“Do you care about graduate school?”
Probably. I can’t be absolutely sure but I think I’ll do it. You’re going to tell me that I’ll be able to go to a great grad school if I do well enough as an undergrad. You’re right and I’ll have to think about that…
“Do you want general layperson prestige from the school name or prestige in your major?”
I guess for my major. As of right now I’m into neuroscience (which Geneseo doesn’t have) but I also like architecture, art history, and foreign languages. I’m most concerned with being surrounded by really smart students and professors and having creative and research opportunities.
“Why do you care so much about the SAT scores of the student body?”
The SAT scores serve as a measure of a school’s selectivity. I decided this based on my own assumptions of the SAT’s role in admissions, so I don’t know if it’s a widely used measure of selectivity. I use it because it’s a concrete number that’s easy to work with. If there’s a better measure, please tell me.
@eyo777 , your essay was probably awesome. I don’t know if my story is quite as good, but I still have a lot to work with and I’ll manage.
@CaliCash Just to clear a few things up: I’m not running from accountability; I’m definitely going to enjoy Geneseo and if I don’t end up transferring, I’ll be fine. The evidence I’ll show to prove my validity will show that my HS grades don’t reflect my academic potential. I’m not necessarily going for a more prestigious degree: I want more opportunities and smarter peers. Finally, I messed up in HS because of a perfect storm of bad things. Although I should deal with the consequences (and I am), I’m not going to define my future based on those events and I definitely won’t be complacent because of them.