Do essays or grades matter more?

Thanks for this question! I know it's on a lot of people's minds.

Freshman year first semester grades don't matter, period. They don't show either any relevant personality traits or any relevant academic ability. To look at the other side of the question: depending on how you define a hook, it can be essentially impossible to get in without one. Getting into an Ivy requires that you have some key, compelling, and unique elements. Those involve demonstrating an extreme level of persistence, exploring uncharted territory, and demonstrating curiosity about things that others dismiss.

For the second questions: if you look at the numbers, sure, absolutely. But the numbers don't tell the full story. First, people apply one ED school, and as many as 20 RD schools. Obviously, the ED numbers will be superficially higher. The only time ED helps is if you're punching a little below your weight, so to speak. So if you're someone with a strong chance at Harvard, and you apply ED to a slightly easier Ivy, they may be more inclined to grag you while they can. I've seen that with a few students who wanted a safer route.

The specific major matters in two ways. First, if it's something oversaturated, like biology, that can hurt. But more important than the major itself is your reason for choosing the major.

I recommend (as does the co-author of Invitation to the Ivies, Chelsey Snyder-Singh) that you have a specific Intellectual Mission Statement, which is similar to a professor's research area. That should be your reason for your major. So when asked "Why do you want to major in ___________," you can give your Intellectual Mission Statement as a reason.

Even better: talk about an independent major you want to design. This is something obvious to do for Duke, where independent majors through Program II are what they are about, but should be also considered for any college that allows them.

Thanks for your question!

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One more bit of proof - to see the ranking, go here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS9681KC

Good question. Ivy League colleges use extracurriculars to gauge your personality in ways that grades and test scores cannot.

There is a catch, though. Extracurriculars only tell a compelling story when they happen outside the beaten path. Extracurriculars that you just sign up for at school, in addition to being wayyy too common to matter, don't show anything interesting about your personality.

Why do colleges care at all about extracurriculars?

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You generally can’t plant conifers in hell strips. I would go to the city of Denver’s forestry dept web page and see what trees they recommend/approve of for these public rights of way, and then from that list, I would choose a native or a near native, like a Bur oak.

Light it yellow and black for Swedish football team Mjällby AIF on the 18th of may

Damn catching strays everywhere, where's a commanders fan when you need one.

I went several times during 2011-2012 and always after or around midnight. Just walked straight in, through security and then up to the top without any delay. I worked right by the Flatiron building and had some visitors who wanted to see, so I ended up going up a lot. My ears always pop in the elevator haha. Loved it every time and can't wait to go again some day (I'm quite far away these days).

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Why not those?

Ah thats really cool, I had never heard of that before. Out
of interest are you familiar with electrospinning.

Where abouts are you I'm Denver? If I know what zone I can make a recommendation.

But for example, if purely sequestering carbon is your goal, you would plant hemp and cut it very regularly. It may not make many friends. Or you could plant Paulonia Tomentosa, a nasty invasive, but world's fastest growing tree.

But if you want a more holistic approach, I could give a sample polyculture guild you could use if I knew what zone you were on. For example, NW Denver is almost zone 7, whereas South East Denver is as low as zone 4b or 5a.

Well of course, that's why my question wasn't really answered, it was "reframed" into a question I hadn't asked. Was also surprised to see him treating solar panels on rooftops as if they're just obviously nothing but a good thing. The Technology Connections guy does a video addressing that topic, but it's from his less polished side channel so anyone interested shouldn't be expecting him to get straight to the point or anything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4cNnVK412U

I would be shocked if it wasn’t on a timer.

How has it been watching the skyline/view change over the time you have worked there?

Not OP obviously,

Making people responsible for climate change is a clever PR trick.

Most of the collected recyclable materials ends up in landfills or sent / sold to 3rd world countries, where they were dumped, burned or processesed without any environmental considerations.

Mining for rare earth materials, that are necessary for batteries and motors of EVs cause environmental destruction and conflicts, exploitation of poor people.

Textile industry is one of the biggest polluters of waterways and environment in general.

Current Disaster Capitalism and neoliberalism is the problem. And the best thing a person can do is not consuming.

How much of the material that is collected for recycling ends up in landfills?

What would you like to give some simple tips for a layman to curb climate change problems?(based on your work experience)