Class of 2013 admit rate?

Hunterbender
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:02:20 +0000

Honestly, I find this post rather sad. First of all, yes, numbers do matter…but they do not encompasses an individual (unless you are in Soviet Russia or something). SAT scores are not true indicators, I know individuals who started tutoring for SAT since 5th grades…might be a reason for a slightly higher score. GPA does matter, but the variances is so high among different schools. The whole college admissions really goes down to nowhere, more or less on person that reviews your application. So in short, among the qualified students, the rest is a lot of luck (perference of your application reader).

Personally, I failed at SAT. That doesn’t mean I am worse off than others, it simply means I am worse on at one specific exam. The overall applications is what truly matters. Essays, EC, courseloads are the indicators that provides a general overview of the student (willingness to work, etc). And GPA, test scores, competitions, SAT provides indicators for future academic success…although as I have stated, these numbers may be misleading and should be taken with a grain of salt.

In short, if you get admited. Then be happy. Don’t go off ranting about why the process if unfair. If you were rejected, then see where else you can thrive. After all, college is about how YOU will exceed in the environment. Ultimately, it goes down to what YOU do…less so on what school you went to (not saying school isn’t important, but LESS important)