最初由 jingwen 发布
scholarship is not only bound to instate, outstate colleges and universities also can give you good deal of scholarship and financial aids.
whatever@2003-10-03 10:31
引用最初由 jingwen 发布
scholarship is not only bound to instate, outstate colleges and universities also can give you good deal of scholarship and financial aids.
whatever@2003-10-03 10:42
Hey guys, today is the IB celebration of class 2005 for my school. It celebrated that my class got into the IB program after 2 year IB prep. All of the IB students looked happy, but many of them actually were talking about the homework(though the IB teacher promised us that no homework is due tomorrow, and there will be no test), and couple of them were actually bring the homework and doing it during the celebration(I am one of them). However, after our IB teacher's request, we put it away, but still we went home early and continued doing it. Man, we all stress out, those IB students from class 2004 shared some experience about their junior year to us, we all know it's hard, and everyone is stress out, but it's worthy, and it'll pay back for what we have done.jingwen@2003-10-04 04:29
Well, good GPA is more important than high SAT score, and you need to do a lot of extra activities, have good leadership and character. But really it's not hard to get scholarship, much easier than in China.I want to go to UCLA, Cornell, or Rice, hopefully...:rolleyes: :rolleyes:引用最初由 whatever 发布
It may if you have some special talent also got a really really good grade and SAT score(maybe need to up to 1400). And beside, many of my friends are planning to go to UF too, and UF got a really good music and art program. Of course, I will try to go to a better college, but if I can't, I will just try to go to UF.
whatever@2003-10-04 10:39
引用最初由 jingwen 发布
Well, good GPA is more important than high SAT score, and you need to do a lot of extra activities, have good leadership and character. But really it's not hard to get scholarship, much easier than in China.I want to go to UCLA, Cornell, or Rice, hopefully...:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
emb422@2003-10-04 13:14
I believe that SAT score is more important than GPA, because SAT is a standarized test.jingwen@2003-10-04 23:39
GPA and class rank are more important than SAT score, it says on the collegeboard official anouncement, it says good SAT score cannot make up your GPA, it says American colleges look at how you did in your past time more than only one test score.whatever@2003-10-05 02:38
Oh man, what I heard from the college board is totally opposite, of course for those students in the special program are sort of differet. But anyway, we don't suppose to get a straight A in our transcript, but a 1200 or below SAT score right?? So that's what I need to work on, I need to at least make up to a 1270 or higher, otherwise it's meanless for geting a straight A in my transcript.seiyafan@2003-10-05 03:42
The problem I see with you people is that you like to apply one rule to everything. And this often doesn't work. So I suggest you to do some research and then decide. Of course the best would be when you are good in everything, but often most the people don't fall in that category.jingwen@2003-10-06 00:04
A SAT score of 1270 is not high at all, I have to work hard to get at least 1400 SAT score in order to go to the universities I want to go and get enough scholarship to pay for the high tuition. I also have straight A on my transcript. I am in several clubs and organizations, I have more than 100 community service hours. But I am not the official of anything, I only have been here for one year, lots of stuff I still not really know, my English is still not good enough. That's a big problem. I hope I can do better in this area later this year or next year. I am running for the secretary of my class now, I am busy with my speech. You must to do well in every aspects to impress college admission committee. Another very important thing is your essay, it's a good opportunity to "talk" directly to the college admission committee. You need to think about how to write it since now, how to show your maturity and show you're a thinking and feeling person. Try to make your essay has a positive effect.引用最初由 whatever 发布
Oh man, what I heard from the college board is totally opposite, of course for those students in the special program are sort of differet. But anyway, we don't suppose to get a straight A in our transcript, but a 1200 or below SAT score right?? So that's what I need to work on, I need to at least make up to a 1270 or higher, otherwise it's meanless for geting a straight A in my transcript.
whatever@2003-10-06 01:36
引用最初由 jingwen 发布
A SAT score of 1270 is not high at all, I have to work hard to get at least 1400 SAT score in order to go to the universities I want to go and get enough scholarship to pay for the high tuition. I also have straight A on my transcript. I am in several clubs and organizations, I have more than 100 community service hours. But I am not the official of anything, I only have been here for one year, lots of stuff I still not really know, my English is still not good enough. That's a big problem. I hope I can do better in this area later this year or next year. I am running for the secretary of my class now, I am busy with my speech. You must to do well in every aspects to impress college admission committee. Another very important thing is your essay, it's a good opportunity to "talk" directly to the college admission committee. You need to think about how to write it since now, how to show your maturity and show you're a thinking and feeling person. Try to make your essay has a positive effect.
emb422@2003-10-07 08:14
Here is what I consider a "high standard" in high school that may be suitable for Ivy League schools:jingwen@2003-10-08 08:40
The other two esays you mentioned actually are recommendations, you best have three recommendations.引用最初由 whatever 发布
I got that, but those college admission committee will not read your essay or talk with you unless you get the GPA and SAT score which they want (that's what people told me here). And here, we need three essays, one from ourselves, one from our teacher, which prove that we have a special talent, and one from the people we have served for CS hours, which prove that we have done a great job. Oh well, we all need to work hard, after all English is not our first language.
jingwen@2003-10-08 08:44
In fact, if you want to be Top 5 in my school, your GPA must be higher than 4.1:rolleyes:引用最初由 emb422 发布
Here is what I consider a "high standard" in high school that may be suitable for Ivy League schools:
1. SAT score: more than 1500
2. GPA: 3.9/4.0 or higher weighted GPA
3. Rank: Top 5, at least. (actually, top 10 is fine)
4. Community Service: don't know, at least I got over 100.
5. Decent essay
6. good recommandation letter from teachers.
7. be an athelete (i am not)
8. Join varies clubs, and show some leadership.
whatever@2003-10-09 08:54
引用最初由 jingwen 发布
In fact, if you want to be Top 5 in my school, your GPA must be higher than 4.1:rolleyes:
whatever@2003-10-09 09:17
引用最初由 emb422 发布
Here is what I consider a "high standard" in high school that may be suitable for Ivy League schools:
1. SAT score: more than 1500
2. GPA: 3.9/4.0 or higher weighted GPA
3. Rank: Top 5, at least. (actually, top 10 is fine)
4. Community Service: don't know, at least I got over 100.
5. Decent essay
6. good recommandation letter from teachers.
7. be an athelete (i am not)
8. Join varies clubs, and show some leadership.