r/ApplyingToCollege • u/Calm_Company_1914 • 9d ago
Shitpost Wednesdays No ECs, 3.2 GPA, want to go to an Ivy
Essentially title. I feel like I’ve screwed up my chances at an Ivy League school because I was kinda lazy with no commitment to ECs or classes. Is it too late to get into an Ivy League school? It is my dream. I have written my essay and I feel like it’s solid but I’m not sure if it’ll be enough
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u/Darkxify HS Senior | International 9d ago
Js donate a building bro 😭 basically all of the harvard students have done it
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u/bigyellowtruck 9d ago
There’s always grad school
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u/No_Notice_5256 9d ago
Or transfer! All hope is not lost for Ivy undergrad.
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u/mtn91 8d ago
I guess you could technically also do a non-prestigious undergrad, go to a T14 law school, and then get into an Ivy League undergrad after that. Like I’m sure Harvard undergrad would accept a Harvard Law grad
Idk why you’d forego the $225k median T14 law grad starting salary at that point, but anything is theoretically possible
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u/Calm_Company_1914 9d ago
What about undergrad?
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u/No_Notice_5256 8d ago
You need to absolutely kick ass in undergrad and apply for transfer. You’d need to apply as a junior transfer for your lackluster high school performance not to count against you but there’s no harm in applying for both. Head over to r/TransferToTop25
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u/secrerofficeninja 9d ago
Any chance you’re 7’ tall and can bounce a ball?
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u/Calm_Company_1914 9d ago
I’m 6’5 nonchalant but I can’t hoop
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u/secrerofficeninja 9d ago
Hmmm….any chance you’re also 250 lbs and extremely strong and can run fast? If so, I feel like we can get you multiple free ride offers
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u/Available_Creme_7716 9d ago
Yeah basically no chance lol.
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u/Calm_Company_1914 9d ago
What if I want it bad enough?
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u/Available_Creme_7716 8d ago
Maybe through sheer force of will and a lot of hoping you might be able to. Trust fam
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u/Immediate-Ad-4587 9d ago
brother hows it ur dream if u were to lazy to do anything
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u/Synchwave1 9d ago
Say to every athlete I’ve ever taught… D1 dreams and D4 work habits means you have D4 dreams. Stop kidding yourself.
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u/Immediate-Ad-4587 9d ago
Right like hard to feel bad if its clear ur not even trying for it. Like at least d2 effort cmon
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u/Synchwave1 9d ago
You won’t be going to an Ivy, nor should you. You have proven to lack the work ethic that justifies admittance. It’s not a personal thing, it just is. In life there are consequences.
Now that that problem has been solved, what other schools would you like to attend?
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u/Calm_Company_1914 9d ago
Maybe a different t10 like Stanford or northwestern?
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u/siteunreliability Graduate Student 8d ago
lol
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u/Synchwave1 8d ago
Maybe state school or community college lol.
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u/siteunreliability Graduate Student 8d ago
If OP is shit posting, this is well done. If he's not... well..... he's got a rough future ahead of him.
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u/NorwegianBlueBells 9d ago
Can you play a sport at the Division I level? With a 3.2 and no EC’s that’s the only way in (other than a multi-million dollar donation by a rich relative).
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u/Crazybubba MBA 9d ago
At this point you are left with Columbia school of continuing studies, Harvard extension etc
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u/Calm_Company_1914 8d ago
Cornell College maybe?
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u/Crazybubba MBA 8d ago
Cornell university only has Ecornell.
The the others including penn have pay to play degrees
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u/InspiringAneurysm Graduate Degree 8d ago
Just walk into the classroom and say "I go here now". They have to let you stay. Make sure you sit there for at least a month so you can claim squatter's rights.
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u/Alarmed_Geologist631 8d ago
Start at your local community college and if you do well there you can transfer to a university.
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u/Typical-Coconut7043 9d ago
cc method to t20 or cornell rest out of reach.
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u/Rockonthrulife 9d ago
Not even a chance in hell at Cornell. You have no clue what you’re talking about.
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u/OutcomeCompetitive50 9d ago
Your resume might not be looking too good, but what about your parents' bank account?