<p>@ st.g.i.dragons
Thanks for the help =] I understand it now !</p>
<p>@ natalle
I’m talking the SAT this Jan too ! Are you taking it at Macquarie Uni?</p>
<p>@natalle: yeah, i RAGED for a few days. and then i got over it. the worst thing is that i really havent got that many tests i CAN take because all the subjects are weird and i didnt take any science, lol. i was planning on taking jap, korean, lit and maths, but i settled for maths1, 2 and lit. im taking maths2 this month at macq.
goodluck all for apps and last min tests!!</p>
<p>@sora. you do realize there was no point of taking maths 1 AND 2? most colleges just consider that one subject test not two. so for those of you in the future, no point taking both. take one or the other</p>
<p>@bb…love(sorry I can’t bothered counting how many bs =P): I’m living in Melbourne so I’ll be taking it at scotch. =)
@sora2712: Do you know when we can start applying to next November’s test? And like what st.g.i.dragons says, there’s really no point in taking both maths 1 and 2. Can you take a science subject or something instead?</p>
<p>@st.g.i.dragons & natalle: i wasnt going to bother explaining because i didnt think anyone would care, but isnt it nice that people make assumptions without bothering to ask for specifications?
i know maths 1 and 2 is the same subject, but i’d already paid for a january subject test expecting to retake lit and maths1, but it turned out i didnt need to. since i already blew $70 on a harvard app i have to take a third subject test. of course a third test in a different subject would be best, but i read a thread in which the poster said that he took 3 tests, two of them being maths1 and maths2, and was accepted to harvard.
short version: taking maths 2 for kicks/to finish harvard app so it wont have entirely been in vain. even though all my apps’ prospects are looking grey… i’ll look back on this and laugh, sometime in the faaaar future.
and natalle, im not exactly sure how far in advance: i can tell you definitely three months in advance, but i dont think you can apply 6monthsearly - so start stalking the collegebard site 5.5months in advance. to be safe, ESPECIALLY with languages. GL.</p>
<p>So sora are you in year 12 now, or have you finished high school?</p>
<p>Also book early for the SAT reasoning… in the past, places at MQ for SAT I ran out even faster than for the SAT IIs.</p>
<p>And another thing (idk how useful this will be for you guys, i.e. Yr 12s 2010)… when I first started looking at US unis I focused mainly on the Ivies, MIT/Caltech/Stanford etc. To be absolutely honest it was for the name, since being overseas most people only know about these ‘big name’ schools. These are the colleges we first hear about, these are the colleges our friends/family are most likely to recognise. After so many months of college apps though, I now have a much more varied list of schools. I guess what I’m trying to say is that there’s actually much more to college overseas than the obvious ‘genius’ schools. And although places like LACs (Amherst, Bowdoin etc etc.) or research unis (Rochester, UVA etc…) are not so well known here in Australia they still provide incredible education in incredible settings… and often with incredible fin. aid packages too. And I believe that in academia/ careers options/ where it matters they are accorded the respect they deserve. </p>
<p>My first-choice college has been and still is a ‘big name school’ - this school I won’t specify, but let me assure you that I love it more because of fit and the ‘vibe’ there than any prestige that name brings. BUT I know I’ll be happy somewhere else too, even if none of my friends have ever heard of it. Of course aim high, prepare well, and best of luck for your first-choice colleges; however, I recommend checking out some of the other great colleges out there. </p>
<p>This is all. My own 2c on the often confounding process of college application.</p>
<p>I guess i’m lucky in that I live in Queensland and the closest testing centre is in some rural place i’ve never heard of, over an hour away. (which my parents are peeved about coz we might have to go there the day before testing, stay in a hotel, etc. “why not have it in the city, in UQ?!!” ) I registered on the registration deadline and i’m sure spaces abound still.</p>
<p>^^I agree with your sentiment feathers.o’four…most of my friends are ignorant and not only don’t know any colleges in the US beyond HYP, but also think admissions is easy…</p>
<p>Anyway, if I may add something to other future applicants - remember that you can always go over to the US for postgrad! You should make a value judgment about the colleges you are applying to and how they compare with local Aussie unis. Many applicants to the US here are also offered scholarships to various unis here, and many of these are full ride+money or otherwise decent money, so you have to think about what option you would prefer. Sometimes the best option may in fact be the stay here, and maybe wait for postgrad during which time you can get more funding for your studies in the US.</p>
<p>If you are only interested in studying in the US, like I was, then you should plan to apply to MANY colleges. The best option in that sort of case is to apply EA or ED (if you really would be happy to attend whichever college you applied ED to!) - that way you’ll hopefully be admitted somewhere great by December, and not have to worry much about it all…</p>
<p>And feathers, just a query: if MIT is your top choice, why is Caltech so low?? ‘Vibe’ is fairly similar and pretty much the MIT admit (MIT typically admits 1 Australian a year, for those applying in 2010 to join their class of 2015) is always also admitted to Caltech (who also typically admit 1-2 a year) on the basis of ‘fit’…</p>
<p>^ ahhaha, yeah, admissions is a b!tch in general.
since im done with apps and just need to finish off with fin.aid miscellania, im putting my america-study-dreams on hold till april and studying my eyes out here.
@vincent3g: mhmm, ive graduated and im going uni this year.</p>
<p>woah all I can say is this thread like EXPLODED</p>
<p>Where is everyone applying to ?</p>
<p>Are you guys finding it tedious filling out the applications ?</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, which schools are you from if your from sydney and your UAI (wondering if only the kids with 100 that are applying, not that only they should be applying) ?</p>
<p>What is your reason for applying ?</p>
<p>I’m thinking about an american school for the collegiate sports and the research opportunities.</p>
<p>From Sydney.</p>
<p>But there no longer is such a thing as 100 UAI! :(</p>
<p>Its now an ATAR, and the top ATAR is 99.95. </p>
<p>PS. Tim Cahill - Socceroos fan? :D</p>
<p>For the record - most (if not all) of the 99.95ers I talked to at various university luncheons were not interested in going overseas. Many had been accepted into medicine, or combined medicine at USyd or UNSW. Others were accepted into combined law and imo combined law at USyd is absolutely brilliant.</p>
<p>@EphemeralEternal: Wow did you get MIT from my Stats Profile? Yes it has been my top choice for quite some time, but I haven’t touched my stats profile in a while so my list of colleges is inaccurate. Anyways, Caltech vs MIT is an oft-debated topic, but for me personally MIT is THE institute of tech 
Everything from the annual mystery hunt to the integration bee to the open and friendly admissions office… just a personal preference for MIT. Though some other colleges come pretty (read: really really) close!</p>
<p>Adding to what EphemeralEternal said: postgrad study in the US is especially good if you’re interested in staying in academia (like I am - ergo USyd looks appealing at the moment :)). This is primarily because grad school is relatively easier to get into especially if you have the appropriate college preparation (that Australian unis will also give you). Plus if you do plan to stay in academia, your postgrad school is (careers-wise) more significant than college.</p>
<p>^ I totally understand your inequality MIT > Caltech - they’ve got the best admissions office of all the colleges, and some of their traditions are simply awesome! (MIT’s only problem I can think of is their dismal Putnam team selection! They should win every year, but instead they pick the wrong team and Harvard or Princeton end up on top haha)</p>
<p>My question however, was why Caltech was so much lower than MIT; it does have its own wacky culture much like MIT’s, though its admissions office and general ambience is very blase by comparison…</p>
<p>Personally I find MIT more attractive than Cal Tech because its student body is larger. =) Cal Tech only takes in around 200 freshmen every year. </p>
<p>@sora2712: This is a bit of a late reply but thank you. =) I’ll start refreshing collegeboard.com from June. =P</p>
<p>^ yup, BEGINNING of june. i wouldnt be so pedantically remindive (i love new words) if i hadnt gone through the hell of being booked out.
seriously, goodluck… if its not a language exam youre booking you’ll be fine.
if so, be PARANOID. =]</p>
<p>there hasnt been many posts on here for a few days…</p>
<p>okay, let me start, would there be any potential AP study buddies here in sydney?</p>
<p>Hey guys, this is my first post on here. I just found this forum 
Okay let me let everything out… Okay so i just finished my hsc (09) with an ugly atar of 85… yep should of put in aloott more effort… My goal was to study vet science at sydney uni (2010), but my mark is no where near the cut off (98+) so i am going to have to study a year of a general bach of science at syd and then attempt to transfer. The thing is i had always had my eyes set on studying in the states, becuase i have travelled throughout america 3 times on various representive basketball tours. I havent played ball for a while and i wished i continued it, but my hsc got in the way and i kinda let it go, but i wish i continued it and attempted to gain a scolarship into an american div 2 college. Does anyone know what i should do, because it could take me a potential 3 years of a bach of science in sydney to transfer to vet science . When i was in the states last year, i was told that the university of georgia has a really good vetinerary science faculty. Does anyone else know of other good ones? that are internationally recognised ? What should i dooooo!!! Thanks :)</p>
<p>@ kenny1991</p>
<p>ummm i dont know much about vet science majors, but there would surely be universities in the states with amazing vet science courses (where american vets are produced =])</p>
<p>you can always enter uni in australia, and try apply transfer to US or apply again for freshman year. That is, if you are willing to sacrifice one year’s time for a perhaps superior education =D</p>