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View Poll Results: What I wish I could change on my applications. | |
My grades/GPA.
|     | 3,471 | 42.45% | |
My SAT or ACT scores.
|    | 1,960 | 23.97% | |
My extra-curriculars.
|    | 1,837 | 22.47% | |
My essay(s).
|    | 243 | 2.97% | |
My interview.
|    | 53 | 0.65% | |
My letters of recommendation.
|    | 85 | 1.04% | |
Apply to more schools.
| | 167 | 2.04% | |
Apply to fewer schools.
| | 56 | 0.68% | |
Not a thing!!
| | 304 | 3.72% |
12-24-2004, 04:25 PM
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#1 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Orleans
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| If I could change one thing....
....about my application, it would be ______ .
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12-24-2004, 04:41 PM
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#2 | | Member
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You should have put a "I like where I stand" choice. I don't really think I would have changed anything.
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12-24-2004, 04:49 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
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I got into my ED school, so I would not have applied to the 4 others.
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12-24-2004, 05:37 PM
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I put my extracurriculars. I'm not ashamed of what I've accomplished, but I've just never had the vision that some people apparently have. I never knew it was possible for high school students to do the kinds of things I've heard about on here until I came here.
I've played a few sports here and there, I've been elected to some positions in some organizations and I've worked 25 hours a week throughout high school, but I just feel like I absolutely pale in comparison to the top applicants.
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12-27-2004, 12:28 PM
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#5 | | Member
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Extracurriculars, by and far. I would try to show much more academic initiative and passion outside of the classroom. I do show academic initiative outside the classroom now, but I would have done a lot of serious lab research if I could redo the process.
Joey
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12-28-2004, 12:30 PM
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#6 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NY & Amherst, MA
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i would add a bunch of international awards to my resume. if i could.
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12-28-2004, 10:28 PM
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#7 | | Guest | mm. Interesting.
Er. I'm just a junior, but this is still an interesting poll.
I would have stopped procrastinating in freshman year and worked for more achievements (-__-): eg. studied 10 hrs/ day for the IBO or ICO. lol. The point is, I wished I worked harder so I can have more time for other ECs now.
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12-28-2004, 11:56 PM
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#8 | | Junior Member
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my interview..
I am sure that my extra curriculars and SAT and competetitveness of school make up for the mediocrity of my GPA... however, my interview was one that I will never forget. One stupid answer can break the interview, which sucks. However, I hope they saw my carelessness/bad joke as just that and not stupidity or immaturity.
Still I would rather take it back and avoid the whole thing.. haha. definitely interview.
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12-29-2004, 02:03 AM
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#9 | | Junior Member
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GPA definately. my ECs are fine, except i wish i could've gotten my eagle.
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12-30-2004, 05:12 AM
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#10 | | Junior Member
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Definately GPA...if I had all A's (i only take AP classes) throughout high school i would be all set.... everything is awesome except my grappy GPA...
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12-30-2004, 05:06 PM
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#11 | | Member
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GPA...I got like 4 borderline B+'s
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12-30-2004, 11:09 PM
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#12 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
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GPA/Rank for sure. I slack.
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12-30-2004, 11:23 PM
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#13 | | Junior Member
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I would definitely defintely definitely chance my SAT I and SAT II scores...other than that I think I'm ok.
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12-31-2004, 08:03 AM
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#14 | | Member
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gpa definitely
i got 11 Bs
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01-01-2005, 12:10 AM
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#15 | | Junior Member
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i totally slack too. like for real, not "maaaah, i got beeeeesss," but like 4 cs and a d. in spanish of all things. what was i thinking? aaah. but my weighted gpa is still like 4.2 and i'm applying to top schools and could actually get in, maybe. not all is lost. but OOH i wish i could change my grades.
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