Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Accepted or Rejected
Today in class, we finally finished the documentary that followed 7 high school seniors who applied to Cal and we were to see who would get accepted. Some stories were more on the sad side because there was this guy named Fred who moved away from his parents to try to get accepted to Cal, and he ended up not getting in. However, I think many of us in the classroom were shocked when Omar who had a 1240 SAT score did not get in compared to JK who had an 880 SAT score. Personally, I am happy for JK since he did have to work, but I feel like Omar got robbed. Up until now I always heard that if you had a higher SAT score and GPA, colleges would choose you over a student who didn't. However, this was proven wrong because JK who was a good student but did not have the best scores was able to get into Cal. This in a way gave me hope because now in my head I am thinking that maybe I could also get in, but in reality, that is a stretch. I don't know what psychological term this could be, but now that I saw JK be able to get into Cal I think I can get into Cal too.
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I really enjoyed your post and the fact that you related the documentary we watched to yourself. As you mentioned, SAT scores are not everything and you do not need an outstanding score in order to get into college. You should have hope of getting into great colleges no matter what your SAT score is as long as you work hard and show colleges that you are a very serious student.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything that was said here. I think that colleges what to see a drive in students that they accept. They want to see motivated people that try their absolute best. I also think that Omar should have been accepted, but I understand that not every hard working student can get admitted.
ReplyDeleteColleges look for the ability to overcome adversity, not purely the SAT score. JK was most likely accepted because of his ability to not only manage his schoolwork, but do so while having a job, and playing 2 sports. Obviously his SAT score isn't going to be higher than a person who spent their time specifically preparing for the test. Fred on the other hand, decided to just create his own "adversity"...
ReplyDeleteI believe part of the reason JK got into Cal is because he was a very well rounded and hard working student. Even though he did not have great scores, he got good grades, played three sports, and had a job. I agree this story inspires hope. It shows that SAT scores are not the only thing considered, and I am very happy about that.
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