I would just like to say thanks.

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>for scaring the ***** out of me !</p>

<p>I was just on here a week ago, and I’m reading all these college related fears… most of them are the essays. I’ve never heard of essays you have to write to universities, so when I found out we need them I thought

  1. I’m an idiot, for not knowing about them
  2. WHAT ON EARTH DO I DO?</p>

<p>THEN, I asked a million people if I have to do an essay, and they all said no.
I’m canadian, our essays are covered by the literacy tests we have to pass in grade 10.</p>

<p>I’m an idiot =(</p>

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<p>Oh man, is it too late to start worrying about that 10th grade test score? What if it’s too low? What if you don’t get into a university?!</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>Clearly I would have failed those literacy tests because that didn’t make any sense to me.</p>

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<p>Im canadian…
What literacy tests in gr 10.</p>

<p>We have to write essays too dont we…</p>

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<p>Hahaa no you wouldn’t, it takes effort to fail those tests, seriously. Basically I was panicking because I didn’t know about the essays when I actually don’t need to do them.</p>

<p>And AeroEngineer3141, I’m lucky that universities don’t look at the score because if they did, I would not be able to sleep at night. (I got 91%, what if thats not good enough?!)</p>

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<p>^^ What province do you live in?
The literacy tests are only in ontario I think…</p>

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<p>Are you applying to any colleges in the US?</p>

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<p>No. I don’t think I would pass the SATs. If you can even fail them? I dont really know lmao.</p>

<p>I’m sticking to Canada =)</p>

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<p>I like the concept of admissions essays, it makes me feel like I still have a bit of control.</p>

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<p>^ Me too.</p>

<p>@Liverpool: The SATs…aren’t exactly hard. It’s reading comprehension + middle school math + writing skillz.</p>

<p>So, if that’s the reason you’re not applying to US colleges, I think you should reconsider. :]</p>