#3551
Posted: 3/26/09 at 11:01pm
Problem is, my grades aren't good enough to apply to a really selective school
Don't sell yourself short like that. The college application process is largely a crapshoot, hardly formulaic, and very difficult to make sense of. I got into schools I was sure were reaches, and got rejected from places I "knew" I'd get into. It's really hard to know exactly what they're looking for. If there's somewhere you want to go, apply. What's the worst that can happen? You get rejected. Which sucks, I know that too well, but if you don't at least try, you will never even have the option to go. So don't not apply because you don't think your grades are good enough. You're obviously smart and have a lot going for you, and grades are only one of the many, many things that come into play when admissions people make their decisions.
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Don't sell yourself short like that. The college application process is largely a crapshoot, hardly formulaic, and very difficult to make sense of. I got into schools I was sure were reaches, and got rejected from places I "knew" I'd get into. It's really hard to know exactly what they're looking for. If there's somewhere you want to go, apply. What's the worst that can happen? You get rejected. Which sucks, I know that too well, but if you don't at least try, you will never even have the option to go. So don't not apply because you don't think your grades are good enough. You're obviously smart and have a lot going for you, and grades are only one of the many, many things that come into play when admissions people make their decisions.
Updated On: 3/26/09 at 11:01 PM
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