[flyaway]

^monta vista??? i believe they're #1??
alot of people got deferred from MIT this year. this boy who's hella smart got deferred. really surprised me.

[s0urp@tchk!d]

well it's kinda mean but when i see someone with lower stats than me and less things I kinda feel angry because I worked so hard you know bleh

haha I'm so whiny but I've wanted to go to Stanford since like...forever
and some chick from my school got in because her mom is on the admissions board...

yea that pisses me off a lot too. 2 girls (out of 5) [*i got to a private school so there about 86 in my graduating class] got into stanford but both those girls have double legacy -- 1 girl is like ...a quarter black. A QUARTER. but i guess it still helps. and her grades are ok but all she does significantly other than that is school drama productions. the other girl is NOT qualified watsoever, she does plays @ school too...but i'm really bitter about her acceptance lol. even though i'm obviously not going to be a b!!!!!tch and not congratulate her lol. ugh. still super bitter & resentful. can't write anymore about this (T()@#*G(WT (W$*Y T()W$. two other girls got rejected. one got deferred (1 legacy).

[flyaway]

^yeah if that isn't enough this girl from my school who's totally idiotic got in caltech&JHU altho i think she's lying because JHU is single & binding...
she failed chem
she cheats on everything
she pays people to cheat for her
she bothers teachers to give her a good grade
she lies on her college app extra curric place
etc.

hey lucystar, do you kno julius o_O?? i see you on his facbeook wall ahahahha

[s0urp@tchk!d]

^yeah if that isn't enough this girl from my school who's totally idiotic got in caltech&JHU altho i think she's lying because JHU is single & binding...
she failed chem
she cheats on everything
she pays people to cheat for her
she bothers teachers to give her a good grade
she lies on her college app extra curric place
etc.

hey lucystar, do you kno julius o_O?? i see you on his facbeook wall ahahahha

lol. don't worry. she'll get it someday. if it's not in college, she'll get screwed in life. i live peacefully knowing that ppl who cut corners and cheat now are actually doing a disservice to themselves.

ps. ok this is a complete non-sequitor but haha i'm really enjoying your myspace mp3 player cuz i love trance too!!! haha

[flyaway]

^hahahhahaa
where'd you apply to?
i know that she's going to get screwed over if she goes to caltech because she will totally fail out
and it's totally fishy because she said JHU didnt give her enough financial aid so they "released" her from their binding agreement...and it's like, it's binding, period. they wouldn't do that.

oh did i mention she offered $400 to several people to tell her the final answers for chem in 10th grade? yeah.

haha im just bitter

pm me if you want some song suggestions ;D


gl to everyone on regular!!! crossing my fingers for stanford, although its like...

[Lucystar]

hey lucystar, do you kno julius o_O?? i see you on his facbeook wall ahahahha

LOL yeah I do. and I see you in other Gunn peoples' albums HAHAHA.
wow lets stop stalking each other :x.

[s0urp@tchk!d]

^hahahhahaa
where'd you apply to?
i know that she's going to get screwed over if she goes to caltech because she will totally fail out
and it's totally fishy because she said JHU didnt give her enough financial aid so they "released" her from their binding agreement...and it's like, it's binding, period. they wouldn't do that.

oh did i mention she offered $400 to several people to tell her the final answers for chem in 10th grade? yeah.

haha im just bitter

pm me if you want some song suggestions ;D
gl to everyone on regular!!! crossing my fingers for stanford, although its like...

mmmmmmm i think its everywhere you are minus northwestern (had NO idea why i wanted to apply there @ first so i took it off) & cornell (sheeeiiit...i visited via 5 hr bus ride from NYC & my @ss was basically flat by the end of the trip so no. haha i value my booty too much for that...and it's like in the freaking middle of nowhere lol. seriously. if i get goosebumps in socal's mild 60 weather. i think i might as well just jump off the suicide bridge @ cornell if i went there lol.) & i only applied to 3 UCs.

$400!!!!!!!!!! JEEZ. as IF she needs any flipping financial aid...pfsh ew.

haha i'll just sample your myspace playlist for like the next 238509 hrs lol.

don't worry! @ least you weren't flat out rejected. you've still got HOPE!

[flyaway]

^did you do early stanford too? ah im so clueless
oh well the other 4 schools are ones my dad picked out for me...i dont kno anything about the other schools...i really want to stay in cali, so basically stanford was like my "only hope"...cuz i mean i dont really want to go to an UC
which is why this is a huge blow to me

[s0urp@tchk!d]

^did you do early stanford too? ah im so clueless
oh well the other 4 schools are ones my dad picked out for me...i dont kno anything about the other schools...i really want to stay in cali, so basically stanford was like my "only hope"...cuz i mean i dont really want to go to an UC
which is why this is a huge blow to me

naww. i had too much going on 1st quarter so i didnt early anywhere. it was either stanford or yale but that's cuz it wasn't binding lol. which is not the best reason to early anyway lol. i'm kinda glad i didn't though b/c i look back on my first few apps and the essays and etc. vs. what my most recent app (stanford) looks like which i just sent in... yesterday! lol (oh gee how typical of me to procrastinate). but yea, since you want to stay in cali it def makes sense for you to go for stanford. lol i really wanted to apply to an extra UC (i think i was going to but UCI) just in case cuz i'm so fllliiiping scared but my mom was like...uhhh screw that you wouldnt go there even if you got in anyway SLASH its $60 extra so NO. lol

don't stress too much about stanford. you've got your other schools. are you done w/ all your apps? b/c if you're not, don't fall into the rut of "awww i'm so depressed i didnt get in now i don't have anymore motivation to go on and make kickass other apps....apwohga2ahhg" <<<< DON'T fall into the hole. all the places you're applying to are really great! so keep fighting! lol are you applying to any liberal art colleges?

[flyaway]

^nope, no other liberal arts
yeah i havent done any of my other apps...i just sent in the common app, now onto 4 supplements & 100000 essays..

[l jennzie xOxO l]

flyaway: don't feel too bad about stanford!! our saludictorian got rejected flat out from there and she thought she was EVERYTHING haha so honestly i feel good but yeah she had good SAT I and II scores and wutnot so dont get too disappointed! as long as your personality came through with the application i dont think theres much to worry about =] good luck with ur RD schools!!!

[s0urp@tchk!d]

^nope, no other liberal arts
yeah i havent done any of my other apps...i just sent in the common app, now onto 4 supplements & 100000 essays..

haha no worries. i got 5 mas coming my way. but i have a craaaapload of hmwk to do this weekend b/c each of my teachers believes that his/her class is the sole reaon of my existence and are cramming tests and assignments left and right before our break starts wednesday. then the maraton really begins. 11 days. ~7 essays. CAN I DO IT. lol. and you dont do your common app simultaneously with your supplement? i thought you had to send both in at the same time. hmm

[DanTat]

well it's kinda mean but when i see someone with lower stats than me and less things I kinda feel angry because I worked so hard you know bleh

haha I'm so whiny but I've wanted to go to Stanford since like...forever
and some chick from my school got in because her mom is on the admissions board...

yeah..., i hate it when people that are more deserving get rejected because of that affirmative action crap or w/n

[catchlight]

^Hmm I wonder if you would assume I got into Stanford because of affirmative action based on the way I look ._.

[DanTat]

^Hmm I wonder if you would assume I got into Stanford because of affirmative action based on the way I look ._.

o_o, well, i dont want to assume anything about any individuals (congrats by the way), iono your stats or situation, so i can't really say.......... but i do believe that it is true that some people get advantages while other people get jipped

It's just disappointing that some people work extremely hard only to lose out because of factors concerning this

[catchlight]

Thank you =)

I've recently written an article on this very issue--and after lots of research and interviewing and polling, I've come to the *personal* conclusion that students who overcome adversity, discrimination, economic disadvantages, excess responsibilites, or unsafe home/work/school environments have to come up with a bit more internal motivation to succeed (especially if their culture doesn't expect them to do so), than someone without all of those things to deal with.

The playing field is not level, and I think that if you're looking to blame something for Asians getting rejected from top schools (which I assume is the problem here), blame the tendency of said schools to compare Asian applicants with one another, choosing those that rank with the top in the nation, and leaving those that can only rank with the top of their school. This is discrimination in its purest form, because they are seeing Asians as a homogenous pool from which to pick the "extraordinary" and leave the "great" instead of reviewing each applicant individually.

[miridia]

I got accepted to UW-Madison yesterday. ^__^;
WOOHOO. 4/4 colleges I've applied to have accepted me. LOL!

QUESTION: Are Asians considered as minorities? My economics teacher says that Asians aren't considered as minorities because Asians initially get higher test scores than Caucasians. Hrm...

Ehr, I'd probably be one of those kids that shouldn't have been accepted to UW-Madison. Everyone at my school wants to go to Madison. I got accepted even though I'm not that physically or intellectually great. AHHH...

[l jennzie xOxO l]

Congrats on the acceptance!! =] I already updated your school list on the front for ya! You must be so relieved you're done!! Asians are a minority but when looking at the college admissions process, being asian doesn't really help you at all. Especially when looking at other minorities such as African America, Hispanic, or Native American. Being Asian does kind of put you at a disadvantage, if you don't have AMAZING SAT scores, GPA, and wutnot. Your teacher is correct in the sense that Asian students do get the most amazing numbers in terms of GPA SAT ACT and wutnot.

I live in IL so I'm applying to madison as well, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't quite help you to be Asian. A lot of people apply from my schools and most all of them get in not really dependent on ethnicity? =] But either way CONGRATS! =]

[joogrlpekaun]

Being East Asian or Indian doesn't count as a minority for college purposes, even though there are fewer Asians in the U.S. than there are blacks or Hispanics. Being Southeast Asian is a little different, but often they get lumped in with the East Asians despite generally lower stats, education, and income levels. The reason why is that there are plenty of Asians in college already from the point of view of many colleges, so they don't feel a need to give them special consideration.

And there isn't any reason to give Asians special consideration unless they have individually disadvantaged circumstances and are still qualified. They are actually better off financially and better educated on average than the white majority in this country.

[c a t h e r s]

^ and it sucks for me cuz i dont have high sat scores or anything lol