am i missing smthg?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>from romania here…
just wondering…</p>

<p>700V, 780M, 680W,
800Ph, 800M2, 680 lit, 600 world history</p>

<p>gpa 9.60 out of 10
rank 1 in class of 30, at best highschool in country</p>

<p>awards - quite a whole lot, about 10-15(from 1st to h.mention) prizes at national physics contests and olympiads
bronze medal at the international olympiad on physics and math
2nd prize at int’l physics contest
silver medal at infomatrix int’l contest, with a project on light pollution</p>

<p>extra
leading role in int’l research program, with labs and univs through europe(most prestigious ones from italy, france, portugal) - cosmic rays and stuff
founding member of comunity service club, with int’l affiliations, chartered by the US ones
several scientific projects at highschool, all of which received prizes
voluntary work for 2 institutions. one of which the most important non-guv organization in romania
part of the national physics team, consisting of best 20 students in country
certification from oracle for database modeling courses
organized charity fund raisers, about 6-7 to date
organized concerts for biggest metal group here</p>

<p>recs - excellent
essays - excellent, i guess… read by college prof in usa…he said so</p>

<p>that sums most of it up</p>

<p>so i applied for the top 15 or such : all reject, except waitlist at caltech, williams and wustl, and accepted at cornell but 0 fin aid
guess ill be going to bremen, germany</p>

<p>not bragging or anything…just want to know where i went wrong</p>

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<p>the nerdiness…no offense
theres WAAAAY too many like you</p>

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<p>It’s much harder for internationals to be accepted to top colleges than it is for US citizens. It’s also extremely hard for internationals to get financial aid. The financial aid costs are sky high and since the colleges are in the US, they give first dibs to UC citizens.</p>

<p>Also, your verbal is low for the caliber of university that you applied to. While English is your second language, and your score shows impressive facility with English, you’re still competing against US citizens with 800 scores. The colleges don’t give you a break because English is your second language.</p>

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<p>honestly, you did not deserve all those rejection letters. im stumped. your stats are unbelievable. i never knew that selectivity for internationals intensified by 1000000000000x.</p>

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<p>ouch those ecs are amazing tho</p>

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<p>At many schools international students get a break because they add to the “diversity” of the campus. </p>

<p>My little brother is a smart kid but he was not a stellar student. His B+ average, sprinkled with some C’s, landed him a spot in UPenn’s Class of 2010 (Arts & Sciences). He also had only superficial ECs. I guess his coming from an international school in Brazil helped.</p>

<p>My best friend who’s now a senior at Cornell’s Arts & Sciences had a 1000 on her SATs and low-level math and science courses in high school. She also studied at our high school in Brazil.</p>

<p>I’m sorry it didn’t work that way for you, Negru. You’ll do great wherever you go.</p>

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<p>oh ya, and even Bremen rejected me eventually ^^ how weird is that…</p>

<p>anyway, I’m trying again this year. But i learned my lesson and I’m adding some safeties now. I really wasn’t aware of how competitive admissions are…I thought Brown was my safety, because it ranked “only” 15 or so…now I’m doing ED to Brown.</p>

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<p>Why didn’t you go to Cornell?
If it is too expensive, I don’t know how you can afford Brown, if you are accepted this time.</p>

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<p>…lol. no such thing as safety ivy league schools</p>

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<p>Cornell doesn’t give need based aid to all admitted intls, but Brown does.</p>

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<p>it’s probably because you are a gypsy</p>

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<p>AHAHAHA… I sense we have a Borat on this forum</p>

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<p>The International University of Bremen rejected you???
I have no shot… you have ruined all my dreams…</p>

<p>Honestly I have no idea why you didn’t get into at least one school… it just doesn’t make sense… who is getting these acceptance letters…</p>

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<p>My little brother is a smart kid but he was not a stellar student. His B+ average, sprinkled with some C’s, landed him a spot in UPenn’s Class of 2010 (Arts & Sciences). He also had only superficial ECs. I guess his coming from an international school in Brazil helped.</p>

<p>My best friend who’s now a senior at Cornell’s Arts & Sciences had a 1000 on her SATs and low-level math and science courses in high school. She also studied at our high school in Brazil.</p>

<p>WHOOAAAAA…</p>

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<p>holy crap that’s a shame.</p>

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<p>I agree…that’s a shame.</p>

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<p>It’s not exactly like he’s from China or Singapore…he’s from Romania, for god’s sake! And he’s got international recognition!!! I’m totally confuzzled…</p>

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<p>me too</p>

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<p>lol he called you a gypsy</p>

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<p>haha, I wish I were one when applying…that would’ve been more hook than saving earth from an alien invasion.</p>