<p>Ok, I’m applying to Cornell, Columbia, TCNJ, rpi/albany medical program, unviersity of washington in st. louis.</p>
<p>SAT: 750 v, 760m, 750w
SAT II: 770 math 1c, 660 bio
GPA: 91.5?
EC’s:
-Hockey 4 years
-Volunteering? with physician every weekend during schoolyear
-Volunteering at homeless shelter
-Volunteering at university of arkansas
-Tech club and fitness club
I forget what else, I’m sure If I wrote down every little thing I’ve ever done I could strech this out a bit
Hook: I got suspended from school for a week once, I guess it was pretty serious because JH rejected me early decision.</p>
<p>if u got rejected ED by JHU ED, ur chances at Cornell, Columbia, and Wash U are reallllllly low. JHU accepts more than 50 percent of their ED kids, that isn’t too good. Get better matches on there.</p>
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It isn’t like the colleges are going to go “oh he got rejected ED at JH, tut tut.” You’re supposed to be looking at the stats, not where I got rejected.</p>
<p>dude, ur stats are great, without the suspension, i am pretty sure u would have gotten into JHU, but with it, u didnt get in. I just think the other places will react similarly to the suspension, was it violent, did it have to do with academic integrity, like what it is matters</p>
<p>I used the principal’s email account to send a school closing due to inclement weather e-mail to the district, twice. </p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve heard from different people I probably would have been accepted if not for the suspension. I was hoping that some of you have insight as to whether some schools are more or less lenient on disciplinary action.</p>
<p>That depends on the situations surrounding the suspension and what you wrote about it. What you did is not the run of the mill “Things went overboard, got emotional and got into a fight” 1-day suspesion deal. What did you say about it in the 150 words they give you?</p>
<p>first, I just remembred u of washington @ st louis and cornell dont ask about disciplinary action.</p>
<p>what i wrote:
In March of 2005, I was suspended for 4 days out of school and 2 days in school. This
suspension was a disciplinary action as a result of a sophomoric action of mine, where I assisted
another individual by providing the principals name and password in order to gain access to the
account and send two early closings due to inclement weather notices the night before. I
willingly admit that my actions were immoral in every way and highly uncalled for. In hindsight,
I understand that I had no right to enter the principals account and what happened was quite
plainly sophomoric. Oftentimes, it seems that it takes a mistake to learn a valuable lesson; I can
honestly say that I realize how juvenile my actions were and I hope that Stanford University can
recognize this realization.
I understand that my actions have caused doubt in terms of character credibility;
however, I think that after what has happened, my character has strengthened in the sense that I
will now, after observing the consequences, be more measured and composed in my thought
process and I will take more heed in living up to the standards of a prestigious school such as
that of Stanford University. Though it is evident that there may qualms and uncertainties about
my character, I plead that Stanford University views the outcome of the incident as a reworking
to build myself a stronger, more experienced character.</p>
<p>In this case stanford is substituted in the letter, although I ultimately decided not to apply there.</p>
<p>well dont use sophomoric the second time. besides being repetitive, it makes it seem like you are still taking it lightly. you want to show that you realize that it was serious and that it was a mistake that you really wouldn’t do yet again.</p>
<p>no, the colleges won’t know you got rejected at JHU, but what that person was saying was that, JHU has higher acceptance rates than your other schools, so if you were rejected there, it’s not very likely the more selective schools will take you.
i second the suggestion to find some more match schools.</p>
<p>your counselor might mention the suspension in his/her rec. i think columbia and cornell really are reaches for everyone, and i thought it was wash u, not u wash? i’d get their name right before applying.</p>
<p>Don’t use sophmoric at all. It sounds like you are having to much fun with the language. Also, don’t say “after observing the consequences.” I know what you mean, but it doesn’t sound right.</p>
<p>lol I agree about “observing the consequences,” because you sound detached from them. You put the consequences in a little cage and observed them under a microscope. :p</p>
<p>I suggest you just say it plainly and simply, as someone might expect an average teenager to say – without all of the convoluted vocabulary and sentence structure. You’re trying to be honest here, not trying to sound smart.</p>