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08-01-2006, 11:11 PM
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#271 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 73
| Dare I say it -- what we really need is a DATA BASE! There must be SOMEONE out there among all of you geniuses who knows how to set one up so then everyone can just enter their stats on a form??? Imagine how cool THAT would be! (Just a thought...) | 
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08-01-2006, 11:14 PM
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#272 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,727
| yeah seriously laxmom, GREAT idea! the system could match you up with people with stats closest to yours, then show you their results. | |
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08-02-2006, 12:31 AM
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#273 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 436
| they have something like that somewhere when i find it ill post it | |
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08-02-2006, 02:12 AM
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#274 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 346
| they probally thought UCLA was his backup schools. no school wants to be declared backup | |
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08-02-2006, 02:30 AM
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#275 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,703
| well there's a few sites with databases though I got warned for listing other sites, so I really don't feeling like ****ing off CC right now  | |
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08-02-2006, 07:05 AM
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#276 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 436
| i found it it's the same one nash is using just click the link he has so i won't get in trouble too thanx for the head's up tony | |
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08-02-2006, 09:46 AM
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#277 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 126
| wow
ucla tough | |
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08-02-2006, 09:51 AM
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#278 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 40
| Quote:
jesus, you got accepted into harvard, yale stanford, cal but not ucla?!
now i know for sure i'm not getting into ucla!
| actually I messed up my application for UCLA. my teacher sent a recommendation that said "she will be a great asset to Stanford" and how it was my number one school for - ever.
luckily i sent the right one for stanford. : )
so, don't make that same mistake! | |
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08-02-2006, 11:27 AM
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#280 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
Posts: 8,214
| Quote: |
Originally Posted by fantastic6 actually I messed up my application for UCLA. my teacher sent a recommendation that said "she will be a great asset to Stanford" and how it was my number one school for - ever. | I'm surprised that UCLA even acknowledged any teacher recommendations.  | |
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08-02-2006, 12:25 PM
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#281 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 827
| tonyt, can you PM me those sites? | |
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08-02-2006, 01:09 PM
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#282 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California
Posts: 773
| umm...ucla doesnt even look at teacher recs...unless you are talking about grad school. | |
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08-02-2006, 01:44 PM
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#283 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: OH
Posts: 158
| Accepted:Vanderbilt(attending), Johns Hopkins, Case Western, Ohio State, Miami of Ohio
Waitlisted:WashU
School Type: Public
Location: OHIO
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Prospective Major: Biology/Biochem
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.25
Class rank: 10/822
SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 720
SAT I Critical Reading: 700
SAT I Writing: 670
ACT: 34
ECs:
~Genetic Research Project at Case Western
~Mini Med School at Case
~Took Genetics and Biotech Course through the Equinox Program at Case
~4-H (Treasurer, many awards through the years)
~National Honor Society
~Future Leaders
~Intramural Ping Pong : )
~Science Club (went with teachers to take classes in Disney World)
~Teacher Aide
~National Merit Finalist
Recs:
~My Bio teacher from sophomore year knew me really well. I basically lived in her room so I'm sure there was plenty to write about.
~I did really well in my genetics class, so I had that teacher write a rec as well.
~I think my counselor rec was pretty good. I made an effort to get to know my counselor. It was tough because there are so many kids at my school.
Essays:
~I wrote about all of my different endeavors in the field of genetics. At "science camp" (I'm a dork I'll admit it) I met a ton of great people who really shared the same interests as me and we got along amazingly well. My research project was also spotlighted as I gained so much knowledge from the whole experience.
Advice to seniors this year:
~The one thing I wish I had done is apply to more schools. Reach for the stars when you apply. Certainly have some matches and some safe schools, but you never know exactly what admissions are looking for.
~Don't be scared by the "sticker price." My EFC was higher than we expected, and I never thought my family would be able to afford Vandy, but they pulled through with some nice grant money. | |
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08-02-2006, 01:45 PM
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#284 | | Member
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 739
| is it true that those public collges look at your test scores and GPA more than private ones? | |
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08-02-2006, 02:58 PM
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#285 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 333
| liang: Yes, though it's not cut-and-dry. Big schools, public or private, are always more numbers-concerned than small schools. | |
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