An Ugly Side of Admissions

17 Dec

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, odd & fun

hOtIvYlEaGuEwAnNaBecHiCk from College Confidential’s forum has some interesting thoughts on college admissions. She began her thread “Good Schools for Muah!” with this; amusement ensued.
Hello everyone! I’m new to College Confidential, so I’d just like to introduce myself. I live in California and I’m currently a junior in one of the top private schools in the [...]

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As if it could have gotten worse

16 Dec

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, College Board, personal

My best friend thoroughly destroyed me when it came to PSAT scores. 99s across the board, cumulative…234. Why is this so bad? Because I gave her the same one-up-manship last year. Now I’m 6 points down. This is the prick of reality popping my bubble of happiness: curse you, statistics. And math, go screw yourself. [...]

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PSAT + NMQST = Fun!

15 Dec

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, College Board, Exeter

disclaimer: I know the math is not the only part of the NMS equation. This post is just talking about scores as if they were the only component, which they are not. Just idle thought!

I honestly enjoyed taking the PSAT each time I took it–for I took it earlier for fun my 10th grade year–however [...]

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