<p>DBATE!!! YOU ARE GOING TO HIT POST #2000 soon!
drbigboyjoe9505 (AH! I TYPED IT AGAIN!), do not tell me you came up with a CC name when you were 11. That is so sad. 
Hopefully it was for email/AIM or something of the like.</p>
<p>Hahaha, two Yale 2013ers. I’m jealous.</p>
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<p>Why? I said it here. It would be true regardless. I hope that doesn’t come off as too caustic. Anyway, the only reason i feel I was under qualified for Yale was because I was only in the like top 2.6% when I was admitted, and looking through the decision threads almost all the unhooked applicants were in at least the top 2%. I was top 2% at graduation though (10/495) so it really doesn’t bother me all that much.</p>
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<p>Does anyone know what his SAT scores were? He would be fun to listen to!</p>
<p>“I appreciate the kind words from you all. Also, due to Score Choice, colleges will never know that I retook from 2340 and 2350 so they will have no opportunity to consider the thought that I am an individual obsessed with absolute perfection (which I am not, although I am quite competitive with myself).” - mifune</p>
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<li>Sorry about stalking you mifune. Feel free to stalk my stats.</li>
<li>This is proof he doesn’t always talk like he seems to.</li>
<li>He did get a good SAT score.</li>
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<p>^Ok so he retook it. What did he eventually get? A 2400? Based on the context of what he says it seems like he did (or something close at least).</p>
<p>LuciaB, he got a 2350 (2400?) after retaking it. </p>
<p>Honestly, a 2400 is not that impressive. It doesn’t say a lot about the person. Likewise, a 2100 doesn’t mean that a person is incompetent. And I say this with good SAT scores, so I am not bitter.</p>
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<p>He got a 2400.</p>
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<p>Oh wow, that is SO impressive. I apologize in advance I just had to make a sarcastic statement about the way people are admiring a test score.</p>
<p>Dbate, one more post. Apparently you don’t think that 2,000 is as a big of a deal as I think it is, so I’ll be happy for you.</p>
<p>However, I do agree. Test scores are not that impressive. Not that mifune shouldn’t be proud of a 2400.</p>
<p>Actually it is said that I have 2,000 post on a board about college. Makes me feel like a nerd.</p>
<p>Test scores are not impressive, but that being said, I was certainly glad that the ACT existed.</p>
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<p><em>laughs at you, checks own post count, becomes sad</em></p>
<p>^^^LOL :)</p>
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<p>Hahahahahaha. I still think it’s exciting, regardless of the implications of lameness :)</p>
<p>Especially since you’re already accepted Dbate :)</p>
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<p>It’s not indicative of American society as a whole. The fact that it happened shows that it still exists though, and that it is still relevant.</p>
<p>Reading this has led me to realize I don’t think I have the energy anymore to engage in a sustained argument over affirmative action. I still dislike how it is currently applied (and the inherent unfairness of top Ivy admission), but I really don’t think I could consciously appropriate so much of my time to bashing it on an internet forum where my words will have little tangible or effectual change on the current situation. Consequently, congratulations to drbigboy and Dbate for having the desire to defend it so vehemently, and condolences to pigs and mifune for still being mired in (and having your mind warped by) the horrible process that is college admissions. Once you are done with it, and especially if you are attending a school near the top of your list, you will lose the urge to constantly attack it. I hope you end up at Yale (or for mifune wherever you want to attend), so a year from now, you relax, rejoice in your good fortune, and criticize affirmative action solely from an intellectual perspective, rather than one that is inevitably colored by your emotions. You’ll find it a welcome respite from your current mentality.</p>
<p>Regarding writing styles, using advanced vocabulary is never a bad thing, but one should endeavor to ensure the usage doesn’t appear forced or counterproductive to sentence and paragraph fluidity. In essence, they should be integrated into a logical structure and comprise a naturally flowing sentence, rather than being excessive verbiage that appears placed merely to impress people. (I understand that some people can compose such sentences without consciously doing so - I don’t blame them per se for creating such phrasing, but they should consciously compensate for it by actively checking their writing for lucidity.) The latter merely hampers comprehension and comprises reading quality; it is a habit acquired in high school that would ideally be forgotten by the time one enters college.</p>
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<p>I firmly correspond with your view that underscoring a perceived injustice will have no tangible effect on the actual situation. However, I cannot restrain myself from defending my views and suggesting alternative approaches. I too, dislike the current application of AA policies but I do take comfort that racially-based AA is not the long-term solution to encompassing the contextual effects into the evaluation of each individual candidate at practicing institutions.</p>
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<p>Yes, after retaking from two scores in the mid-2300s. </p>
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<p>The SAT is, however, the most objective benchmark that we have for the purposes of college admissions.</p>
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<p>Hence the latter portion of that paragraph. You’ll find it much more difficult to expend energy writing these posts once you have no emotional involvement in it (as noted, I’m making the assumption you are still in high school), even if you still disagree with it.</p>
<p>It is indeed a priority to take a more intellectual perspective to any issue rather than letting emotions influence one’s opinion. Actually, many individuals did despite a fair amount of character assassination when this discussion was at its peak.</p>
<p>And yes, I am in high school.</p>
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<p>Nope. ACT is better.</p>