Just For Fun, let's find the "Average" CCer

Applying to College
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<p>Alrighty, I’m pretty average…</p>

<p>SAT - 1250
ACT - 29
(both retaking in a few weeks)
GPA UW - 4.0
GPA W - 4.125
Rank - 3/460</p>

<p>EC’s - Football, DECA (VP), FCA, NHS (SEC)
Volunteering - …yeah…right…only NHS stuff
Job at Best Buy 25 hrs/wk</p>

<p>Classes - 7 AP’s by end of Senior year</p>

<p>Plan on Applying to - Stanford (dad wants me to), Wash U., Northwestern, UMich, BC, USC, UWisc, UNeb, </p>

<p>Probably don’t have a chance due to all the 2200+ on here…</p>

<p>Does anyone else here really hate the term “passionate/passion” for a subject, my dad won’t shut the hell up about it and my lack of it for a particular subject…</p>

<p>Am I shooting too High??? Please Advise…</p>

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<p>Question: Am I on the Right Track for my Aims?</p>

<p>Grade: rising 10th
Race: Asian
Aims:Ivy/UCs</p>

<p>Science
Biology-8th grade
Chemistry-9th grade
AP Biology-9th grade</p>

<p>Math
Alg 1-7th grade
Geometry/Alg 2 -8th grade
Pre Calculus-9th grade</p>

<p>English (standard)</p>

<p>History (standard)</p>

<p>Comp Sci
C++ -8th grade
AP Java -9th grade</p>

<p>Foreign Language
Latin 1-8th grade
Latin 2-9th grade
Spanish (self study up to Spanish 2 ) -this summer</p>

<p>APs taken
AP Bio-leaning towards a 5 (9th grade)
AP Java-4/5 probably (9th grade)</p>

<p>NEW SAT
9th (MAY)-740 math 700 verbal 660 writing</p>

<p>GPA-4.33 Weighted 4.1 Unweighted</p>

<p>ECs
Founder/Teacher of School Calculator Club
Piano 3 years
Academic Team
NJHS
Mu Alpha Theta
Latin Club
Gold Metal Latin Exam
State Latin Forum (various awards)</p>

<p>Community Service
Library Helper
Tutoring</p>

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<p>“Does anyone else here really hate the term “passionate/passion” for a subject, my dad won’t shut the hell up about it and my lack of it for a particular subject…”</p>

<p>Lol yes…that’s why I couldn’t get into Olin…because I wasn’t “passionate” enough about music…hey, I love piano, and I do well in it, but I just don’t express “passion” (I don’t like to express emotion in general…)</p>

<p>You can always say you’re passionate about football, I guess…</p>

<p>(I wanted to put down video games, but I thought they might have an auto-delete for people who put that down lol)</p>

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<p>I don’t hate the term but I don’t have any passions either - apart from Pink Floyd, which can’t be listed as an EC :p</p>

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<p>@Penguin:
You’re the epitome of the Asian student! Unfortunately, there are, oh, about 10000 kids just like you…don’t get me wrong, that’s some great academics, but unless you express a “passion” or extreme talent for something, you’re just like everyone else</p>

<p>If you took AP CS freshman year, perhaps CS is what you’re planning to go into? Program a game…(I tell everyone that lol)</p>

<p>Also, do USACO and USAMO…if you want to go Ivy, you will HAVE to distinguish yourself on those olympiads…(I was #8 in USACO for a while, and I still didn’t get in, besides Cornell…)</p>

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<p>Wait, Penguin…how did you get a 4.1 UW? It’s on an immovable 4-point scale…straight-As is a 4.0</p>

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<p>What were my chances? :stuck_out_tongue: I’ve resisted posting stats for a year, but it’s all over now and I’m gonna break my CC addiction soon, anyway. Meh … Here they are …</p>

<p>White Female
9th and 10th grade at a small town public high school.<br>
11th and 12th grade at a highly competitive arts high school.
GPA: 3.97 unweighted
SAT I: 1570; 800 verbal, 770 math
SAT IIs: Never took any because I didn’t need them.
Class Rank: 3</p>

<p>APs:
10th English Lang. & Comp., Calculus BC, Spanish
11th English Comp. & Lit., Chemistry, U.S. History
12th Biology, European History, Art History </p>

<p>ECs:
9th and 10th Grade at Public HS:
Class Council (P10); Drama Club (10); Ecology Club; Historical Society; Spanish Club; Varsity Gymnastics; Varsity Soccer; JV Cheerleader (Football Squad); Methodist Youth Fellowship; Homecoming Court (10); Yearbook Pageant (Winner 10); Community Theatre</p>

<p>11th and 12th Grade at Arts HS:
Drama Major (20+ hours per week); Class Council (S11, T12); Honor Council (12), Public Service Club (P12); Habitat for Humanity; Amnesty International; Yearbook Staff; Chess Club; Fencing Club; Cross Country Club; Swing Dance Club; Youth of Unity</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; National Honor Society; State Shakespeare Competition Winner (11); Regional Shakespeare Competition Finalist (11); State Thespian Festival Best Actress (11)</p>

<p>Summer Employment:
Lunch waitress</p>

<p>Applied and academically admitted to University of Evansville, Southern Methodist University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Florida State University, SUNY Purchase, Rutgers University, University of Miami, University of Minnesota, Northern Illinois University, Catawba College </p>

<p>Accepted via audition to BFA Theatre programs at Evansville, SMU, and NCSA. Rejected by FSU. Cancelled auditions for SUNY Purchase, Northern Illinois, and Catawba after SMU acceptance. Withdrew from consideration at Minnesota, Miami, and Rutgers after Evansville acceptance.</p>

<p>Evansville ’09 with a full ride. Go Aces!</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: 3.3
SAT (subscores if you have them): 1360 comp; 710 v; 650 m
ACT: 31 comp; 34 reading; 27 math; 32 science; 29 english
SATIIs (list which subjects): none
ECs: 2
Course load (relative to offerings of your HS): 8
Work and/or Volunteering: 5</p>

<p>Private/Public school: Public
State or country: KY
Top colleges you applied to, especially Ivies: am applying to CMU, SMU, FSU, Yale, NYU
Colleges you recieved admission too: we’ll see</p>

<p>Also I think it would be interesting to see what CCers are interesting in majoring in: Me= Theatre</p>

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<p>rising senior (male) caucasian</p>

<p>PSAT 219
SAT 1400 (OLD) 2150 800V 670M 680W
ACT 31</p>

<p>3.99uw 5/115
private Catholic</p>

<p>VARISYT X-country, swimming & track, sec. junior class, treas SGA, eagle scout, governor’s school, usaa swimming</p>

<p>Major: engineering pre-med</p>

<p>APPLYING to Notre Dame, SLU, Villanova, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon</p>

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<p>Should have said SAT 2150 800M 670V 680W
From Tennessee</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: 4.0
Rank - 2/200ish
SAT - 1480 (780 M, 700 V)
ACT - n/a
SAT IIs - Math IIc 800, Physics 700, Writing 660
ECs: like how we compare to everyone else on a 1-10 scale? eh, I’d say 7
Course load: definitely a 10… almost everyone is or will become a bluecollar worker in my county (not dissing bluecollar jobs, just saying… very poor school district from a farming community). AP classes were taken online independently
Work and/or volunteering: I’ll say 7 again</p>

<p>APs: Sophomore - US History (4), Junior - Calc BC (4, ab 5), Junior - Stats (5), Senior - Psych, Macroecon, Microecon</p>

<p>Private/public: very poor public, haha
State: PA</p>

<p>Schools applied to: hmm… PSU Schreyer, Haverford, Amherst, Swarthmore, St. Joe’s, Yale, Cornell, U of Chicago, Williams
Accepted: PSU Schreyer, Haverford
Waitlisted: Cornell, Amherst, U of Chicago, St. Joe’s (no accepts off w/l yet)
Attending: PSU Schreyer (for $$$ reasons… Haverford was #1 choice out of the 9 I applied to)</p>

<p>Someone else suggested listing major… probably double major in Finance and Economics</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: 4.0
GPA weighted: 5.2593
Rank: 3/435
SAT I: 1440 (750 M, 690 V)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 770 Writing, 750 Chemistry
Rank 1( bad) - 10 (good) of
ECs: 8
Course load (relative to offerings of your HS): 9
Work and/or Volunteering: 6</p>

<p>Private/Public school: Public
State or country: FL
If applicable:
Top colleges you applied to, especially Ivies: Duke, Brown, Vanderbilt, University of Miami (Honors), University of Florida (Honors), Tulane (Honors), MIT, University of Miami 7 Year Medical Program
Colleges you recieved admission too: Duke (attending), Brown, Vanderbilt, UM Honors, UF Honors, Tulane (Honors)</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: No idea - I guess around 3.5 or thereabouts
SAT (subscores if you have them): (haven’t yet taken)
ACT: (ditto)
SATIIs (list which subjects): (ditto)
Rank 1( bad) - 10 (good) of
ECs: 7
Course load (relative to offerings of your HS): 10 (my HS doesn’t give you any choices when it comes to courses)
Work and/or Volunteering: 0 (unless you count writing articles for a non-profit organisation seeking to produce a free encyclopedia, in which case, 6)</p>

<p>Private/Public school: Public
State or country: Malaysia
If applicable:
Top colleges you applied to, especially Ivies:
Colleges you recieved admission too:</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: 3.813
SAT: 740 Verbal, 710 Math, 1450
ACT: 34 composite, 34 English, 31 Math, 35 Reading, 34 Science
SATIIs: 800 Writing, 760 Math 1C, 700 German w/Listening (blah, I still tested out of 202)
Rank: 13/480</p>

<p>Rank 1( bad) - 10 (good) of
ECs: 9
Course load (relative to offerings of your HS): 10
Work and/or Volunteering: 3</p>

<p>Private/Public school: Public
State or country: IN</p>

<p>If applicable:
Top colleges you applied to, especially Ivies: Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Wellesley
Colleges you recieved admission too: Indiana University-Bloomington, Miami University (full ride), Wellesley</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: 3.9
SAT: 2280 (800cr/680m/800w)
ACT: didn’t take
SATIIs: 800 Lit, 770 USH</p>

<p>Rank 1( bad) - 10 (good) of
ECs: 5
Course load (relative to offerings of your HS): 10
Work and/or Volunteering: 2</p>

<p>Private/Public school: Public
State or country: TX
If applicable:
Top colleges you WILL APPLY TO, especially Ivies: Columbia, NYU, Wesleyan, Tufts, Boston U, Brandeis, McGill</p>

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<p>I’ve got to stop reading this stuff…</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: 4.0
SAT (subscores if you have them): 730V 800M
ACT: (ditto) 33 (34Eng 35Math 33Read 31Sci)
SATIIs (list which subjects): MIIC-800 Writing-740 (720 at time of apps) Physics-670 Chem-650 (taken w/out any studying)
Rank 1( bad) - 10 (good) of
ECs: 7
Course load (relative to offerings of your HS): 10
Work and/or Volunteering: 3</p>

<p>Private/Public school: Public
State or country: OH
If applicable:
Top colleges you applied to, especially Ivies: UMich, Case, HY, ND, Dartmouth
Colleges you recieved admission too: all but HY</p>

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<p>GPA unweighted: 4.0
SAT: 740 math, 740 verbal, 800 writing (probably retaking in oct.)
ACT: 35 comp. 36 english, 35 science and reading, 34 math
SATIIs: 800s on world history, physics and math iic
Course load (relative to offerings of your HS): 10/10</p>

<p>Private/Public school: Public
State or country: usa</p>

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<p>Okay, right away I’ll have to argue about the quality of MIT’s programs and the veracity of leaving them off of this list…</p>

<p>as for humanties, I believe that the MIT linguistics and philosophy program is better than any Ivy’s, and what about Sloan School of Management? <- an undergrad business program second only to Wharton. And economics? yes, I believe the economics program is <em>fairly</em> decent. And the world-renowned Media Lab. I really hate seeing these “tech” schools cast off of lists because people won’t do the research to find what they’re all about. </p>

<p>That and you are effectively only counting humanities focused students as average CC-ers because many science/engineering students will have applied to MIT, Caltech, etc along with some Ivies. </p>

<p>You’re really better off not including the number of schools applied to in this discussion. It would be more accurate to post an average “percentage of schools accepted to out of how many applied to” instead of just saying “Ivy” which is NOT the academic standard in the world. There are plenty of CC members from England, say, who want Cambridge or Oxford - assuredly “Ivy”-level or better. Actually, I would say that anyone who got accepted to Olin would be on top of any list given the ~2-3% admit rate.</p>

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<p>American-Born Chinese</p>

<p>SAT I: 740m / 670v / 590w
SAT II’s:
Math2c 800
Physics 710</p>