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Can I get into UT Austin? Which elite colleges can I get into, if any

I am a sophomore and I want to go to UT, Stanford, Yale, or UC Berkeley. I know that you have to have good grades (I am in the top 10%, but don’t tell me that grades have to be amazing, people have gotten in with 3.4-3.8 GPA’s). What I really want to know is what else does it take? I have good SAT scores, and I think I can get close to 2400 in the June SAT I’m taking. Put that aside, what I’m really betting on are my extracurriculars. I am Varsity Tennis Captain, part of 6 clubs and have a position of leadership in 2 of them. Out of school, I volunteer a lot, play national-level tennis, run my own tennis-related business (equipment services, lessons, etc…), will work at a tennis center over the summer, and am currently coding a mobile game (which will release in the summer, and then I will make more games/apps). I take myself to be a pretty good writer, so I think that the application essays are going to be my forte, and I have a lot of teachers/adults/counselors that will write great rec letters for me.

With all of these things combined, I think I have a good shot, but some people keep telling me that I have no chance! Now, I am not saying that I will be accepted for sure, but I think I have a fairly good chance.

If not, can anyone please tell me what else I can do?

P.S- Please don’t troll, if you think I will be rejected, I respect your opinion, but the real question is how can I get in, so please tell me what I can do to increase my chances.
Thanks

• The surest way to be admitted to Yale or Stanford is to possess relatively high class rank and Sat/Sat Subject Exam scores and at least one of the following attributes: athletic recruit, wealthy legacy, preferred diversity. About half the class possesses at least one of the named attributes. This means the overall chance is not the overall 6% but much lower. Although Yale, Stanford and other highly selective private universities claim to be needs blind in admissions, the way they evaluate applications of those not possessing the above attributes makes chances somewhat depend on financial status. Applicants not possessing the above named attributes from highly competitive private and public high schools are afforded special consideration in admission due to the competitive level of the high school. Since the most competitive private and public high schools generally serve a student population that on average is unlikely to be eligible for significant financial aid, in effect, financial aid status does have an influence on admission decisions, further reducing the chance of admission for a student from a less competitive private or public high school. It is very common for a student valedictorian, student leader and great athlete, but not athletic recruit caliber , with outstanding Sat scores and possessing none of the favored attributes and attending a middle class high school where the average student is eligible for significant financial aid to be denied at Stanford and Yale while a student with similar or even not quite as stellar qualifications but attending a highly competitive private high school where very few students are eligible for financial aid is admitted.
  Ivy League Academic Index:

  http://www.collegeconfidential.com/academic_index.htm

  http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/ivy-academic-index/

  http://www.tier1athletics.org/category/ivy-league-academics/academic-index-ivy-league-academics/

  Brown is not as selective as Stanford or Yale:

  http://www.brown.edu/admission/undergraduate/about/admission-facts

  Harvard advice on HS course selection:

  http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/preparing/index.html

  At UT, for Texas Residents, chances are dependent on Top 10% status in one’s high school, so if you are in Texas, you should be admitted; with a near 2400 Sat, should also be admitted regardless of state resident status.
  UC admissions are essentially based on GPA and Test scores with a sliding scale depending on the API of the high school. (California High Schools have API’s ranging from 1-10 with 10 being the most competitive.) The rest of the application- personal statement, extracurriculars etc- gives the two readers information of the proper context to consider the Gpa and test scores of applicants from non homogeneous high schools when scoring the application 1-5, or really 1-4 since 5 means the applicant did not meet minimum stated UC admission standards. 1 is the best score. As long as the two readers scores do not differ by more than +1, the scores are averaged. If there is more than a +1 difference, a senior reader who is a full time employee scores the application. There are no set standards for scoring an application 1-4. It is totally subjective. Relatively uncompetitive low API High Schools, with API ranks of 1-4, require a lower Gpa and much lower Sat/Act scores for the application to receive a 1 or 2, which usually means admission, than applications from students at more competitive, higher API Schools. After the applications are scored, admission is by tiers and the tiers are either college wide regardless of major as for L&S or by major for other colleges like Engineering. In other words, if L&S has 10,000 slots and 1,000 applicants are scored a 1, all 1′s are admitted, regardless of major. So are all 2,000 1.5′s and 3,000 2′s. There are not enough slots for the 6,000 2.5′s so there is further scoring of the 2.5′s and the L&S class is filled. All 3′s, 3.5′s and 4′s are rejected. For Engineering and other colleges, the same takes place for each major. A tagged athletic recruit for a varsity sport who meets the minimum UC system wide standards is essentially admitted to Berkeley on a non competitive basis.
  See Eligibility Calculator at right hand margin:

  http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/index.html

  http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/index.html

  At “School Reports” tab, find California high school to view academic profile of students enrolled at Berkeley and other UC’s.

  http://statfinder.ucop.edu/

  [Above website was taken off line in mid November. Must now call UCOP and ask for stats for a particular high school. If enough people do maybe they will put the website back on line.]

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First time Flying what to expect and to do

I’m flying from Nashville, TN airport to La Guardia airport New York. It’s a 2 hour and half flight, thank god. I have several questions.

I printed my boarding pass & my flight itinerary said I’m group A boarding position 50. What do I do, just check my bags or do I need to get my flight ticket and check in again? My flight is at 7:30am can I arrive an hour early?

Also where should I sit? Can I get a good seat since I’m the 50 to board? I want a window view would love to view the sky.

Also would it be a hassle to wear western boots? Do I have to take them off? I also have an iPad and laptop that I didn’t want to checkin.

I’m really nervous to fly and to wonder on the airport. How would I know where to go? How can I find out on my ticket?

I’m from Texas but visiting my aunt in Nashville flying tomorrow with Southwest Airlines.

Thank you in advanced. I’m a 27 year old woman If it matters. Thanks again.

For Domestic Flights, the recommended time to arrive at the airport is 2 hours before your scheduled flight. If you are flying Southwest and checking a bag, this is what you definitely should plan on. So you need to plan to be at the airport by 5:30AM. In addition to your boarding pass you need your Government Issued ID(Drivers License).

When you check your bags you do not need to print another boarding pass. To get through security you must take off your shoes, so I would recommended that unless they are easy to remove/put on that you avoid the Western Boots. Sandals, Tennis Shoes, Slip-On’s are your best bet.

You are allowed one carry-on and one personal item(purse laptop bag..etc). If you take your laptop you must remove that from your Carry-On as you go through security. Also, be aware of the rule on Liquids/Gels/Aerosols. You are not allowed to take any liquid on your carry-on unless it is in a container that holds 3.4oz or less. You can bring as many of these containers as can fit in a single quart sized zip top bag. Just like your laptop you must separate it from your carry-on as you go through security.

When you arrive at the airport, you will go to the Southwest Counter and check your bags. You will then see monitors throughout the airport that will have your flight number/destination. They will also have the gate and any time change. When you get through security if you are unaware of where the gate is any airport employee can give you directions.

Finally as for your boarding position. You are near the end of the “A” Group, good but not great. If you are traveling by yourself you should still have your pick of good seats(either aisle or window), but you may need to go further back into the plane.

You should get to the airport at least 1 hour before your 7:30 a.m. flight to allow time to get through security and anything you have to do with your luggage. Southwest allows you to take 1 carry-on plus 1 personal item like a daypack or computer bag on the plane; the personal item must fit under the seat in front on you. It also allows for 1 free checked bag. If you don’t have checked bags, go straight to the TSA checkpoint with your carry-on luggage. If you do have to check a bag, do it at the Southwest ticket counter before you go through TSA screening. Your Southwest boarding pass and government-issued ID will get you past TSA check. On Southwest, you have a good boarding position so you will have a good choice of seats; you will get in line according to boarding position and can choose your own seat once on board the plane. Getting a low number means that you will be able to find overhead bin space for your carry-on that is close to your seat.

You will have to remove your shoes at security check and also will have to take your laptop out. It’s best to have a separate tray for your laptop and I always put it by itself in the last tray to go through x-ray so I can keep an eye on it as I go through the scanning machines. You will have to ask the TSA agents if your iPad also needs to be screened or if you can leave it in your carry-on.

You don’t need a separate ticket since it’s electronic and your boarding pass and ID are all you need to get on the plane. Once in the airport, check the flight monitors for Southwest departures to match your flight number (printed on your boarding pass) and destination with the flight gate and go. If you have questions, ask one of the airport employees about finding your gate, or Southwest should have a customer service counter or any Southwest employee at one of the gates at the airport.

Let me answer these in order.

1. Once you print the boarding pass, that’s all you need. There is no ticket. Most flights these days are booked electronically, so all you need is that pass. You’re apparently flying with Southwest, as they’re the only airline with open seating. When you arrive at the airport, go to the Southwest counter and check your bags. You don’t need to check in again. I would arrive a little more than an hour early, due to your unfamiliarity with the process. Mornings are busy at many airports, so get there at least 90 minutes ahead so you have time to check your bag.

Once you check your bag, go to security, clear that and head for the gate. Position A50 should be good enough to get a window seat, but it may be to the middle of the plane. People tend to grab the aisle seats first, so you might get something closer to the front.

The only hassle for the boots would be for talking them off. They don’t care what you wear. Yes, all travelers have to remove their shoes.

You can carry the iPad and laptop on the plane, but you will have to remove the laptop from your bag and place it by itself in a tub for the x-ray device. You can leave the tablet in the bag.

The airline counter will be right near the entrance to the departures section. Your gate number will be on the boarding pass. Go to security, through that process and to your gate. There are signs everywhere, and most airport staff can point you in the right direction. There are TV screens in the airport with gate numbers as well…you can check them to see if there are any changes.

The thing you need to remember is what you can and cannot carry through security. Here’s the Nashville Airport website. Look under flights, then security for the rules. You can also see a map which will show your gate.

http://www.flynashville.com/Pages/default.aspx

Im 15 and I have a bunion in my right foot… what should i do

Im a 15 year old guy and my bunion is starting to get sore…. what should i do?

• First of all, I want you to look at your foot. You have a longer second toe, don’t you?
  You have, I’ll bet, what is known as the Greek Toe. Because the man who served as the model for Michelangelo’s statue of David had it.

  Your foot is designed wrong, not your fault. The big toe is supposed to be the one to push off when you walk. And if the second toe is the longer one, it has to do its job for the big toe as well. Other toes have to take up the slack, especially if you rotate your foot to put the load away from your second toe. Just look at the wear pattern on the bottom of a pair of your old shoes. Your wear pattern is probably toward your big toe, or to the outer toes, not an even pattern.
  When a person has a longer second toe, they will usually walk differently, one of the ways is to rotate the foot to put the load elsewhere. Also, you might walk with a more stiff-legged gait, and you might have some low back pain because of that extra stuff that your hip is having to do. Foot pain can be caused by the muscles of the lower leg being tight. Also, the foot widens to spread the load.
  So as long as your second toe is longer, a bunion would be forming there, and get worse. There may be a callus under the second toe joint. But the “push” when you walk is from the midportion of the foot, rather than from the big toe.
  So for right now, you are being punished because of how your toes are arranged. Even if the first two toes are exactly the same length, the second one is longer because there is more padding on the first one, with the bony part of the second being longer. Unless you have the last joint of your second toe removed. It is actually a fairly common elective surgery.

  But there’s a trick, if you need it, for when the foot starts giving too many problems. Your shoes would have to be a little bit bigger to allow it.

  Cut a couple of circles the size of a quarter out of the sole of a tennis shoe. Glue them to a plain Dr Scholl’s shoe insert with Gorilla Glue. At exactly the spot under the ball of the foot. That forces the weight to be carried on the big toe longer. This suggestion comes from Bonnie Pruden’s book “Pain Erasure”, available as a free e-book, or through Amazon, etc. Or you can take my word for it. The book is likely to be at most libraries as well.

Annoyed with my 3 best friends

Hi,
So my 3 best friends Alissa, Becca, and Morgan and I used to be so much closer. I was never that close to Morgan, but I always liked her. We used to hang out on weekends a lot. Anyway, now I feel like we’re drifting apart. They are all on the same tennis team, and it’s all they talk about. Everyday at lunch I hear on and on about tennis camp, what their team is doing after practices, and all these jokes I don’t understand. I might ask them not to talk about it so much, but it wouldn’t really help. It’s weird, it’s just like little things about them bother me that never used to. Like how Alissa always brags about herself and freaks out about whether her outfits cute, or how Becca exaggerates all the time and lies about things in her life for sympathy. Or how Morgan cries if she makes a 90 or lower. I bet I annoy them to I guess..idk. Whenever I try to talk to any of them about my body image (eating disorders, BDD, that kind of stuff) or anxiety/depression which I almost never bring up they either roll their eyes, say "I feel bad for you" in kind of a rude tone, or don’t really listen even though I hear all about their problems. I used to be some close to them all, especially Alissa (known each other for a long time) but now I don’t as much. I’m not sure what to do. I feel lonely. Advice? Thanks!
XOXO
-Chloe

I would continue being their friends.. just put on the act of being there friends. Its better to be on the inside than on the outside.

Well, I have been there… unfortunately some times friends drift apart ! Hahaha about them annoying you, I think it’s normal, the longer we stay friends with someone the more we tend to notice their f;aws and get fed up with them, maybe try to ignore it for a little bit, but if you think it’s out of control give them some hints… Friends are supposed to support you and make a minimal effort to include you in their conversations! If your friends are not willing to talk about things that are important to you, you have to ask yourself if they are actually acting as friends.
I hope things get better (:
if there is anything I can do, just send me a message!

My ex boyfriend hurt me but I still want him

I am on a college tennis team. I have had a boyfriend for 1 1/2 for now and we have been in crazy love. We’re on a the team together. There was a girl on our team who was constantly flirting with him over the course of the semester. She would always touch him, smile in his, give him lap dances at parties in my presence. and I constantly would tell my boyfriend how much I hated the way they interacted and that he should stop because it made me feel uncomfortable. He would always say it wasn’t a big deal and that I was being petty for being mad at these things. After two HUGE fights, I gave him an ultimatum. I said if this continues, I am done with you. He promised me that he would stop and told me how sorry and selfish he was being. Two days later, he had a party at his apartment. I left early and went to my room because I was pissed that he had another girl sitting on his lap. But, he always comes over to my room no matter what. So when i woke up at five o clock in the morning and didn’t see him I was worried sick because I know he was drunk when I left and didn’t want him to be in some corner somewhere passed out. I got dressed and ran to his apartment. When i walked into the room, the door was open. it was the same girl on our team, laying in his bed. The lights were off and he was sleeping and she was watching television. I completely went ballistic, I almost beat her up and I definitely got a few hits on him and told him it was over. A week later when I calmed down me and him had a conversation. He said said he was sorry and bed and pleaded for me back He cried and swore to me that everything would be on my accord and on my terms. He swore nothing like that would ever happen again and was crying saying he would do anything to get me back.
I told him we could be friends for now and maybe in the future we could get back together, maybe but as of now I felt betrayed.

But truth is, i still love this boy very much. he is my best friend and the only person I have ever let into my life. I love him dearly.
We talk about marriage and children all the time and had plans post college.

I want to get back with him but I want him to feel the pain. I want him to work and pay for what he did so he won’t do this again.

What should I do in this situation?
They didn’t do anything, they were just in the bed together. They did not have sex*

Just live separately one or two months… and don’t think about him.
If you still wants him.. then.. forgive his mistakes,

Dear Britt*,
If you want this kind of behavior throughout your relationship then get back with him, otherwise I’d say dump him like a hot potato! He doesn’t sound very sincere to me or committed to you.

“he is my best friend and the only person I have ever let into my life. I love him dearly.” <– See that there is the problem. I bet he's your 1st boyfriend eh? Well he might seem great in spite of the fact that he cheated on you, but the thing is that people don't change for others. How can you think he's your best friend when he cheated on you? You must have plenty of other friends if your in college.
"I want to get back with him but I want him to feel the pain. I want him to work and pay for what he did so he won't do this again." <– Relationships don't work like this, try as you might, you can't force a person to feel something that you want them to. On another note, if you want him to feel pain, then one would assume that you didn't like him… So then why would you want him back?
I would recommend taking time off from relationships, casual or otherwise, at least for a month or two. Once you become less stressed you will have a better perspective on the issues regarding your ex boyfriend.

what are good and creative idea for the summer

Hello, I really want to have some Quality time with my girlfriend during summer. What are the fun idea for the summer?
Thank you verymuch

Maybe the two of you can find a common interest or goal that you enjoy doing together. Making a difference for others somehow. Maybe a community service thing that the two of you like to do. That would really pull you close together in ways that other things don’t. But don’t spend the whole summer saving the world. Do things that make you both laugh.

Have sex out in the sun. Get rid of those pesky tanning lines.

How about Camping?

* Skating
* Picnic in the Park. lay the cloth on the ground…etc.
* Find somewhere they teach Line dancing that always bring a smile to people’s faces
* Find somewhere they have a horse and buggy ride, do it at night, it’s more romantic
* Go to a beach/ or swimming
* Find a place that has a hot tube.
* Play Frisbee golf, thats real fun
* Play Putt Putt Golf
* Go to a museum in the near by area
* Get an ice cream and eat at a cafe outdoors
* take a walk in the park
* Ride bikes in a park
* Take a hike in the mountains or in a park that has hiking trails
* Go to a Carnival in a nearby area
* Help out in a Vacation Bible School somewhere they always need helpers
* Go Fly a Kite
* Go to the Movies
* Rent a Movie , pop some popcorn / hot cocoa
* Cut out a watermelon and carve out your names on it
* Play Volley ball with a group
* Play Tennis
* Horse back Riding
* Plan a tree together
* Make a craft together of some kind
* Give your mate a massage
* Make a Hammock between 2 trees and lay in it.
* Have a sack race with friends. You /she is one
* Have a Bar – B – Que invite friends over
* Play adult games with friends. /scrabble/ gestures..etc
* Make Brownies together as a team/from scratch
* Take a Pen and write on the bottom of her shoe a message /bet it brings a smile

how to make guy friends

i go to an all girl’s school and have been there my whole life so I don’t really know how to be friends with guys/get to know them and hangout
any suggestions? and how do i approach?
thank youu
I’m 17 by the way xD
some things about me that might help in making friends with guys or smt:
i LOVE sports
i do kickboxing, tennis, running, basketball, archery
i play video games like cod, halo, battlefield
am a really girly girl and wear heels, dresses and stuff too but I am very aggressive on the court in like sports
i also like reading
i tend to be shy
i was also scouted to be a model several times and was asked to work for abercrombie so that boosted my confidence lol
I am thin, 5’44

Okay. so if you wanna make guy friend. just be yourself, dont be shy to ask anyone for friendship. and by reading your details i found that you are appreciable enough so don’t worry. making a guy your friend is not a war. its just like a girl making a girl her friend.

I’m a guy and from what you said, you could easily get guys. If in school, talk about sports during class. Like do you think the Heat will go to the Final 4? I know a girl who’s really into basketball and has LOTS of guy friends just cause she’s so into it. Also, with sports, I would make it obvious who your favorite player/team is cause guys will jokingly make fun of your player/team if they lose or get injured. If they do this, don’t actually get mad. Just have a come back like (if this actually happened) “well, at least we made it to the final 4″ or something
Judging by the fact that you could’ve been an Abercrombie model, I’m assuming you are attractive and have a nice body. I would be very careful not to be a “slut” or “whore” because this will only get you guys who want you’re body. Show off your body, but don’t push it. Better safe than sorry.
If you want to get closer to smarter guys, you can talk about your favorite books with them.
Guys love girls who game. ask them what they’re kd is in cod or something. In games, you could kind of go 2 ways: be jokingly cocky/arrogant, or be a bit honester. If you want to be honester, ask guys like “are you good” or “hey, I want to get better. any tips” orsomehting. If you want to take the cocky route (this isn’t bad. It’s rather funny), be like “I bet I can beat you” or “I don’t want to embarass you, but if you really want to play” or “I guess I can teach you a thing or two”. Howevr, if cocky, be joking (do this by exaggerating a lot or something). However, even if you lose, just say “I was choking” or “I was going easy on you”. Keep saying these kind of excuses and they will know it’s a joke and laugh. Which ever way you chose (cocky or honest), follow through to the end and don’t switch back and forth becuase if you do, it will defeat the purpose.
To get along with guys, be somewhat outgoing. If you open up just enough to get to know someone, guys will start hitting on you and flirt with you and try to get to know you better, especially if your attractive. Even if you aren’t, guys will still flirt with you and talk to you.
Just remember, don’t be mean. Don’t be a “slut/whore”. Don’t be annoying.
Also, try not to look desperate. Look like you have everything under control and stuff.
Good Luck and have fun (:

Are these good activities for me

Hey so Im 15 years old and i am in the 9th grade and im what you call not athletic im not good at sport (well the ones i have tried which are tennis, cheerleading, track, volleyball, ping pong, basketball) but this summer i want to try some activities again so i will have something to do this summer besides say in the house. So the activities i came up with was badmintion, dance, gymnastics(just for fun no competitive)and karate. Can you tell me if these are good activities to try and if so can you think of some for me and oh and by the way one of them has to be a sport
thanks. One more thing can you tell me which style of dance would be good by the way i kind of dont like hip hop

I think these are great activities! I recommend you do at least a month of ballet (2 or more hours a week) before you start any of your other activities. Ballet gives you the strength to do all of the other activities, so you can bet better at them, especially gymnastics, which you need to have at least a little dance experience in before you start.

Hey, you never know, you may become really good at these and go to the Olympics some day! Or for dance, you may work at the Kirov or Joffery!

I cant walk in heels! Help!

Just a question. I have flat feet (meaning no arch or very little arch), so when I wear heels, they hurt like mad. It fits my feet lengthwise and width-wise perfectly, but the middle part can kill me. And it’s not just for one pair of heels, almost every pair I try is uncomfortable. And when I talk about heels, it’s those 2 inch ones. I would love to wear heels but it hurts my feet like mad in the middle area (where the arch of the shoe is) and then I need to resort to walking bare footed. :’(

Any tips or tricks would he helpful.

• First of all, I want you to look at your foot. You have a longer second toe, don’t you?
  You have, I’ll bet, what is known as the Greek Toe. Because the man who served as the model for Michelangelo’s statue of David had it.
  The arch that you mention is actually two arches, as though two bridges were joined. There are orthotic supports for that, and I believe some are available at some WalMarts.
  Your foot is designed wrong, not your fault. The big toe is supposed to be the one to push off when you walk. And if the second toe is the longer one, it has to do its job for the big toe as well. Other toes have to take up the slack, especially if you rotate your foot to put the load away from your second toe. Just look at the wear pattern on the bottom of a pair of your old shoes. Your wear pattern is probably toward your big toe, or to the outer toes, not an even pattern.
  When a person has a longer second toe, they will usually walk differently, one of the ways is to rotate the foot to put the load elsewhere. Also, you might walk with a more stiff-legged gait, and you might have some low back pain because of that extra stuff that your hip is having to do. Foot pain can be caused by the muscles of the lower leg being tight. Also, the foot widens to spread the load.
  So as long as your second toe is longer, a bunion can be forming there, and probably get worse. But you didn’t mention that, so you may be rotating your foot outwards. With present or future corns at the smaller toes. There may be a callus under the second toe joint. But the “push” when you walk is from the midportion of the foot, rather than from the inner part at the big toe.
  So for right now, you are just being annoyed because of how your toes are arranged. Even if the first two toes are exactly the same length, the second one is longer because there is more padding on the first one, with the bony part of the second being longer. Unless you have the last joint of your second toe removed. It is actually a fairly common elective surgery.

  But to help you be a girly girl, there’s a trick, if you need it, for when the foot starts giving problems. Your shoes would have to be a little bit bigger to allow it.

  Cut a couple of circles the size of a quarter out of the sole of a tennis shoe. Glue them to a plain Dr Scholl’s shoe insert with Gorilla Glue. At exactly the spot under the ball of the foot. That forces the weight to be carried on the big toe longer. This suggestion comes from Bonnie Pruden’s book “Pain Erasure”, available as a free e-book, or through Amazon, etc. Or you can take my word for it.

  By the way, your writing style is very nice, but I advise against starting sentences with “And”. Just mentioning.

A question for the tennis section

What’s the time when most number of answers are expected for a question in this section ? In GMTs please.

• What? U got somethin to say bout my baby boi, rafa? smh
  there is no way to tell what time most people respond to questions but i would bet evenings after 7pm GMT.
• You can’t really tell for sure
• not during daytime you get 1 answer every 3 hours
• It’s best to leave a question for a few days before closing it, you’ll usually get an answer every couple hours, the best time in my experience would be around 6-9pm GMT.
• Omkar,

  (My best friend) . . . since my responses are generally fact based, I’d have to say this is tough because it generally depends on the nature of the question asked.

  One can expect that most respondents would answer a question sometime after 7PM GMT.

  . . . Hope that helps.