<p>I got into a top LAC and will be going next year, but the only problem is that my stats seem lower when compared to the rest of the freshman class (I have an 1830 and i think 650/660 on my bio and lit sat 2 plus 3 ap’s…pretty good ec’s but nothing spectacular). Are admissions counselors pretty adept at predicting whether a student will be able to handle the work load/classes? haha i know this is weird but could they have made a mistake?</p>
<p>They had theirreasons for accepting you, be happy and move on, if the courseload is too difficult then you ca always transfer out.</p>
<p>i was in the same situation, i kept saying that the school i’m currently attending is a reach school because my sat score was not that good (sat 2’s were even worse haha) and i didn’t have any stellar ecs that stood out…nevertheless, i was accepted…and last semester i got a 3.6 without much trouble. i think you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>trust the admissions office…they knew what they were doing when they accepted you! Top LACs have waaaay more applicants than spots, so they have their choice of the crop. They knew that you could handle the coursework :-)</p>
<p>Or you could have a particular nonacademic talent or achievement they wanted or you might represent a social/ethnic/geographic/economic niche that needed representation. Just do your best and show them they were right to take you.</p>
<p>Don’t overestimate academics at top colleges. I happened to come across an online library of math courses (on video) that were offered at MIT and compared to my linear algebra class in Germany, that class at MIT is a piece of cake.</p>
<p>Don’t underestimate academics at “top colleges” in the U.S. I know nothing about linear algebra whether in Germany or at MIT but would suggest that the previous poster’s advice is not exactly straight from the horse’s mouth as the unacademic American idiom would put it.</p>
<p>lol dont doubt yourself. take this and build upon it. dont worry about others</p>
<p>Your stats are absolutely fine and in no way indicate that you are a remedial student of any sort. If you have learned how to study, you will probably do very well. </p>
<p>Just because a college can pick from the top tier of students doesn’t mean that its course work is anymore challenging or difficult than other colleges.
I firmly believe that to be a myth.</p>
<p>Barium is mentioning MIT’s opencourseware program. Just remember that thought the material taught may seem easy, the majority of the work done is in problem sets, which I’m almost positive is significantly harder than your linear algebra class’s.</p>
<p>Kamikazewave, if you would like to compare problem sets, go ahead:
<a href=“http://math.mit.edu/~gabriele/18700.html[/url]”>http://math.mit.edu/~gabriele/18700.html</a>
<a href=“http://www2.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/lectures/lina_ss07.htm[/url]”>http://www2.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/lectures/lina_ss07.htm</a></p>
<p>Last semester’s problem sets looked quite similar to MIT’s, but this semester’s assume some working knowledge of analysis which kind of gets on my nerves because I haven’t taken analysis yet.</p>