<p>Figured I might as well join this party while it’s hot.
current schedule:
AP Microecon
AP Macroecon
AP Gov
TV Production (I’m the director, so it’s not exactly blow off city)
Honors Pre Calc
Honors Spanish 4
Speech and Debate
Honors English
Honors Chem</p>
<p>Next year:
AP Chem
AP Calc BC
AP Espa</p>
<p>A lot of people (10 so far I’ve heard) have gotten into Columbia from my school but I haven’t really heard people talking about the other ivys.</p>
<p>I know one person to get into Yale, one who got into Harvard, one to Columbia but no one I’ve heard of got into Princeton. My friend from my old school was rejected to Columbia, but wait listed at Harvard after being deferred from EA</p>
<p>So I’m sitting here watching people say they are retaking scores 2150+ and I’m just like: “What, what, what are you doing? Look at your life. Look at at your choices.” I just got a 1550 and these people are complaining about a 2150 or higher. How about you switch scores with me so people can actually see some point to you retaking it. Yes, I know you may want to apply to Ivy League schools, but scores aren’t everything, however, the true person you are is, though many would probably disagree with that. Just saying and now my rant is over…</p>
<p>@quidditchcat
how many kids go to your school?!?! </p>
<p>Even at the best schools, 10+ kids going to one Ivy is insane!</p>
<p>I have a friend who got in ED to Cornell and one that got into UPenn, Brown, Cornell, and Columbia yesterday.</p>
<p>Just came back from France and Spain. Had an amazing time. Time to check these decision threads out.</p>
<p>That’s crazy how you guys have so many top students in your school. We rarely have more than two or three kids attend a top 20 school every decade or so.</p>
<p>As for my spring break, just chilling at my house and couldn’t be any happier - perfect time to catch up on everything. All caught up on schoolwork, got a lot of studying for my APs/SATs that I would be too tired to do during the school week, and been getting a lot of rugby and tennis time in. :]</p>
<p>I have 1893 students at my school. My school is crazy, it sends 10 or more students to each Ivy, though people from my school don’t like UPenn that much. About 30 get in to Stanford. I don’t know about the UCs, nobody really talks about them like they’re serious. </p>
<p>Sigh… And then there’s me. I’m only applying to one Ivy, and will not get in. But I’m okay with that. There are other places that are better for me personally.</p>
<p>I think a kid from my school went to Harvard in 1970. Maybe.</p>
<p>I live in Applachia. No one even thinks about applying to top 20 schools. It’s insane. My teachers laugh at me when I tell them where I am applying. Most kids go to local schools, and about 45% drop out in the first year. The rest then complete a degree and move back to my hometown. That’s not my plan at all; it’s really frustrating. At the same time, though. I do have a certain level of confidence knowing that I have pushed myself to an unheard of level in my area.</p>
<p>One kid got into Harvard last year at my school. He ended up not attending though. This year’s graduating class isn’t that great. We have several headed to Illinois, and one headed to Colorado, some going to Iowa, one going to La Salle in Philadelphia, and a few going to West Virginia and Arizona State oddly enough (guess it’s the party repuation). The rest are community college, privates you’ve never heard of, or local state schools, but there may be a few others I’m not aware of. </p>
<p>My class is pretty good, so I expect some more prestigious schools. The sister of that Harvard acceptee is applying to U of Chicago and Northwestern I believe. Another girl is hoping for Stanford or Yale, though personally I doubt she’ll get into either. I could see a guy in my class getting into a top 20 school, but I think he might settle for Illinois or maybe even take a baseball scholarship at a local no-name school. Other than that, we’ll have a good amount of solidly ranked publics, especially Illinois, some solid privates, and a whole lot of CC and local schools.</p>
<p>I don’t expect that many people into Ivies in my class. We’re okay, but nothing amazing</p>
<p>Oh, I don’t really know if it’ll be true for my grade… Most are boring people who just do grades and stuff. There are a handful of really cool people though - they are not obviously forced by parents to do stuff, so if they don’t get into the best school they’re applying to, I’d be surprised. Gosh, I hate the junior class at my school. Next year will be downright hellish</p>
<p>I question how fun of a class I have, but every year it seems like the seniors step up and put the school on their backs when it counts. Meaning pep rallies and the student section for football and basketball games. I think we can do it.</p>
<p>My school last year had 11 seniors go to ivy leagues and like tons of kids go to top 30 schools. This year is pretty much the same.</p>
<p>My school has about 300 kids in a grade and I would say that about 10-15 kids go to Ivies every year. </p>
<p>Just a random question, is Cornell significantly easier to get into than the rest of the Ivies? </p>
<p>For a while though, no one in my school could get into Princeton because like 15 or 20 years ago or something someone got in early decision but broke the contract or something and went to another school. Since then kids who were getting into Harvard, Yale, Columbia, MIT…not one of them would get into Princeton.</p>
<p>According to the acceptance rate, you could say Cornell is “easier”. But I use the word easier very lightly. One person could be accepted at Princeton but denied at Cornell. It is still very competitive and great stats isn’t the only thing needed.</p>
<p>Do top colleges give weight to students of high schools who very rarely send Ivy-kids? Or is it the exact opposite?</p>
<p>Colleges put your credentials in context of your high school. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing depends on your school and the college you’re applying to.</p>