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jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6635 Posts
September 11 2008 12:31 GMT
#41
It's one of the top universities in Europe, has one of the best computer science departments in the world and is in my hometown.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24666 Posts
September 11 2008 12:47 GMT
#42
Don't have time to read all the responses but I can give you my story.

Knew what I wanted to major in.

Checked to see which schools were good in major A.

Checked to see which schools were good in major B.

Visited all schools.

Considered financial situation.

Took the school that was best in A/B, had a campus I really liked, and was within financial limits (just barely).

This will not always work, but it did for me.
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CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11576 Posts
September 11 2008 13:37 GMT
#43
i got shitty grades in high school, and i got accepted to 3 schools, two of which were in the middle of a city with hobo's living right outside the dorm, so i chose this place
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14893 Posts
September 11 2008 13:55 GMT
#44
I disliked 2 of the schools that I visited (Cornell, Carnegie Mellon), and only liked 1(U of Delaware)
My school was in-state (25 minutes from home), top 10 nationally ranked program in my major (chemical engineering), and i had a large scholarship, so I went, and haven't had a regret since, now I'm at MIT doing a Ph.D.
BlasiuS
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States2405 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-11 14:43:29
September 11 2008 14:42 GMT
#45
Step 1: Choose the school you want to attend.

Step 2: Apply.

Step 3: If they send you an acceptance letter, good. If they send you a rejection letter, reject it.

Step 4: Attend in the fall.

Step 5: ????

Step 6: Profit!
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carotte
Profile Joined June 2008
United States32 Posts
September 11 2008 14:44 GMT
#46
I go to Stanford and my brother goes to Harvard, so we've been through the process for the elite schools. Everything that follows is in the assumption that you would consider one of the top tier schools:

ACTs are held in slightly lower regards when compared with SAT scores. For example scoring in the top 99% of SATs is better than scoring in the top 99% of ACTs. If you have a chance to retake the SATs and do better before the admissions process begins I would definitely do that.

I think the most important thing when looking for a school is in terms of opportunities available for undergraduates. Opportunities as in how good is their alumni network for career opportunities, travel opportunities, research, and much more.

So consider geographical location: is it in an urban area (Columbia, Harvard) or if you like more spread out outdoorsy type colleges (Duke, Northwestern, Princeton, Cornell) or something in between (Stanford). Consider where you want to work after you graduate, NYC, SF, abroad? China? India? Europe? Lots of school's have different connections with different areas of the world. For example the Harvard has really great ties with Europe while Stanford has terrific ones with Asia.

If possible I would highly recommend actually going to the campus, perhaps a short Thanksgiving trip to a few campuses you're considering?

Finally, if you don't retake the SATs I would recommend looking at the tier II schools: Rice, Emory, Vanderbilt, etc..

Best of luck with your application process. If you have any more questions feel free to PM me.
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carotte
Profile Joined June 2008
United States32 Posts
September 11 2008 14:54 GMT
#47
One last thing, if you're not sure on engineering look at schools that excel on a broad level. The Tier I/II schools are well known for that.

I changed my decision area of studies 3 times in 3 years. I finally settled on International Relations going into my 4th year now.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24666 Posts
September 11 2008 16:29 GMT
#48
On September 11 2008 23:44 carotte wrote:
ACTs are held in slightly lower regards when compared with SAT scores. For example scoring in the top 99% of SATs is better than scoring in the top 99% of ACTs. If you have a chance to retake the SATs and do better before the admissions process begins I would definitely do that.

Wow Standford and Harvard have become much less demanding of late.
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Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
September 11 2008 16:41 GMT
#49
On September 12 2008 01:29 micronesia wrote:
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On September 11 2008 23:44 carotte wrote:
ACTs are held in slightly lower regards when compared with SAT scores. For example scoring in the top 99% of SATs is better than scoring in the top 99% of ACTs. If you have a chance to retake the SATs and do better before the admissions process begins I would definitely do that.

Wow Standford and Harvard have become much less demanding of late.
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i thought it was 99.5% was average unless ur asian which is 99.9%

too bad i'm asian otherwise i mightve applied lol
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24666 Posts
September 11 2008 17:13 GMT
#50
On September 12 2008 01:41 Caller wrote:
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On September 12 2008 01:29 micronesia wrote:
On September 11 2008 23:44 carotte wrote:
ACTs are held in slightly lower regards when compared with SAT scores. For example scoring in the top 99% of SATs is better than scoring in the top 99% of ACTs. If you have a chance to retake the SATs and do better before the admissions process begins I would definitely do that.

Wow Standford and Harvard have become much less demanding of late.
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i thought it was 99.5% was average unless ur asian which is 99.9%

too bad i'm asian otherwise i mightve applied lol

He meant top 1%.
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SpiralArchitect
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2116 Posts
September 11 2008 17:14 GMT
#51
I go to Salt Lake Community College lol. Mostly because I have no money and my grades are absoloutely fucking terrible from Highschool, my EC activities included drinking and smoking. Lol o well its the price I pay for my good years in school, hopefully i can get out of this CC shit after a year or two and then move up to the University of Utah :D

Basically.

Weed+Beer+No School = Community college
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
September 11 2008 19:34 GMT
#52
On September 11 2008 14:07 Roffles wrote:
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On September 11 2008 14:01 EtherealDeath wrote:
5.something GPA
2370 SAT

UNC Chapel Hill

Free Tuition wootwoot (thank you lovely NC School of Science and Math)
and cheap as hell in state too, pretty good school as well.


Fucking UNC Chapel Hill is ridiculously easy to get into in state, but HELL out of state. You need to be like 1337 to get into Chapel Hill from outta state.

Anyways, financial aid blows if your parents make over 100k unless you go to like the Ivies, who have really generous financial aid. Anyways, I chose Northwestern over my instate Georgia schools because I seriously felt like I needed to get outta this hell hole. Plus, Emory and Tech aren't suited for me. Not interested in Med or Engineering.

Yep. UNC has something ridiculous like 81% in-state attendance.
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Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9103 Posts
September 11 2008 22:20 GMT
#53
On September 11 2008 14:40 Luddite wrote:
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On September 11 2008 12:48 Jonoman92 wrote:
The title says it all pretty much. I'm a senior and I'm confident I could get into all but the very most selective school. Although for an expensive private school I would probably need financial aid to be able to go. I have a 4.5GPA(weighted) and a 32 on the ACT. (I got a 1940 on the SAT but meh that's not that good but i don't wanna retake it.)

How did you guys choose what college to go to? I don't want to go to the local state college, Kansas University, because I feel like I need a different experience and I want to be further than 45 minutes away.

Woah Where are you from? You sound a lot like where I was. I had really good test scores and didn't want to go to KU (my hometown), but I ended up going there anyway because, in spite of my scores, all the hard-to-get-in-to universities rejected me. But it worked out OK because KU turned out to really awesome for me. And university is really different from high school even if you're not far away, and it's nice to be able to visit enough.

Anyway don't feel like you have to go to some top ranked school or you're a failure. You can get a good education at a big state university like KU and have an awesome time as well. Actually one of my friends who did his bachelor's there was accepted at every single one of the elite grad schools he applied to, with fellowships and everything.


I live in the KC Metro area. Overland Park/Prairie Village to be exact. That's Shawnee Mission District btw if that might ring a bell, it's near Blue Valley and Olathe. Where are you from around here?
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9103 Posts
September 11 2008 22:25 GMT
#54
On September 11 2008 23:44 carotte wrote:
I go to Stanford and my brother goes to Harvard, so we've been through the process for the elite schools. Everything that follows is in the assumption that you would consider one of the top tier schools:

ACTs are held in slightly lower regards when compared with SAT scores. For example scoring in the top 99% of SATs is better than scoring in the top 99% of ACTs. If you have a chance to retake the SATs and do better before the admissions process begins I would definitely do that.

I think the most important thing when looking for a school is in terms of opportunities available for undergraduates. Opportunities as in how good is their alumni network for career opportunities, travel opportunities, research, and much more.

So consider geographical location: is it in an urban area (Columbia, Harvard) or if you like more spread out outdoorsy type colleges (Duke, Northwestern, Princeton, Cornell) or something in between (Stanford). Consider where you want to work after you graduate, NYC, SF, abroad? China? India? Europe? Lots of school's have different connections with different areas of the world. For example the Harvard has really great ties with Europe while Stanford has terrific ones with Asia.

If possible I would highly recommend actually going to the campus, perhaps a short Thanksgiving trip to a few campuses you're considering?

Finally, if you don't retake the SATs I would recommend looking at the tier II schools: Rice, Emory, Vanderbilt, etc..

Best of luck with your application process. If you have any more questions feel free to PM me.


Thanks for the advice. I'm not really gung-ho about going to a top name recognition school but I wouldn't rule it out. As for my extracurriculars I do, do sports (some varsity), work, and some other stuff so it's not like I just got decent grades.
DamageControL
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States4222 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-11 23:23:35
September 11 2008 23:22 GMT
#55
i got a 2020 sophomore year, and my gpa is 3.2
meaning idk how good it is but i doubt good enough to get you anywhere
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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10827 Posts
September 11 2008 23:44 GMT
#56
i got a 1420/1600 SAT, 730 and 700 on SAT 2s, 3.85 unweighted GPA with 14 IB courses and 9 Pre-IB courses. In terms of extra currics, I was pretty stacked with multiple ones for each: music, sports, academic, volunteering, with a leadership position in 4 of them.

I applied to 7 schools and got into 5.

In the end my decision was between USC and Emory. Due to my family's income status flying out to visit schools was not a feasible option for me. Both gave me similar financial packages (about 35k/year in grants, 5k/year in loans). I ended up basing it off of location. I prefer LA much more to ATL. Also, I felt that USC's atmosphere of school spirit due to some awesome sports programs would be something that I would enjoy.

Unless you are a weird case, USC will not screw you over with finaid. I am currently paying ZERO this school year (covered all by grants, not loans), even though the cost of attendance is $51k. I am really grateful, as my parents income is super super low this year (FAFSA EFC is $0).

Not sure if this would be the school for you though, as the size of the school is probably larger than you're looking for, with an undergrad+grad size of around 32,000.
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Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8087 Posts
September 17 2008 20:56 GMT
#57
I currently go to Georgia Tech. It's a pretty badass school. I'm not in an engineering degree so I'm not exactly sure how great that is, but like 80% of the students are engineering degrees and apparently the engineering programs here are awesome.

Also we have a StarCraft club starting up soon
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SiegeTanksandBlueGoo
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
China685 Posts
September 17 2008 22:06 GMT
#58
College essays blow. :D

We should start a thread on tl.net after college decisions are out so we can find other people at the schools we got into with the same interests!
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Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
September 17 2008 22:35 GMT
#59
I realize that Canada does things quite differently than the States, but heres my take. When I was choosing which Uni/College to go to, I wasn't too concerned as long as it had a decent reputation. I am not sure what your going to major in, but I am majoring in Psychology, so my undergrad is four years. After the four years is when I leave to go to a University that is known for Psychology, so my marks from high school don't matter too much, it's how I do in Uni.
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
September 17 2008 23:07 GMT
#60
On September 11 2008 13:46 clazziquai wrote:
Hmm because Rutgers is a state school. And I live in New Jersey

Engineering program isnt that bad either.


yea im hopefully heading to rutgers next year

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