alipes07

^^^lol


what was your major?

different_steps

Current School: 3rd tier university
Entering as: Junior
Major Applied: Statistics
College GPA: 3.85

HS GPA: Don't know only went two years
SAT Score: 2160
SAT II: None
Sig EC: Community Service

Rec: Did not see them, but assume they were good
Essays: Were reflective

Applied to: Penn, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Harvard, Rice, Cornell
Accepted: Penn, Dartmouth, Rice, Cornell
Waiting on: Johns Hopkins
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: Harvard (no transfers this year), Northwestern (would not accept application because I don't have a diploma or GED)

Attending: Rice

alipes07

i bet statistics would show most people choosing an Ivy League college over Rice...what do you like about Rice?

different_steps

Maybe so... But, if you visit Rice I bet you would reach the same conclusion as me. Rice has an awesome campus, professors who are very engaged in not only teaching but also in the success of the students and students who I found to be the friendliest in all the colleges that I have visited. What I find interesting is that not only do I know people from all the colleges that I applied to who for one reason or another have transferred out or considered transferring out, yet I can't seem to find any who feel that way about Rice. Even searching CC yields the same result. So statistics aside, i think I've made the best choice...

treschic

Current School: WashU
Entering as: Junior
Major Applied: Business
College GPA: 2.87 (I was so incredibly unhappy )

HS GPA: 4.0 U/W 5.3 W (see the humongous change? I was sooo unhappy)
HS Rank: Top 10% is all they'll give you because it's such a competitive high school that someone below top 50% could still potentially be valedictorian at a different school.
SAT Score: None
ACT Score: 31 (best compilation of 3 exams - 34)
Sig EC: TONS from hs and college. I'm President of Campus Programming Council, in a sorority, in a business fraternity, I'm on student staff for academics (lol), etc.

Rec: Did not see them but I know it was wonderful
Essays: Extremely honest.

Applied to: GW (cousin my age goes there), Lehigh (best friend goes there), Northwestern (close to home)
Accepted: GW, Lehigh
Waiting on: Northwestern
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: None

Attending: Highly Undecided (visiting GW next weekend tho). Any thoughts? Suggestions? Highly appreciated!

supindy

WOW!!! different_steps that is awesome! congrats!!!!! can you please let me know what you did for your application and stuff? Cause my hs record is crap and I am planning to apply to several of the colleges you did.

blackmambakatana

So different_steps, you never took SAT IIs and you got accepted into Dartmouth? Well apparently the Dartmouth transfers admission office requires the results of 2 SAT IIs so how on Earth did you even get in?

Bourne

*Whisper on* ... I heard it was MAGIC... *Whisper off*

xeacon

You don't need SAT 2. Just SAT 1.

blackmambakatana

From Requirements and Deadlines -

Dartmouth College

Standardized Tests for Transfer Students

You should submit the results of:

1. The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I) or the American College Testing Program (ACT) -- either as listed on your official high school transcript or reported directly from the College Board
2. At least two College Board SAT II: Subject Tests
3. Any Advanced Placement exams you may have taken

In addition, if your native language is not English, you are required to submit results of the TOEFL exam.

different_steps did make a good choice by going to Rice though. I heard that place was amazing and has a lot of opportunities. I just don't understand why hardly anyone out of the south knows that school.

different_steps

First, I contacted each of the schools prior to making application to explain my particular situation, what I had accomplished to date, and why I did not continue on in high school. I had taken the SAT's in 7th grade as part of the JHU's talented youth program and I retook them again over the summer prior to entering college. In college I've followed a fairly heavy science track (Chem I & II, Organic Chem I & II, Bio I & II, Calc I, II, III, as well as various other cources in a core curriculum. I suspect that my accomplishments in many of those courses covered the SAT II requirement.
I applied after my freshmen year to three colleges with a 4.0GPA and was rejected from all three. I reapplied to those three and others after my 2nd year and as posted above I've received my acceptances.
As far as Rice goes, it is a perfect fit for me. I think it best compares to Princeton. It embraces the residential college house system, like most of the ivy's do. The college places a strong emphasis on undergraduate education, has exceptional professors who enjoy teaching and enteracting with students not only in the classroom, but also on and off campus (some even invite students to their homes regularly for dinner). The campus is fantastic, very open, extremely large for the size of the student body, and while in Houston you would not know it as it seems more suburban. It is right next door to the largest health care system in the world, so there are many opportunities for research. Baylor Medical School is located there. As far as it being a well kept secret I am not sure about that. Although the college does take a fair share from Texas, the statistics also show a significant portion of students from the Northeast and Midwest. It also is very well represented in diversity.
Good luck to all in the Fall.

different_steps

Bourne.. No MAGIC. Just hard work.

Bourne

I know, it was said in response to w/e someone said about needing SAT II's.

I should translate. He got in on his own merits. Story ends there.

different_steps

Bourne... One last correction. "She got in on her own merits"

Bourne

Lol. I'm getting owned repeatedly.


*SHE* got in on her own merits.