HS Grades and Engineering Majors

big_dreamer
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:25:23 +0000

OMG why do all of these kids have panic attacks about Bs? This “I need to be perfect” attitude is really ****ing me off. Bs are STILL good!

Take me for example. I’ve gotten into Purdue, UIUC, and TAMU with B+ type grades. Get over it! You want to know when you got problems? When you have to fight tooth and nail to scrape a C… thats when your struggling. Having a couple Bs on your transcript is NOT A FREAKING DOWNFALL!

And back to the topic… writing about your insomnia would definitely be a positive on your essays. Its not like your grades need defending, because they are stellar, but it is a topic that exemplifies hard work and a topic that you should have a very close relationship/feel with (so you will write it well and with heart).

Stop your fretting and continue your hard work. Your doing outstanding. I tip my hat off to you because here I am complaining to my mom about 5 hours a night. Part of the reason I get so mad about people with all As is that I envy you. I wish I had that ability to succeed. So I’m sorry if that came across as rude…



OK, thanks for your concern and essay suggestio but I did have some other essay topics in mind too, but I guess I have all summer to truly decide what I want to write about. The insomnia is just one part of my life and high school experience, but I do have some other things that will let colleges know who I am!

Uhm…I’m not having a panic attack here, I know that 2 Bs won’t really kill me at all. Lol I think you freaked out more than I did. You see, engineering requires some good math skills, which I think I possess, but I need to demonstrate this to colleges, and biomedical engineers are typically good at math. I was wondering if perhaps it would be more wise to apply as a bio major and then switch into engineering; I have no idea how difficult that is to do.

5 hours a night would be awesome, this week I think I got like 14 hours of sleep, maybe less. And it did come across as slightly rude, I won’t deny, but this is an internet community where I am asking for advice, and it would be pointless for me to start an arguement here lol.

I never said I’m dying for a 4.0 here, just saying it would have been nice. Plus, I’m aiming for schools like Brown, Yale, Harvard, UPenn, Cornell, Duke, and Johns Hopkins, where higher grades do certainly help. I never said that I was in the middle of a horrid downfall, where did all this come from?

Best wishes to you :)