My Bitch and Moan Moment of the Day 3/23/2001
I got rejected to both Brandeis and U of Rochester, aren't I just soooo talented? My guidance counselor called the admissions office and asked. The bitch of it is, my grades were either on, or above, the level of these schools, I had plenty of extracuriculars, my recommendations kicked serious ass, and I had a strong essay. "So what happened?" you ask. Standardized tests. Fucking standardized tests. I got an 1170, and they booted me. I was told UR values standardized tests much more highly than they value grades. Wanna know something about what standardized tests tell you??? Nothing. My sister's ex-boyfriend got into Cornell with a 1350 and has been on academic probation for the past 2 years. My sister got a 1230 and has a 2.8-2.9 GPA at Binghamton. My other friend in Buffalo got a 1250 and is now also on academic probation. I think grades over the past four years tells you a LITTLE more than one test on a given day...I mean, high grades and a heavy courseload shows that that person works really hard and is really motivated to learn. Getting a high SAT score simply means you do well on a test.
(Twisting the knife counterclockwise now) 87% of all U of Rochester acceptees don't end up going to Rochester. Most people who apply to Ivy Leagues use UR for a safe school. So, Rochester denies people like me who REALLY want to go there, but accepts people who laugh at their acceptance letters. "Then why would you want to go to a school that doesn't want you?" many people ask. I just wanted to go...I can't explain it. I just clicked with the campus.
Granted, transferring is always an option, but it's harder than it sounds. First, you have no idea how nightmarish my first experience with the admissions process was. My school is extremely incompetant. If I do decide to transfer, my mother will have to do most of the work with my high school because I will be hours away. Not only that, but it'll totally ruin my freshman year. I know how much stress and work I had with applications this year, I can't handle college courses on top of everything. I can't join a sorority, because they may not have that sorority at the school I'm transferring to, or the sorority at the new school may be really snobby or something. I really can't make friends because I may be leaving in a few weeks. All of my credits may not transfer. It's a real hassle, not an easy solution.
To top everything off, U of Maryland--College Park may not accept me either, and I really thought I had a good shot at that school. My saluditorian (spelling?) and another boy who's #3 in my grade applied and got accepted to Maryland early action. Maryland accepts approximately 30% of out-of-state kids, and I highly doubt they will accept 3 people from one school. (Maybe more people applied from my h.s, I don't know). HEADACHE!!! I just feel so crummy right now...
I got into Umass@Amherst, RIT, and Syracuse. I really don't want to go to anywhere but Syracuse, if I am left with those options. Syracuse will leave a major hole in my pocket though; I'll have to take out $12,000 a year in loans...
Phobia of the Day: Criticism- Enissophobia.
Later
Arist
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