slaughter fest 2004

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>what a great way to end year 2004…</p>

<p>thanks columbia :)</p>

<p>decisions were very… unexpected in a way…
and it was ruthless…</p>

<p>ok i have to say this…</p>

<p>to all of you that got accepted… i really do congratulate you… and i salute you… you’ll live out the dream i once had…</p>

<p>now… i will move on… and obssess over something else…</p>

<p>i’ll let you know what happens to me and where i end up… and how happy i am…</p>

<p>but i do congratulate you! well done ! you guys made it through…</p>

<p>gosh at least some people did…</p>

<p>but seems like my friends on here didn’t quite :(</p>

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<p>i feel you silver. its hard i know.</p>

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<p>My daughter was among the lucky. Her younger sister does not test as well. An issue that strikes me is that many seem to believe that the colleges really don’t pay much attention to scores. I saw many kids say that they thought that having below average statistics would not matter. Did anyone without a major hook get in with below average stats? I went my kids to be realistic. Why do colleges lead us to believe the approach is not numbers basrd to a large extent?</p>

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<p>Quite obviously, to get more people to apply and thus inflate their selectivity ratings.</p>

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<p>I had above average SAT scores for Columbia, and good ec’s and all that, and I didnt get in. I’d say its really a toss up. The “feel” of the student seems to be a really important aspect of their admissions decision, which is especially hard to portray on paper.</p>

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<p>i know of more than a few people who applied, some with below average scores/EC’s, some with far above average, yet the stats just didn’t seem to play a huge role in the decisions. People from the below average/middle/above average category all recieved rejections</p>