I want to be a military historian when i grow up so is an Ivy League good for it?
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Two good choices are the Naval Academy or West Point.  Steer clear of the Air Force Academy, they just don't have much history.
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I know I put alot of engineers from that school in the military and they are very slective who they take.. I would tell you from my experience U Lowell is a good school..just my opinion..alot of industry in Mass and Southern NH..I don't think you would go wrong..Good Luck  PS rents are expensive..LOL
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College admissions are by no means an exact science.  Your immigrant status may help you...  But NYU would be easier to get into.  Columbia, as an ivy league school, would be a struggle for anyone.\n\nThere are many people with 4.0 averages and SATs in the 1500s, or even perfect 1600s, who are rejected every year from ivy league schools.  There is no perfect formula.
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It really depends on what else you're bringing to the table. These schools get so many candidates, most of them excellent candidates with fabulous grades, great extracurriculars, good test scores - so they look to other things to help certain candidates stand out. If you were able to highlight some of your uniqueness in your application, then that certainly helps. But based only on your grades and test scores, I'd say that it's unlikely - again, unless you brought something special to the table, which you didn't mention, above. \n\nIf you haven't already done so, you should apply to some very strong, but second choice schools as well. Then also to at least one third choice school. So, if you liked the Ivy's that you mentioned, you could also consider the "baby Ivys", like Amherst, and a less-competitive Ivy, like Cornell. And then at least one school a step down from that, like Boston College or Boston University. These are great schools with fabulous reputations, and admission there is also highly competitive, but just slightly less overwhelming than Princeton, Yale and Stanford. \n\nSome other options - if Princeton is your #1 choice, you may also like to look at the following: Amherst College, Brown University, Northwestern, Georgetown, Duke, Boston College, Boston University, New York University, Notre Dame, Syracuse or Tufts. \n\nWith the grades and scores you mention, I think you have a strong chance at Syracuse. \n\nIf Princeton, Stanford and Yale are the only three colleges you have applied to, I strongly suggest that you also consider applying to others from the above list. \n\nGood luck.
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I think GWB went to Yale. He is, after all, a Connecticut yankee. Yale is a good school, though, unless you can get into Harvard (Just playing off a rivalry, here)
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Cornell is obviously a very good school.  Go to Princeton Review.com or buy any descent college guides, and you will see what kind of average SATs and GPAs the entering Freshman class gets. \n\nHowever, keep in mind that where you go to undergrad really does not matter all that much.  What is far more important is your curriculum and your academic performance once you are in college. \n\nWith excellent grades in college, membership to academic honors societies, and outstanding grad test scores you'll get in any outstanding med school you want.  It's at this stage you should worry about going to a brand-name school.  Because that will make a huge difference in your professional opportunities.  But, that is really not the case for undergrad.  You could go to your top local State university, save a lot of money, study not quite as hard as your counterpart at Cornell, and get a higher GPA.  In the end, doing so if you are self motivated may get you ahead of the Cornell crowd.
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yes, you can get into the schools wit A's, but with honors classes you could get a scholarship
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First off, I went to Harvard.\nSecond off, I want to respond to the first asnwer on here, who talks about how the "Ivy leage was founded upon traditions of excellend, yada yada yada"\n\nlet me make this clear:\nTHE IVY LEAGUE IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE\nThat's all it is.\n"Ivy Leage" does not really mean anything about academics.\n\nIt just happens that all the Ivy League schools are very good.\nBut they are not equal.\nHarvard, Yale, and Princeton are consistently among the top 5 Unversities in the country.\nColumbia, Brown, Princeton, and UPenn are usually in the top 20 or so.\nCornell is not considered as strong.\nThere are several private universities which are better than some of the Ivies, and several State schools which are better than some of the Ivies.\n\nI don't mean to be obtuse about this, but I think the "Ivy League" has kind of a false reputation. People need to realize that all it really means is that those 8 schools compete against each other in sports, and that together, they are not the pinnacle of higher education. People should look at individual schools.\n\nNow, to actually answer your question about workload.\nI didn't actually feel that the workload at Harvard was that particularly difficult. And having spoken to my friends at several othe universities, including big state schools, I really don't think Harvard is any more difficult than they are.\nIn fact, I think some state schools are probably HARDER than Harvard. That's because at Harvard its VERY hard to flunk out. Pretty much the lowest possible grade you can get is a C. No one at Harvard gets Ds or Fs. Why is this? Is it because Harvard students are just naturally smart? Maybe... But many Harvard students, once they reach Harvard, develop bad study habits...just like students anywhere else. Many of them turn in sub-par work. A bad Harvard essay that gets a C could easily get a D or an F at a state school. That's because harvard wants to keep its retention rates and graduation rates high, and because most people are paying lots of money to be there.\nState schools dont care if they flunk people out, because their mission is to education the young people of the state, and there are always lots more who would be happy to take the place of those who flunk out.\n\nThat said, there's a lot of variability. Arizona State is probably easier than Berkeley. \n\nBut professors are professors, and no matter where they teach, they generally expect high quality work of students, or else they hand out poor grades.\n\nSo, in conclusion:\nI think the difference in difficulty between Ivies and state schools is neglible.\n\nRemember, too, that there is a huge range in difficulty between different departments within the same university.\nScience and engineering tends to be harder in grading than humanities. Thats a fact, whether you're talking about Harvard OR Arizona State.
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Phillips Exeter is a very, very exclusive school. My guess is that your grades alone won't be enough. But perhaps with your extracurricular activities, you might be eligible. And it helps if you know your senator personally.
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It's hard to say because you've got some things going for you and something not. I think you'll get into a college, though it may not necessarily be a really GOOD college. Your high school grades don't look so hot, but you did get a relatively high SAT score. However, almost all of the 11 colleges I've applied to have told me that grades play higher in the admissions process than do the test scores. On the other hand, you have a lot of activities and have shown leadership skills. My suggestion? Better make absolutely sure your admissions essay is bangin' and you've got really awesome teacher recommendations. I think you'll be fine. Just don't expect to get into any ivy league schools.
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All those things are important: grades, standing, SAT scores, extracurricular activities. But there are a lot of students who do outstanding in all those areas and are not accepted to Ivy League schools. I've been told by someone who reviews applications at a well-known Ivy that what they look for is something really unique in addition to those qualificaitons -- They look for students who are passionate about something.
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I would go into the army AFTER, not before.  The army is not like college and you can not change your mind or branch of service as easily as you can change colleges.  If you get your degree you will go into the army and THEN decide about officer training.  If you are serious about your major you would be a great asset to the army after you have been educated.     You are wrong about not qualifying for scholarships as a transfer student,  talk to the college you want to attend.  If you want Columbia, try for it.  The worst they can say is no, but you might be surprised.  Do not plan your future without absolute facts.
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there is jrotc for high school and rotc for colleges. check with the internet under military schools.  that should give you plenty of options.
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If your mother or father is already in the military, have they win the Medal of Honor.  Children of Medal winners are automatically granted entrance.  Unfortunately most Medal winners get their medals posthumously.\n\nJust kidding.  Congratulations on your grades and your extra curricular activities.  I am ex-Army and hence favor "Hudson High", but there are other military academies such as the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, and the Merchant Marine Academy.  \n\nAdmission into any of the Academies is very competitive.  You get a great education from books and from life.  You learn to become a leader.  The payback is that you have a 5 year obligation once you pin on your officer rank.  It sounds like a long commitment, but it sure beats pitching pennies.  \n\nAnother avenue to get to the Academy is through the United States Military Academy Prep School at Fort Monmouth, NJ.  First you enter the military as an enlisted soldier, you apply for prep school and from there you head to West Point.  \n\nAppointment Process\nBy an Act of Congress passed in 1903, two appointments as Cadets were allowed for each senator, representative, and delegate in Congress, two for the District of Columbia, and five each year at large. Currently, each member of Congress and the Vice President can have five appointees attending the Military Academy at any time. When any appointee graduates or otherwise leaves the academy, a vacancy is created. Candidates are nominated by their senator, representative, or delegate in Congress, and those appointed at large are nominated by the Vice President. The process is not political and applicants do not have to know their Congressman to be nominated. Congressmen generally nominate ten people per vacancy. They can nominate people in a competitive manner, or they can have a principal nomination. In a competitive nomination, all ten applicants are reviewed by the academy, to see who is the most qualified. If the congressman appoints a principal nominee, then as long as that candidate is physically, medically, and academically found qualified by the academy, he or she will be admitted, even if there are more qualified applicants. The degree of difficulty in obtaining a nomination varies greatly according to the number of applicants in a particular state. The process of obtaining a nomination typically consists of completing an application, completing one or more essays, and obtaining one or more letters of recommendation. These requirements are set by the respective senator or congressman and are in addition to the USMA application.\n\nAdditional sources of appointment are open to children of career military personnel (100 per year); 170 appointments per year are for active duty Army enlisted personnel; 20 appointments per year are provided for Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets; and 65 appointments are available to children of military members who were killed in action, or were rendered 100% disabled due to injuries received in action, or are currently prisoners of war or missing in action. Typically five to ten candidates are nominated for each appointment, which are normally awarded competetively; candidates who do not receive the appointment they are competing for may still be admitted to the Academy as a qualified alternate. If a candidate is considered qualified but not picked up, they may receive an indirect admission to the Military Academy Preparatory School in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; the following year, these candidates receive direct appointment to the Academy.\n\nAdditionally, children of Medal of Honor recipients do not need a nomination but only need to qualify for admission.\n\nAdmissions Requirements\nTo be admitted, candidates must be between seventeen and twenty-three years of age upon entrance, unmarried with no children, and of good moral character. The current process includes a university application, standardized testing, and personal referenc
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Having morals and discipline does not mean that you are ineffectual in battle.  Many people with both of those characteristics are easily able to reconcile killing enemy with their values.  One of our greatest American heroes from WWI, Sergeant York, originally applied for conscientious objector status, before determining that it was ethical for him to kill in battle.  Once there he certainly didn't hesitate.  \nI would imagine that you want a different answer because your past (or whoever you are speaking about) is influencing your ability to join.  Accept what you can't change and do the best with the opportunities you do have available.
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Your overall ASVAB score determines your "catagory" for recruiting. 50 and above your an ALPHA, 31-49 your a BRAVO, 30 and below you fail (at least for the Army), your QT or the overall score I just mentioned is dirived mainly from the math and english portions of the test, the individual line scores determine your knowledge and ability to learn a specific job in the Army. After enlistment you will hear alot about your GT (general technicle) score, which is a big determining factor in Army schools. You scored high and it sounds like you had high line scores, the only bummer is when joining the ARNG or reserve, you have to pick an MOS (job) that they have in your area, or if your willing to travel or relocate, and that more times than not is limited. GOOD LUCK and congradulations on your decision!
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Let me give you a couple of ideas that would impress me if I were looking at your grad school application.  I'm not assuming you necessarily want to go to grad school; these same things would impress a future employer, and give you something interesting to do in the immediate present.\n\nFor journalism:\nStart your own campus newspaper, magazine, or blog.\n\nFor history:\nGet an internship in a museum or at an historical site, or at an archive, or do some archeological fieldwork.  Start a website that deals with a particular historical era, or explores alternative histories (those what-if scenarios, like "what if Carter had gotten the hostages out of Iran?" or "what if the North lost the Civil War?") or historical mysteries or controversies (Lindbergh baby, Kennewick man, etc.).   (I'm aware my examples are drawn solely from US history, but you gave no indication of your own historical interests.)\n\nAnyway, those are a couple of thoughts.