To future applicants: don't even bother

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I’m really not sure how this turned into an anti- CaliCash thread. I don’t go to a wealthy school. I go to a public schools whose printer hasn’t worked for weeks, where we can’t even afford a vending machine, and where we only have two floors. I don’t live a lavish lifestyle.

@jym626 is right. The OPs results arent surprising. And maybe the results would’ve been slightly different if he were a URM. But because he got denied by every school, obviously, there was something more to it. Affirmative action plays a small role. (I will not go further into this. See post #14 for my views on this).

There are many options for low income students in Texas. The OP would’ve likely gotten some top dollars from great in state schools like Baylor, TCU, Texas A&M, Houston, and Rice.

Let’s look at the list and analyze why even a wealthy URM would probably share the same fate:

Berkeley: Rejected because the OP was OOS. IDEK why the OP applied. There was no way he was gonna afford it anyway.

4 Ivies- All have sub- 17% acceptance rates, so at least 83% of applicants are turned down at each school. Rejection should have been expected.

Wash U- Sub- 17% acceptance rate. OP is from the South and a well represented state at Wash U. Rejection should have been expected.

Vanderbilt; Sub- 17% acceptance rate. Notoriously seeks high test score students. OP is from the South and a well represented state at Vandy. Rejection should have been expected.

Duke- Sub- 17% acceptance rate. OP is from the South and a well represented state at Duke. Rejection should have been expected.

Like said, the list was poorly crafted. If the OP had more schools like BC (maybe Wake Forest, Lafayette, Lehigh, CWRU) we would be having a different conversation.

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^see? She’s savvy. I wish OP had been better supported.

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@Oberyn @Jmbakh‌

Um… Easy on the ad hominem attacks, k?

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This is almost funny. You’re going to college! You’re going to get a degree! Whether you are successful in life or not has nothing to do with where you go to college. The effort you put into high school taught you hard work and dedication, among other things. Stop whining and just appreciate the fact you even got into a college. If you’re the kind of person who can be successful, then you’ll make it, whether you’re at Harvard, a CC, or everything inbetween. Stop complaining and focus on how you can use this to your advantage and be successful.

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@CaliCash don’t quote me on something @Oberyn said. I apologize for calling you out. I think it’s awesome that admissions went well for you I was just tired of seeing you criticize other people for appearing entitled to go to a top school while at the same time bragging about your success. Especially when you seem to imply you are more deserving than others. I agree that crafting a good college list is important and the OP could have done much better crafting his list.

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@Jmbakh You implied it. I can be happy for my success, which is more akin to winning the lottery than anything else, while still understanding that I am not entitled to it. I could have been rejected by every school I applied to. And yeah, I would’ve been pissed to get rejected by my in state safeties, but you know what, there were no guarantees at of the schools I applied to. That’s why my list featured very few reaches, many matches, and a few safeties (both admission wise and financially). I have never implied that I was more deserving of others. But I do feel like it is fair for me to defend myself when others imply that I am in fact LESS deserving than them just because I didn’t get a 2300 on the SAT.

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MODERATOR’S NOTE
You know what? I’m shutting this puppy down. I’m unsure what the original point of this whole thread was, but now it’s just going around in circles.