<p>Hello all my fellow application submitting scholars! </p>
<p>If you’ve applied to the Whitney Students Program, list your stats here as follows: </p>
<p>Current School: College, high school, etc.
GPA: College, high school
ACT or SAT score:
Uniqueness or Hook: I’m an x, or a y!
Life Experience or Work Experience: CEO of Bear Sterns?</p>
<p>Other Applications: Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, etc…</p>
<p>Why EWSP: [insert response here]</p>
<p>Current School: Cascadia Community College
GPA: 3.75, HS: 4.0 not including AP
ACT or SAT score: Old SAT 1400.</p>
<p>Uniqueness or Hook: I got pregnant near the end of high school. It was also when I had to take the SAT. I never even attended one day of college. I was accepted to some decent places. But I just could not afford it after I had triplet boys: Andrew, Aaron, and Alvin. I basically raised them all on my own. I got married for the wrong reason. No help from Government, but a little from a wonderful grandma. It turned out to be the best decision of my life. They bring me absolute joy and happiness. The kids were the result of the first time that I had sex. </p>
<p>Life Experience or Work Experience: Cancer Research at a non profit pharm-tech firm. Discovered unusual cell reactivity in some mice. </p>
<p>Other Applications: Harvard, Princeton, Williams, Smith, Wellesley (accepted), NYU (accepted).</p>
<p>EWSP: Because I am not a traditional girl.</p>
<p>Current School: Berkeley City College
GPA: College 3.4; High School 2.9; Major 4.0
ACT or SAT score: 1900 (700 critical reading, 650 writing, 550 math)
Uniqueness or Hook: I was born with a heart defect and I had open heart surgery to repair it when I was seven. Definitely affected my perspective.<br>
Life Experience or Work Experience: Ten years in sales selling mostly intangibles (sales training, consulting, benchmarking).</p>
<p>Other Applications: here goes, UC Berkeley, UC Davis (accepted), UC Santa Cruz (accepted), UCLA, Stony Brook (accepted), Cornell, Boston U., UNH, Dartmouth, Stanford.</p>
<p>Why EWSP: Because the program is a great fit for me in the sense that I will have credibility as a professional, not just as a student (since my GPA and SAT scores aren’t quite top of the stack). Yale because I want the best for myself. </p>
<p>Curious Meg, how did you apply to Harvard? I checked their site months ago and they weren’t accepting transfers for next year.</p>
<p>Current School: Community Bay School
GPA: 3.5, HS: 2.7
ACT or SAT score: 1250 (old)
Uniqueness or Hook: I had to quit trying in school because of the social pressure. I was an artist. I wasn’t good at anything but art. So I just started doing my own art. I sold at galleries and other places. I sold a painting for 112,000 and donated half of it to charity. I sent a copy of the donation certificate. I’ve sold a couple others too for 65 k plus. I went back to community college to learn math, literature, etc. My life has been great so far but unusual.</p>
<p>Life Experience or Work Experience: artists?</p>
<p>Other Applications: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, a couple other state schools</p>
<p>Why EWSP: I have experience, not academic excellence.</p>
<p>They let me apply as a freshman, because of circumstances. Same with P.</p>
<p>Current School: Columbia (General Studies) (Physics)
GPA: 3.97; HS: 3.95 (Andover)
ACT or SAT score:1550 (old)</p>
<p>Uniqueness or Hook: I went to Stanford, and I quit. </p>
<p>I am leaving Columbia GS because they treat the students like step-children at Columbia Columbia College; it sucks. I’m doing really well here, but it’s not really that challenging. I want a rigorous education. Yale definitely has that, especially in their dept. of Physics. GS is so expensive, and I get no financial aid. So I want to study Physics and other stuff at Yale. Columbia General Studies has horrible stigma attached to it. Also, I was in a car accident that had some serious consequences. I explained that in my essay.</p>
<p>Life Experience or Work Experience: Worked for Apple Computer developing touch screen technology. </p>
<p>Other Applications: no where else. </p>
<p>Why EWSP: I am unique!</p>
<p>hi my college confidential discussion group colleagues. </p>
<p>i don’t know why i am even posting here. i submitted the application already, so it won’t do any good (as far as getting advice). but i think that it’ll help me a little bit mentally, no matter what happens. </p>
<p>i might be a unique case. i might not be.</p>
<p>my father was blind when i was 10. he left my mother after he received a large financial settlement. she raised us on a very meager salary. i left school after the eighth grade, never completing high school–not even a half year. in fact, i was expelled for never coming. by 15, i suffered from homeless and i was basically illiterate. i could barely read and write. along the way, a cuban family became my family. i became fluent in spanish, and they paved the way for me to have a stable life, with all the basics. they also helped me recover from self-medication; my drug and alcohol problems (i did not mention this in the essay, it’s too embarrassing). during these hard years, i didn’t know what my identity was anymore. my father is white; my mother’s grandparents were native american (i am not registered); and i was raised basically as a cuban. so i don’t know even know who i am. i wrote about most of these things. </p>
<p>eventually, i went directly into four year colleges. no community college. i think i held between a 3.33 and a 3.5 outside of where i am now. </p>
<p>so, fast forward, somehow i got to harvard college. i maintained a b+ (though it was only about a 3.32 or 3.27?) this was like the hardest thing i ever did. the kids there are so amazing. i mean, really.</p>
<p>i’m from rural west virginia. nobody in my family has ever set foot in a college. i went from the ged placement exam to making an A in a pure mathematics course at harvard college (number two math dept. in the country). and i have never made below an A- in ANY math (though, i did not want to mention this on my essay; i felt it would be obviously on my transcripts). I have taken calc, logic, math logic, etc. also, i worked almost full time through my entire college career. </p>
<p>i have letters of rec from two people that taught at harvard and an employer. </p>
<p>i worked at ibm and a bunch of other places. </p>
<p>i feel like such a jerk for even posting this stuff. i don’t want to come off as a arrogant or anything because i got a chance to go to harvard and do a year of coursework. </p>
<p>any thoughts?</p>
<p>it seems like i am way below everyone else here. so i’ll probably be the first to go…</p>
<p>Willard, </p>
<p>i’m calling you out, buddy. you are a fake. there is no way that this story has any credibility. please keep out of this forum. you should try to put something more believable on here… my friend just got into harvard college, and there is no way that you ever got the chance to go there. </p>
<p>you are a non-truth teller, pal.</p>
<p>Megtaylor, I agree. But, if Willard can email a transcript from Harvard then the tide turns. Put up or shut up is what I like to say. He may have been at Harvard Extension school…however, the whole story reaks, if you ask me…</p>
<p>Assume Willard is telling the truth. </p>
<p>Now, is he a match for Eli Whitney? I think so. But exam a B+ from Harvard College. Is that really comparable to a 4.0 from an LAC or CC? </p>
<p>Let’s assume truth, and analyze whether or not he should get in. Let’s not tear the kid down.</p>
<p>hi everyone…</p>
<p>wow, this is tons of criticism. but i’m used to it. i’ve gotten it my whole life. it’s people like this that made it hard for me to go from taking my ged exam and making it all the way to taking a year’s worth of coursework at harvard college. i can’t believe you people are not more supportive. that’s just how it goes when you come from a poor family i guess: even an ant will kick a mighty elephant when he’s down. </p>
<p>i don’t have to email transcripts to anyone. i have nothing to prove. i just asked if i’d be a good candidate. i did not ask you to determine the truth or falsity of my claims. that’s for other people to decided. i understand all of your deep doubts. but this is not really the place to discuss those, is it? </p>
<p>just assume that i’m telling the truth. do you think this program is right for me? i never went to any high school and i did fairly well at a very rigorous college. </p>
<p>i’m sorry to be so blunt here. but if you doubt me, then please just say nothing or analyze whether such a story is compelling overall for a non-trad program.</p>
<p>i’m sorry that i ever posted here. i’m sorry that i told you all that i applied to eli whitney. you’ve all really hurt my feelings. i might not be as good as you. i might not have had such a stellar life. but one thing that bothers me is that people are tearing me down and calling me a liar. i just presented my little story to you all. i got no feedback in return. i just got kicked. </p>
<p>so please just stop messaging me and ‘demanding’ my transcripts; please just quit judging my writing. people have treated me like this my whole life, and i am sick of it. so i didn’t go to a lac; so i did not go to high school. i didn’t do anything wrong but work and try to help my mom. </p>
<p>i grew up next to where they accept section 8; my friend has his brains blown out; i come from a divided family that suffered from abuse; i self medicated; a cuban family raised me; i don’t know why nobody else has to explain their entire life. i just wanted some feedback. </p>
<p>i am so sorry that i posted here. i will never post here again. i am so upset. it was the wrong decision to share with you folks. </p>
<p>i guess this is what is like when you come from where i come; it never changes from one generation to the next. i am so sorry you all. just please forgive me and let me be.</p>
<p>I’m rooting for you, Willard. SHAME ON THEM! I can’t believe they would even consider or suggesting that you should “put up or shut up.” That’s hurtful. I’m so sorry. I read about what you posted, the section 8 housing and all and losing your friend. I have a feeling that this program is meant for people like you. </p>
<p>Thanks for explaining your personal statement to me. IT WAS AMAZING! I think you made the right decision by focusing on what you want to do ACADEMICALLY and not making yourself A PITTY case. You did give little bits and pieces, though, which I think was just right. You maintained strong focus on what you want to do academically at Yale, and why Yale specifically. You did that amazingly well. </p>
<p>For never writing much or going to HS, I think your essay was WAY better than mine–and I had to pay editing services to find the grammatical mistakes and such. </p>
<p>I’m in your corner. Though, you know it is hard to get into the program. HOWEVER, your essay was so well written and you said you have some great recs. I don’t know if you’ll get into the program, but you’ll definitely have a unique story–that’s for sure. </p>
<p>AND TO EVERYONE ELSE: WHY DON’T ALL OF YOU POST YOUR TRANSCRIPTS AND YOUR LIFE STORY! THIS WAS SO BRAVE ON HIS PART, AND ALL YOU DID WAS TEAR HIM DOWN! SHAME ON YOU! He sounds like a good kid who had it tough. I BELIEVE HIM! YOU ALL ARE JUST LUCKY THAT I AM NOT ON THE COMMITTEE!</p>
<p>hell, lets’ post our eli essay statements. THAT would be fun reading. :)</p>
<p>I have to apologize to Willard. He’s right. He just posted here, and because I was so insecure about myself and my own application, I demonized him for no reason. </p>
<p>Looking back at his statement, he only asked if we had thoughts and if he should have applied. Yes Willard, you should have applied. </p>
<p>As for thoughts, you have a slightly average GPA. But your story and WHERE you have that average GPA is kind of, how do you say, AMAZING! </p>
<p>I don’t know what I was thinking. I could just not accept that you were so much more competitive than me. You really have a HUGE advantage over most of us (in my opinion). Look at us, we are scraping by with Small LACs and CCs and you’re rolling by with THE IVY transcript to have. If you have decent recs and a personal statement, I’d be willing to gamble that you have better chances than anyone on this forum. It wouldn’t matter if you were competing against a 4.0 from Wellesley with your story. You were poor, addicted to drugs, section 8 housing, never went to high school, and made honors at Harvard College. That’s so cool, Willard. I accept your story as true. I only hope that you can forgive me. </p>
<p>In all honesty, I guess that I was just a little jealous, too.</p>
<p>Hello all people: </p>
<p>I’ve been reading this post. I am applying to yale as well. Military, non-traditional, here: Just seeing what everyone has to say. </p>
<p>Thought i could comment on some things -
*willard – great job. Good story.
*annalo – how cool is that? Art? Wow!
*mikel – pretty impressive but does it make for a story?
*megtaylor – you seem a little rich?
*pushin30 – why you so against publishing your stats but insisting willard email a transcript to prove anything? That’s strange, right?
*ilivefree – i think we are in the same boat; i love nh, the libertarian state; i also went to a city college in nyc. </p>
<p>I have seen lots of war; and i mean lots; i’m ready for peace and education.</p>
<p>Gpa: 4.0; hs: 4.0 (private catholic)
i’m gay in the military; it’s okay though; it’s not that bad. There are other people here too. We just can’t ask or tell about it. </p>
<p>I also did sales for a long time.</p>
<p>right on 8675309; here’s to liberty and community college. 
</p>
<p>i’m gay too. if we both get in to EWP, we’ll def. have to hook up for some beer and chit chat. </p>
<p>what did you sell? what branch of the military were you in? i completed basic in ARMY as a 95bravo (MP), but then my back wigged out and I was sent home on an annulment discharge. i forgot which chapter it was, but it’s like i was never there. hooah.</p>
<p>We took a class called legalism together. I’m going to have to give him trouble about this video. But it’s funny. </p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - “You Got Rejected” (On Harvard Time Music Video)](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1n7I47cBQ&feature=player_embedded]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1n7I47cBQ&feature=player_embedded)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSUcwGMwc2E[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSUcwGMwc2E</a></p>
<p>This one is funny too! </p>
<p>I have my chin-up now!</p>
<p>Here’s the direct link: </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1n7I47cBQ[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1n7I47cBQ</a></p>
<p>“we’re sorry, this video is no longer available”</p>
<p>I have my chin-up now. Thanks to everyone for being so cool! Good luck to all. </p>
<p>Oh, hey, ilivefree: </p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - “You Got Rejected” (On Harvard Time Music Video)](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1n7I47cBQ]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1n7I47cBQ)</p>
<p>Here’s the direct video link.</p>
<p>I am really going to email him or facebook him and say like, hey, that’s not funny! But the funny part is when somebody says, you’ll never get to pee on my foot. That’s so funny. It’s so out of place. Other than that, the video could actually be considered offensive. Oh, I’ll have to give him a hard time! </p>
<p>Off to Kirkland House to grab dinner with a friend, maybe i’ll see him there. LOL. I’ll ask for a donation.</p>