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{
"sid": "a1htun",
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/",
"title:": "Here's to the B- students.",
"text": "Here's one to the people that just did okay in high level classes cause they were too lazy to study the entire time and are now paying for it. Here's to those that are out there with almost competitive stats. Here's to those that failed an AP test. Here's to those that blew schoolwork off for fun and then had to turn around and blow fun off for schoolwork. Here's to not finessing the Ivy League even though our guidance counselors told us we were on track for it. Here's to us. ",
"author": "ItsShone",
"created": 1543502028,
"updated": 1634075402,
"over_18": false,
"upvotes": 2922,
"upvote_ratio": 0.94,
"comments": {
"eaqptbx": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqptbx/",
"text": "I had Ds and Cs all through high school and my counselor said I\u2019d never be able to go to college. Then I scored in the 98th percentile on my standardized tests and got a $50k scholarship. She seemed pretty embarrassed when I met with her to approve my application.\n\nI flunked out of college after 1 year. Do your homework, kids.",
"author": null,
"created": 1543525150,
"upvotes": 449,
"replies": {
"eaqwtlx": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqwtlx/",
"text": "Lmao that wasn\u2019t the ending I was expecting. ",
"author": "sldq",
"created": 1543530522,
"upvotes": 270,
"replies": {}
},
"earjp7m": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earjp7m/",
"text": "this was a whole ride",
"author": "buckyspunisher",
"created": 1543550119,
"upvotes": 84,
"replies": {
"earqf6k": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earqf6k/",
"text": "One might even say, it was a roller coaster ",
"author": "NotInvitedToParties",
"created": 1543556491,
"upvotes": 25,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eartaih": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eartaih/",
"text": "did you ever go back?",
"author": "dfgrgrgrdgdg",
"created": 1543559659,
"upvotes": 11,
"replies": {}
},
"eblnxr0": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eblnxr0/",
"text": "Lmfao!! Keeping it real. Ily",
"author": "jajagoteem",
"created": 1544576374,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eaqqtmi": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqqtmi/",
"text": "Sorry if this isn't appropriate, I just saw this post randomly. I was a B- student in a no-name public high school. I didn't give a shit about my future, barely made it into an OK college. Wanted to study engineering but everyone told me I didn't have the grades/smarts. I got a 1 on my AP Physics exam. I don't remember my 'stats' but they were not that good.\n\nBut you know what I didn't do? I didn't let those people get to me. I worked my ass off in college and used every opportunity I got. I learned as much as possible and stayed humble. I am now starting my first job out of college making 100K+. The name of my college did not get me this job, my gpa alone didn't, no internal references either. My work ethic did. Never ever give up. Never think you are not good enough. ",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543525912,
"upvotes": 930,
"replies": {
"eaqs3dt": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqs3dt/",
"text": "This is so true. Nine times out of ten when I tell folks where I went to college the response is, \"Funny school name. Where is that?\" For me, busting my ass and networking in college got me where I am. ",
"author": "YesImChuck",
"created": 1543526871,
"upvotes": 132,
"replies": {}
},
"earhdfs": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earhdfs/",
"text": "Thank you. This comment made me feel 100x lighter. \n\nAs a senior in high school, I\u2019m struggling to accept the fact that even though I busted my ass for good grades, going straight to a university isn\u2019t and never has been a good option for me. I\u2019m looking into going to a community college and a transfer to a 4 year. It\u2019s discouraging because this entire year I have been telling myself that all of the hard effort I\u2019ve put into getting a decent GPA has been for nothing, because all you need to get into a CC is be alive lmao.\n\nBut what I\u2019ve come to realize is high school shouldn\u2019t be viewed as a competition for a college acceptance. I\u2019m desperately trying to change my mindset, so I can fully take advantage of my free education while I can. \n\nI\u2019m taking difficult classes this year. Not for a gpa boost, but to be able to get a head-start for difficult courses in college. Having some knowledge about physics before taking the course when it costs thousands sounds pretty chill.\n\nWork ethic can get you there and beyond. Fuck the numbers \ud83e\udd1d",
"author": "odetothink",
"created": 1543548196,
"upvotes": 66,
"replies": {
"earmmxu": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earmmxu/",
"text": "Seems like you have the right mindset. I wish you the best!",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543552673,
"upvotes": 14,
"replies": {}
},
"earsza6": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earsza6/",
"text": "Don\u2019t stress it bro. Did something similar to you. Ended up choosing community college because money was tight and didn\u2019t want to make life hard just so I could go straight to a 4 year. But I loved my CC experience. Transferred to a 4 year with zero debt. And I\u2019ll be graduating with my degree with zero debt! It\u2019s a smart move in my opinion. Don\u2019t let CC discredit your hard work in high school. Going to CC never made me regret my hard work in high school. It just gave me more confidence in myself. ",
"author": "DailYxDosE",
"created": 1543559285,
"upvotes": 7,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"earkoyx": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earkoyx/",
"text": "So what experience did you have prior to landing this job?",
"author": "Sengoku36",
"created": 1543550916,
"upvotes": 7,
"replies": {
"earmaed": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earmaed/",
"text": "I did 1 internship and also contributed to a research project while taking classes. In school, I did electrical and computer engineering. I realized I liked software development. So I wrote a ton of code in school, had projects to showcase, and also studied for technical interviews. I studied A LOT, managed to get 3 offers which I used to increase my starting salary + bonus. ",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543552332,
"upvotes": 11,
"replies": {
"earohg3": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earohg3/",
"text": "So no references, plus a single internship, and some personal+school projects. This seems more like you got a job in a high cost of living area probably with really long work hours because you really just listed off a rather standard resume.",
"author": "Tankninja1",
"created": 1543554449,
"upvotes": 9,
"replies": {
"earpykj": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earpykj/",
"text": "That's quite a lot of negative assumptions and sass. In tech I would be highly doubtful that ANY job has long hours these days. If it is, it's in finance and it will be far over 100K.\n\nCOL is high but 100K is good even in SF/NYC, plenty to live off of comfortably. I think what you're really seeing is that you don't need to be the best CS superstar from Stanford to have a good comfortable life working in tech. There absolutely is higher out there, but guess what? It doesn't really matter. I feel like what bothers me so much about this comment is that you're criticizing someone else's success very much from the perspective of \"well you aren't the top x%\" which just doesn't apply to the real world. The world is not about being better than everyone else, it's about being happy.\n\nMaybe I'm reading this comment wrong, but I honestly don't see your point otherwise than to put this poster down.",
"author": "adjkant",
"created": 1543555986,
"upvotes": 15,
"replies": {
"earqp5y": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earqp5y/",
"text": "I think people underestimate what companies will do to get competent engineers. I am happy and it is a huge personal achievement. But like you said, 100k is not crazy at all and many MANY people get more than that.",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543556803,
"upvotes": 11,
"replies": {
"earr75g": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earr75g/",
"text": "Yep. I think also lots of rich highschoolers don't understand how much money 100K is to a single adult living in a city, even after taxes.",
"author": "adjkant",
"created": 1543557383,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"earqkif": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earqkif/",
"text": "Well it is far from the normal. OP even said the average pay for that area was 80k, which in itself seems incredibly high for a new grad. This means the OP negotiated a 20k increase which must mean he ran into the world's worst negotiators since most companies don't even allocate a 20k range for a salary negotiation.\n\nAs for the long hours part, why do you think a lot of major tech companies have really nice offices?\n\nIt's not because they are nice and want to be cool, it is because they want you to work longer at the office. Say what you want about cube farms, nobody is making you deviate from the 9 to 5.",
"author": "Tankninja1",
"created": 1543556658,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {
"earqwr8": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earqwr8/",
"text": "You really don't seem to know the industry at all then. Tech companies absolutely do have that high of negotiating ranges. And yes, companies really aren't that good at negotiating generally.\n\nTech offices are nice and have good perks in part to get people to stay later, but most look past those psychology tricks very easily. I work in one of those offices myself and hold myself to a firm 10-6 with no issues. And even when people do stay later at those nice tech companies, the hours still don't go that high. And all of this still happens with generally flexible hours and good perks. Oh the humanity.",
"author": "adjkant",
"created": 1543557045,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {
"earrj8h": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earrj8h/",
"text": "I have 5 years of industry experince. You might see 100k in total compensation as a new grad but that is not the same as salary.\n\nYou certianly aren't going to find companies that will offer 20k more than an initial offer. Most companies only go into a negotiations with a 10k range, assuming they don't just use a standard pay scale.\n\nAnd yes they do go that long. 50 to 60 hours a week is not that odd for silicone valley, or the healthcare industry for that matter. Spend some time on r/askengineers if you don't beleive me.",
"author": "Tankninja1",
"created": 1543557757,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {
"earrs9u": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earrs9u/",
"text": "Ah, that's why. Engineering != CS, especially in the salary world. In CS for NYC/SF pretty much the standard offer is 100K base salary at least. Think you missed where it was detailed this was a CS job.\n\nI'm not looking to believe you, I know what I and my friends live in. I've also worked in the healthcare industry and also kept it to a tight 40 while there, as do many of my friends at that same big healthcare company today making similar salaries mentioned here.",
"author": "adjkant",
"created": 1543558024,
"upvotes": 2,
"replies": {}
},
"earrzwv": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earrzwv/",
"text": "Sorry, we may just have different experiences with this industry.\n\nI do want to make it clear however that I did NOT negotiate 20k. 80k is the average for my whole city. So, some smaller companies/ startups here may offer 60-75k. The companies I got offers from have the budget to give higher offers to new grads. 100k BASE for a new grad is certainly not THAT unusual in big cities, especially to the point where it is not believable. ",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543558238,
"upvotes": 2,
"replies": {
"eartafr": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eartafr/",
"text": "No it really is quite unusual. Companies are well aware of averages, even more so than us individuals will ever know and they aren't going to bend over backward to pay someone more for any reason unless that company is specifically headhunting, which is not something a company does for people straight outta college. 100k a year base salary sounds like a lie a high schooler would tell other high schoolers.",
"author": "Tankninja1",
"created": 1543559656,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {
"earvnlw": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earvnlw/",
"text": "I don't really know what to tell you lol. I'm gonna be making six figures at 23 and someone not believing me online isn't gonna change that. I wish you luck in your career.",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543562596,
"upvotes": 5,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
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}
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},
"earpirx": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earpirx/",
"text": "Higher paying != more hours. It is a standard 40 hrs. The average starting salary for this role here is about 80k.\n\nEssentially all new grad resumes look the same. A mix of internships and projects. It matters what you did during them. My internship was 6 months and the research was/is high impact. \n\nHaving multiple offers made it easier to negotiate.",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543555495,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {
"earpxc4": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earpxc4/",
"text": "Well see now you just gave me even more reasons to doubt you. Nobody is going to pay 20k above average for a new grad no matter how well you measure up. Maybe 5k, but more than that they would just move on to the next person in line. 100k will get you someone with several years of industry experience no problem.\n\nMaybe you did get lucky and find someone with more money than common sense. But you would definitely be an odd outlier.",
"author": "Tankninja1",
"created": 1543555947,
"upvotes": 7,
"replies": {
"earr0x5": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earr0x5/",
"text": "OP is not an odd outlier at all. Frankly, with no implications to the poster in question, I know quite a good number of developers who are average at best and still make around 100K. If OP is even half as good as how much effort they put in, I'd even bet they end up within the top 75% of CS salaries within 2-4 years.",
"author": "adjkant",
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"earsrvf": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earsrvf/",
"text": "The number he cited would be the top 99% and is more on par with what you see as total compensation and not actual salary.\n\nFurther he is using a throw away account whose history is limited just to this thread. Something is not quite right about him.\n\nJust a quick google search show that a California CS grad can expect a 68k salary, which is on par with my estimate of 65k.\n\nAlso r/askengineers is a sub reddit of multiple disciplines littered throughout STEM.\n\nAlso 40% of your total compensation being benefits is not an odd thing. Insurance and retirement savings are not cheap things and are worth a ton.\n\nI'm responding to multiple comments of yours at once because I don't know why I have 5 different messages from you.\n\nOnce you get into base pay of 6 figures you are not talking about people with 4 year degrees. Generally that is the realm of doctors and lawyers, not interns.",
"author": "Tankninja1",
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"eartfwq": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eartfwq/",
"text": "I'm speaking as someone not on a throwaway with many friends in the CS industry, admittedly all going to T100ish or so colleges. Not a single one I know is making under 85K in base salary, and the average is def over 100K from those people.\n\nBrowsing that subreddit quickly shows there are not many software engineers there, nor should there be as the term \"software engineer\" is a bastardization of the word engineer if I ever saw one, and that's my job title.\n\n>Also 40% of your total compensation being benefits is not an odd thing. Insurance and retirement savings are not cheap things and are worth a ton.\n\nHealth/Life insurance can only go so high, probably 10K. 401K matching doesn't usually go over 5%, so even on 100K salary, that's 5%. So so far for a 100K salary with good benefits, you're looking at under 15%. Where the heck does the other 25% come from?\n\n>Once you get into base pay of 6 figures you are not talking about people with 4 year degrees. Generally that is the realm of doctors and lawyers, not interns.\n\nAgain, you are making a sweeping claim with no evidence that is simply false. In high COL areas, 100K is par for the course for developers, starting salary for a CS bachelors. This means SF, NYC, Seattle, Boston, and maybe DC/Chicago. It does of course scale as you leave urban centers, but OP is pretty clearly in one of those urban centers, and even smaller cities still offer salaries consistently hitting 100K.\n\nTake a look at the Bay Area specifically:\n\n[https://www.linkedin.com/salary/explorer?countryCode=us&maxYearsExperience=0&minYearsExperience=0®ionCode=84&titleId=9](https://www.linkedin.com/salary/explorer?countryCode=us&maxYearsExperience=0&minYearsExperience=0®ionCode=84&titleId=9)\n\n[https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software\\_Engineer/Salary/936e3c99/Entry-Level-San-Francisco-CA](https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/Salary/936e3c99/Entry-Level-San-Francisco-CA)",
"author": "adjkant",
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"earv05g": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earv05g/",
"text": "I'm not a he :(\n\nWhy would I make this up? I stumbled upon this post and wanted to help make people feel better, and possibly give advice. I barely use reddit. I am paranoid about being identified so I make throwaway accounts when I post.\n\nOkay, look. I am in Boston. I also spent an extra year to get a MS. Where are you getting your numbers? Some great companies here that pay software engineers very well. Ex: Amazon, Akamai, Hubspot, Wayfair, Tripadvisor, Facebook, Athena Health, Mathworks, Google even.\n\nThe numbers are all online. I really don't want to go into more details about myself. Software engineers on average get paid more than other engineers. I visited r/cscareerquestions often to help me prepare for everything and see what other new grads are getting as offers.",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
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"earqkaj": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earqkaj/",
"text": "The money in CS/engineering is not a joke. The best companies give the best new grads 150k+ total compensation easily. 80k is the \\*average\\* in my city, I didn't negotiable 20k more than the offer. And, companies will fight over you. You think 3 successful companies made a mistake by offering me a good salary? lmao",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
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"earqybd": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earqybd/",
"text": "That is total compensation, not salary. Heath insurance, 401k, dental, and vision are worth a little under 40% of your salary. So total compensation of 100k probably means 60k salary and 40k benefits.\n\nCompanies are not going to fight over new grads. There are a good tens of thousands of qualified candidates with roughly equal experience avalible every 6 months.",
"author": "Tankninja1",
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"earrl0d": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earrl0d/",
"text": "You are really showing how little you know about this industry and also healthcare costs, because wow if your other benefits are making up 40% of your comp, something is royally fucked.\n\nI've worked internships that pay more than 100K annualized base, and that's par for the course for many of the bigger tech companies.\n\nBenefits at most tech jobs (excluding stock) will prob be about 10K, and that 100K average is before that for sure. Go check Linkedin.\n\n[https://www.linkedin.com/salary/explorer?countryCode=us&maxYearsExperience=0&minYearsExperience=0®ionCode=70&titleId=9](https://www.linkedin.com/salary/explorer?countryCode=us&maxYearsExperience=0&minYearsExperience=0®ionCode=70&titleId=9)",
"author": "adjkant",
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"ears97m": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ears97m/",
"text": "thank you!!!",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543558489,
"upvotes": 1,
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"earjiu8": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earjiu8/",
"text": "this is so inspiring. my brother got into a very prestigious school and he's also making 100k at his first job straight out of college. i feel so much pressure on me because he was a straight A student throughout all of high school, was involved in cross country, speech and debate, and a bunch of other things. he skipped pre calc and took ap calc as a junior, and i feel like such a disappointment because i can't be like him. i suck at math, while he excels at it and got a super well paying job in the computer science field. my parents said that he owes all his success to the prestige of his school and that helped him get hired. i wanna get into an ivy league but i don't know if i can. i pale in comparison to everyone else. my parents keep telling me if i don't get into a prestigious college, i won't be able to be successful in my career :/",
"author": "buckyspunisher",
"created": 1543549971,
"upvotes": 10,
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"earnydl": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earnydl/",
"text": "For CS, a good school name or a reference can certainly help you get an interview. But then it is all on you to pass the interview. Google does not give a shit if you went to MIT if you can't solve a simple graph problem. And at that point, high school is LONG gone.\n\nHonestly, my advice is to try to focus on what you want to do. Your brother sounds like a good resource for advice, but it is not fair to compare yourself to him at this point.\n\nIf you have an idea of what industry/role you want to be in, start researching it and figure out the skills you will need to be successful. ",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
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"upvotes": 6,
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}
}
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"earq5fp": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earq5fp/",
"text": "I did the same as you but I slacked in college also. I had just did what was needed to get a B after the curve and now I am an EE working from home and making over 100k. Work smart not hard. \n",
"author": "wickerpicnicbasket",
"created": 1543556197,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {
"earr0l0": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earr0l0/",
"text": "EE at home? Very cool. EE classes kicked my ass so hard, I respect it a lot lol.",
"author": "throw__away1928374",
"created": 1543557170,
"upvotes": 5,
"replies": {
"eas6gex": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eas6gex/",
"text": "It took about 10 years to get to work at home. My job is more of validating other engineers\u2019 work and supporting our techs in the field. I do office work at home and then spend usually a day a week in the field with the field crew.",
"author": "wickerpicnicbasket",
"created": 1543580237,
"upvotes": 1,
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},
"eavzu12": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eavzu12/",
"text": "Same here man. I had a 2.7 GPA in high school, went to an average state school and just accepted a new grad offer in cybersecurity for 80k in a medium cost of living area. My gpa in college was average(3.08), but I had 3 internships (1 at a no-name company, 2 with Intel). In engineering grades don't matter as much, doubly so for CS. Just know you shit and study interview questions on Glassdoor and you'll be chilling. Don't listen to all the people who talk shit about your gpa or look down on you for what college you got into...I was told by my guidance Councellor that my math grades disqualified me from most reputable CS programs and the fact that I had gotten in trouble for marijuana a lot would hinder my college admission chances. I didn't even work that hard in college, skipped most of my classes. You just need to take charge of your own learning and you'll get where you want. ",
"author": "egypt513",
"created": 1543709685,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {}
},
"eb6u2op": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eb6u2op/",
"text": "A students work for C students ",
"author": "Ryrytheengineer1",
"created": 1544066179,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
},
"ec303sv": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ec303sv/",
"text": "This comment just inspired me",
"author": "KayK2001",
"created": 1545182359,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eaq8oqc": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq8oqc/",
"text": "Well, let me ask this - Did you at least have fun during high school? \n\n​\n\nI didn't and I still don't XD",
"author": "AshleyBradson",
"created": 1543512946,
"upvotes": 433,
"replies": {
"eaq9t5t": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq9t5t/",
"text": "I didn't either (well, not THAT much. I did chill though). So do I qualify for being a T20 candidate instead of the one I currently am?",
"author": "Bottleneck_ram",
"created": 1543513695,
"upvotes": 53,
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}
}
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"eaq6idi": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq6idi/",
"text": "To you B- students,\n\nLiving with regret and what-ifs on your mind will take you absolutely no where. And I\u2019m speaking from personal experience.\n\nWent to an ultra competitive public school sending majority of our Top 10% to T20 schools. To stay with-at minimum-on par with these near geniuses, I took AP Physics and Euro my sophomore year (I also skipped a grade in elementary school so mind you, I\u2019m 14 learning about momentum and The Enlightenment). Well, I got a 3.15 UGPA (got a C- in physics and Bs in every other class except spanish) my first semester sophomore year after getting a 4.0 freshman year. Well fuck me. I got a 3.57 UGPA the next semester. Copped 3\u2019s on both exams-barely.\n\nWell fuck that noise I fixed my shit. I worked my ass off junior and senior year and after multiple college rejections I\u2019m lucky enough to I say I am a Vanderbilt freshman. I\u2019ve learned how to study, how to challenge myself, and everything in between. \n\nI\u2019m not the smartest student. I lack a natural work ethic, and a natural drive. I\u2019m not naturally talented like others on this campus. You wouldn\u2019t look at me and be like \u201cWow I wanna be him.\u201d But I keep improving, and hard work will bring me my successes I\u2019ll tell you that.\n\nYou may have figured out late that you have things to work on, but it doesn\u2019t matter. You\u2019re literally still in high school. Don\u2019t let your failures define you, instead, let how you work to fix them do that.\n\nSo yea, here\u2019s to us B- students.",
"author": null,
"created": 1543511400,
"upvotes": 665,
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"eaqappa": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqappa/",
"text": "Thank you truly this helps a lot rn especially since I'm struggling in AP physics rn",
"author": "DK_Tech",
"created": 1543514302,
"upvotes": 107,
"replies": {
"eaqbhve": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqbhve/",
"text": "Good luck man, physics is wild especially when you\u2019re not math oriented like me lol",
"author": null,
"created": 1543514847,
"upvotes": 43,
"replies": {
"eaqbjzr": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqbjzr/",
"text": "Yea, it's hard with calculus problems especially since I'm in AB Calc rn",
"author": "DK_Tech",
"created": 1543514887,
"upvotes": 17,
"replies": {
"ear6jp0": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear6jp0/",
"text": "I went from sleeping and cruising through every math class with an A, and now I'm sitting here in Calc with a C.",
"author": "cashuw",
"created": 1543538761,
"upvotes": 12,
"replies": {
"ear6m69": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear6m69/",
"text": "I had a 106% at the end of normal physics (curve af) now I'm dying",
"author": "DK_Tech",
"created": 1543538824,
"upvotes": 10,
"replies": {}
}
}
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}
},
"eaqwjkc": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqwjkc/",
"text": "Lmao it can be hard even if you are math oriented. I love math and am doing great in calc but I\u2019m getting bent over by Physics 2. Seems like everything we learn we were supposed to already know from last year. I don\u2019t even remember what I was doing last weekend, how the fuck would I clearly remember last year?",
"author": "liamm_",
"created": 1543530312,
"upvotes": 14,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"ear1ljy": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear1ljy/",
"text": "Bruh I was in normal basic level physics last year but this year I'm taking ap physics 2, this stuff kicking my ass, I'm not sure how I'm able to keep the low b high c so far",
"author": "NeverForgetEver",
"created": 1543534421,
"upvotes": 6,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eaq96la": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq96la/",
"text": "Thats hella inspiring thank u ",
"author": "patriciajagb",
"created": 1543513284,
"upvotes": 30,
"replies": {}
},
"eaqaorq": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqaorq/",
"text": "Holy crap dude this is a lot like me. Tanking in sophomore year because I wanted to take 4 honors and AP Comp Sci, ended up with a C+ final average in comp sci. You're so right when it comes to not having the natural work ethic or natural drive. If it comes down to doing an assignment or watching that episode of a show that I've been waiting for all week, I'm gonna watch the show without considering the consequences. Junior year first semester was so bad had multiple C+'s in all my AP classes, but second semester I bounced back and started getting B/B+'s and now senior year its almost all As. I just wished I could've got my shit together sooner. ",
"author": "FajitaOverlord",
"created": 1543514284,
"upvotes": 12,
"replies": {
"eaqbd8w": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqbd8w/",
"text": "Take it one step at a time. High school is a terrible portion of your life for self growth and it\u2019s tiring I understand. But start to be proactive, and seriously I mean hold yourself accountable. When you walk into whatever college with the ball already rolling on self improvement and positive perspectives, it\u2019ll help sooo much.\n\nAlso we all struggle with wanting to watch the TV show over homework, specifically when the work is the bullshit they assign in high school. \n\nIt\u2019s a process, but patience and persistence will pay off bro.",
"author": null,
"created": 1543514756,
"upvotes": 9,
"replies": {
"eaqc28s": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqc28s/",
"text": "I started keeping a strict calendar and schedule and task list to keep myself organized. It's honestly helped me so much in getting shit done on time. My classes this year are still pretty hard but I'm managing and getting higher grades than any of my previous years. Slowly and slowly I'm starting to get better.",
"author": "FajitaOverlord",
"created": 1543515227,
"upvotes": 5,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
},
"eaql4pi": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaql4pi/",
"text": "> You wouldn\u2019t look at me and be like \u201cWow I wanna be him.\u201d But I keep improving, and hard work will bring me my successes I\u2019ll tell you that.\n\nAmen, brother. Be the best you you can be. Your comment was super motivational. Wishing you the best! ",
"author": "aadithpm",
"created": 1543521770,
"upvotes": 8,
"replies": {}
},
"eaqjy89": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqjy89/",
"text": "Bless, mate.",
"author": null,
"created": 1543520906,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {}
},
"eaqsq7y": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqsq7y/",
"text": "holyshit thank u so much for making this post this is so comforting to hear from other people",
"author": "ursalt",
"created": 1543527352,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {}
},
"earczji": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earczji/",
"text": "Thank you so much. It feels good to not be alone. ",
"author": null,
"created": 1543544419,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {}
},
"eaq8fun": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq8fun/",
"text": "This nearly made me cry",
"author": "Emanzman",
"created": 1543512774,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {}
},
"ear6vjp": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear6vjp/",
"text": "So you\u2019re 17 as a freshman ?",
"author": "nonchalant-subreme",
"created": 1543539058,
"upvotes": 2,
"replies": {
"ear73xg": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear73xg/",
"text": "Came in 17, but I turned 18 in September",
"author": null,
"created": 1543539265,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {}
},
"ear9uwi": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear9uwi/",
"text": "That's pretty normal. Most people I know will start college at 17 and then turn 18 in the first few months.",
"author": "mmgtks",
"created": 1543541679,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {
"earjhqj": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earjhqj/",
"text": "Just turned 18 as a senior and so did most of us",
"author": "nonchalant-subreme",
"created": 1543549944,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {
"earla6b": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earla6b/",
"text": "Where are you from? In New England, I think most of us are graduating at 17. ",
"author": "mmgtks",
"created": 1543551403,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"eaqn4uv": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqn4uv/",
"text": "Why does being a year younger matter?",
"author": "fmemate",
"created": 1543523191,
"upvotes": 2,
"replies": {
"eaqvy64": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqvy64/",
"text": "Because that\u2019s a year less of education you\u2019ve received and a year less of mental and physical development. There\u2019s a reason AP Calculus is usually reserved for seniors in high school and not just thrust onto freshmen. ",
"author": "sldq",
"created": 1543529854,
"upvotes": 5,
"replies": {
"eaqwd2f": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqwd2f/",
"text": "I took BC calc as a sophmore. A year isn\u2019t that big of a difference.",
"author": "fmemate",
"created": 1543530176,
"upvotes": 0,
"replies": {
"eaqwum3": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqwum3/",
"text": "I\u2019m not saying it is. It\u2019s totally possible for some kids but it\u2019s definitely something to note. ",
"author": "sldq",
"created": 1543530544,
"upvotes": 5,
"replies": {
"eaqwxs5": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqwxs5/",
"text": "Not really if it\u2019s only one year",
"author": "fmemate",
"created": 1543530613,
"upvotes": -4,
"replies": {
"eaqwzto": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqwzto/",
"text": "Okay dude that\u2019s your opinion. I don\u2019t necessarily disagree, I\u2019m just saying it\u2019s something notable. ",
"author": "sldq",
"created": 1543530655,
"upvotes": 5,
"replies": {}
},
"earj7gf": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earj7gf/",
"text": "yes, really. i considered skipping pre-calc and going straight into ap calc ab for my junior year. dropped ap calc after the first month, went to pre calc, and now im understanding things so much more. ",
"author": "buckyspunisher",
"created": 1543549713,
"upvotes": 0,
"replies": {
"eas36wr": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eas36wr/",
"text": "That isn\u2019t about your age that\u2019s about skipping necessary fundamentals for a class. You could\u2019ve done pre calc online or something and been fine",
"author": "fmemate",
"created": 1543574921,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"earj0aa": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earj0aa/",
"text": "What state are you in/high school im curious",
"author": "Zakmza123",
"created": 1543549548,
"upvotes": 1,
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"eaxmqs0": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaxmqs0/",
"text": "I went to a top public school in Missouri",
"author": null,
"created": 1543771511,
"upvotes": 1,
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}
}
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"earo378": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earo378/",
"text": "You claim to to not have a \u201cwork ethic\u201d, yet you \u201cwork hard\u201d. Clearly a B- student. ",
"author": null,
"created": 1543554061,
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}
}
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"eaqhje2": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqhje2/",
"text": "B student here. 3.3 UW with a 1440 SAT. I feel smart, but don\u2019t do anything about it. \n\nI got into college, I\u2019ll graduate. I\u2019ll get a job. It\u2019s not the end of the World. Live for the future, not in the past.",
"author": "jjtwinnova",
"created": 1543519151,
"upvotes": 218,
"replies": {
"eaqw1zi": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqw1zi/",
"text": "Where'd you end up going?",
"author": "Shawnj2",
"created": 1543529938,
"upvotes": 42,
"replies": {
"ear9i3f": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear9i3f/",
"text": "I\u2019m still a senior in high school, sorry if I misled people. I was talking about being accepted into college, not yet attending. I got accepted to Michigan State!",
"author": "jjtwinnova",
"created": 1543541371,
"upvotes": 41,
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"ear9ina": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/ear9ina/",
"text": "Nice! I have a 3.3 UW, a 3.6 W, am trying for UC\u2019s, and am fucked.",
"author": "Shawnj2",
"created": 1543541385,
"upvotes": 24,
"replies": {
"eardvk5": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eardvk5/",
"text": "You should be able to get into at least one UC",
"author": null,
"created": 1543545185,
"upvotes": 10,
"replies": {
"eb0v4wt": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eb0v4wt/",
"text": "I think he has enough for UC Merced",
"author": "MarchyMarshy",
"created": 1543869645,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eara4k8": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eara4k8/",
"text": "I have the utmost confidence that everything will be okay! Even if you don\u2019t get into your dream school, at the ends of the day, you will get into a great university",
"author": "jjtwinnova",
"created": 1543541921,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
},
"earyr36": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earyr36/",
"text": "Uc are gae",
"author": "Hackerwithalacker",
"created": 1543567197,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"earpoyq": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earpoyq/",
"text": "If it means anything. After your first real job out of college, grades mean less then zero. No one in the business world cares. They don't even care what college you went to unless it is a world famous Ivy league one or they think it may be a online degree mill.\n\nFun fact, ivy league can actually work against you. We had some one from Brown apply. The general reaction, was why the fuck are they applying here and what's wrong with them...",
"author": "crashumbc",
"created": 1543555685,
"upvotes": 9,
"replies": {
"eow5qzs": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eow5qzs/",
"text": "Why would that be? Would someone from Brown be overqualified compared to someone from Buffalo?",
"author": null,
"created": 1558905396,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"earso0z": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earso0z/",
"text": "Yo man I\u2019ve got a 3.3 and a 1440 as well. Best bit of advice I\u2019ve ever gotten was from my Dad. When he went to school his current job wasn\u2019t even around so don\u2019t sweat it. ",
"author": "WasteOfSpade",
"created": 1543558931,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {}
},
"earg5y8": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earg5y8/",
"text": "In the same boat. It\u2019s not the end of the world, at the end of the day there are more important things than grades. ",
"author": "JKMC4",
"created": 1543547164,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eaq83yg": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq83yg/",
"text": "not gonna lie I tried hard, and my average gpa is 3.2 lol. I think we'll make it in life, I don't really mind. honestly GPA has much more importance than it should have on our lives. lmao",
"author": "autismo_the_magician",
"created": 1543512546,
"upvotes": 68,
"replies": {}
},
"eapxjnw": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eapxjnw/",
"text": "This hit way too close to home. B-'s all throughout junior year. Even tho i was a lazy dumbass, i worked my ass off in those classes and managed to pull half-decent grades. If i had just done more my soph and freshman year, things would be different now. ",
"author": "FajitaOverlord",
"created": 1543504924,
"upvotes": 216,
"replies": {
"eapxtnp": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eapxtnp/",
"text": "I feel you dawg. It's hard to get out of my own way, especially in an environment where no matter what I'll be the worst of the best if you know what I'm saying..?",
"author": "ItsShone",
"created": 1543505144,
"upvotes": 76,
"replies": {
"eaqchu4": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqchu4/",
"text": " worst of the best\n\nYou hit the nail on the head my guy",
"author": "FajitaOverlord",
"created": 1543515523,
"upvotes": 60,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
},
"eaqn23x": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqn23x/",
"text": "We're all B- students in college anyway. As a student at an Ivy League, I can confirm that nobody is immune.",
"author": "concarmail",
"created": 1543523138,
"upvotes": 53,
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"eaqoeoe": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqoeoe/",
"text": "Doesn't GPA matter in college tho? ",
"author": "mmgtks",
"created": 1543524115,
"upvotes": 12,
"replies": {
"eaqowlj": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqowlj/",
"text": "[deleted]",
"author": null,
"created": 1543524481,
"upvotes": 38,
"replies": {
"eaqskb3": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqskb3/",
"text": "Congrats on your full ride! Just noticing your major tho. As someone that works in politics and has hired recent college grads, don't bank only on your GPA and School name. It helps, but involvement in the political world while in college helps so much more. Don't underestimate the value of internships. I was interning on a different campaign every year. Then got hooked up as a consultant after I graduated. ",
"author": "YesImChuck",
"created": 1543527225,
"upvotes": 13,
"replies": {
"eaquze3": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaquze3/",
"text": "Thanks for the advice! I've gotten in contact with a couple of supreme court justices that I met through the Horatio Alger National Scholarship (I was 2018's winner), so I'm doing my best to make the necessary connections to do well in the political world. I've also done my best to campaign for a certain democrat in a certain Texas-shaped state, to no avail lol.",
"author": "concarmail",
"created": 1543529081,
"upvotes": 9,
"replies": {
"eaqv8g6": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqv8g6/",
"text": "That campaign was crazy! One of my good friends was the Field Director for him. Thanks for your hard work. I'm not sure what your end goal is in the political realm, but the most common start is as a field organizer then they go on to do other things. I was in field for about 4 years before I made the change to tech and data. ",
"author": "YesImChuck",
"created": 1543529284,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {
"eaqvday": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqvday/",
"text": "That sounds like a good first step for me! Tech and data is a bit out of my skill set though, so hopefully I learn a thing or two about it in the next four years. Thanks!",
"author": "concarmail",
"created": 1543529389,
"upvotes": 3,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"eaqumgk": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqumgk/",
"text": "How did you make an Ivy league with a 3.2? Like what extracurriculars and stuff did you do?",
"author": "bigboy220",
"created": 1543528799,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {
"eaqut23": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqut23/",
"text": "I was homeless for all of middle school and most of high school, my ECs were mostly music (orchestra, jazz band), volunteering at a homeless shelter both during and after my residence there, chess club and academic decathlon, some UIL academic teams too. Mostly filler, but I had excuses for not doing too much outside of school because I was working full time.",
"author": "concarmail",
"created": 1543528942,
"upvotes": 8,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"earrw26": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earrw26/",
"text": "If you don't mind me asking, how'd you get a full ride to an IVY league school, I thought they didn't give merit scholarships. Or are u saying that they met all ur demonstrated need (which turned out to be a full ride?)",
"author": "geofratian",
"created": 1543558127,
"upvotes": 2,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"eaqku3c": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqku3c/",
"text": "To you highschool B- student:\n\nIf you go to a local community college for a year or two, and get a 4.0 the entire time, no one cares about B-.\n\nSincerely, a computer science student at The University of Texas at Austin. (I was one of 40 or so transfer students this year.)\n\nNote: I failed every AP exam I took, and most of my grades were low A\u2019s and B\u2019s.",
"author": "deman6773",
"created": 1543521560,
"upvotes": 75,
"replies": {
"earhrcb": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earhrcb/",
"text": "Came here to say this. I graduated from high school a couple years ago with a 3.4/5.0 GPA (so mostly Bs, a couple CS, and As in my easy mandatory classes), 24 ACT, and 1650 SAT (when it was still out of 2400). Missed 2 years of high school because of a health thing and it showed. Graduated at or near the very bottom of a super high achieving year (23/64 students went to T20 schools). Only qualified to take 4 AP classes and failed every one except English language for some reason. \n\nI went to a local college and worked my ass off for a year. Spent time tutoring and getting tutored. Did a lot of volunteer work. Filled the really glaring gaps in my education. Frequently spent 16 hour days working and studying. Learned to become persistant about learning from my mistakes. Left that school after a year with a 3.93. \n\nEnded up transferring to a T10 school, studied computer science, got an amazing job which earned me 90k my first year out, graduated with honors, moved to my dream city, and never looked back. It sucked and I didn't get to do a lot of typical college partying and socializing but man was it worth it. \n\nI always felt like such a dumbass in high school and more than once was told by teachers I should never even try to go into STEM because I was too bad at math. I'm still bad at math but it's actually not actually a super core skill, and one that time, effort, grit and in my case proper treatment for undiagnosed ADHD can help remedy. And hiring people always love a great underdog story. ",
"author": "yodascousinkevin",
"created": 1543548513,
"upvotes": 10,
"replies": {
"eariqe6": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eariqe6/",
"text": "Glad to hear things turned out so well! I\u2019m only a sophomore in college but just about the same story! It\u2019s great proving people wrong. Just because you fail once, doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re destined for failure. ",
"author": "deman6773",
"created": 1543549324,
"upvotes": 4,
"replies": {}
},
"earlfph": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earlfph/",
"text": "You give me hope man. .. thank you",
"author": "robertmax0001",
"created": 1543551532,
"upvotes": 2,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eari7kd": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eari7kd/",
"text": "Woah, hold on a second. I understand why people recommend community colleges, but I really dislike when people do it randomly and unnecessarily. There are many many 4-year colleges you can attend with a B- GPA, and if you really did do well on your standardized tests, some even with a significant scholarship.",
"author": "Bobcouldbebob",
"created": 1543548889,
"upvotes": 5,
"replies": {
"earj24p": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earj24p/",
"text": "Are you saying you think we did it unnecessarily? I applied to my dream school, got denied, and wasn\u2019t willing to accept less. I got accepted to Texas A&M, Texas State, and multiple other smaller schools. I could\u2019ve settled and gone to any one of these schools. \n\nInstead, I spent a year taking 4 classes and working and got a 4.0 total. This allowed me to transfer to the school I wanted, and get into its most competitive major no less. Plus, community college is WAY more frugal if you don\u2019t have any parental support.",
"author": "deman6773",
"created": 1543549591,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
},
"eaqv6o6": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaqv6o6/",
"text": "Low gpa but high test score gang we out here",
"author": "Resistance225",
"created": 1543529245,
"upvotes": 31,
"replies": {
"eargqmw": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eargqmw/",
"text": "For real tho why can\u2019t college apps just be admit/reject based on a single sat score. That would make life so much easier. ",
"author": "IkarosTheAvenger",
"created": 1543547658,
"upvotes": 8,
"replies": {
"earka1u": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earka1u/",
"text": "[deleted]",
"author": null,
"created": 1543550585,
"upvotes": 5,
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"earob8v": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/earob8v/",
"text": "Ya I know a lot of other places do just a college entry exam, but people from those places come to the us to study. Not the other way around. As for GPAs validity as an indicator of a students academic future, it\u2019s extremely variable. Some high schools have hella easy classes and others have hella strict teachers and hard classes. Even within one school, 2 teachers of the same subject can vary a lot on how they dole out grades and knowledge. For instance, I took ap world my sophomore year, and there were two teachers. One super strict who gave a lot of homework and didn\u2019t teach at all, while the other was a chill dude who just lectured for daily grades. I got the super strict teacher, and likely mastered the content of the class as well as, if not better than, the students who got the easy teacher, but my GPA ended worse because of how the grades were handled. Things like the sat, on the other hand, are nationally standardized and regulated (even tho the sat cucked me cause I took the June sat and got 1 wrong on math and ended with a 770).",
"author": "IkarosTheAvenger",
"created": 1543554283,
"upvotes": 2,
"replies": {}
}
}
}
}
},
"eboceqj": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eboceqj/",
"text": "Gang gang gang 2.8 (lmao) 33 ACT here. I\u2019ve had a few college interviews concern over my grades but amazed at the ACT ",
"author": "rs-ellis",
"created": 1544670750,
"upvotes": 1,
"replies": {}
}
}
},
"eaq27fm": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq27fm/",
"text": "2 ON AP PSYCH GANG RISE UP",
"author": "StellarStarmie",
"created": 1543508330,
"upvotes": 59,
"replies": {
"eaq3uat": {
"link": "/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a1htun/heres_to_the_b_students/eaq3uat/",
"text": "1 on AP Compsci gang \ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb",
"author": "bigguy318",
"created": 1543509507,
"upvotes": 48,