#Basically all T20 list :skull:

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native coral
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name the t50 local uni

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i dont think it matters if its out of place tbh

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its more that it helps to know names so we can gauge the school

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no one's gonna judge or anything

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oh that makes sense

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yeah sure you can dm

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just lmk when you do bc itll prob go to my requests

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i feel like if youre local said school could be reasonable, but i feel like having another one or two safeties may be nice

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would try to narrow down current list tho

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really dont think you need all of them

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in state public schools are an option for safeties

native coral
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if you don't really want to go, it's not really worth applying

glacial talon
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This has to be a shitpost

native coral
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still not one

glacial talon
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Phew okay

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I mean that’s fax

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But wayyy better

native coral
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fair

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but back to main point

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don't shotgun just for the sake of it

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you've got 23 schools rn

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minus one bc berkeley and la use the same app

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these schools basically all have supplements

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are you going to be able to put in high quality for all of those?

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i get that, but also remember that these colleges ask why you want them

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have a balanced list and you will be fine

velvet parrot
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Not a safety

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Neu is super random

velvet parrot
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Oh if ur a feeder than idk

warm pecan
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i was gonna send an image but i guess i can't

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that works

velvet parrot
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But neu is a random ass school

warm pecan
warm pecan
warm pecan
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i mean they self stat boost a lot

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what does pretty good mean

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we get like maybe 2-3 ivy admits a year

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we get like 2-3 a year 😭

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jesus yeah not here

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eh we have like 400

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not a dumb school either

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ig some schools it's just different lol

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533 😎

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always a gamble Β―_(ツ)_/Β―

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i just feel like you should have more of a focus

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are you genuinely interested in all of these schools?

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or are you only applying for the name

velvet parrot
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Definitely add a couple safeties

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Like 2

neon summit
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why isn't uiuc on the list

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i mean ur stats give u a shot

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several kids from my school got into uiuc cs instate

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and idt they were like super crazy mega ultra tryhards

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prob a little but not that much

warm pecan
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like 7%

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if mit, princeton, yale, harvard, and stanford are on the list i don't see why uiuc would be any harder lmfao

velvet parrot
velvet parrot
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like with any state school

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chances at uiuc cs oos prolly similar to like mit cs lol

neon summit
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damn fr???????????????

velvet parrot
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ya

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uiuc cs instate is already hard to get into

warm pecan
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jesus

velvet parrot
neon summit
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alternative: don't major in cs

velvet parrot
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^^

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lol

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tbf tho uiuc cs will get u pretty far in life

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u can definitely go into like quant or swe on wall street

neon summit
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but then u have to become the devil

warm pecan
velvet parrot
warm pecan
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cs + chem still sounds fun

mental oak
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tbh i understand why neu might be considered as a safety/ low target

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but rn

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imo you have 0 safeties

kindred kettle
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lol

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its called math & cs though

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cause its older than all the cs+x programs

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stats & cs is the same idea

kindred kettle
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not cs+x

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cs+econ acc rate ~ 20%

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so go for it

velvet parrot
kindred kettle
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hmm?

velvet parrot
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Wouldnt people want cs+x more than pure cs

kindred kettle
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nah

velvet parrot
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Y

kindred kettle
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idk most people like pure cs

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the acc rate for pure cs is 6%

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cs+x is 25%

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but the job propects and shit are the same

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so massive W

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t5 cs school

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for a higher acc rate

velvet parrot
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Yea its a public school

fluid egret
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bro said city or near city and then put dartmouth on the list lmao

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also idk abt the schools close to you so i can't advise on that

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but like at least for florida

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schools like ucf do auto-admit

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i know texas has some like that

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so if i were you, i'd do an early or guaranteed admission school

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just so that worst worst case scenario youre still chlilin

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also in terms of writing essays

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cuz if you shotgun that many schools that's a lot of essays

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my friend gave me some really good advice (which got him into mit lmao)

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which is that when you're writing, don't just think about what experience you have that can answer the prompt

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but instead brainstorm what sides of you you want to share with colleges and kinda mold that to each prompt

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you'd be surprised how many prompts just 2-3 essays can fill

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this way you'll have to write a lot less overall and it'll be higher quality since what you're writing is super focused on what you truly wanna convey to aos

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good luck next year!

warm pecan
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is the acceptance rate any nicer for math & cs?

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closer to 20%?

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dudeee

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i should apply math & cs then

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nah bro i love math

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calc is my favorite course lol

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lmfao

kindred kettle
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No

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Certain X is harder

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Math stats econ are all hard

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Stuff like Linguistics is slightly easier

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And crop science and advertising is even easier

warm pecan
kindred kettle
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Yes

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Yea better

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But CS + astro

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Is 60% acc rate

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So yea

warm pecan
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does ea help out as well

kindred kettle
warm pecan
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maybe i'll ea math & cs then

kindred kettle
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Good idea

warm pecan
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might make it closer to high target

atomic cedar
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i think some quant firms do target only very few schools to some extent πŸ€”

velvet parrot
atomic cedar
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i think MIT/Stanford in particular will be top target

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depends actually, i am sure citadel will be more focussed on uiuc

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chicago based quant firms will definitely look for uiuc, since uiuc is more into systems

kindred kettle
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For sure