farmteam Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Perhaps, but I think Decent test scores and Good-Very Good grades out weigh Good-Very Good test scores and decent grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(farmteam @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 10:43 PM) Perhaps, but I think Decent test scores and Good-Very Good grades out weigh Good-Very Good test scores and decent grades. i'd argue that based on my experience but depends what schools you apply to i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Or you could get the shaft like me and still have to pay 7/8 of your stuff with both being good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 11:44 PM) Or you could get the shaft like me and still have to pay 7/8 of your stuff with both being good. s*** happens.... Just playing with ya. PS- Why don't we just merge the 2 threads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Yeah, it depends on what school you're applying to. And, obviously, B grades from a really hard Prep School will be worth more than Bs (and probably As) from some crappy rural/city school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(farmteam @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 11:46 PM) Yeah, it depends on what school you're applying to. And, obviously, B grades from a really hard Prep School will be worth more than Bs (and probably As) from some crappy rural/city school. May I ask all of your opinions on my situation then??? Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, Approx. 27 ACT, All A-B Grades... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 My high school's webpage is much cooler. http://www.oelwein.k12.ia.us/hs/hsMain.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 11:51 PM) My high school's webpage is much cooler. http://www.oelwein.k12.ia.us/hs/hsMain.html The picture of your school looks like, well, a lego set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 It is, I got it in my happy meal last time I went through Iowa. Just messin Heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 We own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 11:56 PM) We own. Owened....past tense...and this from a 32-ACT.... :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 10:57 PM) Owened....past tense...and this from a 32-ACT.... :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 9, 2005 -> 12:02 AM) Hey...................................shut up! Damn you. It was the keyboard......it's sticky from the rainbow sherbert I just ate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 07:58 PM) Did you do the exchange program to Germany when you were in high school? My parents are trying to force me to go because my sister went and had a blast, but I'm not too thrilled about it. I would be gone all of June and a german kid would come here in April. No, I basically just did some minor extra-ciriccular German stuff when I was in High School. I am planning on utilizing IU's study abroad programs next year (3rd year of Uni) and study in Freiburg for the academic year (September to July). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 QUOTE(The Critic @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 12:04 PM) If you keep making fun of the handicapped, pretty soon only Nuke will talk to you. Ladies and gentlemen, a Winodj approved Post of the month nominee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 10:44 PM) i'd argue that based on my experience but depends what schools you apply to i guess. I agree with you. Both of my sisters had amazing GPA's, but their SAT scores didn't match the level of their GPA's and they had a hard time getting into the big times schools. Although on of them did get accepted to the Naval Academy (the second hardest school to get into? thats what I heard, I don't know if it's true) and turned it down for Case Western, in Cleveland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:07 AM) I agree with you. Both of my sisters had amazing GPA's, but their SAT scores didn't match the level of their GPA's and they had a hard time getting into the big times schools. Although on of them did get accepted to the Naval Academy (the second hardest school to get into? thats what I heard, I don't know if it's true) and turned it down for Case Western, in Cleveland. don't know about 2nd hardest, but it is VERY hard to get into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:19 AM) don't know about 2nd hardest, but it is VERY hard to get into The more I thought about it, I think it was the second lowest acceptance rate I believe. She had to go through several application and interviewing processes. She initially got denied because of having aided vision, but in the spring they called and said she had been accepted, but she had already made up her mind on a different school. When I visited there, I loved the school. It builds an amazing character, but it is definitely a grueling school mentally and physically. I don't think I would want to go through all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 my ACT allowed me to get to virtually every school i wanted to ... of course, i didn't apply to that many extremely hard schools...but mizzou really called to me, they were the only one taht actively pursued me it seemed. They sold me their school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 06:38 PM) Junior year sucks. Enjoy. Ya, my grades went to hell that year...classes got tougher and I got lazier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 03:09 PM) Ya, my grades went to hell that year...classes got tougher and I got lazier. Mmm, good news for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 01:09 PM) Ya, my grades went to hell that year...classes got tougher and I got lazier. Me too. I thought after the first 2 years I could just cruise which was the exact opposite. Junior year is an outlier in my GPA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 06:10 PM) Me too. I thought after the first 2 years I could just cruise which was the exact opposite. Junior year is an outlier in my GPA. Ya, I got lucky, I had real strong SAT scores and shockingly (well to those that give me crap for my grammar and spelling) I wrote a really strong essay (GPA wasn't that bad though, like 3.2) so I got into every school but one I applied to (the one I didn't get into was one my mom kept telling me to apply to so finally I just said fine just to make her happy). But I was a total lazy ass in high school with the belief I'd turn it on when I started taking classes that interested me. The only thing I cared about in high school when it came to school was getting good enough grades to get into a decent college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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