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View Poll Results: What I wish I could change on my applications. | |
My grades/GPA.
|     | 1,851 | 41.17% | |
My SAT or ACT scores.
|    | 1,185 | 26.36% | |
My extra-curriculars.
|    | 932 | 20.73% | |
My essay(s).
|    | 140 | 3.11% | |
My interview.
|    | 32 | 0.71% | |
My letters of recommendation.
|    | 47 | 1.05% | |
Apply to more schools.
| | 95 | 2.11% | |
Apply to fewer schools.
| | 34 | 0.76% | |
Not a thing!!
| | 180 | 4.00% |
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03-29-2008, 09:06 PM
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#346 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 67
| 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, 06:09 PM
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#347 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia
Posts: 57
| 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, 08:49 AM
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#348 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
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, 09:31 AM
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#349 | | Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 550
| 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, 04:46 AM
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#350 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
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, 11:44 AM
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#351 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1
| Extracurriculars
Didnt see how important they were | |
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06-26-2008, 06:12 PM
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#352 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI
Posts: 334
| 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, 05:13 PM
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#353 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Illinois
Posts: 264
| 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, 03:25 PM
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#354 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon
Posts: 481
| Change french and sophomore grades | |
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07-28-2008, 11:25 PM
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#355 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 157
| You forgot to put "All of the above." | |
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07-30-2008, 12:52 PM
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#356 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 6
| I took two subjects on Sat II while most of my competitors took 3. I'll try this time round. | |
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08-12-2008, 01:12 PM
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#357 | | New Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 21
| So this poll does not really apply to me, considering that I am only about to start my junior year in high school. But I do wish that I could change my grades and GPA. Chemistry was the hardest subject for me last year, and so I used that as an excuse not to try as hard... I ended up getting a 62 on my final, and I know that will come to bite my rear later. | |
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08-14-2008, 11:44 AM
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#358 | | New Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 23
| Extracurriculars. I thought I did a ton of them, but there are people doing stuff I never have hear of, and I probably should have done more (and would have now that I'm aware of the possibilities).
Ironically I put way less time into my grades (almost none) and the SAT (none but taking it) but those turned out fine so even though I intend to study much harder this year I don't need to change them. | |
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08-20-2008, 07:56 PM
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#359 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 251
| B's don't make you less of an amazing person. =] | |
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08-23-2008, 11:49 AM
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#360 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 35
| amen...i think i have seen the light.
if an interviewer ever asks "What would you change about yourself if you could"
i'd simply smile and say nothing since no ones perfect and if i changed i wouldn't be the unique person that i am now..
would that get me rejected? probably lmao
but totally worth that feeling :P | |
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