u*****a
发帖数: 6276 | 1 美国辩论比赛全国冠军，横扫藤校。决定去耶鲁。
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — It would have been a success story if Fullerton
High School senior Fernando Rojas, the son of Mexican immigrants whose
schooling stopped in the eighth grade, was accepted to college. But the 17-
year-old achieved a surprising clean sweep — he was accepted to every Ivy
League school.
"I didn't think I would get into any," Rojas told The Orange County Register
on Saturday. "When I got all eight, it was a blessing and a curse because I
had to choose. I was excited and scared and everything at the same time."
The first call came from Yale University in February. Within weeks calls,
emails and letters followed from Dartmouth College, Brown University, the
University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard
University and Princeton University.
Every Ivy League school told the senior they wanted him.
Rojas also was accepted by Stanford University and two nearby schools, the
University of California, Irvine, and California State University, Fullerton.
He is one of four children of Raul Rojas, 59, and wife, Maria, 56, who moved
to Fullerton from Jalisco, Mexico, in the early 1980s. Raul is a machine
operator, and Maria is a seamstress.
A national speech and debate champion, Rojas reasoned that if he applied to
the eight Ivy League schools, he might get into one.
Sal Tinajero, Rojas' speech and debate coach at Fullerton, told the
newspaper that Rojas is a tenacious self-starter who thrives on competition.
"His biggest motivation was his parents to know that their hard work meant
something," Tinajero said.
After visiting several campuses, he settled on Yale, which costs $64,000 a
year with room and board. He is responsible for $6,000; Yale scholarships
and federal grant money cover the rest.
"I loved Princeton," Rojas said. "It was a beautiful campus, but it felt
very stressful. Stanford was too big and overwhelming."
"The (incoming) Yale kids were a little bit more enthused to get started and
get going," Rojas added.
With Fernando Rojas translating, his mother said she didn't initially
realize the magnitude of her son's accomplishment. But once the media
outlets started calling, she knew it was a big deal.
Rojas attributes his academic success to hard work and the guidance of his
older siblings. "I went into high school knowing what I was supposed to do,"
he said.
He'll mostly take it easy during the summer before heading to Yale in late
August. He's considering majoring in Latin American studies and perhaps a
career as a lawyer or in international affairs.
Free time is mostly hanging out with cousins, having movie nights and
sleepovers. "Nothing too crazy," he said. |
u*****a
发帖数: 6276 | 2 有趣的是，上文没有任何 SAT 和 GPA 的数据。横扫藤校。不服不行！
谷歌到 GPA：4.8 |
i*****t
发帖数: 9074 | 3 华人的问题是精英不行，虽然平均水平通过苦读以后不错。。。。。
【在 u*****a 的大作中提到】
: 有趣的是，上文没有任何 SAT 和 GPA 的数据。横扫藤校。不服不行！
: 谷歌到 GPA：4.8
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f*c
发帖数: 687 | 4 没有人觉得8所藤校全部申请是件很奇怪的事情吗？
是不是只申请了8所藤校，还是又申了些二本三本什么的？
要是只被Dartmouth录取，是去还是不去涅？
Register
【在 u*****a 的大作中提到】
: 美国辩论比赛全国冠军，横扫藤校。决定去耶鲁。
: FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — It would have been a success story if Fullerton
: High School senior Fernando Rojas, the son of Mexican immigrants whose
: schooling stopped in the eighth grade, was accepted to college. But the 17-
: year-old achieved a surprising clean sweep — he was accepted to every Ivy
: League school.
: "I didn't think I would get into any," Rojas told The Orange County Register
: on Saturday. "When I got all eight, it was a blessing and a curse because I
: had to choose. I was excited and scared and everything at the same time."
: The first call came from Yale University in February. Within weeks calls,
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k****r
发帖数: 851 | 5 sat and gpa are metrics for average kids. if you have a national title
nobody even wants to look at them.
【在 u*****a 的大作中提到】
: 有趣的是，上文没有任何 SAT 和 GPA 的数据。横扫藤校。不服不行！
: 谷歌到 GPA：4.8
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u*****a
发帖数: 6276 | 6 有道理。
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: sat and gpa are metrics for average kids. if you have a national title
: nobody even wants to look at them.
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w*********o
发帖数: 3030 | 7 Haha, I pointed it that out in another post. He also applied for state
university. It appears to happen more to 2nd or 1.5 generation kids. Might
have something to do with:
1) not sure what he wants;
2) not sure how the system works;
3) not strong enough tie to any of the schools (aka, no legacy).
or all of the above.
【在 f*c 的大作中提到】
: 没有人觉得8所藤校全部申请是件很奇怪的事情吗？
: 是不是只申请了8所藤校，还是又申了些二本三本什么的？
: 要是只被Dartmouth录取，是去还是不去涅？
:
: Register
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l*****8
发帖数: 16949 | 8 还有一种可能，就是为了出名。
我知道一个印度人，EA被普林斯顿录取了，P也是他最想去的大学，但他还是在regular
申请了Harvard,也被录取。最后去了P.他申请H的目的就是要证明给人家看他有上H的实
力。
【在 w*********o 的大作中提到】
: Haha, I pointed it that out in another post. He also applied for state
: university. It appears to happen more to 2nd or 1.5 generation kids. Might
: have something to do with:
: 1) not sure what he wants;
: 2) not sure how the system works;
: 3) not strong enough tie to any of the schools (aka, no legacy).
: or all of the above.
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w*********o
发帖数: 3030 | 9 Yes. But old immigrants seems care about this kind of fame less.
regular
【在 l*****8 的大作中提到】
: 还有一种可能，就是为了出名。
: 我知道一个印度人，EA被普林斯顿录取了，P也是他最想去的大学，但他还是在regular
: 申请了Harvard,也被录取。最后去了P.他申请H的目的就是要证明给人家看他有上H的实
: 力。
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G**T
发帖数: 2610 | 10
regular
说个身边的反例 －－不是为了出名的
我娃的cousin，在已经拿到Harvard ED之后，好奇自己是否能get into Stanford，然
后就申请了regular，然后就get in了。 当然，最后还是选择去了first choice。
Better be a winner than a whiner. Better be lucky than right.
【在 l*****8 的大作中提到】
: 还有一种可能，就是为了出名。
: 我知道一个印度人，EA被普林斯顿录取了，P也是他最想去的大学，但他还是在regular
: 申请了Harvard,也被录取。最后去了P.他申请H的目的就是要证明给人家看他有上H的实
: 力。
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w*********o
发帖数: 3030 | 11 That makes sense for one or two schools. If for all eight, the kid has no
better things to do with his time?
【在 G**T 的大作中提到】
:
: regular
: 说个身边的反例 －－不是为了出名的
: 我娃的cousin，在已经拿到Harvard ED之后，好奇自己是否能get into Stanford，然
: 后就申请了regular，然后就get in了。 当然，最后还是选择去了first choice。
: Better be a winner than a whiner. Better be lucky than right.
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G**T
发帖数: 2610 | 12 That kid makes his own decision -- who cares why he does it?
【在 w*********o 的大作中提到】
: That makes sense for one or two schools. If for all eight, the kid has no
: better things to do with his time?
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w*********o
发帖数: 3030 | 13 Agreed. And applause if it is the kids' own decision.
【在 G**T 的大作中提到】
: That kid makes his own decision -- who cares why he does it?
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G**T
发帖数: 2610 | 14
quote========
A national speech and debate champion, Rojas reasoned that if he applied to
the eight Ivy League schools, he might get into one.
end quote====
Apparently a smart kid.
【在 w*********o 的大作中提到】
: Agreed. And applause if it is the kids' own decision.
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w*********o
发帖数: 3030 | 15 Based on that, most likely he won't be depressed that much or take the
rejection as disapproval if he didn't get into any.
to
【在 G**T 的大作中提到】
:
: quote========
: A national speech and debate champion, Rojas reasoned that if he applied to
: the eight Ivy League schools, he might get into one.
: end quote====
: Apparently a smart kid.
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G**T
发帖数: 2610 | 16
Apparently so --- unlike so many others :)
【在 w*********o 的大作中提到】
: Based on that, most likely he won't be depressed that much or take the
: rejection as disapproval if he didn't get into any.
:
: to
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k******b
发帖数: 4501 | 17 好像是他当初以为能申请到一所就不错了。
【在 f*c 的大作中提到】
: 没有人觉得8所藤校全部申请是件很奇怪的事情吗？
: 是不是只申请了8所藤校，还是又申了些二本三本什么的？
: 要是只被Dartmouth录取，是去还是不去涅？
:
: Register
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k******b
发帖数: 4501 | 18 可能'辩论比赛全国冠军' 比较有分量，应该比奥数金牌强。
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: sat and gpa are metrics for average kids. if you have a national title
: nobody even wants to look at them.
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