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View Poll Results: What I wish I could change on my applications. | |
My grades/GPA.
|    | 1715 | 41.10% | |
My SAT or ACT scores.
|    | 1107 | 26.53% | |
My extra-curriculars.
|    | 850 | 20.37% | |
My essay(s).
|    | 132 | 3.16% | |
My interview.
|    | 30 | 0.72% | |
My letters of recommendation.
|    | 43 | 1.03% | |
Apply to more schools.
| | 93 | 2.23% | |
Apply to fewer schools.
| | 32 | 0.77% | |
Not a thing!!
| | 171 | 4.10% |
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03-15-2008, 11:10 PM
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#346 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SoCal Gender: Male
Threads: 5
Posts: 53
| I would have changed my GPA, as most people would have.
However, I'm extremely regretful of where I applied to. I was arrogant and applied to many schools that I now think I will get denied from. I applied ED to an Ivy and was deferred. However, now that it has been 3 or 4 months, I wish I had applied ED to a different, lesser known school. I probably would have been accepted. When I was in the whole application process, prestige influenced me much more than academics or other factors. Eh, you live and learn right? | 
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03-16-2008, 05:55 AM
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#347 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Threads: 33
Posts: 244
| If I could just have studied for the SAT, I would have been much better off and not stressing nearly this much... | |
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03-29-2008, 08:06 PM
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#348 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Threads: 19
Posts: 57
| SAT scores. My scores shot my dreams out of the sky, lol. I had everything going to for me..*sigh* | |
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03-31-2008, 05:09 PM
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#349 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Gender: Male
Threads: 1
Posts: 46
| I voted extra-curriculars, although I wish I could change one section score on the SATs as well. I don't think that my ECs are bad, but they aren't that great either... | |
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04-09-2008, 07:49 AM
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#350 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Threads: 11
Posts: 62
| I would have liked to change both my SAt score and should have applied to more schools (I applied only to 4 schools!) | |
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05-31-2008, 08:31 AM
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#351 | | Member
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Andover in fall! Gender: Male
Threads: 47
Posts: 454
| My ECs are definitely what I'd change. All I do is debating, three sports (intramural I expect), a couple of clubs, some charity work and I think thats it. No job or internship yet (Still only entering sophomore) and haven't started any clubs or done something inspirational. Just stuff that every Harvard graduate has done and way more. I'm trying to change that through more hands-on charity and a job so hopefully it all works out. | |
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06-01-2008, 03:46 AM
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#352 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Threads: 1
Posts: 24
| I would've applied to more schools, namely Columbia, Dartmouth, Rice, Stanford, and finished my Vanderbilt application. | |
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06-18-2008, 10:44 AM
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#353 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Threads: 0
Posts: 1
| Extracurriculars
Didnt see how important they were | |
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06-26-2008, 05:12 PM
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#354 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe, MI Gender: Female
Threads: 14
Posts: 218
| I can't help but think if I had studied a bit more for some of my tests or tried a bit harder, I would probably have perfect grades. | |
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06-28-2008, 04:13 PM
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#355 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Illinois Gender: Male
Threads: 1
Posts: 35
| I'm in line to be the salutatorian of my class, so my GPA is great. ECs are good, I work a lot, class treasurer, etc. So definitely ACT scores. Right now I have a 29 but a 32 would be ideal. Hopefully I can get that elusive 31-32 in Sept/Oct. | |
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07-06-2008, 02:25 PM
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#356 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon Gender: Male
Threads: 53
Posts: 214
| Change french and sophomore grades | |
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