Acceptance rates at Ivies are around 10-15% of total applicant volume. And yes, the Ivies are world-renowned ... like I said, Malaysians are ignorant. Law and Medical degrees in the US are graduate only - meaning you have to have your bachelor's before you can even consider applying.

yup..i think qualification to get into ivy league also higher than usual. JPA also offer scholarship for those who want to continue to ivy league..but small amount only

For Class of 2012, Cornell's acceptance rate was actually 20.4% (good for those who are applying, bad for those who are already in it, lol)

Wow. The fees are do darn exp. Unless you're "well funded", then can think of Ivy. I myself dare not think of those.

haha. even before gossip girl came out, i know alrd all these about the ivy league and such. i have a cousin who is half white who studies in US. so he use to tel me all about it, and my dad and uncles too. and then when gossip girl came out and they mention about the ivy, certainly all the more, i like it even more than before. ya, its not just perfect scores in SAT tht they r looking for. basically if u manage to charm the dean, then im sure ur percentage of getting in is higher.

and besides, of all the ivy school tht i have check it up online, i still think yale is the best. blair do have fine taste.

Sidetrack

Did you know that the scenes of Yales in Gossip Girl was actually filmed in Columbia (another Ivy)? I was literally inches away from the cast members! Blair and Serena are cuter than they are on the screen, lol

ya, tht i know of course. cos tht doesnt look like yale at all. \at 1st i was like,wow tht is yale, then later on, i was like, hey thts not yale ! haha. i double check it in the internet.

oh tht was so cool tht u were at the scene of the shooting. ya blake and leighton are downright gorgeous whether in the show or real life.
i like leighton the most though. she inherited classic good looks.and probably her character in the show was very interesting.

stuyding overseas is always better but it depends on what country and what university.

So for all of you who's studying abroad now, I assume you guys don't plan to go home in future right?

overseas..

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Added on November 21, 2008, 4:28 amdepends.. i mean like australia.. it's such a good place to live.. why go back to malaysia where all the malays are given special right? and besides, the gurls there are prettier too

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Unfortunately, I think I'm headed back I will encounter such severe reverse culture shock compared to what I actually faced when I first came to the States

It's a possibility ... I still have it as an option, but I wouldn't have a family if I went back to KL. Boyfriend doesn't want me to go back though, and he knows how to keep me here ... which I really don't mind at all considering how serious we are about each other.

But we'll see. I have a year after graduation to find a job.

AGREED . With those special rights issue, there is no equality in M'sia. Although we are taught to think that M'sia have equality, but in reality no no . In terms of girls, not gonna comment further on that.




Why is there culture shock? Just change of environment only. Of course, there are a lot of differences between U.S & M'sia. BTW, you're in U.S now?




Why wouldn't you have a family in KL? Your parents?

Well, parents you only got 1, but boyfriend you still can choose in time to come.

well I meant my own family ... kids and a husband.

Oh gotcha.
Wow, you're a visionary. You look WAY ahead in time.

Please elaborate.


BTW what do u all guys/girls usually do during the weekend? is it always Party/Drinking/Smoking/Clubbing on Saturday night?sex?doing wild things?
Have u encounter a situation where u're mixing with all the whites/blacks and they're smoking and drinking but you don't. However you wouldn't wanna walk away coz you wanna be part of the gang and get to know people...so what would you do? (just 2 questions im curious about)

Not everyone smokes.....

Social drinking is ok

I'm fine with drinking, I even do a little drinking myself (shhhhhhh)
but i just can't stand smoking..the smell and the 'Black Lung Cancer' picture just keeps pop-ing up in my mind whenever im around someone that smokes.

Yeah I'm in U.S now. Culture shock in terms of well, I have always been bothered by the special rights. And the ways people mingle with each other and the activities they do during free time, it's going to be very different, at least I think so, lol. I look at my bro who's still in KL and I can't even agree with him in almost everything he does

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Added on November 21, 2008, 11:50 amThis totally depends on the people you hang out with. If you are friends with the party animals, then expect to get drunk every weekend (if that's your ideal college lifestyle, so be it )

But of course, there are friends who know how to party yet study hard too, so yeah, it totally depends on who you are and who you want to be friends with.

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What you do during weekends depends on your lifestyle. How & where you grew up in.

As for me, I used to party like 3-4 nights a week. Non-stop back to back in my Sophomore & Junior year. Even if I have class the next morning, I never fail to show up to drinking parties & clubs . But as you enter your Senior year, you'll set all these "activities" aside & focus more on serious stuff like building your career. Now, during my weekends, I usually stay at home & watch movie or TV series. I dunno why but I kinda not in the mood for all these "things" already. Of course, once in a while I'll go & hang out & enjoy myself. But not as often as before. I spent A LOT on booze last time. Uncountable . As for the sex part, sometimes got la .

How you wanna mix & who you wanna is again up to yourself. No harm making more friends. As the Chinese proverb goes, "its better to have 1 more friend than 1 more enemy" . I'm cool hanging out with everybody, be it blacks, whites, browns, yellows, greens, purples, pinky. Always remember, you're in a foreign land and respect people's culture. In return, people will respect you as a M'sian .




Yes, no doubt U.S is the land of freedom & change. But some things are beyond our control like the "special rights" thing. Can't really do anything about it but just to live with it. Things are different every, just gotta adapt to the surroundings lo . What to do? Close one eyes

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Added on November 21, 2008, 12:45 pmHey when you guys go back to M'sia, we can have a gathering perhaps. What say you guys?

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