryIce

Luigi
Level: 119


Posts: 3059/4161
EXP: 18735579
For next: 193712

Since: 12-18-08

From: Chicago

Since last post: 176 days
Last activity: 2 days
Posted on 08-11-11 01:40:18 AM Link | Quote
I would've been surprised, not even Puerto Rico takes the SATs. I had to go well out of my way to take them. :/
Gabu

Star Mario
Placeholder Ikachan until :effort: is found
Level: 172


Posts: 6695/9981
EXP: 67903059
For next: 199175

Since: 08-10-09

Pronouns: they/them, she/her
From: Santa Cruisin' USA

Since last post: 44 days
Last activity: 5 days
Posted on 08-11-11 10:02:45 AM Link | Quote
2009 graduate right here.

Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Income bracket: under 40 grand a year
State: Illinois
High school type: Public School
SAT: N/A
PSAT: N/A
ACT: 30, 11 on writing (highest scores are 36 and 12)
GPA (unweighted): 3.76, about?
GPA (weighted): N/A
Class rank: 21/213 I think? Just squeezed into top 10%
APs taken: AP English Honors
IBs taken: (none)
Senior year schedule: 3 art classes, English, Current Events, PE, Psychology and How To Computer 101
Extracurriculars: Writer/cartoonist for newspaper
Hooks: What are these?
Colleges you're considering: Joe Kubert School, CalArts (private and cost a lot even with financial aid )



____________________
Rick
M'Lord, there's a knife in your head!
Level: 152


Posts: 4674/7539
EXP: 43655261
For next: 646399

Since: 02-15-10

From: Maine

Since last post: 110 days
Last activity: 42 days
Posted on 08-11-11 12:28:49 PM Link | Quote
Like Terra, I'm going to be applying to grad school myself. I'm also a slightly more distant class of 2004 member.

I remember I was 16/81 of my class. Not exceptionally smart by any means.

Also! Not only am I an English-y guy, I also know a lot about the college process thanks in part to a summer job I've held from 2007 - 2010. Feel free to ask me for help with college essays and the like. Those are a bitch.

____________________
Miasmir
Member

Level: 50


Posts: 414/528
EXP: 890133
For next: 57184

Since: 07-26-07

From: Lavastone (don't tell the pirate orcs)

Since last post: 75 days
Last activity: 26 days
Posted on 08-11-11 03:18:18 PM Link | Quote
2008 grad myself. I think I will be applying for grad school not too long in the future, but I still have GREs to take.

I was not a good student in high school. I guess I never really believed that anyone cared how I was doing in school, and by 'anyone' I mean the real world. So applying for colleges and realizing my two point something gpa was going to stop me from going anywhere I wanted to go despite my ~2200 SAT and eight AP fives was really shocking.

As a result I started caring about school, and did really well in college (George Mason University, Computer Science).

I love formal writing and helping people improve their writing. Bug me if you have something you want checked over for structure, tone, etc.
Aerakin
Ye Olde Layout
Level: 98


Posts: 2399/2550
EXP: 9465565
For next: 188788

Since: 07-06-07

From: From the future

Since last post: 8.0 years
Last activity: 1.2 years
Posted on 08-11-11 05:25:41 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Imajin
Originally posted by CB
Nice, I'm probably the only person on this site who will be in the class of 2012, but the format here doesn't even match the Canadian Education System.

Hm- out of curiosity, do they take the SAT in Canada? Or do they have their own system?



Not in Quebec.


Then again, Quebec's education system doesn't make sense

____________________
"Water is the best way to buy time" ~Day9
Sponty
Part boy, part car; Boycar, Protector and King of Chilladelphia
Level: 184


Posts: 9817/11094
EXP: 85498840
For next: 620570

Since: 08-24-07

Pronouns: he/him
From: Canada

Since last post: 1.3 years
Last activity: 235 days
Posted on 08-12-11 05:08:43 PM Link | Quote
We have th SATs available here in BC, but they're not required for anything, unless you need it to apply for a school in the US.

____________________
Rick
M'Lord, there's a knife in your head!
Level: 152


Posts: 4684/7539
EXP: 43655261
For next: 646399

Since: 02-15-10

From: Maine

Since last post: 110 days
Last activity: 42 days
Posted on 08-15-11 05:14:18 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Aerakin


Then again, Quebec's education system doesn't make sense


Just like here in my town! Unless slashing the budget over and over isn't what they do to Quebec's educational system.

____________________
hameru
Random nobody
Level: 7


Posts: 7/8
EXP: 1414
For next: 34

Since: 08-10-11


Since last post: 10.7 years
Last activity: 10.4 years
Posted on 08-15-11 10:13:13 AM Link | Quote
I am rather worried about applying for graduate school, although I imagine that the very fact that I am already considering my graduate school application so early will provide me quite a substantial advantage over the majority of applicants, even where top universities are concerned.
yde

Cobrat
Level: 54


Posts: 627/660
EXP: 1176716
For next: 57154

Since: 02-12-09

From: california

Since last post: 8.3 years
Last activity: 8.2 years
Posted on 09-30-11 01:05:22 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by hameru
I am rather worried about applying for graduate school, although I imagine that the very fact that I am already considering my graduate school application so early will provide me quite a substantial advantage over the majority of applicants, even where top universities are concerned.

it looks like you have several substantial advantages.
Zero One
5170
And as we fall the spirit carries on,
That a hero'll come and save us all,
As we call the ones we left below,
We all dream of the day we rise above
Level: 129


Posts: 3617/5173
EXP: 24538461
For next: 511193

Since: 05-24-10

From: Delta Quadrant

Since last post: 1.5 years
Last activity: 118 days
Posted on 09-30-11 10:23:04 AM Link | Quote
Over here, you write a personal statement detailing what you did in college, what skills you acquired and what your hobbies are. Then you go to the UCAS website to apply. Then you pay £11 if you're applying to one university for one course, or £22 for more than one university and/or course. They'll give you a conditional offer and if you get the grades, you're in!

Of course, earlier submissions are more likely to get their first. Med school submissions have to be in by the 15th of October.

And of course, I can't apply at all thanks to my college screwing me over :specialed:

____________________
Crossover - The Comic!
GO TO IT! whoo unbandwagon bandwagon
Lyskar
12210
-The Chaos within trumps the Chaos without-
Level: 192


Posts: 10299/12211
EXP: 99212899
For next: 660672

Since: 07-03-07

From: 52-2-88-7

Since last post: 7.4 years
Last activity: 7.3 years
Posted on 10-03-11 10:38:38 PM Link | Quote
Stats
Time/Date
10-03-11 04:38:38 PM
Posts
10299
Days Here
1553
Level
149
Metal_Man88's Post
I'm not a Senior, but given that I transferred from community college to university, I can give some tips.

1. They mainly want to know that you're a good student (GPA > 3.5 ish, above that seemingly overkill unless you're trying to get into super-competitive programs)
2. They want your knowledge to match fairly well with their degree;
3. Money doesn't matter unless you're an unfortunate person from the middle (If you're rich, you can pay it, if you're poor, you can get all the aid you need and more).
4. Preference is given to people from certain locations. Find out what places like your high school/community college to best have a chance.
5. I'd really advise going to community college over straight up transferring from high school. At least at my university, community college people are seen as "Elite" and most likely to do well, and seemingly we learned more than people who transferred in as freshmen. You also avoid being the sort of undercaste "freshman" status entirely.
6. Yes, all those statements they ask for are VERY important, and even if you are rejected, you can write an appeal letter and if it's good enough, get in even if you don't entirely match their requirements!

____________________
If you're afraid of success, success will be afraid of you, too.
Eisnaught - SSQ² - Mobius Roleplay - SSS
Tyty

Level: 165


Posts: 8282/8599
EXP: 58609502
For next: 326179

Since: 07-07-07


Since last post: 9.8 years
Last activity: 9.8 years
Posted on 10-04-11 01:22:03 AM Link | Quote
Canadia, Alberta. Class of 2015 at my university, but I'll likely graduate in 2016 cause I want to do a one-year internship thing.

We're way different up here in Canada. You need certain things to get into university, not certain grades.

I didn't need amazing English grades to get into Comp. Sci, but I needed a higher English class to get into university.

____________________
Blades

Level: 14


Posts: 23/30
EXP: 11086
For next: 1985

Since: 11-03-09

From: Fresniere, Quebec

Since last post: 1.3 years
Last activity: 1.3 years
Posted on 11-19-11 05:00:39 AM Link | Quote
Quebec school system is so fucked up, you don't even need a bachelor to get a Masters or you can get a PhD with only a Bachelor and skip the Master.

Questions ? Ask away !

____________________
Note to self: make myself a signature when I have time !
Next newer thread | Next older thread
Jul - General Chat - For seniors, let's share college applications and discuss the app process New poll - New thread - New reply


Rusted Logic
Acmlmboard - commit 47be4dc [2021-08-23]
©2000-2022 Acmlm, Xkeeper, Kaito Sinclaire, et al.

35 database queries, 2 query cache hits.
Query execution time:  0.090921 seconds
Script execution time:  0.032298 seconds
Total render time:  0.123219 seconds


TidyHTML vomit below
line 1 column 1 - Warning: missing <!DOCTYPE> declaration
line 2 column 301 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&page"
line 119 column 11 - Warning: <form> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 118 column 10 - Info: <table> previously mentioned
line 120 column 11 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 120 column 119 - Warning: missing </font> before </td>
line 124 column 16 - Warning: plain text isn't allowed in <tr> elements
line 120 column 11 - Info: <tr> previously mentioned
line 125 column 68 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </td>
line 141 column 68 - Warning: missing </nobr> before <tr>
line 147 column 35 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 147 column 50 - Warning: missing </font> before </td>
line 148 column 37 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&id"
line 147 column 233 - Warning: missing </font> before </table>
line 149 column 35 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 149 column 50 - Warning: missing </font> before </td>
line 149 column 91 - Warning: missing </font> before </table>
line 156 column 9 - Warning: <div> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 152 column 17 - Info: <table> previously mentioned
line 158 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 176 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 177 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 226 column 9 - Warning: <div> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 152 column 17 - Info: <table> previously mentioned
line 228 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 246 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 247 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 249 column 240 - Warning: <div> attribute with missing trailing quote mark
line 249 column 279 - Error: <left> is not recognized!
line 249 column 279 - Warning: discarding unexpected <left>
line 280 column 1551 - Warning: discarding unexpected </center>
line 280 column 1560 - Error: <left> is not recognized!
line 280 column 1560 - Warning: discarding unexpected <left>
line 281 column 1578 - Warning: discarding unexpected </font>
line 281 column 1585 - Warning: discarding unexpected </font>
line 281 column 1592 - Warning: discarding unexpected </center>
line 281 column 1601 - Warning: discarding unexpected </i>
line 281 column 1605 - Warning: missing </i> before <center>
line 281 column 1616 - Warning: inserting implicit <i>
line 281 column 1608 - Warning: missing </center>
line 249 column 240 - Warning: missing </div>
line 281 column 1634 - Warning: discarding unexpected </div>
line 281 column 1640 - Warning: discarding unexpected </font>
line 281 column 1647 - Warning: discarding unexpected </td>
line 281 column 1652 - Warning: discarding unexpected </td>
line 281 column 1676 - Warning: discarding unexpected </div>
line 281 column 1682 - Warning: discarding unexpected </div>
line 281 column 1688 - Warning: discarding unexpected </td>
line 283 column 9 - Warning: discarding unexpected </div>
line 286 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 304 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 305 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 305 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 312 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 330 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 331 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 331 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 333 column 404 - Warning: missing </div>
line 340 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 358 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 359 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 359 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 367 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 385 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 386 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 386 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 396 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 414 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 415 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 415 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 422 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 440 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 441 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 441 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 443 column 315 - Warning: missing </div>
line 463 column 1394 - Warning: discarding unexpected </div>
line 463 column 1400 - Warning: discarding unexpected </td>
line 468 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 486 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 487 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 487 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 498 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 516 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 517 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 517 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 530 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 548 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 549 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 549 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 558 column 731 - Warning: <i> is probably intended as </i>
line 563 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 581 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 582 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 582 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 589 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 607 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 608 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 608 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 619 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 637 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 638 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 638 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 645 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 663 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 664 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 664 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 672 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 690 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 691 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 691 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 693 column 486 - Warning: <td> attribute "tahoma"," lacks value
line 693 column 486 - Warning: <td> attribute with missing trailing quote mark
line 693 column 74 - Warning: missing </div>
line 704 column 9 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 722 column 13 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 723 column 102 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&postid"
line 723 column 27 - Warning: missing </nobr> before </table>
line 725 column 74 - Warning: <style> isn't allowed in <td> elements
line 725 column 9 - Info: <td> previously mentioned
line 725 column 1365 - Error: <z> is not recognized!
line 725 column 1365 - Warning: discarding unexpected <z>
line 725 column 1377 - Warning: discarding unexpected </z>
line 727 column 1409 - Error: <z> is not recognized!
line 727 column 1409 - Warning: discarding unexpected <z>
line 727 column 1417 - Warning: discarding unexpected </z>
line 729 column 1434 - Error: <z> is not recognized!
line 729 column 1434 - Warning: discarding unexpected <z>
line 729 column 1446 - Warning: discarding unexpected </z>
line 731 column 1462 - Error: <z> is not recognized!
Tidy found 368 warnings and 6 errors!

The alt attribute should be used to give a short description
of an image; longer descriptions should be given with the
longdesc attribute which takes a URL linked to the description.
These measures are needed for people using non-graphical browsers.

For further advice on how to make your pages accessible
see http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL.
You are recommended to use CSS to specify the font and
properties such as its size and color. This will reduce
the size of HTML files and make them easier to maintain
compared with using <FONT> elements.

You are recommended to use CSS to control line wrapping.
Use "white-space: nowrap" to inhibit wrapping in place
of inserting <NOBR>...</NOBR> into the markup.

About HTML Tidy: https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5
Bug reports and comments: https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues
Official mailing list: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-htacg/
Latest HTML specification: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec-author-view/
Validate your HTML documents: http://validator.w3.org/nu/
Lobby your company to join the W3C: http://www.w3.org/Consortium

Do you speak a language other than English, or a different variant of
English? Consider helping us to localize HTML Tidy. For details please see
https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/blob/master/README/LOCALIZE.md