<p>Haha, I was just wondering how many of you feel like you are an outlier on this site… You don’t have the 2200 on the SAT nor the perfect 4.0.</p>
<p>Why do you feel like you aren’t the cliche?</p>
<p>And on the converse, how do you fit the cliche?</p>
<p>(References to back claims would be good too!)</p>
<p>I don’t think I am…
I mean, I guess it’s a little ironic since I’ve slowly become addicted to CC, but in all honesty I’ve never cared too much about my grades. I try my hardest, and I’m satisfied with what I know I’ve done to the best of my ability, you know? I never compare grades…I think it’s tacky. I don’t cry over an A- as opposed to an A. I took the SAT once, the ACT once, and left it at that. I won’t cry if I don’t get into HYPS. I actually wouldn’t mind going to my safety schools either…I love all the schools on my list. </p>
<p>I’m also not really nerdy. Kind of awkward, a little lonely, but not nerdy. And I do have friends. I obsess over boys. I love fashion. I obsess over looking attractive.</p>
<p>That’s just assuming that the CC cliche is some overachiever, antisocial unattractive slightly-weird genius kid hiding in the corner of his room on his laptop calculating his GPA over and over again while ordering HYPS sweatshirts online…I might have that totally wrong. =P And I know I’m exaggerating, in case anyone wants to kill me at this point, hahah. =]</p>
<p>I am cliche because of the fact that I’m on here at 2AM. ahah! I can’t fall asleep!</p>
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<p>sounds about right lol</p>
<p>I’m CC to a certain degree.</p>
<p>My SATs stand at 2320 (comp/super), 790 Bio-M, 780 USH.
My GPA ranks me 5/600.
I qualified for NM.</p>
<p>I didn’t really study for my SAT… (a week, I guess) and was satisfied enough that it was a 23+. No obsessing for a 235+ or something weirdly random. I do do a lot of stuff in school, but I don’t do much of it for college. Most of it’s for fun… and none of it is particularly great. I hold some regional titles but nothing beyond that. I won’t die if I don’t get into HYPS, but that is my hope. Pretty social and well-involved in the community; I have a girlfriend. Not really socially awkward. I get along well with almost anyone in school, jocks, scene kids, skaters, nerds all included. I enjoy being a leader actually, and I’ve given a speech to 700 people at once. I suppose that ruins any socially awkward nerd status, but I’m still pretty CC. At least the not-freaky smart side.</p>
<p>Guess I’m 80% CC.</p>
<p>Please define the “cliche CCer”. por favor.</p>
<p>I’m know I’m not not the cliche CCer. I’m a repeat freshman, my gpa is a 5 out of 11, and I’m athletic.</p>
<p>Yes and no =P</p>
<p>I care about my grades, I work my butt off (because to me that’s my “best”). I play varsity tennis (I’m in 9th grade) and I get lots of awards for drama/writing/community service/guitar/voice/piano/dance. I’m in tons of clubs, and I do want to go to an university like a Ivy league (but in Japan).</p>
<p>I guess I would be a typical CCer, but the things I do are because I sincerely enjoy them, not because they look good on a resume. I guess that’s the part that’s not entirely CC.</p>
<p>There is a Non-CCers club ; )</p>
<p>I think I win the award for the least CC person on the site.</p>
<p>Hrm.</p>
<p>Grades-wise, I guess I’m a pretty high achiever (230 PSAT, 38/42 first term IB grades), and I do a lot of ECs, but I don’t have many awards or titles or anything like that (got a couple of school awards, which are worth nothing, and a community service award this year). Plus I really like to experiment…so the longest commitment I have (apart from choir, 5 years) is 2 years long. I feel like that counts against me when I see everyone else’s EC lists and they’ve been committed to all their activities for 4 years.</p>
<p>I’m pretty awkward when it comes to talking to new people, but if people are outgoing around me I’m more likely to be friendly to them. I’m just not very good at taking the initiative socially. I do have friends…but I don’t go out or party or anything.</p>
<p>Okay, I didn’t think I did, but after typing all that, I guess I fit the bill of the typical CC-er pretty well after all. Damn stereotypes.</p>
<p>Haha I like your responses…</p>
<p>It just amazes me how many talented individuals there are on this board. I feel so subpar after posting on here haha…</p>
<p>But whether you are or not a typical CCer, you probably have something unique about you.</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think I am. I have pretty low test scores comparatively. I have always been a computer geek, but I am very social in “real-life”. I fall somewhere between the stereotype of a CCer and a nonCCer.</p>
<p>Overall though, after looking at this site I feel like I’ll never get into HYPS! Hopefully, my personality shines through???</p>
<p>me, my gpa is roughly 3.2, but im not dirt stupid as my gpa may portray… and its going up.</p>
<p>Ha, my passions and greatest extracurricular involvements pale greatly compared to most people on this site, I have a feeling that my GPA this year is going to be horrible (it wasn’t outstanding for the past two years either), and I suck at math too. Brilliant. :P</p>
<p>I do care about grades, but I also don’t think I’m the extreme nerdy kid who does nothing else but read textbooks and compare grades.</p>
<p>So I guess a mid-way CCer</p>
<p>Yea, I’m an underachiever. I have the highest SATs in my grade but tons of kids have better grades than me. school is overrated, any try hard ■■■■■■ can get good grades lol. I’m more interested in doin stuff that, you know, matters.</p>
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<p>^ True that. I just do the best I can, but at the same time I also pursue what I’m genuinely interested in, while most of the top ranked people in my grade use that time for even more studying… to be completely honest, I find it quite pointless. I’d much rather have a decent GPA (think ~3.8 unweighted), a HIGH SAT score (2300+), as well as truly unique and outstanding passions/EC’s, over a perfect 4.0, mediocre SAT’s, and run-of-the-mill EC’s (which is the case with many of the people ranked in the top 10%). Since I’m a new student to my school this year, I’m still unsure as to where I stand. I have to wait a couple more weeks before I get my first semester grades.</p>
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<p>I’m very CC, and that description is around where I’m going for. 3.9 GPA is more like it, haven’t taken the SATs yet, ECs are above average (but not great…hoping on USAMO and TASP next year)(yea I know, weird combo)</p>
<p>I’m a triple sport varsity athlete and the sports aren’t ones often associated with high-achieving students so I guess I’m not the cliche CCer.</p>
<p>^Nope, if your SATs and GPA are high then you’re automatically a CCer from the ECs and the workload.</p>
<p>Deal with it, you can’t run from the truth.</p>
<p>I have a 3.4-3.5 GPA and the highest SATs in my grade. Again, school is largely a waste of time and the system is ****ed. Instead of doing homework, I started my own computer building company and have begun working on several inventions. Doing what your passionate about is a better use of your time than doing pointless homework just so you can go to a big name college.</p>