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04-09-2008, 08:52 PM
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i took graduate level math my first year instead. geez. quote me correctly!
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Okay just so you can't say I am quoting you incorrectly here is the entire quote: Quote: |
i dunno, im highly upset with the way college admissions work today. i had decent enough grades to get into uva oos, apparently (i was deferred originally, btw... 3.77 uw / 4.5 w, includes a C in non-ap physics; 1510 old sat though) and my brother has a 4.0 and comparable sat's (plus, 800 chem, 5 on the ap test) but has gotten waitlisted everywhere. he has (significant, ie captain of teams) sports ecs which i didn't have.... i just dont understand how he worked harder than i did and did better and isnt going to get to go where he wanted to go. it's not really fair. sooooo numbers aren't everything (if they were, he'd be getting in everywhere and i wouldnt have gotten in here).
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04-09-2008, 10:24 PM
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| lol ive mentioned it before since youre so up on all of my posts...  | |
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04-10-2008, 05:28 AM
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i took graduate level math my first year instead. geez. quote me correctly!
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lol ive mentioned it before since youre so up on all of my posts...
| Im not "up on" your posts at all. It was your mean spirited comments to Barrett08 that caused me to remember your "I got a C" post. | |
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04-10-2008, 09:34 AM
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| it wasn't mean spirited, it was realistic. op's 2.85 is gonna mean that college will be hard (compared to people with 4.0's/even 3.4's in hs). uva doesnt wanna admit someone to fail. | |
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04-10-2008, 10:05 AM
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#35 | | Senior Member
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| what do we know, we're only second years at UVA | |
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04-10-2008, 01:22 PM
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| lol.......good point! | |
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04-10-2008, 03:16 PM
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#37 | | Junior Member
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what do we know, we're only second years at UVA
| Shoebox, since you were never a first year what makes you qualified to dis the op? Not really. Just because you are second years doesn't give you the right to crap on others. | |
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04-10-2008, 04:23 PM
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| To set the record straight, I never ever 'dissed' the OP. I simply suggested that they try their butt off to get their grades up so that their next four years aren't spent elsewhere. Many posters did the same.
And just because I was never a first year doesn't mean I never applied as a first year to college, and doesn't mean I don't know how first year things work. Maybe I should just stop giving advice all around... | |
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04-10-2008, 05:13 PM
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Maybe I should just stop giving advice all around...
| Works for me. | |
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04-10-2008, 05:37 PM
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I never ever 'dissed' the OP.
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I don't think I'm lecturing or chastising anyone on first year admissions. Maybe the original OP, but so did others.
| Shoebox10, I have listed two quotes you posted in the last 24 hours. You contradict yourself. Pick a story, any story at all, and stick with it. Read your own words. You admited you dissed the OP. Stop blaming others for your rude behavior.
For a "second year" (whatever that entitles you to) you sure do struggle to keep it together. | |
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04-10-2008, 06:19 PM
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#41 | | Junior Member
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| "Lecturing" and "chastising" are not the same as "dissing."
not even close.
get a thesaurus. please. | |
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04-10-2008, 06:33 PM
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#42 | | Senior Member
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| Four way ad hominem attacks are ugly.
I don't get people who are so petty as to pick on words previously said. If someone says, "I don't mean to diss..." maybe they really mean it.
Maybe you interpreted a previous statement wrongly. Maybe the person is being ingenuine. But whatever -- since it's your first time picking on it, there's this thing called "assume good faith" (AGF) that should be done until the next infraction.
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04-10-2008, 06:38 PM
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#43 | | Member
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| So I was rereading this to try and see what set this off.... Vistany: I definitely never commented on Barrett at all! When I said getting Cs in high school means you'll have to work hard in college, I was referring to the OP and hadn't read Barrett's post (even though it was right on top of mine). There's a BIG difference between one C and Cs (and I definitely said Cs, plural) such as op's gpa. So hopefully we can all stop knocking eachother now and just go back to helping prospees with questions??? | |
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04-10-2008, 07:03 PM
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#44 | | Member
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| Shoebox,
For the record, I always find your posts informative and polite. Your background is unique as a transfer to UVA, and now with your role as an official guide at UVA, you clearly know lots that the rest of us don't have a clue about. You have a passion for UVA, and it shows!
Please continue to give advice on CC. IMO the majority of people on UVA/CC learn very important ways of looking at the admissions process and life at UVA through your posts ( I'm one of those people). Gosh, I remember when we didn't hear from you for a while after the Va. Tech shootings>>seemed like days; we didn't know if you were ........I won't say it. Well, nonetheless, it brings back memories of last Spring when I found your posts very helpful. Thank you for a year's worth of advice you've shared with me.
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04-10-2008, 07:08 PM
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#45 | | Junior Member
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"Lecturing" and "chastising" are not the same as "dissing."
not even close.
get a thesaurus. please.
| 08seniors08
The words "lecturing", "chatising" and "dissing" were all used by Shoebox10. I attached the quotes as written. Can I trouble you to be specific about who you are addressing? Is that Shoebox10 or someone else?
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I don't get people who are so petty as to pick on words previously
| I think referencing statements made over the past day are fair game.
Good faith is not crapping on others who are struggling IMHO. | |
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