Chance a worried sophomore?

trizz75
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:51:04 +0000

I feel the need to do a systematic response to your last post because if you manage to come here for college, you will need to learn how to listen and not argue about things that are either non-existent or mindless. BC faculty and students are no fools, and you will have a rude awakening if you attempt to converse with them as you have on here.

1.) Sarcasm does not come across on text conversation. Use it sparingly if ever, especially if you are talking digitally to people who don’t even know you or your personality.

2.) “Tweaking” is synonymous with falsifying your test scores. Be honest and upfront because you will be forced to when applying for college. Since you are begging to know, a 100 point difference in SAT is going to make a negligible difference in your candidacy for college. Think about it, a 100 point difference in a 2400 point test will only change your “grade” by about 4%.

3.) No one was ever dismissing the Sex etc. thing. We are simply telling you, as objective evaluators, that a school like BC will not likely see as much good in an extra-curricular such as that as a school like say Oberlin or American University. Another lesson to learn: know and adapt to your audience.

4.) Your second to last paragraph is non-sense ranting. You have a bad habit of hiding extraneous details that are rather pertinent to the discussion and later scolding us for not understanding a your situation or rationale.

5.) Lastly, adhere to the golden rule: treat others as you wish to be treated. Take feedback in stride. You seem like one of those people who can’t take criticism or no for an answer, which is an awful habit to have in college and the real world. You give us fabricated numbers and a rash listing of your credentials, then we will give rash and incomplete answers back. Its really that simple.

You’re right, its not our job to do this. But, all of us here enjoy helping others, and some people on this thread, including me, check this sight because we have vested interests in the school and want to make sure that prospective students have the information and insights needed to succeed at BC. We want people that are genuine come to our school and not people that show poor character.