#Junior App College List, Refine List, Edit Reaches, Decide ED

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torpid schooner
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i meant national ik its a good school esp in cali

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love cal poly as a school but compared to other schools w the same acceptance rate I j see less overall prestige, though that doesn't really matter either way

desert latch
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What do you want with prestige? Like easy for jobs or something else?

torpid schooner
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nah I don't care abt prestige

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was j making a ref

torpid schooner
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Reach

Cornell - Reach (ED I)
USC - Reach
Georgia Tech - Reach (EA)
UCB - Reach 
UCLA - Reach
UCSB - Reach
UCI - Reach
UCSD - Reach
Cal Poly SLO - Reach
UChic - Reach (ED II)

Target

WPI - Target
Texas A&M - Target
UW-M - Target (EA)
Cal Poly Pomona - Target

Safety

Penn State - Safety (EA)
Virginia Tech - Safety

alr so i've started trimming a bit

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atm I'm looking at removing either targets or reaches, with RPI, WPI, UMAA, and USC in my spotlight I think

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A&M/Cal Poly too but those I feel have better CS connections for job prospects compared to R/WPI

torpid schooner
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Junior App College List, Trim Reaches and Targets

desert latch
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Ngl I feel like the list itself is pretty good as is. How many more are you looking at cutting cuz it seems good at 16 total

torpid schooner
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But 11 is good for me so I don't think it's really needed now

desert latch
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@torpid schooner yeah, I’d personally wouldn’t remove CSU/UC apps because how convenient the app is (CSU ties with target as well on your list). If anything, I’d take out a reach though and add a safety

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Or not a “safety”, but a target

torpid schooner
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yeah def

torpid schooner
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yoyo its been a bit I've edited my list a bit, though by a bit I mean I eradicated my safeties 💀
Reach

Cornell - Reach (ED?) 
UPenn - Reach (ED?)
UC(B/LA/SB/I/SD) - Reach 
Cal Poly SLO - Reach 
UMich - Reach (EA)
UWash - Reach

Target

Texas A&M - Target (EA)
UW-M - Target (EA)
Cal Poly Pomona - Target
UMD - Target

Safety

Pitt - Safety - Applied
PSU - Safety (EA) - Applied
ASU - Safety (iffy kinda) - Accepted
UMass Amherst - Safety (EA)
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Want to ask if Swapping VTech and Penn State for Pitt and UMassA was a good idea, looks like it when I look over the factors

fickle plume
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First safety better than the rest of the entire list

torpid schooner
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but maybe im missing something

fickle plume
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Hell no don’t swap out pitt

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😹😹

torpid schooner
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💀

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wait

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let me check

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u might be the reason i added it in the first place

fickle plume
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Wouldn’t be surprised

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I started a bit of a Pitt fan club here

torpid schooner
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nah u aren't

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but yeah someone was shilling

fickle plume
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Gotchu

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I def influenced it tho 🤓🤓🤓

torpid schooner
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Also how bad is UWash OOS for CS

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ik its like monstrous but how monstrous

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Junior App College List, Refine List, Edit Reaches, Decide ED

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Oh yeah I'm stuck between whether to ED Cornell or UPenn

uncut gulch
torpid schooner
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also what the fuck

uncut gulch
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Yeah, I'd really want to apply because the campus looks beautiful but fuck that

torpid schooner
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yeah

uncut gulch
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UMD is a T20 for CS, and the Iribe building is great.

torpid schooner
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had its acceptance rate been even 10% it'd be my dream choice

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oh dang

uncut gulch
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Plus it doesn't admit by major, and although it's tough to get an auto admit to CS, transferring in from L&S is pretty easy from what I'm told.

torpid schooner
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wait, so that 3% is a general OOS acceptance rate

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holy

uncut gulch
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Also, you have access to a metro stop at College Park, which'll take you right into DC

uncut gulch
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For UW

torpid schooner
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ah ic

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hows the acceptance rate for L&S

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icic

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oh perf

uncut gulch
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Wait sorry UMD or UW?

torpid schooner
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UW

uncut gulch
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Oh idk, 50% sounds about right from the site you listed

torpid schooner
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got it

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UMD looks great btw

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I was looking through things for it

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thx for the tip onit

uncut gulch
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Yeah np 👍

torpid schooner
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@fickle plume j finished the entire pitt app except for the personal statement, its obv required for scholarships but in terms of admissions how much do they care about it

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ofc it is

fickle plume
torpid schooner
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applied to pitt and psu

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we pray

fickle plume
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Both great schools

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Those were the first two I applied to as wel

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Good luck!

torpid schooner
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Thanks!

torpid schooner
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ignore this will be back in may to compare real results

torpid schooner
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wsg

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quick update

torpid schooner
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Hey guys

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Considering i have uminn and psu and will do cs+biz at both

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Is there any reason for me to consider asu over them

uncut gulch
torpid schooner
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hmm ic

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what abt in comparison to Pitt or UMass Amherst or Rutgers @uncut gulch

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im assuming acceptances for those since my stats are way way above their CS accepted avgs

torpid schooner
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dang hmm

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ASU is 17k a year for me

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but its asu

uncut gulch
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Damn what’s your EFC?

uncut gulch
torpid schooner
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its bc I fall under WUE and got the New American Scholarship

torpid schooner
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would rather not be lumped in w them

uncut gulch
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It looks like the WUE scholarship only applies to their downtown, polytechnic and west campuses

torpid schooner
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oh

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its still the exact same

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except they give aid to make up the difference

uncut gulch
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2011-2012?

torpid schooner
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bug

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i hope

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oh there's a new one

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yeah this makes a lot more sesne

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38k

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was bouta say

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Location/Region: City/Suburb Blue States Preferably Farther from Cali is better but I'm fine being close to home.

Major: CS/Math/Physics, Aim is for Quantum Computing Graduate
GPA/Test Scores (optional): 3.91 GPA, PSAT 1230 Practice SAT/ACT avg: 28/1340
Curriculum: Medium-Hard, I have a procrastination problem and large loads of work feed into it.
Size: Medium-Large
Costs: Will be taking aid/loans most likely,
Schools you're currently looking at (if any): CMU, UC(SD, Berkeley, Irvine, LA) , UChic, UIUC,
Additional: I'm a junior again who's about to complete all his grad requirements, I'm taking exceptional courses and high grades for my age but most of my college choices for this round of apps needs to be really tempered. I want a modern feeling school that's well in touch with tech and one that has a city/suburb where I can live a life outside of it when I'm not studying. Party/Greek life is important but not so much that achievement is gone

strange pollen
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Safeties: Penn State, Rutgers, ASU
Targets: Umass Amherst, UW-Madison, UMD?

lethal yoke
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already mentioned but Rutgers, big school, pretty good for CS. NJIT might be another contender as well as stevens institue of technology and virginia tech. most of those schools have acceptance rates about 50 but it may vary depending on what major you apply under.

torpid schooner
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Thanks for this, though going for 50% acceptance schools might just make it worth applying my senior and going T20

torpid schooner
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Can someone look over this list and let me know if it looks good? My main question is if these fully fit the reqs I set before and also if they have a social life that's good, not saying like a full party college but one that isn't entirely filled with socially awk or just zombie-like people because of the school, basically saying that good friends and a party would be nice lol.

Safety
UIUC 
UW-M 

Target
UCSD 
UCI 
UMAA 

Reach
CMU
UCHIC 
UCB 
Georgia Tech 
UCLA
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I have another question as well, going off CollegeVines chancing sim(which is almost entirely bs I know but their study showed they weren't off by way too much so I'm gonna base this question off of that), my safeties are more likely than not going to admit me, and targets are about a 30%-15% chance, so my question is whether I should just stay another year at my HS to potentially get into a better college or take the early grad that I've been given and get a full year head start in my career

strange pollen
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UCSD and UCI CS is very similar

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none of ur schools are safeties

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safeties would be like penn state or rutgers

torpid schooner
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What I read put it around 50%

strange pollen
# torpid schooner What I read put it around 50%

thats the overall acceptance rate of all majors at UIUC. UIUC admits by major so each major has a different acceptance rate. Collegevine doesnt take that into account. UIUC CS is extremely competitive due to its high ranking in it, and so its acceptance rate for CS is 4~6%

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maybe for other majors, like art or undecided its 60 or 70%, which is why it looks like a safety school

torpid schooner
strange pollen
torpid schooner
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UWM is basically my target chance wise and top choice overall looking at it, seems to hit every box

strange pollen
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yea seems like a good target

torpid schooner
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Yeah

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I'm j screwed for the lang requirement since I only have 2 years rn and they req 3, so I'm going to take Chinese 2 & 3 at my local cc instead of doing j 2 at my HS

torpid schooner
strange pollen
torpid schooner
torpid schooner
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Safety
UW-M
Penn State
UMass Amherst
ASU
Cal Poly Pomona
Virginia Tech
RPI
WPI
Rutgers

Target
UCSD
Brandeis
UCI
NYU
Texas A&M
Purdue
Cal Poly SLO

Reach
UMAA
CMU
UCHIC
UCB
Georgia Tech
UCLA
Rice UNI
Cornell
CalTech
USC
Columbia
UPenn
Posse Foundation
Quest Bridge

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Updated my college list a bit, I have too many reaches tho and not enough targets, any removals/additions yall recommend?

stray fossil
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brandeis rd is like 30%... its a target not a safety 😭

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same with cal poly

torpid schooner
stray fossil
torpid schooner
high plinth
strange pollen
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math & cs would be around 4 - 6% Iirc

high plinth
strange pollen
high plinth
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yea

strange pollen
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but either way, penn state is very amazing too

high plinth
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what’s the app for uiuc? how many supps etc

high plinth
strange pollen
strange pollen
strange pollen
high plinth
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ah nice

strange pollen
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and then a 3rd one 150 words if you are applying to an alt major

high plinth
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let’s move over to #🛩-lounge-chat

strange pollen
torpid schooner
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yeah def need to wittle this down in the reach sector and maybe safeties

torpid schooner
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ignore

torpid schooner
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Common App

Cornell - Reach
USC - Reach
UMAA - Reach
NYU - Hard Target (Top Choice) (ED II)
Georgia Tech - Hard Target (Top Choice) (EA)
WPI - Target
RPI - Target
UW-M - Target (Top Choice) (EA)
Penn State - Safety
Virginia Tech - Safety
Purdue - Safety
UChic - Reach (Top Choice) (ED I)
Texas A&M - Target

Cal State Apply

Cal Poly SLO - Hard Target
Cal Poly Pomona - Target

Apply UC

UCB - Reach (Top Choice)
UCLA - Reach
UCSB Hard Target
UCI - Hard Target
UCSD - Hard Target
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Hmm, this seems ight I think

strange pollen
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penn state safety

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I'd put it as safety if u ea

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ut austin is a reach

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they can only take 8% nontexans

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so the acc rate for cs maybe hovers around 1 or 2%

torpid schooner
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oh dang got it

torpid schooner
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Honestly would rather have the heft but end up having more final options

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Me being a junior makes me j feel unsure about even my highest chance top choice uwm

desert latch
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I did that mistake. Always better to apply to schools you actually want to consider

torpid schooner
torpid schooner
pastel kiln
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Yeah wassup

torpid schooner
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look at the list i replied too

pastel kiln
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I see

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Not really in the biz of judging lists (since mines is dog shit) but ill try my best

torpid schooner
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icic

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i more meant like that on top of the classes is gonna be insane but down to have a judge

pastel kiln
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Yeah that shit

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That shits going to kill you im ngl

torpid schooner
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prolly is

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the payoff will be insane hopefully

pastel kiln
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I have the blessing of living in Texas and going to a less than quality HS

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Praying for you in your shotgunning

torpid schooner
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thanks thanks

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cali is a debuff for me

pastel kiln
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Yeah you mfs are insane

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I mean all of your in states being hard target/target/reach is INSANE

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TAMU is literally a safety if you have above a 3.6ish down here

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10% law for TAMU and 6% for Austin is carrying HEAVILY rn

torpid schooner
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holy

torpid schooner
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worst part is not only are our instates hard asl to get in but any other public is j as hard bc of oos deprioritization

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so it's like we're screwed either way

pastel kiln
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How tf are you even supposed to get into college at that point

torpid schooner
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non-profit

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prolly idek

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I have a for-profit

pastel kiln
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how tf is everything a reach or target YOU HAVE A 3.9

torpid schooner
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debuffs

pastel kiln
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MY UW is a 3.68 AND AUSTIN IS A SAFETY HOW

torpid schooner
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also small amount of ECs/Early grad debuff

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bro bc you have an actually good instate system

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our instate is just a cheaper private

pastel kiln
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I see that holy shit

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Dude my ECs are trash too but yall really got nothing to fall back on other than CC

torpid schooner
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like cal poly SLO has zero prestige right, it's built like a target/safety school imo

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30% acceptance

torpid schooner
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prob why our CCs have such high transfer rates

pastel kiln
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Well yeah TAG probably but even then iirc it isnt for LA or Cal

torpid schooner
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it is for us yeah

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at least for UCs

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if u mean transfer admission guarantee

pastel kiln
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Yeah

torpid schooner
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and not tuition aid grant

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ye

pastel kiln
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Cali apps are just wild

torpid schooner
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ye

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at least UC apps are really easy

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unified for every school

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j due in november which is ass

pastel kiln
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I honestly dont know how a mf has taken MVC and Linear and gets rejected from every reach

torpid schooner
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🤷‍♂️

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i haven't taken mvc tbf

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that's supposed to be after BC for us

pastel kiln
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Wasn’t even going to bother in Cali cause app was too weak

torpid schooner
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dang

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tbf you could do the UC transfer strat

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go to like UC Merced/SC/Riverside and transfer to a better UC later as if you were at a CC

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have cousins who did that for UCLA and UCSD

pastel kiln
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Yeah but that OOS tuition is ASS

torpid schooner
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tru tru

pastel kiln
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Lmao i wish

torpid schooner
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Texas unis are good tho

pastel kiln
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Wouldn’t have to go through this process

torpid schooner
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yeah haha

pastel kiln
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Yeah but im looking for a change of scenery yk

torpid schooner
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ye

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same honestly

pastel kiln
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Gotta get out of HTX shits too wild as of late

torpid schooner
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dang

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culturally or what?

pastel kiln
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Well culture and violence tbh

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Shooting eachothers asses off cause no permit law, all the shit coming from the governor, its been too much

torpid schooner
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ah yeah

pastel kiln
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Austin is prob bluer than Houston but its like same shit diff place sometimes with TX

torpid schooner
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that's why I'm iffy abt applying to A&M honestly

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yeah

pastel kiln
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Well

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college station is culturally conservative

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And its going to be much diff politically than cal

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But you can find your fit there

torpid schooner
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im centre-slightly left in poltics

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icic

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yeah Cali at times is too liberal for me but for the most part I enjoy it a lot, prolly gonna come back after Uni but yeah wherever I go goal is to not go to either extreme or too far right honestly

pastel kiln
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Dont apply to religious Unis obv and other than that youll prob be fine

torpid schooner
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ye lmao

pastel kiln
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Generally colleges are left leaning anyways

torpid schooner
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yeah

pastel kiln
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PFFT LMAOO

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I saw that shit 💀

torpid schooner
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lmao

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that reminds me

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we had an AO from Duke's Kunshan sister Uni come in at my chinese class last year

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one of their key points was that they have freedom of speech

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im not even joking

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but they also specified that it was only on campus

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wonder what happens as soon as anyone leaves

pastel kiln
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Whenever freedom of speech is touted it’s usually right wing horsehsit

torpid schooner
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yeah

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it is China though so it's a valid thing to mention but they shouldn't have to

pastel kiln
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OHHHHHH

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Yeah nvm

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Thought you were referring to the US

torpid schooner
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nah lmao

pastel kiln
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No like freedom of speech shit very important over there cause of fascism and all that

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Honestly remember the memes about Xi looking like Winnie the Pooh or wtv

torpid schooner
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yeah ik but its like they're touting it as such a great place to study and then they're like oh yeah you're only free on campus

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yeah lmao

pastel kiln
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Prob cause its china

torpid schooner
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tru

pastel kiln
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Honestly my personal identity comes into the forefront when deciding where to go to college (black person) and ive had to change my list and adjust and shit mostly because of that

torpid schooner
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yeah that makes sense

pastel kiln
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Like im not going to go to buttfuck Indiana

torpid schooner
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lmfao

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yeah basically any Rural state is off the books for me

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purdue is the only exception

pastel kiln
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Fuck around and get lynched or something

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Even Purdue im like ehhhh yk

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Personally

torpid schooner
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ye

torpid schooner
pastel kiln
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Dartmouth only really remains cause of FA and its in the north east so not as bad

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LMAOOOOOO

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Never

torpid schooner
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though its either hella eccentric rich boomers or peak east coast liberalism

pastel kiln
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Yeah, which i suppose doesnt really mix well with some southern, rugged, poor African-American

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But thats all top 20s though, id be limiting myself at that point

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It’ll be a culture thing i have to look past

torpid schooner
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yeah

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and i mean you can find other student's experiences too

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see how they felt about the uni/region around it's overall culture

pastel kiln
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Yeah, mfs will be talking about their Maserati breaking down on them and ill have to gently remind them that i dont have a license

torpid schooner
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lmao

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yeah i have this friend who got a tesla before she got her license, then failed her first drive test

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and at that point I had my license for 2 months by my parents wouldn't let me drive alone

pastel kiln
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“What car did you get for your 16th birthday” dude I walk

torpid schooner
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even though I passed first try at a dmv with an 80% fail rate

pastel kiln
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I dont even have a car to drive

torpid schooner
pastel kiln
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No 💀

torpid schooner
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oh dang

pastel kiln
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Ive been bumming rides since 7th grade

torpid schooner
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icic

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no shame in that honestly

pastel kiln
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Its given me some amazing calves

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It may be sweltering but my legs are beautiful

torpid schooner
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lmao

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that's basically what happened w my thighs

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after like 6th grade I j started biking everywhere

pastel kiln
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My bike has had a flat for a few months and I dont have a pump rn

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So stepping it is

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I do own one of those single wheel motorized things but I don’t really use it

torpid schooner
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icic

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dang man

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well i mean all that considered you've gone far

pastel kiln
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Limits the ECs sometimes but its cool

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Oh dude were you in the other chat for the underclassman stories 💀

torpid schooner
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shit like that can tear ppl down but you're doing p well in school even if it's not top tier

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nah i wasnt haha

pastel kiln
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Ah damn

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My HS is pretty rough, 97.5 gpa puts me at 14/305

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97.5 = 4.2

torpid schooner
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14 as in class rank?

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bc i mean with the way AOs compare your stats that's a really good look

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top 5%

pastel kiln
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Yeah

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Trying to apply to an Ivy ED or SCEA

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Still widely under qualified but its worth a shot yk

torpid schooner
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def worth

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I gotta go for the night but it was nice talking to u man

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gn

pastel kiln
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Gn