Proposed thread

Zuma · 12-11-2004, 08:07 PM

Someone should create a post-decision thread: Harvard class of 2009? Princeton has. Yale, I think, will. It generates a different genre of discussion. It effectively puts the season of college apps behind you.

ivyleaguechamp · 12-11-2004, 08:11 PM

go ahead and make it. no one is stopping you

Zuma · 12-11-2004, 08:14 PM

I'll defer to whoever wants to start it at the appropriate time.

ivyleaguechamp · 12-11-2004, 08:23 PM

someone will make it..dont worry about that

wbm777 · 12-11-2004, 08:25 PM

I persoonally prefer princetons format and think we should do it here. This template. Very organized and effective.

___________________________________

[ size=+1][ color=CD6600][ b]Decision: ___________[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]

_______________________________________

It should look like this:

Decision:Accepted

Stats:

SAT:1600
SAT IIs:800/800/800
GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank: 1/1000
Other stats:5's on: Bio, US History, English

Subjective:

Essays:Great
Teacher Recs:Great
Counselor Rec:Great
Hook (if any): music

Location/Person:

State or Country: NY
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: wgite
Gender: Male

Other Factors:
Legacy

PSedrishMD · 12-11-2004, 08:29 PM

Obsessive-compulsive to the bitter end, eh?

Do you guys know that in a very few years you will not remember exactly what your own scores were? In fact, pretty much no one will ever care again.

ivyleaguechamp · 12-11-2004, 08:39 PM

well..all i have to say is LETS GO HARVARD

Zuma · 12-11-2004, 08:40 PM

PSedrishMD, your one-word-only-thread is what's needed on these Ivy boards. As I commented on the Yale board, the one-word-only thread idea is a great suggestion for cutting through the admissions decisions clutter. Keep the multiple threads but simplify on the one-word-only thread.

xjayz · 12-11-2004, 08:44 PM

Wonderful.

PSedrishMD · 12-11-2004, 08:57 PM

Cool beans. I'm gonna keep it on the top and I'm gonna edit out anything other than the words "accepted", "deferred" and "rejected".

wbm777 · 12-11-2004, 08:59 PM

sounds good. A thread like that is a nice way to excape the clutter. though I think a stats thread should also be around it your thread will be necessary as well to get quick clutterfree results.

Zuma · 12-11-2004, 09:03 PM

PSedrishMD, I think you need to put it on top of all the Ivy boards. For a while, the Princeton folks weren't sure who was or wasn't in, because there were so many decision threads.