EPTHow did you choose your college? - Page 3
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6642 Posts
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micronesia
United States24779 Posts
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. | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11598 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14912 Posts
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. | ||
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BlasiuS
United States2405 Posts
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
United States32 Posts
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
United States32 Posts
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
United States24779 Posts
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. + Show Spoiler + Couldn't resist. | ||
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
On September 12 2008 01:29 micronesia wrote: Wow Standford and Harvard have become much less demanding of late. + Show Spoiler + Couldn't resist. 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
United States24779 Posts
On September 12 2008 01:41 Caller wrote: 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
United States2116 Posts
Basically. Weed+Beer+No School = Community college | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On September 11 2008 14:07 Roffles wrote: 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
United States9110 Posts
On September 11 2008 14:40 Luddite wrote: 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? | ||
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Jonoman92
United States9110 Posts
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. | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
meaning idk how good it is but i doubt good enough to get you anywhere | ||
LosingID8
CA10832 Posts
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
United States8173 Posts
Also we have a StarCraft club starting up soon  | ||
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SiegeTanksandBlueGoo
China685 Posts
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
Canada3083 Posts
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Yogurt
United States4258 Posts
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 :cheers: | ||
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