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Magikarpmaster629 wrote:

Unome wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote:Hey I got into college!

Which one?

Edit: Or we could resurrect this thread

University of Massachusetts Amherst. That's probably where I'm going, unless I end up getting into Cornell which I'm not confident about. I also hear back from Case Western in two hours.

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CONGRATS KARP! THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION! /me prepares photoshop

Magikarpmaster629 wrote:

Unome wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote:Hey I got into college!

Which one?

Edit: Or we could resurrect this thread

University of Massachusetts Amherst. That's probably where I'm going, unless I end up getting into Cornell which I'm not confident about. I also hear back from Case Western in two hours.

Congrats Karp!

Magikarpmaster629 wrote:

Unome wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote:Hey I got into college!

Which one?

Edit: Or we could resurrect this thread

University of Massachusetts Amherst. That's probably where I'm going, unless I end up getting into Cornell which I'm not confident about. I also hear back from Case Western in two hours.

EDIT: deferred from Case :/

OMFG YOU GOT INTO COLLEGE!!!!!!!! I'm only in 7th grade so this honestly seems huge!!!!! Update us on what Cornell says!!!! Also, if you were deferred from Case, what does that exactly mean...?

texas wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote:

Unome wrote: Which one?

Edit: Or we could resurrect this thread

University of Massachusetts Amherst. That's probably where I'm going, unless I end up getting into Cornell which I'm not confident about. I also hear back from Case Western in two hours.

EDIT: deferred from Case :/

OMFG YOU GOT INTO COLLEGE!!!!!!!! I'm only in 7th grade so this honestly seems huge!!!!! Update us on what Cornell says!!!! Also, if you were deferred from Case, what does that exactly mean...?

Is Case that selective? (am totally just going on the assumption that you're pretty set for college admissions, but tbh it's probably a reasonable assumption)

Edit: Deferred means usually that someone applied Early and was deferred into the regular admissions. You can still get accepted through the regular admissions process (i.e you weren't good enough for early, but good enough that they thought you might have a chance at regular). Depending on the college, being deferred can mean different things about your chances; for example, MIT rejects very few Early applicants, usually just deferring them, but it's very unlikely for someone that's deferred from Early by MIT to get in on regular (although last year two people from my school managed it).

stuff I know from overhearing seniors talking

Unome wrote:

texas wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote: University of Massachusetts Amherst. That's probably where I'm going, unless I end up getting into Cornell which I'm not confident about. I also hear back from Case Western in two hours.

EDIT: deferred from Case :/

OMFG YOU GOT INTO COLLEGE!!!!!!!! I'm only in 7th grade so this honestly seems huge!!!!! Update us on what Cornell says!!!! Also, if you were deferred from Case, what does that exactly mean...?

Is Case that selective? (am totally just going on the assumption that you're pretty set for college admissions, but tbh it's probably a reasonable assumption)

Edit: Deferred means usually that someone applied Early and was deferred into the regular admissions. You can still get accepted through the regular admissions process (i.e you weren't good enough for early, but good enough that they thought you might have a chance at regular). Depending on the college, being deferred can mean different things about your chances; for example, MIT rejects very few Early applicants, usually just deferring them, but it's very unlikely for someone that's deferred from Early by MIT to get in on regular (although last year two people from my school managed it).

stuff I know from overhearing seniors talking

Oh ok thanks for clearing that up

Unome wrote:

texas wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote: University of Massachusetts Amherst. That's probably where I'm going, unless I end up getting into Cornell which I'm not confident about. I also hear back from Case Western in two hours.

EDIT: deferred from Case :/

OMFG YOU GOT INTO COLLEGE!!!!!!!! I'm only in 7th grade so this honestly seems huge!!!!! Update us on what Cornell says!!!! Also, if you were deferred from Case, what does that exactly mean...?

Is Case that selective? (am totally just going on the assumption that you're pretty set for college admissions, but tbh it's probably a reasonable assumption)

Edit: Deferred means usually that someone applied Early and was deferred into the regular admissions. You can still get accepted through the regular admissions process (i.e you weren't good enough for early, but good enough that they thought you might have a chance at regular). Depending on the college, being deferred can mean different things about your chances; for example, MIT rejects very few Early applicants, usually just deferring them, but it's very unlikely for someone that's deferred from Early by MIT to get in on regular (although last year two people from my school managed it).

stuff I know from overhearing seniors talking

Case is pretty selective; it's a step or two below the ivies. It didn't help that I selected Astronomy, which is probably a competitive major. It also doesn't help that ~10 other people from my school applied- colleges don't accept too many people from the same school.

Speaking of getting deferred from MIT, apparently EVERYONE from my senior class got deferred from MIT. This doesn't seem that impressive until you consider we are pretty much the best school in Missouri, as well as the best senior class in my school's history with dozens of 4.0 36 ACT students, as well as one student who was one out of 70 in the US selected for MIT's RSI summer research camp that is at least supposed to essentially ensure admission to MIT. Idk, maybe we aren't all that special. [/rant]

Magikarpmaster629 wrote:

Unome wrote:

texas wrote:
OMFG YOU GOT INTO COLLEGE!!!!!!!! I'm only in 7th grade so this honestly seems huge!!!!! Update us on what Cornell says!!!! Also, if you were deferred from Case, what does that exactly mean...?

Is Case that selective? (am totally just going on the assumption that you're pretty set for college admissions, but tbh it's probably a reasonable assumption)

Edit: Deferred means usually that someone applied Early and was deferred into the regular admissions. You can still get accepted through the regular admissions process (i.e you weren't good enough for early, but good enough that they thought you might have a chance at regular). Depending on the college, being deferred can mean different things about your chances; for example, MIT rejects very few Early applicants, usually just deferring them, but it's very unlikely for someone that's deferred from Early by MIT to get in on regular (although last year two people from my school managed it).

stuff I know from overhearing seniors talking

Case is pretty selective; it's a step or two below the ivies. It didn't help that I selected Astronomy, which is probably a competitive major. It also doesn't help that ~10 other people from my school applied- colleges don't accept too many people from the same school.

Speaking of getting deferred from MIT, apparently EVERYONE from my senior class got deferred from MIT. This doesn't seem that impressive until you consider we are pretty much the best school in Missouri, as well as the best senior class in my school's history with dozens of 4.0 36 ACT students, as well as one student who was one out of 70 in the US selected for MIT's RSI summer research camp that is at least supposed to essentially ensure admission to MIT. Idk, maybe we aren't all that special. [/rant]

I didn't know that MIT was THAT selective...

EDIT: hey, do you go to Lincoln College Prep?

texas wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote: Speaking of getting deferred from MIT, apparently EVERYONE from my senior class got deferred from MIT. This doesn't seem that impressive until you consider we are pretty much the best school in Missouri, as well as the best senior class in my school's history with dozens of 4.0 36 ACT students, as well as one student who was one out of 70 in the US selected for MIT's RSI summer research camp that is at least supposed to essentially ensure admission to MIT. Idk, maybe we aren't all that special. [/rant]

I didn't know that MIT was THAT selective...

It's honestly hard to tell. Our school is definitely NOT the best school in Pennsylvania (not by a long shot), and even though our class was pretty high-achieving, I don't think I would go so far as to say we were the best class in school history. And yet, we had one person accepted to MIT because she did really well in academics and was also a really good swimmer. It's impossible to tell exactly what MIT wants at any given time. I don't think it's necessarily an indictment on your school that nobody was accepted. Perhaps you're not as head-and-shoulders above everyone else as it seemed, but I wouldn't take it personally.

Also, if there's one thing about MIT, is that they don't give a pigeon about perfect SAT/ACT, or very high GPAs. As long as you're above a certain level, you're considered, but it's not going to get you in. There's so many other things that are higher priorities to them.

EastStroudsburg13 wrote:

texas wrote:

Magikarpmaster629 wrote: Speaking of getting deferred from MIT, apparently EVERYONE from my senior class got deferred from MIT. This doesn't seem that impressive until you consider we are pretty much the best school in Missouri, as well as the best senior class in my school's history with dozens of 4.0 36 ACT students, as well as one student who was one out of 70 in the US selected for MIT's RSI summer research camp that is at least supposed to essentially ensure admission to MIT. Idk, maybe we aren't all that special. [/rant]

I didn't know that MIT was THAT selective...

It's honestly hard to tell. Our school is definitely NOT the best school in Pennsylvania (not by a long shot), and even though our class was pretty high-achieving, I don't think I would go so far as to say we were the best class in school history. And yet, we had one person accepted to MIT because she did really well in academics and was also a really good swimmer. It's impossible to tell exactly what MIT wants at any given time. I don't think it's necessarily an indictment on your school that nobody was accepted. Perhaps you're not as head-and-shoulders above everyone else as it seemed, but I wouldn't take it personally.

Also, if there's one thing about MIT, is that they don't give a pigeon about perfect SAT/ACT, or very high GPAs. As long as you're above a certain level, you're considered, but it's not going to get you in. There's so many other things that are higher priorities to them.

What things are higher priorities to them?

texas wrote:

EastStroudsburg13 wrote:

texas wrote:
I didn't know that MIT was THAT selective...

It's honestly hard to tell. Our school is definitely NOT the best school in Pennsylvania (not by a long shot), and even though our class was pretty high-achieving, I don't think I would go so far as to say we were the best class in school history. And yet, we had one person accepted to MIT because she did really well in academics and was also a really good swimmer. It's impossible to tell exactly what MIT wants at any given time. I don't think it's necessarily an indictment on your school that nobody was accepted. Perhaps you're not as head-and-shoulders above everyone else as it seemed, but I wouldn't take it personally.

Also, if there's one thing about MIT, is that they don't give a pigeon about perfect SAT/ACT, or very high GPAs. As long as you're above a certain level, you're considered, but it's not going to get you in. There's so many other things that are higher priorities to them.

What things are higher priorities to them?

Idk if they're higher priorities, but some things colleges do also take a good look at is your extracurricular involvement/well-rounded-ness and the strength of your essays. Some colleges also offer interviews (MIT is one of them) and take that into account with admissions as well. Do those if offered. As much as interviews seem scary, they're a great opportunity to showcase yourself beyond your application (I mean they'll get to see how you are as a person, not just as a bunch of words on paper or a screen). That does not translate to "join as many clubs as you can" though because colleges can also see through that. They really look at quality and not so much at quantity on involvement.

Honestly, idk if I'm qualified enough to give advice on how to get into MIT since they rejected me on early lol, but that's what I can say about your question