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Re: College Woes

tjiN'z — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:38:24 -0000

Hei there, you sat for the dec 1 SAT, in metropolitan college?
I was there too.

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zz — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:13:20 -0000

najib as a pm? my worth..

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Miles — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:55:22 -0000

As a Swarthmore student, my understanding is that we have a rather strong Engineering department, and the school is widely considered one of if not the most rigorous schools in the United States, with one of the highest rate of grad-school acceptances you can get.

I also absolutely adore this place, so I rather highly recommend it.

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m@nda — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:57:56 -0000

HEY! stumbled upon your blog. Currently, in Columbia and loving it. I know some people here who don't really like it but it depends. There's always the option of transferring if things don't work out. The best part is that downtown NYC is just 60 stops or more away - 20 to 30 mins. :) Wish you all the best.

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gX — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:42:36 -0000

oh yeah, i got a great piece of advice from an NYU alumna regarding personal essays. it would be good if you can get 3 types of people to review your essay
1) someone who knows you very well
2) someone who doesn't know you at all
3) someone who is a good writer

i think it's very good advice, the only problem is, finding the good writer to review my essay *hint hint* hahaha.

but probably martian could be both 1) and 3) for you. ;)

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evelyn — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:15:13 -0000

no pre-U.. yeah.. there're Still a bunch of so-called general education / core-curriculum requirements though !!?
good-luck sweetie =p

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wan siong — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:38:27 -0000

Lolz.
All of a sudden, politics came into the topic.
How did that happen?
Hahaha..
Anyway, I stand fully by your side on your views of Najib being PM.

Speaking of politics, if you are interested in knowing how does "Pak Lah's" aircraft looks like which they bought during the beginning of the year, click on the link below.

http://wansiong.blogspot.com/2007/10/pak-lahs-a...

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caryn — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:29:19 -0000

wow. all the comments and suggestions and advice. too bad i can't do much except wish you the best of luck, since poor ol' me have been in government schools (kindergarten tak kira ler) since forever.

and don't forget to blog, wherever you may be!

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hengwoon — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:19:53 -0000

Oh, and make sure you apply for your visa as early as possible. I got my visa on the day before my classes started, so I was lucky. Not sure how easy/difficult it is to apply for a US visa now, but 4 years ago, it was hell.

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hengwoon — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:16:41 -0000

Well I went to UC Berkeley - it's a great university and the top public university in the US. If you're planning on doing sciences, business or research related stuff, Berkeley is strong for that. Not too sure about the liberal arts colleges, but if you plan on doing your graduate program (in the future :P), Berkeley is one of the best.

Other West Coast schools that are great are USC, UCLA, Stanford (might break your bank though). One thing about applying to University of California schools is that you apply to the UC system, and you just choose a bunch of UC schools and they will submit your application to each one of them, FYI.

Swarthmore is pretty damn good for liberal arts from what I hear. If you ask me, I think ivy is a bit overrated :P But nevertheless good schools.

Don't fret too much though if you're still undecided on what you want to study, since the first two years are mostly general education (though you'd have to take some classes to satisfy prerequisites for your intended major), but it's best to have an idea of what you want to major in, or at least a list of fields you want to major in.

But whatever it is, education in the US is probably one of the best decisions you will make. You just learn SO much. And I echo Jeff/Jasmine's statements that you have to experience college football and the Greek life. :P

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alea — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:00:58 -0000

YALE!!!!!!

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gX — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:15:17 -0000

good luck on your applications. i'm setting my sights on NYU's MBA program and taking the GMAT at the end of this year. i really, really, really, REALLY want to be in NYC. but i feel quite lost at the moment, because i really don't know if i'm good enough to get in, and if i do get in, i have no idea how i'm going to come up with 70K for the fees which goes back to the question of if i'm good enough to qualify for scholarships. sigh....
but all the best to you!!! somehow, i think you would suit a liberal arts college, why not Mt. Holyoke? it's one of the seven sisters, and you have friends there as well.

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divabat — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:47:34 -0000

just a clarification, adp isn’t pre-u - it’s actually your freshman year. some colleges clarify by calling it the american degree transfer program, because you transfer your credits at the end of your time there.

Well even better then, you've skipped the pre-u bit XD

Really do clarify with the university before you do anything. Tell them your EXACT situation, your ADP and the SATs and whatever 3 letter acronym thing you have, and ask if that's OK or not. If they say no, then drop them off the list. If they're cool with it, apply.

USA is a pain as far as paperwork is concerned and you really need to make sure all your paperwork is in order first before you even think of applying.

As far as songjun's point on credit: from my experience, they don't really care where the credit comes from, whether it's affiliated or not. Sure, with affiliated unis it is a little easier because they recognize the name. But again, as long as you have your paperwork in order you should be fine. Most American unis require you to send in your course outline details to a 3rd party to get credit counts anyway.

and YES to the references. Get them from Ivy, from the people you've worked with, whoever. As long as they're not from your family, it's fair game. US unis LOVE references, it's required, but it's often also the one thing that delays you because people are lazy :P Get them now when you still can.

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dee — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:28:57 -0000

interesting how most of the schools you are applying are in the central west, north east areas... personally i love west coast schools better because of the weather and because I live there.... well have a bunch of friends from rochester and nyu and they like it really well... rochester is a small college town and life is simpler there while nyu is in the heart of ny (duh) so living cost is alot more expensive... a couple suggestions 1. for your personal essay write about what is so different about you that you can bring to this university, because u know that almost all applicants grade wise is as qualified as you are, so through the essay you have to sell what is unique about you, reading the college/university statement whatever the thing big long essay about the "ideals of the school" and quote from it will always help
gluck

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Kaiba — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:50:15 -0000

Well hey... Good Luck in what ever you're up to..

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Jeff from LA — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:44:25 -0000

Well, if you do like the advice, I would advise you to visit the schools that you get accepted to. Visit the campus, tour the surroundings areas and decide which area you would like to live in for 4 years.

I know it will be really expensive to tour the schools you're accepted to, but since they all seem to be East Coast schools, you should try to get them all at once.

Also, while you're there, see if you can talk to any students to see how they honestly feel about the school, whether they are stressed out, whether there are a lot of fun activities to do on campus, etc.

Since they are all strong academic schools, this will help you differentiate which are good schools that it would be fun to be at and which ones which are great academically but terrible socially.

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jiayoong. — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:26:18 -0000

not getting the A plusses i want. T-T

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songjun — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:45:12 -0000

Not doing Pre Uni will not disadvantage officially you for applying to US uni but considering the competition you face with regards to everyone else, it will be an added advantage.

Pau : yea as if me asking u to shut up and force u to do something will make u do that thing anyway :P haha

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songjun — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:42:54 -0000

haha dont u just love how taylors, HELP and all those 'dont have to go thru pre uni' colleges FAIL to mention that they allow you to transfer credits to non-affiliated universities? :P

Only way to skip Pre Uni is with colleges that have direct affiliation with the uni in question. Or they have some arrangement prior. Other then that, most unis WILL not accept you not havin any pre uni. You must have at least gone thru a diploma or a foundation course.

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nice gigi — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:50:02 -0000

i'm on the college application process also o_O

but the number of university in my list is only half of yours =)

all the best to us !! (and to those who are applying too =D )

*can't wait to finish*

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Jun — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:26:23 -0000

hi su ann! hope ur sats went well :) could u get ur credits transferred to any of the unis on ur list? i dun think US requires a pre-U course if u've done adp. plus, if u haven't done so, get references fr ur lecturers ie ms mary, mrs singh etc. those letters help heaps! good luck!

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Nicholas Chay — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:49:21 -0000

Goodluck Su Ann =)

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Boss Stewie — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:41:52 -0000

some very very very top unis there su ann.. good luck i'm sure you'll get in...

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Charlie — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:50:26 -0000

Apa ni.. we applying to the same unis all : P Except for Duke, Michigan and Chicago.

I really salute you for managing 12 apps la. I'm only doing 5 at the moment and my brain already feels like it's been turned into food garnish

Good luck for your SATs : ) I'm sure they'll be a cinch for you!!

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foreverjas — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:38:30 -0000

i'm taking TAFE Aus ad.dip thingy [very regret] 2 years course. i should have jz did a-levels at the first place! yeesh. but i dun have a very good command in english. sigh. i need the scholarship. no scholarship no aus for me. sigh. ei, US really suits u. wish u all the best of luck! whoa. u can be so so so famous there! haha.