<p>@tubatina
ofcouse we all want to be happy! But at what cost. It is very selfish to be happy when 50% of this world live on 2$ … One only needs to walk outside of his modern world to realize that life is greater than just his own. Everyone can live a happy life but it is the great people o this society who can make others live a happy life. If we as the priviledged get the opportunity to study at Columbia or any other ivy or just simply the chance to even attend uni, I believe that simply having these options gives us the responsibility to make our lives have a positive impact on people that are less fortunate than ourselves whether music, philanthropy, art… U name it. =] tubatina. Surely we are all obliged to contribute as the pioneers of tomorrow?</p>
<p>Anyone heard of someone called called Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace prize 2006? This is one of many influencials that we should learn why we shouldn’t just live a ‘happy life’ when we could be happier doingsomething we love while influencing and benefiting many others.</p>
<p>Anyways il stop talking. =] u ge my point.</p>
<p>yescolumbia:</p>
<p>I don’t think that we’re arguing for different things. I very much agree with what you wrote. :)</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you!!
~Brown EDers =]</p>
<p>I have to go to Columbia on every saturday because of the columbia science honors program. and if i don’t get in this thurs, i think i will be crying during the class at columbia this saturday morning, creeping others in my class out.</p>
<p>@yescolumbia: i can’t agree with you more!! i feel it is an obligation to attain the best education possible in order to help those without the opportunities we have- a voice for the voiceless. and yes, i remember hearing about Yunus when he won the Nobel and his idea was so simple, but such a breakthrough- why not give directly to those who can in turn replenish their local communities? and sometimes i feel guilty, because i’m involved in international issues such as Darfur or Burma, but in my own community there are those who suffer just because of their economic situation- for example, i go to a top 100 public school (us news and world report) but just a 10 miles away in the intercity of minneapolis there is a school where only 8% of students are proficient in math, and only 30% graduate- 90% live in poverty. it’s really, really overwhelming. and then when people, sometimes my own friends, criticize me about caring too much about ppl that should just “take care of themselves” and “were born to live that way.” AHHH i hope to go to columbia to meet ppl who actually give a **** about others other than themselves and their cliques!</p>
<p>amen well said sarah</p>
<p>@sarah1 & yescolumbia.</p>
<p>Totally agree with you. Improve and fight for the conditions and human rights situation for the people in the world who are disenfranchised by tyranny and injustice has always been my dream. I personally have lived in another developing country before, and the social injustice I have seen there impacted me greatly. Places like Darfur, North Korea, Cuba, China and many African warring states(civil war) are really my concern.</p>
<p>We really should meet each other if we all get into Columbia!</p>
<p>Good luck from the Cornell board!</p>
<p>ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ALSO ON THURSDAY!! yipeeeee</p>
<p>the following conversation took place after I came home from school today:</p>
<p>I walk in the house and start looking through the mail
my mom walks in holding an envelope</p>
<p>mom: congratulations honey you just got accepted to the honors program at UConn with a full scholarship!
me: um ok…did you hear anything from columbia?
mom: no but you just got accepted into college how does that feel?!
me:…I’m going up stairs
mom:why?!
me: to browse the Columbia forums on college confidential
mom: oh…</p>
<p>I have a question. My school doesn’t calculate GPA (it’s a really competitive private school in North Carolina - 100 people per grade) - thus, I have no idea where I stand in relation to everyone else. What grades does one receive to get a 3.5 UW GPA? What is a “92” on the 100-point GPA scale (is that just your average final score you receive in a class?)?</p>
<p>Previously, I was only nervous about how my SAT scores would fare with the admissions committee, but now I’m questioning the strength of my grades. Can anyone shed some light on this?</p>
<p>lol @ jive87</p>
<p>@ jalinovi: It really depends on the school. In my school, an “A” (90%>100%) in a regular class will give you a 4.0 for your GPA (we weight honors and AP but for simplicity’s sake I’ll only use regular classes). A “B” (80%-89%) will give you a 3.0, and so on. These GPA’s are averaged together to give an average cumulative GPA, which is what shows up on your transcript. So, to get a 3.5 you would need a mixture of A’s and B’s.</p>
<p>hahaaa jive.</p>
<p>@ jive: hahahaha that’s awesome 
but congrats on the scholarship!!</p>
<p>and agreed we all should get together if we get in!! we can send each other our real names and find each other on facebook! </p>
<p>and i think cornell finds out wednesday- do any other ivy schools find out before dec 15?</p>
<p>I know Penn finds out Friday.</p>
<p>and has anyone found a forum with last year’s columbia ED results?</p>
<p>shouldnt it be somewhere in this forum?</p>
<p>I dunno, I can’t believe they didn’t have one JUST last year. They’d had one for like the 2 years before it (which I’ve read through like a thousand times)!</p>