<p>Yes, probably the main reason I applied to Ivies is because of their name. That’s quite a big deal in my house, but I also wanted to study somewhere with a good international environment and where I could do funded research early on.</p>
<p>Other than that, I’m not familiar with the American college system at all - my knowledge of good universities in the States is very limited (as you can probably tell) and I simply didn’t have time to look specifically for my “ideal” university. If I knew a place with good funding, a small campus and very strong research and sciences departments, I would apply there. Had I known of any reputable “safety” schools, I would have applied.</p>
<p>Thanks for suggesting rolling admissions, I’ll probably try to apply to some other schools after my exams. I also want to try and apply to Canadian universities, assuming they’re still available.</p>
<p>Not sure what LORs or LACs are :(</p>
<p>Yes, I’d say I am well-liked by all my teachers and peers, but our school has no full-time university counselor - it was just a Maths teacher and some other guy who did everything. I had a feeling they would mess things up as nobody, except two people in my year, was accepted to any US university.</p>