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[time is running out] What college should I go to?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by RocketsMac, Nov 8, 2007.

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where should I go (read my post for explanation)?

  1. Texas A&M-Aggies for life!

    30 vote(s)
    16.2%

  2. Rice University

    110 vote(s)
    59.5%

  3. University of Houston

    45 vote(s)
    24.3%
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  1. RocketsMac

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    so yaoluv, my high school is holding reading comprehension tutorials every Saturday from 10-2 .. I think you might be interested.. :D

    please show me where I said that I think I am too good for UT, UH, & A&M.. actually, an average 3rd grader would understand that I am really leaning toward TAMU if he read my 1st post carefully (provided that he is not on crack)..

    damn, everyday I meet a new Longhorn homer, it makes me hate UT even more :D
    J-Train ftw:
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    #101 RocketsMac, Nov 9, 2007
  2. Smokey

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    I hope for his sake high school isn't the highlight of his life.
     
    #102 Smokey, Nov 9, 2007
  3. yaoluv

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    I think I was on crack, I apologized a couple posts up, sorry again

    I think as soon as I see the words hate and vince young in the same sentence my eyes go red and i lose focus lol

    Best of luck wherever you go sir
     
    #103 yaoluv, Nov 9, 2007
  4. RocketsMac

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    LOL, in that case, disregard my comeback post ^^^^ :D

    I actually don't hate UT that much, I have a UT t-shirt and a sweat shirt! and I was pulling for them in the Rose Bowl when they one it and VY was clutch.. but from the day I saw their recruiter and compared her to the A&M respectable and knowledgeable recruiters, plus the fact that UT wants to steal your money and have u pay for dorm even before your accepted, I developed a mild hatred for UT :D
     
    #104 RocketsMac, Nov 9, 2007
  5. RocketsMac

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    thanks dude, I really appreciate all the advice I am gettin' from my fellow BBSers, makes me proud of being a cf member :D

    oh and btw, special thanks for rocketsjudoka, that was great advice man, I really appreciate it..
     
    #105 RocketsMac, Nov 9, 2007
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    Have you visited any of the colleges you mentioned? Have you spent a day at College station or Austin.

    My point was is to not prejudge things without knowing them.

    I mean don't you have friends you visited in college? Your are a senior right, surely you know someone who is there that you can hang out with for a weekend and see what college is like


     
    #106 BigSherv, Nov 9, 2007
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    They might say no.

    1. You're from Houston which is an automatic strike against you. They want diversity.

    2. Top 10% is good but it's not a lock. Obviously your SAT scores will weigh heavily.

    For example, my wife was probably a typical Rice student: she was 2nd in her class, had a better SAT score than you, was a cheerleader (maybe not typical of your average Rice student), National Merit Scholar (majority of Rice students), and came from out of state (CT) - all factors they consider.
     
    #107 RIET, Nov 9, 2007
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    is she hot? hehe
     
    #108 SLrocket, Nov 9, 2007
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    True, they may turn him down. I have a young cousin (my uncle's son, and my uncle just retired as Dean of a college at a major Houston university... academia runs in the family, I guess!) who had a better record than our young BBSer here, and he couldn't get into Rice. He was from the Houston area. I think you're right about that, RIET.
     
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  10. RocketsMac

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    your post made a lot of sense RIET, thanks..

    anyway, if they say no, they just made my life 10000X easier, I will just go to UH or A&M, and it wouldn't go down in history that "I COULD'VE gone to Rice" because they rejected me..

    I guess BigSherv's post makes sense too.. I will go to A&M next Saturday, and I've been to Rice several times..

    as I said, my physics teacher gave me a great advice: he told me to apply, see the offers, then decide, it's waaaay too premature to decide right now..
     
    #110 RocketsMac, Nov 9, 2007
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    damn I have a GPA higher than yours and I'm not even in the top 10%
     
    #111 Storm Surge, Nov 9, 2007
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    You're welcome and good luck where ever you go to.
     
    #112 rocketsjudoka, Nov 9, 2007
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    This thread is useless without pics..

    Someone had to say it.
     
    #113 rocketsjudoka, Nov 9, 2007
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    where do you go? hearing from seniors at clements it takes around a 5.2 to get into the top 10. (based on 6 points for an A in an honors/ap class)

    im a sophomore and im looking at a 5.1 or so right now
     
    #114 SLrocket, Nov 9, 2007
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    Yeah, Clements is crazy competetive. One slip up and you're out of contention.
     
    #115 Rizzy, Nov 9, 2007
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    Then why is your thread titled time is running out?
     
    #116 Smokey, Nov 9, 2007
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    That is hilarious, a guaranteed full ride?

    Where's the dotted line?

    I had higher marks than you coming out of HS and UH didn't preemptively guarantee me a full ride... I had to apply first before I got any sniff of financial aid.

    And this was back in 2000, before the college generation boom happened and UH saw a large increase in quality and number of applicants.. making scholarship monies more competitive...
     
    #117 DonnyMost, Nov 9, 2007
  18. RocketsMac

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    well, ours is based on 4 for regular classes and 5's for APs, not 6, so technically, mine is higher...

    btw, I go to westside, one of the most competitive schools in H-town..
     
    #118 RocketsMac, Nov 9, 2007
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    rice...
     
    #119 pongd, Nov 9, 2007
  20. WhoMikeJames

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    Haha, is this a joke?
     
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