A long ramble about college admissions (and a tangent about english class)

[ShatteredWings]

Ohhhhhhkaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy

1. My family makes too much money for need-based financial aid.
PROBLEM: I canNOT bet on them paying my ride.
I can only get merit based

which lends itself to

2. do i have the grades?
I'm an A/B student with poor english and public speaking skills.
I'm in the very tail end of the top 10% of my graduating class
And i have "meh" standardized test scores; as far as NMSQT monies go, i don't think I'll get it.

3. This one is probably my own personal "jaded" due to living in such a religious town.
Does "appreciates diversity" really mean it?


and.. english class for now.
what the hell am i supposed to do for freewrites
the topics i can think about to write on will get CPS fucking called.
I don't know how to BS happy shit.


Yse I'm a junior YES i'm conserned about this already.

And yes I'm going to take both SAT and ACT.

[CaptainObvious]

Ohhhhhhkaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy

1. My family makes too much money for need-based financial aid.
PROBLEM: I canNOT bet on them paying my ride.
I can only get merit based

Research, research, research. There are many, many universities in the US, and many will potentially give merit-based aid. The more you explore, the more options you can potentially find.

which lends itself to

2. do i have the grades?
I'm an A/B student with poor english and public speaking skills.
I'm in the very tail end of the top 10% of my graduating class
And i have "meh" standardized test scores; as far as NMSQT monies go, i don't think I'll get it.

I don't know, the information is rather vague. Numbers? If you're not comfortable with that let's talk sometime.

3. This one is probably my own personal "jaded" due to living in such a religious town.
Does "appreciates diversity" really mean it?

Yes, it often does.

Yse I'm a junior YES i'm conserned about this already.

And yes I'm going to take both SAT and ACT.

Good, junior year is not really too early. I formulated a preliminary list and started visiting by spring of junior year. Take the standardized tests as soon as you can, better to at least gauge how you'll do sooner than later.

[ShatteredWings]

my unweighed gpa is in the 3.5-3.65 range. Weighed 3.8-4.0range
I don't know exactly, at the moment.

my psat score last year was averaged 78th percentile.

[CaptainObvious]

Well, just focus on continuing to do as well as possible, and take some of the real tests soon if possible, it's the best way to know where you stand. I took 3, one at the end of my sophomore year, one in january of junior year, and one in october of senior year.

[Sith Lord 13]

Ohhhhhhkaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy

1. My family makes too much money for need-based financial aid.
PROBLEM: I canNOT bet on them paying my ride.
I can only get merit based

which lends itself to

2. do i have the grades?
I'm an A/B student with poor english and public speaking skills.
I'm in the very tail end of the top 10% of my graduating class
And i have "meh" standardized test scores; as far as NMSQT monies go, i don't think I'll get it.

You should get some, assuming you do fairly well on the SATs

3. This one is probably my own personal "jaded" due to living in such a religious town.
Does "appreciates diversity" really mean it?

Really, it depends on the place but often it does.

and.. english class for now.
what the hell am i supposed to do for freewrites
the topics i can think about to write on will get CPS fucking called.
I don't know how to BS happy shit.

:( *hugs* Think about happy things?

Yse I'm a junior YES i'm conserned about this already.

And yes I'm going to take both SAT and ACT.

Good and good. :)

[ShatteredWings]

Well, just focus on continuing to do as well as possible, and take some of the real tests soon if possible, it's the best way to know where you stand. I took 3, one at the end of my sophomore year, one in january of junior year, and one in october of senior year.
Yeah, I guess.
-.- I need to take it easier my senior year tho, some classes to just bump my GPA up a bit
i only get each standardized test once though.

You should get some, assuming you do fairly well on the SATs
Define "fairly well"
perfect test?


:( *hugs* Think about happy things?
happy thoughts, what's those? lol

[Captor K]

and.. english class for now.
what the hell am i supposed to do for freewrites
the topics i can think about to write on will get CPS fucking called.
I don't know how to BS happy shit.

Go online and look up some writing prompt generators. They can be great jumping off places, not to mention, some of those ideas give you a nice little quirk as opposed to some of the things I'm sure most people expect to read. One prompt I used asked me if I would eat a bowl of dead bugs, and I turned the whole essay into something about leadership and determination.

[Sith Lord 13]

Yeah, I guess.
-.- I need to take it easier my senior year tho, some classes to just bump my GPA up a bit
i only get each standardized test once though.

No. You want to do the opposite. Many of your applications will be in before you get any grades. Harder classes show you're not gonna develop senioritius.

Define "fairly well"
perfect test?

Not perfect tests. I'd shoot for 1300-1400+ though. If you need help, I can help you practice.

happy thoughts, what's those? lol

Thinking about me? :wub:

[ShatteredWings]

Go online and look up some writing prompt generators. They can be great jumping off places, not to mention, some of those ideas give you a nice little quirk as opposed to some of the things I'm sure most people expect to read. One prompt I used asked me if I would eat a bowl of dead bugs, and I turned the whole essay into something about leadership and determination.
that's great actually

No. You want to do the opposite. Many of your applications will be in before you get any grades. Harder classes show you're not gonna develop senioritius.
Puppy, i get 2 open periods my senior year, they hve to be filled with something :P
(one's a pe/health not for seniors, one's an 'i'm running out of engineering electives')

Not perfect tests. I'd shoot for 1300-1400+ though. If you need help, I can help you practice.
1.3-1.4k/2.4k?
That's less than 75% as far as persenagse go, i know that's now how they're graded but yeah.

Thinking about me? :wub:
Oh true.
however that one goes into 'revealing personal life to a teacher who already hates me and will use it against me in 'jokes' to the class'

[Sith Lord 13]

Puppy, i get 2 open periods my senior year, they hve to be filled with something :P
(one's a pe/health not for seniors, one's an 'i'm running out of engineering electives')

Toughest classes offered.

1.3-1.4k/2.4k?
That's less than 75% as far as persenagse go, i know that's now how they're graded but yeah.

Out of 1.6k. Sorry. Being ancient again.

Oh true.
however that one goes into 'revealing personal life to a teacher who already hates me and will use it against me in 'jokes' to the class'

Start there and run with it. Think about something we talked about. Go from there.

[ShatteredWings]

Toughest classes offered.
Example being AP sociology vs. regular?(even though I have no intentions of taking the test for that one)

Out of 1.6k. Sorry. Being ancient again.
:P Love you. And you're not ancient
Still seems rather low?

[Sith Lord 13]

Example being AP sociology vs. regular?(even though I have no intentions of taking the test for that one)

Exactly. AP everything. Also, always take the test. It doesn't hurt, and can save you having to take the class in college.

:P Love you. And you're not ancient
Still seems rather low?

That's what I'd say the minimum is. Higher is better.

And I am too ancient.

[ShatteredWings]

Exactly. AP everything. Also, always take the test. It doesn't hurt, and can save you having to take the class in college.
I'd already be taking 2 ap tests that year (calc ab and gov).
Maybe if they aren't too close together date-wise.

Don't see why I'd need sociology, unless I go into market research (which is a possibility)


That's what I'd say the minimum is. Higher is better.

And I am too ancient.
Leaves a hell of a lot of room for improvement though. Basically that says I could bomb critical reading[which I probably will...] and still get in.

[Sith Lord 13]

I'd already be taking 2 ap tests that year (calc ab and gov).
Maybe if they aren't too close together date-wise.

Don't see why I'd need sociology, unless I go into market research (which is a possibility)

Core requirement.

Leaves a hell of a lot of room for improvement though. Basically that says I could bomb critical reading[which I probably will...] and still get in.

You won't. I'd say aim for a minimum of 650 each.