Anonymous
05/11/2024 17:20
Subject: How to be different
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Internships don’t help….
Neither does research. You basically need the stem stats (grades/rigor/tests) plus some odd artistic or other talent. Namely from our school - all the stats plus being the best tuba player in the US in your age group and all the stats plus being a proficient countertenor.
The odd talent is a total privilege sign, I mean c'mon what 5 year old will beg their parents to play an unknown instrument or sport? With the US wanting to dismantle privilege, with the Ivy's leading the way in this movement , they are full of you know what! Talk about posturing...
Anonymous
05/11/2024 17:17
Subject: How to be different
This is a great post:
The type of ECs I wish I saw more of as a Vanderbilt AO:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/t156y0LIfc
The type of ECs I wish I saw more of as a Vanderbilt AO:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/t156y0LIfc
Anonymous
05/11/2024 17:16
Subject: Re:How to be different
Anonymous wrote:Besides strong grades, rigor, and scores, student could try to do some research relevant to what some faculty at the target school are doing. Then they should reach out early with good questions that relate published work by the prof to what the student attempted. Helps to have strong coding and statistics skills, as some coding and number crunching might not be what profs (or grad students if a university) want to spend their own time on. Expect most profs not to reply, but it only takes one. Winning contests also helps.
I don’t think that works anymore
Anonymous
05/11/2024 17:11
Subject: Re:How to be different
Besides strong grades, rigor, and scores, student could try to do some research relevant to what some faculty at the target school are doing. Then they should reach out early with good questions that relate published work by the prof to what the student attempted. Helps to have strong coding and statistics skills, as some coding and number crunching might not be what profs (or grad students if a university) want to spend their own time on. Expect most profs not to reply, but it only takes one. Winning contests also helps.
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:56
Subject: How to be different
Anonymous wrote:Internships don’t help….
Neither does research. You basically need the stem stats (grades/rigor/tests) plus some odd artistic or other talent. Namely from our school - all the stats plus being the best tuba player in the US in your age group and all the stats plus being a proficient countertenor.
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:52
Subject: How to be different
Have an interest most stem kids don’t have.
Get licensed to be a paramedic?
Fisheries & wildlife?
Birding?
Get licensed to be a paramedic?
Fisheries & wildlife?
Birding?
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:39
Subject: How to be different
Fencing?
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:30
Subject: How to be different
Hockey?
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:21
Subject: How to be different
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:17
Subject: How to be different
Anonymous wrote:What are some ways for a stem kid to separate themselves from the thousands of other high schoolers who do research, aime, “internships”, isef, etc?
Something non-Stem related. Something truly opposite: what is your kid passionate about. What would they spend their free time doing?
Find a way to create an extra curricular around that.
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:13
Subject: How to be different
Juggling. It’s the secret sauce.
Anonymous
05/11/2024 16:11
Subject: How to be different
Internships don’t help….
Anonymous
05/11/2024 15:58
Subject: Re:How to be different
No one who knows the answer would be dumb enough to answer this unless their kids are adults now.
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Anonymous
05/11/2024 15:55
Subject: How to be different
Anonymous wrote:What are some ways for a stem kid to separate themselves from the thousands of other high schoolers who do research, aime, “internships”, isef, etc?
well if you do all that and also have ok social skills you already are separated from many for an ivy degree
Anonymous
05/11/2024 15:52
Subject: How to be different
What are some ways for a stem kid to separate themselves from the thousands of other high schoolers who do research, aime, “internships”, isef, etc?