Hello. It came to my attention that most previous years have had threads detailing where individuals got accepted to school. Figured we might as well have a little fun this time around :D
I got admitted to: University of Idaho University of Alabama UCR - Regents UCD UCSB UCSD Cal Poly Pomona San Jose State Northeastern University
Not admitted: UCLA Rice
My major is Computer Science at all of these schools.
About being admitted? They should have mailed you by yesterday I believe?
"When will you hear from us? All first-year applicants who submitted a complete application by the deadline will be mailed an admission decision on March 27th. Decisions will be available by phone beginning April 3rd. All transfer applicants who submitted a complete application by the deadline will be mailed an admission decision or a request for spring semester grades by June 1. USC does not have an early decision program. Only notification from the Office of Admission constitutes an offer of admission."
Oh. Weird. I'm in Texas, and my friend and I know. I dunno O.o Maybe it was scholarships? My friend and I got some, he got significantly more than me though. Dunno if it would matter.
I know that TL holds itself to a high standard of discourse and whatnot, but
Anyone got into Emory? (my school now).
Its odd thinking about college admissions-- a year seems so long ago. Funny thing was, I applied for Emory because of a the scholars program my college counselor nominated me to when I went to get candy before English class. Even funnier, I didn't write the essay because I had a Chem lab due, then the Chem teacher was absent and I did my entire app and essay during class +lunch... and I got a good scholarship. Guess it was fate.
Stats and stuff... 36 ACT/2370 SAT (770 on Math), ~4.3GPA (1 C, 1 B through high school). 14 AP's (5's except for Physics M, English Lang, Spanish and Calc BC). 800 on Math II, Bio M and English SAT II's. Prez of Sci Oly, VP of Orchestra, MAO. Worked in a lab over 2 summers, hundreds of volunteer hours. Random awards and stuff as well. Taiwanese American (ooh, that killed it, didn't it?).
I got into Rice, UChicago, Tulane, UCSD, UC Berkeley, Hopkins, Brown and Emory. Waitlisted then rejected from Yale and Stanford. Outright rejected by Harvard. Good times. Good luck to everyone in the the next few days, and don't get too bummed if you don't get into the school of your dreams-- I can almost guarantee that you will be happy where you end up. I thought it was my heart breaking when Stanford finally rejected me (that email was terribad), but well, a lot of the shock and hurt is because you hype it so much yourself.
Yeah, if you got a scholarship you got notified. But my NMF scholarship is boring. May not get notified for a day or two. In any case, it's totally off my list of schools I'd attend so it's irrelevant.
On March 29 2012 09:54 vVvHawK wrote: Admitted to: The University of Cincinnati Ohio University Xavier University The Ohio State University
Not admitted: N/A
Going to Ohio University next year (transfer from Kent State, it's a piece of shit up here imo).
Admitted to: Kent State University Ohio University Ohio State University Walsh University University of Toledo Bowling Green State University
(Major of Computer Science)
Not Admitted: N/A
This is last year, I'm about to finish the last semester of my Freshman year at Kent State, but as I said before, I don't like it so I'm transferring to Ohio University instead. Not to mention the fact that Kent State only offers Web Dev (which I hate), Game Programming, and Networking for focuses in CS, and I've decided on CS Engineering.
To the above posters saying that Columbus is a nice place -- It's okay. Not the best place ever, although OSU Campus is pretty sweet, but that's about the only thing that's nice about Columbus. In other words: Columbus is nothing without OSU Campus.
Notre Dame is my second choice, (especially since I have a full ride there through AFROTC, merit at TAMU), but I've been liking aggieland more and more
Although, it's not hard to beat the architecture at A&M. It's pretty bland. XD
As an EE undergraduate at ND, you're essentially guaranteed research opportunity if you make any effort at asking for it. We also have a very high rate of internship / recruitment / hiring directly off the seniors, despite how small the class are each year.
Oh ya, they also finish building that fancy new lab my year.
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
Also accepted to: Northwestern Notre Dame Calvin College Hope College Kalamazoo College Hillsdale College Florida Atlantic University Grand Valley State University
Yeah, I was quite honestly surprised at BU and NEU waitlists, not trying to sound cocky. Brandeis/BC/Vassar I can understand because I wasn't the most impressive student, transcript wise
I just hope if I do get off the waitlist, it's soon and I get enough money because I'm far too poor to pay anything above like 4k/year tt.
On March 29 2012 11:43 Conversion wrote: Yeah, I was quite honestly surprised at BU and NEU waitlists, not trying to sound cocky. Brandeis/BC/Vassar I can understand because I wasn't the most impressive student, transcript wise
I just hope if I do get off the waitlist, it's soon and I get enough money because I'm far too poor to pay anything above like 4k/year tt.
Waitlist means you're probably not going to get any merit aid, though financial aid is still possible-- however from my experience, schools are quite skimpy with financial aid unless you're actually really poor, or you fake your taxes. The most financial aid I got from any school was actually 6K... from UC Berkeley; I am out of state too, so basically all the colleges I got into I'd be paying ~50K. Money was why I chose Emory in the end, haha.
There are a lot of external scholarships available you can apply for though. If you look and try hard for a couple, you will definitely get one.
On March 29 2012 12:25 Froadac wrote: Yeah, they are different in quality. But the question is whether the money justifies it.
Eh, I got into UChicago, but I would have had to pay around 45K a year. UChicago was probably my second or third choice, but my realistic first choice, and I really, really wanted to go there. Seriously. So much nerd fun. However, 45K a year is too much, so I chose Emory, where I pay much, much less with my scholarship.
So far, I feel like college has been kind of a rip off. I'll grant a couple of my teachers are pretty good (I can think of a couple high school teachers that were better), but introductory class sizes are massive. It's difficult to get to know the professor, and the fact that there is so much automated/ online type work is a little ridiculous. I hope more advanced classes will be smaller and better so the "average" value of college will be okay.
In the end though, what you study is what is most important.
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
How is this even close?
Depends on what he's interested in. Not to mention, UMich is a v. good research university, and if he's proactive, it doesn't matter which one he goes to, because he'll pretty much have the same opportunities in most fields. (Key word being "proactive.") Not to mention, if he's transferring, you've got to keep in mind that UChicago really doesn't accept much transfer credit; at the most, he'll get out of the math, science, and language parts of the Core (not difficult, you can do that with AP credit even), and he'll get elective credits (again, also accessible through AP credit), but he'll still have to take the big three (HUM, SOSC, and Civ), which easily takes two years to complete if you're rushing and three years for most students. And then he has to fulfill his major requirements, and who knows what credits transfer for that. All in all, there's a reason why a lot of transfers have to stay for the full four years at UChicago. Even for regular students, graduating in three years is pretty uncommon.
Also, UChicago's financial aid ... well, it could be way worse, but it could also be way better given how much tuition fucking costs. They even raised it last year, the fucking bastards, and are raising it again next year.
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
How is this even close?
who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.
Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.
Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.
When I applied to colleges I only considered two state schools within a few hours of where I live. I had a generic major and didn't have the ability to get an academic or athletic scholarship. Am I really in the minority here or just in these threads?
@OP - I go to UCD in the CSE major, about to graduate in the spring. Going to start grad school here in the fall. It's a pretty good school, but I can't say I have enough experience with other schools to say it's better than any other good UC. I know our security department is world class if you're interested in graduate work though, and undergrad->grad is a shoe-in if the profs know you well.
On March 29 2012 13:08 AirbladeOrange wrote: When I applied to colleges I only considered two state schools within a few hours of where I live. I had a generic major and didn't have the ability to get an academic or athletic scholarship. Am I really in the minority here or just in these threads?
In the minority in teamliquid? Maybe. In a nationwide basis: not at all.
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
How is this even close?
who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.
Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.
Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.
Its science departments are actually amazing too, not just its social science/humanities departments.
It's intense and expects a lot from its undergrads, which might be lousy for some, but the education you get at UChicago is genuinely top-notch and prepares you well for grad school in particular ... kinda since you're expected to work at least as hard as the grad students once you get major-specific. (There are actually quite a few grad students at UChicago who think the undergrads are smarter, harder workers than themselves, with the caveat that the grad students are more socially competent than the undergrads.) The school's basically a huge academia-pump, imo, and focuses more on training future scholars than anything else. More of an LAC focus.
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
How is this even close?
who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.
Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.
Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.
Its science departments are actually amazing too, not just its social science/humanities departments.
It's intense and expects a lot from its undergrads, which might be lousy for some, but the education you get at UChicago is genuinely top-notch and prepares you well for grad school in particular ... kinda since you're expected to work at least as hard as the grad students once you get major-specific. (There are actually quite a few grad students at UChicago who think the undergrads are smarter, harder workers than themselves, with the caveat that the grad students are more socially competent than the undergrads.) The school's basically a huge academia-pump, imo, and focuses more on training future scholars than anything else. More of an LAC focus.
Even though my visits there gave me a negative opinion of the UC undergrad, your highlights are definitely very true as well. UC has a strong reputation for preparing/getting their kids for grad school.
Accepted: Arizona State University Cal Poly Tech University of Central Florida Florida State University Georgia Tech (woo!)
Wait listed: Purdue (can't really say I'm surprised, transcripts didn't arrive until March 6th, and they didn't review the application until a couple weeks later. I'm probably the last app they reviewed LOL)
Pretty happy I wasn't rejected from anywhere. Excited to go out of state (none of the Florida schools appeal to me) and go to a great school for engineering (Georgia Tech).
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
How is this even close?
who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.
Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.
Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.
Its science departments are actually amazing too, not just its social science/humanities departments.
It's intense and expects a lot from its undergrads, which might be lousy for some, but the education you get at UChicago is genuinely top-notch and prepares you well for grad school in particular ... kinda since you're expected to work at least as hard as the grad students once you get major-specific. (There are actually quite a few grad students at UChicago who think the undergrads are smarter, harder workers than themselves, with the caveat that the grad students are more socially competent than the undergrads.) The school's basically a huge academia-pump, imo, and focuses more on training future scholars than anything else. More of an LAC focus.
Even though my visits there gave me a negative opinion of the UC undergrad, your highlights are definitely very true as well. UC has a strong reputation for preparing/getting their kids for grad school.
It's definitely not for everyone. I'd basically recommend UChicago to people who want to get into academia, people who want to learn (theoretical) econ, and people who want an intense academic experience in undergrad for whatever reason. Also, people who get lots of money from the school, lol.
Wouldn't recommend it to a.) premeds (your GPA will tank if you're not careful), b.) pre-law (your GPA will tank if you're not careful), c.) engineers (lolol), and d.) people who want a more traditional get-drunk-and-party-a-lot-with-no-severe-academic-consequences college experience (again, your GPA will tank if you're not careful). Which isn't to say you can't do d.), but it's harder to manage at UChicago than it is at other schools.
On March 29 2012 13:37 Froadac wrote: Why C? Apart from the fact the school isn't the best...
UChicago doesn't have an engineering department, lulz.
Oh lul. Didn't even consider applying, so wasn't on the radar.
Best of luck to all applicants though
Haha, yeah. Well, UChicago's CS department isn't the best either, tbf, so you're not missing much on that front ... it's really theoretical, who would've thunk it? It is rather cozy given how small it is, though, and you get a lot of individual attention from the profs. Just not really worth it for the price tag unless you get crazy aid/scholarships or your parents have enough money ... the neighboring UIC has a better CS department, imo.
Grats to everyone on acceptance, btw. Also, CAPSLOCKLOL, GTech's a ballin' school. (What engineering?)
Yeah, georgia tech is epic. Have a couple friends who plan on attending.
I made a typo. UIC, University of Illinois in Chicago. Good CS department.
GTech's amazing, esp. for in-state students. It used to be an even better opportunity before they started cutting the Hope scholarship down a bit. ;;
Also, MalebrancheSC, WashU's a great school. It's got very good student life quality too, and the city's gorgeous and SPACIOUS. When I visited I was like, omfg, they have PARKING LOTS, which I'd been missing in Chicago for a while now. The campus food is also pretty good there too from what I've experienced of it. (On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd put it at roughly a 7.)
Haha that's what I noticed when I was looking into it, food was rated an A+ on the college prowler site. I'm excited that I got in, but my family is a little worried on the financials. Since I'm in-state, UW is like half the cost per year. We can afford it, but I'm not sure I can justify delaying my father's retirement haha. I'm planning on visiting before I make my mind up though. Just would be nice to see a different part of the country (UW is about 25 minutes from my house).
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
For MIT at least: Don't focus too hard on showing off the extent of your technical knowledge or research, and don't focus too hard on breaking out of the box. Do your best to make yourself seem like a human who'd be interesting to talk to and get to know. You'll have more than enough opportunity to do that on the MIT app due to its structure.
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
Accepted: University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School). Rejected from the Jerome Fisher program though I'll probably try transfer in after my first year.
Was an ED so I didn't apply anywhere else (except UC Berkeley, which I had to retract). I'm interested in Finance/Business etc...
If I didn't get in I would've attempted to get into Princeton for their ORFE program or just done CS at CMU.
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
For MIT at least: Don't focus too hard on showing off the extent of your technical knowledge or research, and don't focus too hard on breaking out of the box. Do your best to make yourself seem like a human who'd be interesting to talk to and get to know. You'll have more than enough opportunity to do that on the MIT app due to its structure.
Eh, you want to show that you're sort of a nerd/geek on the app too, but you want to make it seem very interesting and cool.
One of the few things you should almost definitely write about if you've done it: cool stuff you've built. (I hope this is accurate, since I'm not an engineer, but that seems to be what MIT likes to show off about!)
Try to stay away from writing about stuff that lots of people do. Make yourself seem special!
... and good luck to those waiting for decisions ^^
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
Also accepted to: Northwestern Notre Dame Calvin College Hope College Kalamazoo College Hillsdale College Florida Atlantic University Grand Valley State University
I go to University of Michigan right now! I love it, weather sucks, but I'm from the south so I guess I'm just not used to it.
On March 29 2012 09:51 Froadac wrote:
I got admitted to: University of Idaho University of Alabama UCR - Regents UCD UCSB UCSD Cal Poly Pomona San Jose State Northeastern University
Not admitted: UCLA Rice
My major is Computer Science at all of these schools.
I'm from Alabama and I've lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama my entire life (until college). The campus is beautiful and everyone is really nice! If you're into football, it's definitely the place to be at the moment
Do you have to pay for each University you apply to in the United States? I had to pay a fee of 130$ for the University of Waterloo and cringe at the thought of the nine or so fees it appears other in this thread may have needed to pay. Thankfully I was admitted there for a Major in Math/FARM
On March 29 2012 16:21 Arolize wrote: Do you have to pay for each University you apply to in the United States? I had to pay a fee of 130$ for the University of Waterloo and cringe at the thought of the nine or so fees it appears other in this thread may have needed to pay. Thankfully I was admitted there for a Major in Math/FARM
I think between $75-100 each for a common app school. Same amount for most of the places I was considering applying to. After that it's sending SAT/ACT scores and all that extra stuff.
It's similar to the OUAC system, but you don't start with 3 freebies after the initial fee (pay per), and it's more expensive.
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
First is SAT and SATII's, make sure those are really good-- I would recommend over 2300/ 700, but people often get in with less.
Humanize yourself. Convey your passion in a certain area, and link to how it relates to your major and the school. Write in a somewhat informal style-- its not a research paper, its a personal statement, but use big words that you are truly comfortable with, not ones you pick out of a thesaurus. Always keep in mind who your audience is-- two or three people who will read probably ~30K of these, so make it brief as possible, make it stand out, make it interesting. I could give a billion tips on writing college essays, but those are the basics.
Most Common App schools ran for around 65-75 bucks, though I remember Stanford was exceptionally expensive ($95). Plus, you had to send in SAT scores and AP's.
USC decisions were just mailed out a couple days ago so if any of you were admitted and have questions about the school, feel free to PM me. i was a bio and korean double major, so if there are any science nerds out there i can definitely answer more specific questions regarding sciences at the university.
I know BU was a bit ago, but if anyone has any questions about the school or life there feel free to PM me (i graduated last year with majors in math and economics).
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
Try to get a high AIME score/make USAMO, USACO Gold, etc. For CalTech, I think Ben Golub outright said a few years ago that it was a huge advantage. MIT also looks strongly on it too. At least when I applied they had a spot for your AIME/AMC score.
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
Try to get a high AIME score/make USAMO, USACO Gold, etc. For CalTech, I think Ben outright said a few years ago that it was a huge advantage. MIT also looks strongly on it too. At least when I applied they had a spot for your AIME/AMC score.
I haven't take the AIME (my school has literally never mentioned it), does that mean that I can't take the USAMO? From what it looks like taking the AIME is a part of the qualifications for the USAMO.
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
Try to get a high AIME score/make USAMO, USACO Gold, etc. For CalTech, I think Ben outright said a few years ago that it was a huge advantage. MIT also looks strongly on it too. At least when I applied they had a spot for your AIME/AMC score.
I haven't take the AIME (my school has literally never mentioned it), does that mean that I can't take the USAMO? From what it looks like taking the AIME is a part of the qualifications for the USAMO.
AIME is the next round after the AMC competition (you need to score in the top 5% on the AMC12 contest to take it.) You can qualify for the USAMO by being among the top 250 in the country (your "index" score is [AMC score] + 10*[AIME score].) Usually to safely qualify you need a 210 index or so.
That being said, it's probably exceptionally hard to qualify for USAMO if you haven't been training for math contests for at least a few years... but maybe you're a genius
Still, even if you don't qualify for USAMO, qualifying for AIME and getting a 3-5 is definitely reachable if you're pretty smart / good at math / good at thinking clearly and not making dumb mistakes. You'd still have to do quite a bit of practice though; mainly, that'd involve doing old AMC contests here (under USA -> AMC12/AHSME.)
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
Try to get a high AIME score/make USAMO, USACO Gold, etc. For CalTech, I think Ben outright said a few years ago that it was a huge advantage. MIT also looks strongly on it too. At least when I applied they had a spot for your AIME/AMC score.
I haven't take the AIME (my school has literally never mentioned it), does that mean that I can't take the USAMO? From what it looks like taking the AIME is a part of the qualifications for the USAMO.
I think you start with the AMC, then you get the AIME if you score high enough, and then you go to USAMO.
It's too late to take the AMC though, I think people took it a month ago. Your senior year results would come out too late to matter too (far as college apps go).
On March 29 2012 14:10 Antimatterz wrote: I am a junior right now looking to apply to CalTech and MIT, what tips would you guys/girls give for getting a leg up on the competition?
Try to get a high AIME score/make USAMO, USACO Gold, etc. For CalTech, I think Ben outright said a few years ago that it was a huge advantage. MIT also looks strongly on it too. At least when I applied they had a spot for your AIME/AMC score.
I haven't take the AIME (my school has literally never mentioned it), does that mean that I can't take the USAMO? From what it looks like taking the AIME is a part of the qualifications for the USAMO.
I think you start with the AMC, then you get the AIME if you score high enough, and then you go to USAMO.
It's too late to take the AMC though, I think people took it a month ago. Your senior year results would come out too late to matter too (far as college apps go).
Yeah, looks like I can't take it. Don't think my school offers it though, which is probably why they haven't mentioned it at all.
On March 30 2012 02:22 Starkist wrote: Accepted: Rice University UCSB - Regents UCLA - Regents UC Berkeley: Regents Candidate Franklin W. Olin College - YEEEAAAAHHH
Waitlisted: Cal Poly Slo
Waiting Harvey Mudd
If I get accepted to Mudd and can scrape the money together than it will probably Mudd, if not then Olin.
You got accepted to Berkeley and Rice but not Cal Poly? You must've really fucked up that essay.
Washington State University Western Washington University University of Washington University of California, Irvine
Waiting on: University of California, Berkeley Stanford University Princeton University Harvard University
Odd that you applied to some of the best universities in the entire universe, and some rather mediocre ones. Why not go for the tweeners? (rank 20-40 in US News Report)
Washington State University Western Washington University University of Washington University of California, Irvine
Waiting on: University of California, Berkeley Stanford University Princeton University Harvard University
Odd that you applied to some of the best universities in the entire universe, and some rather mediocre ones. Why not go for the tweeners? (rank 20-40 in US News Report)
the only strange one on the list is UCI. I'm guessing the poster is a WA state resident, in which case applying to UW, WSU, and Western would make perfect sense.
if you are going to UCR and want info for the Collegiate starcraft team, hit me up. oh and if you have questions about the school i guess you can ask those questions too
You got accepted to Berkeley and Rice but not Cal Poly? You must've really fucked up that essay.
I was so surprised when it happened because they don't even ask for an essay. They only ask for class rank, gpa, and test scores. I am class rank 2 and my SAT is 2310. I really have no clue how I was wait-listed, fortunately it was far from my top choice.
You got accepted to Berkeley and Rice but not Cal Poly? You must've really fucked up that essay.
I was so surprised when it happened because they don't even ask for an essay. They only ask for class rank, gpa, and test scores. I am class rank 2 and my SAT is 2310. I really have no clue how I was wait-listed, fortunately it was far from my top choice.
Cal Poly wait listed a lot of "overqualified candidates." I remember a thread on college confidential asking waitlisted people to post their stats and no one in the thread had below a 2000 SAT and most were around ~2100. Guess they just assumed you guys wouldn't attend if you were accepted and gave the spots to people they expected to attend.
On March 30 2012 04:26 Livelovedie wrote: Rejected at Tufts so my final list is:
Accepted: The University of Texas at Austin Case Western Reserve University Boston University Northeastern University
Waitlisted: Boston College
Rejected: Washington University in St. Louis Vanderbilt University Emory University Tufts University
Yeaaaa I go to Case! We have a CSL team here =). I don't think too highly of BU or Northeastern, so if I were you I'd pick between Case, UT Austin, and BC =).
You got accepted to Berkeley and Rice but not Cal Poly? You must've really fucked up that essay.
I was so surprised when it happened because they don't even ask for an essay. They only ask for class rank, gpa, and test scores. I am class rank 2 and my SAT is 2310. I really have no clue how I was wait-listed, fortunately it was far from my top choice.
I had a friend who got into Harvard (and a few others) but was rejected from Cornell. Admissions is a black box, really.
On March 29 2012 13:26 CAPSLOCKLOL wrote: Accepted: Arizona State University Cal Poly Tech University of Central Florida Florida State University Georgia Tech (woo!)
Wait listed: Purdue (can't really say I'm surprised, transcripts didn't arrive until March 6th, and they didn't review the application until a couple weeks later. I'm probably the last app they reviewed LOL)
Pretty happy I wasn't rejected from anywhere. Excited to go out of state (none of the Florida schools appeal to me) and go to a great school for engineering (Georgia Tech).
Congrats on GT! No normal sleep cycle will be had for at least four years, but, y'know, it's all part of the learning experience And what an experience that is.
On March 29 2012 11:29 Pieismyign wrote: Still have a long way to go since im a freshman.... Ruined my freshman year.
bro im a freshman right now and the entire year iv'e gotten all b's and a c in the EXACT same classes. next year better be a good year for me because community colleges are lame. might not be the right thread but if someone reads this could you message me what GPA and act score and stuff like that i need to get into a state school like illinois state university or a school like that?
My god after reading this I feel like such an underachiever. I only applied to Illinois State University and Eastern Illinois University and got accepted to both, going to ISU though.
Accepted to Colorado State University Economics PhD. My financial aid is going to suck so I almost certainly will not be attending. Waiting to hear from UNC Charlotte MS in financial economics program, San Fransico MS applied math, and Nebraska PhD econ.
I'm such a cheap loser that I only applied to schools that actively recruited me through the GRE search service. Application fees are expensive yo.
York University Marketing ---> Alternate offer Macmaster Universitybusiness Ryerson University -Financial Management University of Western Ontario- Social Sciences University of Toronto - Co-op Management ---> Alternate offer
Waiting:
University of Waterloo- Accounting and Financial Management University of Waterloo - Honors Mathematics University of Toronto - International Co-op Management University of Toronto St George's - Rotman Commerce University of York - Schulich BBA University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey Queen's University - Commerce
I haven't gotten anything I want yet truly. Co-op Management is ok but its not the best.
Accepted: -Georgia Tech -Lehigh University -Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -New York University(College of Arts and Sciences) -UChicago -Boston University -Carnegie Mellon(Mellon College of Science and Carnegie Institute of Technology)
Waitlisted: -MIT
Rejected: -California Institute of Technology -Columbia University -UC - Berkeley
On March 29 2012 13:08 AirbladeOrange wrote: When I applied to colleges I only considered two state schools within a few hours of where I live. I had a generic major and didn't have the ability to get an academic or athletic scholarship. Am I really in the minority here or just in these threads?
This is called a brag thread. You post here to say you applied to princeton, harvard, and oxford, etc. You got denied, but you're so intelligent you thought you had a reasonable chance.
On March 29 2012 10:35 ticklishmusic wrote: I know that TL holds itself to a high standard of discourse and whatnot, but
Anyone got into Emory? (my school now).
Hey broski I'm going to Emory. We should play some 2v2s or something. Unless you play zerg.
When I play, I play Toss, haha-- haven't touched SC2 since winter break though. Congrats! I'll be a Sophomore Advisor next year too, so I'll probably be hanging with freshmen quite a bit. If there's anything somewhat specific you're to lazy to look up about the school, PM me and I might be able to help.
On March 29 2012 13:08 AirbladeOrange wrote: When I applied to colleges I only considered two state schools within a few hours of where I live. I had a generic major and didn't have the ability to get an academic or athletic scholarship. Am I really in the minority here or just in these threads?
This is called a brag thread. You post here to say you applied to princeton, harvard, and oxford, etc. You got denied, but you're so intelligent you thought you had a reasonable chance.
Never visit collegeconfidential. That website is a dark and scary place. Course like 4chan, half the stories are made up.
Yeah, my reaction to Stanford was "I spent half my life dreaming, a school career working, hundreds of hours working on my app, months of waiting, $95 bucks on the app, several ounces of blood, sweat and tears and all I got was a rejection email?".
York University Marketing Macmaster Universitybusiness Ryerson University -Financial Management University of Western Ontario- Social Sciences
Waiting:
University of Waterloo- Accounting and Financial Management University of Waterloo - Honors Mathematics University of Toronto - International Co-op Management University of Toronto St George's - Rotman Commerce University of York - Schulich BBA University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey Queen's University - Commerce
What field did you want to do in business? Actually, whichever field you pick, if accepted, go to western. Their program is the best in Canada. I'm from U of T. Trust me, especially for finance. Good luck to you.
For MD/PhD dual degree programs (grad/professional schools), accepted to the University of Iowa. Rejected everywhere else I applied except waiting on Wisconsin. But hey, they're pretty competitive right? Anyway, staying here keeps the gf close.
Good luck everyone. Don't kill yourself with ambition. Have a little fun.
Accepted: - Wentworth Institute of Technology - University of Rhode Island - UMass Amherst -didn't get my major though, got in undeclared
Going to Wentworth though for sure :D good luck to everyone still waiting on letters. I laugh just at the thought of me applying to some of those schools you guys are getting into, good job TL
Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
*EDIT: I'm studying Business so location plays into decisions as well...
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
Goin to University of Maryland next year, got accepted by Quinnipiac, and University of Vermont, waitlisted by Uconn, George Mason, and University of Delaware, rejected by George Washington University. If anyone else is goin to UMD next year PM me
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
*EDIT: I'm studying Business so location plays into decisions as well...
I personally don't have a very high opinion of the worth of a BBA (although my school does boast the 5th best in the nation). I feel a MBA is vastly more important piece of paper, and a BBA's worth is really what you make of it, if that makes sense.
How hard would it be for me (a southern Californian) to apply to Oxford? Would getting into Stanford or Oxford be less demanding? Sorry if it is somewhat off-topic, but I am just curious.
On March 30 2012 13:25 LoneSpartan wrote: I know this isn't really a thread to ask, but I want to know some colleges with really good pharmacy programs.
Also, I live in Illinois
Rutgers has a pretty good pharmacy program from what I've heard.
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
*EDIT: I'm studying Business so location plays into decisions as well...
Agreed with the other guy. It's your decision, obviously, but if you're definitely sure you're going into business, I'd save the money and just go to UofT. Unless you really want to get out of Canada or you really feel an affinity towards one of the other schools you were accepted to, it's more practical to just save the money for business school.
On March 30 2012 12:39 Disregard wrote: Students in the architectural fields is a rare sight on TL :/
That's because they're too busy going insane and working their asses off, lol.
Haha, plenty of projects and drawings to build our portfolio and experience Then again its actually a very small community compared to other departments. Going insane? maybe on the theoretical studies course or something =)
On March 30 2012 14:00 Disregard wrote: Haha, plenty of projects and drawings to build our portfolio and experience Then again its actually a very small community compared to other departments. Going insane? maybe on the theoretical studies course or something =)
Going insane spending too much time in studio if you're a student
On March 30 2012 14:00 Disregard wrote: Haha, plenty of projects and drawings to build our portfolio and experience Then again its actually a very small community compared to other departments. Going insane? maybe on the theoretical studies course or something =)
Going insane spending too much time in studio if you're a student
It boggles my mind how anyone who works in a studio can spend that much time around the same people who blast the same music day after day after day ...
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
*EDIT: I'm studying Business so location plays into decisions as well...
I'd definitely go with Columbia if you're interested in finance. The NYC location will give you access to so many internship/networking opportunities, and there's only a handful of schools (as in HYPSW) more prestigious than Columbia for finance.
Personally I'm applying as a sophomore transfer to the following schools
NYU Vanderbilt Cornell UPenn Northwestern UVA Georgetown
I won't be hearing back from any until mid-April. I hope it goes well!
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
*EDIT: I'm studying Business so location plays into decisions as well...
I'd definitely go with Columbia if you're interested in finance. The NYC location will give you access to so many internship/networking opportunities, and there's only a handful of schools (as in HYPSW) more prestigious than Columbia for finance.
For sure man. It's just that the money plays into it.... My financial aid package isn't all that extensive
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
what are you studying?
Business.
What are you going into specifically? accounting? finance? marketing? consulting?
In order to have a decent ROI, if you go to the American schools and pay 40k/year for tuition, you HAVE to basically go into consulting or finance (front office, eg. investment banking or sales and trading). All of the other specializations will make you roughly $45-$60 a year, after-taxes in Canada, that will be less than $40k. So if you're planning to go into accounting or something, you might as well do it in Canada. An accounting firm will pay you $45k/year starting no matter what university you came from.
Stern actually places just as good if not better than Columbia for finance jobs . Dartmouth is also very strong, and Berkeley's Haas is just a straight up business management major I think. However, given your list, Columbia sounds like a good choice for you if you can afford it. We don't have a business major but if you're SEAS you can do Operations Research/Financial Engineering, and for CC you can do Financial Economics (or just economics) and we just got a business management concentration.
What are you going into specifically? accounting? finance? marketing? consulting?
In order to have a decent ROI, if you go to the American schools and pay 40k/year for tuition, you HAVE to basically go into consulting or finance (front office, eg. investment banking or sales and trading). All of the other specializations will make you roughly $45-$60 a year, after-taxes in Canada, that will be less than $40k. So if you're planning to go into accounting or something, you might as well do it in Canada. An accounting firm will pay you $45k/year starting no matter what university you came from.
While many people here at Columbia do do finance, it's definitely not the only thing that pays, and a lot of people choose other careers. Plenty of other fields pay well, such as medicine, (big) law, technology, etc. Even within finance IBD and S&T aren't your only options. If you can get into the buy side its actually better for your lifestyle and the pay is just as good. Prop trading is ridiculously lucrative. Some people also choose options such as corporate finance or asset management. There's plenty of opportunity for a business interested person here in NYC, especially as a Columbia grad.
You could also choose to go to grad school for PhDs in quantitative science and become a quant if you're science-y, and general professors get paid plenty as well. Finance is obviously an issue but please look at the future opportunities going to a good school as well .
On March 30 2012 13:26 GloryOfAiur wrote: How hard would it be for me (a southern Californian) to apply to Oxford? Would getting into Stanford or Oxford be less demanding? Sorry if it is somewhat off-topic, but I am just curious.
Both are hard. I think applying to Oxford would be harder logistically/administratively. If anyone has questions about Stanford, please feel free to PM me.
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
what are you studying?
Business.
Undergrad business is not that well respected in the US (with the exception of a few schools), I'm not sure about Canada. If 150k is a lot of money for your family, I would recommend UT. I don't think the school you go to makes that big of a difference, and UT is an excellent school that has produced many outstanding graduates.
Rejected: UC Berkeley (Applied for kicks anyways...) USC (Dream school. Wanted to go to Annenberg and all. T-T).
Waitlisted: UCLA.
English for UCLA and UC Berkley, communications or journalism for the rest. Planning on switching to computer science, since I only did communications because a) my math grades suck, b) Annenberg (USC) was a really strong journalism program, and I didn't get it.
This year was really tough. Mind you I wasn't the perfect student, but I saw friends with straight As getting rejected from top schools. College acceptance in the US isn't a science. Never will be.
On March 30 2012 14:35 Panya wrote: Stern actually places just as good if not better than Columbia for finance jobs . Dartmouth is also very strong, and Berkeley's Haas is just a straight up business management major I think. However, given your list, Columbia sounds like a good choice for you if you can afford it. We don't have a business major but if you're SEAS you can do Operations Research/Financial Engineering, and for CC you can do Financial Economics (or just economics) and we just got a business management concentration.
What are you going into specifically? accounting? finance? marketing? consulting?
In order to have a decent ROI, if you go to the American schools and pay 40k/year for tuition, you HAVE to basically go into consulting or finance (front office, eg. investment banking or sales and trading). All of the other specializations will make you roughly $45-$60 a year, after-taxes in Canada, that will be less than $40k. So if you're planning to go into accounting or something, you might as well do it in Canada. An accounting firm will pay you $45k/year starting no matter what university you came from.
While many people here at Columbia do do finance, it's definitely not the only thing that pays, and a lot of people choose other careers. Plenty of other fields pay well, such as medicine, (big) law, technology, etc. Even within finance IBD and S&T aren't your only options. If you can get into the buy side its actually better for your lifestyle and the pay is just as good. Prop trading is ridiculously lucrative. Some people also choose options such as corporate finance or asset management. There's plenty of opportunity for a business interested person here in NYC, especially as a Columbia grad.
You could also choose to go to grad school for PhDs in quantitative science and become a quant if you're science-y, and general professors get paid plenty as well. Finance is obviously an issue but please look at the future opportunities going to a good school as well .
To be a Quant you pretty much have to have a PhD or a very specialized masters ie MFE.
As for Toronto, it has a good commerce program, but I would say that the best in canada, especially for finance would be Ivey. Their network and connections make Toronto look amateur. For finance, location is very important imo. Picking a school in a city containing one of the world's largest financial centers is an unparalleled advantage.
NYU Stern, Columbia and Baruch College are the choice business schools in New York, Baruch is just ridiculously cheap(Undergrad ~$5000 a semester for international*), probably the best financial value since it is a CUNY but its acceptance rate is hovering around 23-25%. I don't see you having interest in that school as its you're overqualified for it.
On March 30 2012 12:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: Accepted: Brown UChicago Dartmouth Columbia UC Berkeley University of Toronto
I don't know which one to choose. Since I'm Canadian, I have to fork over ~40k for all the American schools, more for Berkeley. But I have some great scholarships for U of T and some connections already, so still contemplating whether I should just stay in Canada.
what are you studying?
Business.
Undergrad business is not that well respected in the US (with the exception of a few schools), I'm not sure about Canada. If 150k is a lot of money for your family, I would recommend UT. I don't think the school you go to makes that big of a difference, and UT is an excellent school that has produced many outstanding graduates.
It really depends on what you want to do. In finance its very useful to go to a "target school", (basically meaning a prestigious college that is sought after by recruiting events), as networks and landing internships would be a lot easier than a school that doesn't get recruited at. Some PhD level graduate school programs also take undergrad school into consideration. Top consulting firms are even more school-prestige oriented than banks. However it is true that in some fields they really don't care.
As for the business major, it really doesn't matter what major you are as long as it's related to what you want to do and your school is good. I think any major can be respectable in its respective field from the top 10 schools.
On March 30 2012 13:26 GloryOfAiur wrote: How hard would it be for me (a southern Californian) to apply to Oxford? Would getting into Stanford or Oxford be less demanding? Sorry if it is somewhat off-topic, but I am just curious.
I applied to (and got into :D) Oxford this year. Admission rates vary of course from college to college and on course but for law it was around 17%. When I went for interviews though there was a tonne of Americans there and I'm pretty certain that they are flexible with arrival and leaving dates for foreigners if you get an interview.
Hello. It came to my attention that most previous years have had threads detailing where individuals got accepted to school. Figured we might as well have a little fun this time around :D
I got admitted to: University of Idaho University of Alabama UCR - Regents UCD UCSB UCSD Cal Poly Pomona San Jose State Northeastern University
Not admitted: UCLA Rice
My major is Computer Science at all of these schools.
Seems like TL has done pretty well! I haven't seen anyone who has gotten into yale yet (though I didn't read through the entire thread), but if anyone has any questions about yale feel free to ask me (current senior).
On a different note, I need to decide between Princeton and Stanford for physics PhD programs. . .
On March 30 2012 13:26 GloryOfAiur wrote: How hard would it be for me (a southern Californian) to apply to Oxford? Would getting into Stanford or Oxford be less demanding? Sorry if it is somewhat off-topic, but I am just curious.
Both are hard. I think applying to Oxford would be harder logistically/administratively. If anyone has questions about Stanford, please feel free to PM me.
On March 30 2012 13:26 GloryOfAiur wrote: How hard would it be for me (a southern Californian) to apply to Oxford? Would getting into Stanford or Oxford be less demanding? Sorry if it is somewhat off-topic, but I am just curious.
I applied to (and got into :D) Oxford this year. Admission rates vary of course from college to college and on course but for law it was around 17%. When I went for interviews though there was a tonne of Americans there and I'm pretty certain that they are flexible with arrival and leaving dates for foreigners if you get an interview.
Glad to see some more Liquidians applying/going!
If anyone here has any questions about Oxford life feel free to PM me.
Accepted: Niagara College - Construction Engineering Technology Niagara College - Civil Engineering Techician Niagara College - Game Development Mohawk College - Architecture Technology Mohawk College - Architecture Technician
Is it wrong that I never applied to most of the colleges that most people are listing? I just assumed that I wouldn't be accepted and that it would be a waste of time/money to go an Ivy League school. I am going to WSU by the way. Double major in English and Business.
Reading all these responses and acceptances makes me feel like shit. Most things in life i've sucked at, but have at least fallen back to "well, my future will probably be good, through my intellect," but uhh, this isn't looking like the case.
On March 30 2012 18:48 Ephemerality wrote: Gonna cost a ton though
Harvey Mudd is so expensive. Did you get the 10k a year scholarship?
Go there if you can.
That school has a liquer license. Your school gives your dorms money to buy kegs, and you throw mad ass parties.
I've never heard of this. Tell me more.
The clairemont colleges, where harvey mudd is, throws mad parties.
The school gives the dorms money to spend on beer so the students don't go out to the bars in clairemont, which there are a few great ones.
I've been to a party there before where there was someone who was too drunk so the school paid for the ambulance to the hospital and for the taxi on the way back the next morning. They take care of you there.
The whole point of college i see people missing is that they are the best 4 years of your life. Care-free as fuck, you can literally do whatever you want. Fuck bitches, get money, drink until you black out. All with almost zero backfire as long as you keep your studies in line.
On March 31 2012 06:54 DuckS wrote: Well, aren't you guys special!
Applied: No where.
Going: Saint Petersburg College. Community!
Reading all these responses and acceptances makes me feel like shit. Most things in life i've sucked at, but have at least fallen back to "well, my future will probably be good, through my intellect," but uhh, this isn't looking like the case.
Fun stuff.
Don't get down man. CC's are cool. It becomes what you make of it. So whatever your dream is of college you fucking make it happen
I'm so scared for college applications, I didn't get my priorities straight until last year, so I feel super far behind. Anyone know someone going to MIT or CalTech that I could talk to?
On March 31 2012 06:54 DuckS wrote: Well, aren't you guys special!
Applied: No where.
Going: Saint Petersburg College. Community!
Reading all these responses and acceptances makes me feel like shit. Most things in life i've sucked at, but have at least fallen back to "well, my future will probably be good, through my intellect," but uhh, this isn't looking like the case.
Fun stuff.
Don't get down man. CC's are cool. It becomes what you make of it. So whatever your dream is of college you fucking make it happen
Agree wholeheartedly. I've studied extensively at both and I'd say calc II at community college was harder (and also instructed more professionally) than higher level stats I took at a 4 year university. In general though, junior college courses were pretty closely comparable. Obv there's the prestige factor, but if you study something remotely legitimate and perform well, you will have 0 trouble transferring.
On March 30 2012 18:48 Ephemerality wrote: Gonna cost a ton though
Harvey Mudd is so expensive. Did you get the 10k a year scholarship?
Go there if you can.
That school has a liquer license. Your school gives your dorms money to buy kegs, and you throw mad ass parties.
I've never heard of this. Tell me more.
The clairemont colleges, where harvey mudd is, throws mad parties.
The school gives the dorms money to spend on beer so the students don't go out to the bars in clairemont, which there are a few great ones.
I've been to a party there before where there was someone who was too drunk so the school paid for the ambulance to the hospital and for the taxi on the way back the next morning. They take care of you there.
The whole point of college i see people missing is that they are the best 4 years of your life. Care-free as fuck, you can literally do whatever you want. Fuck bitches, get money, drink until you black out. All with almost zero backfire as long as you keep your studies in line.
o.O I actually didn't know that... although I don't drink lol. I got some financial aid and I'm applying to a ton of outside scholarships, which will hopefully cover a great deal of the expense. My parents are paying for a lot too
On March 30 2012 11:05 Froadac wrote: Rejected for engineering: Berkeley. Rejected (wtf): USC Rejected: Princeton
I see from your blog that you have a hard time deciding school cuz of price... USC is pretty damn harsh on students in the lower income bracket, well, not even, just anyone who isnt in the top income bracket.
I honestly expected better from TL regulars. Accounting for selection bias, (as topics like these usually turn out to be brag threads) this is not an impressive showing.
Honestly I'm amazed I got in after seeing a bunch of people with perfect ACTs and SATs getting rejected. I'm Hispanic so that's a major boost. Also my interviews and essays were top notch, all interviewers said I was x-college material. I'm probably going to Harvard for class of 2016. :D
Stats:
3.9 UW 33 ACT 2250 SAT Took 11 APs (8 5s, 3 4s) Average EC's for an elite college-bound kid AP Scholar awards, National Merit Semi-Finalist, etc. etc.
Accepted: Yale applied early action and got accepted in December so I didn't apply anywhere else. Been waiting for months for this brag thread
I'm probably going to Harvard for class of 2016. :D
That's super lame. Are you at least going to bulldog days for Yale?
EDIT: tried to make it so that my quote would actually quote the guy who said it, but I have no idea how to do that. Ivy league problem solving right here
Getting your applications in on time is so important. My top pick school didn't get my application on time because of my schools retarded guidance councelors. But alas, I'm glad with my current school.
I'm also wondering, how much emphasis do you put into a schools academic credentials? Looking back, I'm so glad I went to my current school instead of my top pick. That school was only better by a slight margin, except everyone in my state who's a tool goes there.
On March 30 2012 11:05 Froadac wrote: Rejected for engineering: Berkeley. Rejected (wtf): USC Rejected: Princeton
I see from your blog that you have a hard time deciding school cuz of price... USC is pretty damn harsh on students in the lower income bracket, well, not even, just anyone who isnt in the top income bracket.
lolwat, maybe for international students who are required to be full-pay (exception is merit scholarship, of course) but not for domestic students. i will admit that i'm a complete homer, but it's a fact that USC has one of the best needblind finaid programs out there. my EFC was effectively zero for all 4 years and they gave me over 40k in grants every year, and i know i am not a rare case.
Because I'm switching major too I feel the need to come here and watch the long list of people accepted into College dreaming my applications will go through too. Of course, I already have a Bachelor and I should have a Master if I wasn't such a massive screw-up so it's not exactly the same. And even though I know my admission process is nothing like the US ones, I need friends so I am !
So I feel I got lucky with my Apps, only got denied (It was not an explicit denial but my school forgot to send my 4 year transcript).
Accepted: RIT Cornell Penn State Collage of Technology Champlain UNH
'Denied'- RPI
I am going to be going to RIT or Champlain because of their Co-op/internship system which is pretty awesome if you are in a hands on field like Computer Science. Also; I never planned on going to Cornell, I wanted to see if I could get in based on my essay mostly revolving around how my Father, Mother and eldest brother all graduated from Cornell.
This thread reminds me just how insane the American university system is. The university where I just finished my Masters is 43rd in the world in my area, and the Masters tuition was $6,000 total, which is around US$4,900.
Admitted: The Ohio state University The Penn State University and The University of Cincinnati
Rejected: N/A
My major is aerospace engineering, if it weren't for damn out of state fees my first choice would be Penn State but I guess Im gonna settle for Ohio State which isn't bad because MLG Columbus' are right down the street :D
On April 01 2012 05:17 Avtonikov wrote: Anyone else thinking about going to Muir College in UCSD? Got a couple friends interested in Revelle but nobody in Muir.
Go to muir. It's infinitely easier to graduate on time.
Applied to: Western Michigan University Accepted to: Western Michigan University Going to: Western Michigan University Hey, at least I got a 100% target ratio right? :D Btw, do people ever make gaming frats? I think colleges should start making them, particularly SC2 Fraternities. Most importantly, SC2 sororities :D Edit: Plan on transferring to University of Michigan, major in physics with a minor in business or law.
Accpeted: McGill U Waterloo (engineering) Queen's McMaster Northwestern (engineering)
Waitlisted: UChicago Cornell Carnegie Mellon
Rejected: MIT Columbia
I am 90% going to McGill, unless one of the schools on my waitlist both accepts me and offers me cash, because the diference between McGill tutuition (for Canadians ) and those schools' tutuition is absurd (Go Canada!).
Going to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for Computer Science, which I am super pumped about because fuck my state. The only thing I'm bummed about is that what you learn in Computer Science doesn't really affect your career, and to be a professional software engineer (programmer), it is necessary to forget much of what is taught in the computer science curriculum. So hopefully it isn't too much like that.
On April 01 2012 05:17 Avtonikov wrote: Anyone else thinking about going to Muir College in UCSD? Got a couple friends interested in Revelle but nobody in Muir.
Go to muir. It's infinitely easier to graduate on time.
Honestly I'm amazed I got in after seeing a bunch of people with perfect ACTs and SATs getting rejected. I'm Hispanic so that's a major boost. Also my interviews and essays were top notch, all interviewers said I was x-college material. I'm probably going to Harvard for class of 2016. :D
Stats:
3.9 UW 33 ACT 2250 SAT Took 11 APs (8 5s, 3 4s) Average EC's for an elite college-bound kid AP Scholar awards, National Merit Semi-Finalist, etc. etc.
Congrats dude you rocking that URM status BRAH!
Had similar stats and classes except 2340 (1590/1600) and got rejected HYP, waitlisted S. Go figure woo.
On March 29 2012 13:26 CAPSLOCKLOL wrote: Accepted: Arizona State University Cal Poly Tech University of Central Florida Florida State University Georgia Tech (woo!)
Wait listed: Purdue (can't really say I'm surprised, transcripts didn't arrive until March 6th, and they didn't review the application until a couple weeks later. I'm probably the last app they reviewed LOL)
Pretty happy I wasn't rejected from anywhere. Excited to go out of state (none of the Florida schools appeal to me) and go to a great school for engineering (Georgia Tech).
Congrats on GT! No normal sleep cycle will be had for at least four years, but, y'know, it's all part of the learning experience And what an experience that is.
GT is the best :D What major are you coming in as CAPSLOCK? And you go here fishuu?
I got rejected from Berkeley and UCLA, my two dream schools, with a 2260 and a high GPA and very rigorous courseload. Bitter is a goddamn understatement. So many people who were similarly and significantly less qualified got into either of those schools.
On March 29 2012 13:26 CAPSLOCKLOL wrote: Accepted: Arizona State University Cal Poly Tech University of Central Florida Florida State University Georgia Tech (woo!)
Wait listed: Purdue (can't really say I'm surprised, transcripts didn't arrive until March 6th, and they didn't review the application until a couple weeks later. I'm probably the last app they reviewed LOL)
Pretty happy I wasn't rejected from anywhere. Excited to go out of state (none of the Florida schools appeal to me) and go to a great school for engineering (Georgia Tech).
Congrats on GT! No normal sleep cycle will be had for at least four years, but, y'know, it's all part of the learning experience And what an experience that is.
GT is the best :D What major are you coming in as CAPSLOCK? And you go here fishuu?
Got in as undeclared engineering and I really have no idea which one I want to pick since so many of them seem interesting. Slightly favoring Computer Engineering at the moment though. Do you ever hang out in the GaTech channel on SC2?
well, it's not exactly same as others but I got accepted for georgia tech's grad school (5 year BS/MS program for nuclear engineering) this semester ^.^ So if I can keep my grades up I'm guaranteed admittance to grad school when I graduate.
On April 01 2012 05:40 JrClimbers wrote: ED Harvard, going there in the fall. Good times.
Harvard has no ED...
Early Decision, Early Action, not much of a difference at Harvard... since if you're accepted you're probably going to end up going. (Early Decision means if you get accepted you have to go unless you can't afford it, while Early Action means you apply early but can decide not to. Also, you can generally only apply early to one place.)
I got accepted into the University of Calgary for Geophysics! To be honest I didn't really even apply anywhere else lol. I was going to apply at Mount Royal (Another University in Calgary) as a back up as well as Waterloo just to see if I would get in but I ended up getting accepted almost right away to U of C which is really where I want to go. Anyone going to University of BC or University of Victoria? I can't remember which but one of them's got a really really nice campus right on the ocean. Would be nice to go to school in a place like that *edit* after reading some of these posts I'm surprised at how many people are saying Harvard and all those crazy schools. I can't tell if people are lying or if the only people who posted are those who want to show off
On April 01 2012 05:40 JrClimbers wrote: ED Harvard, going there in the fall. Good times.
Harvard has no ED...
Early Decision, Early Action, not much of a difference at Harvard... since if you're accepted you're probably going to end up going. (Early Decision means if you get accepted you have to go unless you can't afford it, while Early Action means you apply early but can decide not to. Also, you can generally only apply early to one place.)
I know, I just find it unbelievable that someone admitted and attending there would call it ED instead of Restrictive Early Action or at least Early Action.
Applied (computer eng major / science minor except U. Penn): UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles Cornell Princeton U. Penn Stanford Harvard MIT
Accepted- Both UCs Cornell U. Penn MIT
Rejected- Princeton
Waitlisted (guess I'm still a bit "typical" for an Asian... Could care less at this point when MIT accepted)- Stanford Harvard
4.1 GPA, 2310 SAT, 35 ACT, 12 APs never scored less than 4s which were few, and the rest are 5s. Asian. Deviated from super typical Asian activities like piano and martial arts and worked on my typing speed (144 WPM peak so far) instead, and increase breadth of programming languages (learned Google API recently). Chess nerd on free time.
Berkeley or MIT - Still have 2 months to reply with decision. I'm leaning towards Berkeley for convenience, and MIT for a bigger challenge (but Cal is among the top engineering schools too so can't complain at all).
hey guys, congrats on all the acceptances! current Berkeley student here, feel free to shoot me any questions and let me tell you why SIR'ing to Cal was the best decision of my life
What is the average cost for five year university / polytechnical studies in the US? Just curious.
In Sweden we apply for universities this period (until 16th of April) and then get denied/accepted (?) in the summer. I guess we have different months as semesters.
However I'm gonna go either for electrical engineering or biomedical engineering at LTH or KTH here in Sweden.
On April 01 2012 05:17 Avtonikov wrote: Anyone else thinking about going to Muir College in UCSD? Got a couple friends interested in Revelle but nobody in Muir.
2nd year Muir Student here. People complain about not picking Muir all the time. Go to Muir.
In that case I'm glad I chose Muir as my first choice. My poor friends who chose Revelle seem like they're going to have a tough time, or at least tough*er*.
On April 01 2012 15:57 newvsoldschool wrote: Applied (computer eng major / science minor except U. Penn): UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles Cornell Princeton U. Penn Stanford Harvard MIT
Accepted- Both UCs Cornell U. Penn MIT
Rejected- Princeton
Waitlisted (guess I'm still a bit "typical" for an Asian... Could care less at this point when MIT accepted)- Stanford Harvard
4.1 GPA, 2310 SAT, 35 ACT, 12 APs never scored less than 4s which were few, and the rest are 5s. Asian. Deviated from super typical Asian activities like piano and martial arts and worked on my typing speed (144 WPM peak so far) instead, and increase breadth of programming languages (learned Google API recently). Chess nerd on free time.
Berkeley or MIT - Still have 2 months to reply with decision. I'm leaning towards Berkeley for convenience, and MIT for a bigger challenge (but Cal is among the top engineering schools too so can't complain at all).
wait are you allowed to write 144 WPM on your resume? I have 160 peak 100% accuracy...
There's a space for other accomplishments on the common app, learn to use it.
Hmm, maybe I could have put down I type at like ~120wpm with 4 fingers (I only use index and pinkies). Wonder if having high APM would count as a skill...
I heave heard some pretty bad stories about Berkeley for undergrad because of the budget cuts to the UC system. I have a cousin who goes there, and she's fine (then again, she's insanely smart and I don't know why she chose Berkeley over Julliard). On the other hand, I have a couple friends who are having serious trouble getting the classes they need to graduate, and might need to end up taking an extra year because all the classes are super-packed. That's part of why I didn't choose Berkeley (that, and out-of-state tuition being a complete bitch).
Accepted: Ohio State University University of Michigan Carnegie Mellon University Johns Hopkins University (but rejected from biomedical engineering) UC Berkeley University of Pennsylvania
Waitlisted: University of Chicago Case Western Reserve University
Rejected: Cornell Princeton Stanford MIT Caltech
Major: Applied in Engineering (biomed or bio depending)
Pretty much leaning towards UPenn. The only other school I'm kinda considering is UC Berkeley, but even if I get the Leadership Award scholarship, tuition there will be expensive, and I don't see a reason to prefer Berkeley over UPenn either.
On April 02 2012 05:40 micmiles wrote: Major: Engineering
On April 01 2012 15:57 newvsoldschool wrote: Berkeley or MIT - Still have 2 months to reply with decision. I'm leaning towards Berkeley for convenience, and MIT for a bigger challenge (but Cal is among the top engineering schools too so can't complain at all).
On April 01 2012 15:57 newvsoldschool wrote: Applied (computer eng major / science minor except U. Penn): UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles Cornell Princeton U. Penn Stanford Harvard MIT
Accepted- Both UCs Cornell U. Penn MIT
Rejected- Princeton
Waitlisted (guess I'm still a bit "typical" for an Asian... Could care less at this point when MIT accepted)- Stanford Harvard
4.1 GPA, 2310 SAT, 35 ACT, 12 APs never scored less than 4s which were few, and the rest are 5s. Asian. Deviated from super typical Asian activities like piano and martial arts and worked on my typing speed (144 WPM peak so far) instead, and increase breadth of programming languages (learned Google API recently). Chess nerd on free time.
Berkeley or MIT - Still have 2 months to reply with decision. I'm leaning towards Berkeley for convenience, and MIT for a bigger challenge (but Cal is among the top engineering schools too so can't complain at all).
wait are you allowed to write 144 WPM on your resume? I have 160 peak 100% accuracy...
There's a space for other accomplishments on the common app, learn to use it.
Hmm, maybe I could have put down I type at like ~120wpm with 4 fingers (I only use index and pinkies). Wonder if having high APM would count as a skill...
I heave heard some pretty bad stories about Berkeley for undergrad because of the budget cuts to the UC system. I have a cousin who goes there, and she's fine (then again, she's insanely smart and I don't know why she chose Berkeley over Julliard). On the other hand, I have a couple friends who are having serious trouble getting the classes they need to graduate, and might need to end up taking an extra year because all the classes are super-packed. That's part of why I didn't choose Berkeley (that, and out-of-state tuition being a complete bitch).
Did you not apply to Caltech?
And I can type 110 wpm just by slapping my penis on the keyboard.
On April 01 2012 15:57 newvsoldschool wrote: Applied (computer eng major / science minor except U. Penn): UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles Cornell Princeton U. Penn Stanford Harvard MIT
Accepted- Both UCs Cornell U. Penn MIT
Rejected- Princeton
Waitlisted (guess I'm still a bit "typical" for an Asian... Could care less at this point when MIT accepted)- Stanford Harvard
4.1 GPA, 2310 SAT, 35 ACT, 12 APs never scored less than 4s which were few, and the rest are 5s. Asian. Deviated from super typical Asian activities like piano and martial arts and worked on my typing speed (144 WPM peak so far) instead, and increase breadth of programming languages (learned Google API recently). Chess nerd on free time.
Berkeley or MIT - Still have 2 months to reply with decision. I'm leaning towards Berkeley for convenience, and MIT for a bigger challenge (but Cal is among the top engineering schools too so can't complain at all).
wait are you allowed to write 144 WPM on your resume? I have 160 peak 100% accuracy...
There's a space for other accomplishments on the common app, learn to use it.
Hmm, maybe I could have put down I type at like ~120wpm with 4 fingers (I only use index and pinkies). Wonder if having high APM would count as a skill...
I heave heard some pretty bad stories about Berkeley for undergrad because of the budget cuts to the UC system. I have a cousin who goes there, and she's fine (then again, she's insanely smart and I don't know why she chose Berkeley over Julliard). On the other hand, I have a couple friends who are having serious trouble getting the classes they need to graduate, and might need to end up taking an extra year because all the classes are super-packed. That's part of why I didn't choose Berkeley (that, and out-of-state tuition being a complete bitch).
Did you not apply to Caltech?
Yes, well for an aspiring engineering student then 144 WPM is not so impressive, since there are few who can type 170, although I'm not sure if we're talking about the same test here. The WPM test I take has punctuation, numbers, indents, etc. just like writing an essay, not simply typing words.
On the field of computers, from what I've seen somewhere around 90-100 WPM is basically a requirement for the [programming] jobs that you'll apply to afterwards. A 9-5 Monday-Friday average office job requires 40 WPM.
Anyway, thank you for that tidbit of "crowded classes" dilemma. I need to confirm this with the school. That doesn't sound too good. I'm a Bay Area native BTW so I was psyched when I was accepted at Cal. Now I'm hoping to hear back from Stanford, or it's probably the east coast for me.
On April 01 2012 15:57 newvsoldschool wrote: Applied (computer eng major / science minor except U. Penn): UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles Cornell Princeton U. Penn Stanford Harvard MIT
Accepted- Both UCs Cornell U. Penn MIT
Rejected- Princeton
Waitlisted (guess I'm still a bit "typical" for an Asian... Could care less at this point when MIT accepted)- Stanford Harvard
4.1 GPA, 2310 SAT, 35 ACT, 12 APs never scored less than 4s which were few, and the rest are 5s. Asian. Deviated from super typical Asian activities like piano and martial arts and worked on my typing speed (144 WPM peak so far) instead, and increase breadth of programming languages (learned Google API recently). Chess nerd on free time.
Berkeley or MIT - Still have 2 months to reply with decision. I'm leaning towards Berkeley for convenience, and MIT for a bigger challenge (but Cal is among the top engineering schools too so can't complain at all).
wait are you allowed to write 144 WPM on your resume? I have 160 peak 100% accuracy...
There's a space for other accomplishments on the common app, learn to use it.
Hmm, maybe I could have put down I type at like ~120wpm with 4 fingers (I only use index and pinkies). Wonder if having high APM would count as a skill...
I heave heard some pretty bad stories about Berkeley for undergrad because of the budget cuts to the UC system. I have a cousin who goes there, and she's fine (then again, she's insanely smart and I don't know why she chose Berkeley over Julliard). On the other hand, I have a couple friends who are having serious trouble getting the classes they need to graduate, and might need to end up taking an extra year because all the classes are super-packed. That's part of why I didn't choose Berkeley (that, and out-of-state tuition being a complete bitch).
Did you not apply to Caltech?
Yes, well for an aspiring engineering student then 144 WPM is not so impressive, since there are few who can type 170, although I'm not sure if we're talking about the same test here. The WPM test I take has punctuation, numbers, indents, etc. just like writing an essay, not simply typing words.
In the field of computers it's basically a prerequisite and for many programming jobs that you'll apply to afterwards.
Anyway, thank you for that tidbit of "crowded classes" dilemma. I need to confirm this with the school. That doesn't sound too good. I'm a Bay Area native BTW so I was psyched when I was accepted at Cal. Now I'm hoping to hear back from Stanford, or it's probably the east coast for me.
Ooh, didn't know that typing fast was a good skill to have for engineers (thumbs if you get the reference), though I guess it makes sense if you're CS or something.
You should probably ask friends and current students about the situation at Cal-- my pals may have been exaggerating, because they were a bit silly and left some silly humanities reqs for late. I also heard they accept more out-of-state kids now because they pay more tuition. I don't mean to besmirch the good name of UC Berkeley unfairly (I lived in Albany for a year which is basically next to it and would have definitely gone had I still been in-state), but yeah, I heard that they're hurting from the budget cuts.
On April 01 2012 15:57 newvsoldschool wrote: Applied (computer eng major / science minor except U. Penn): UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles Cornell Princeton U. Penn Stanford Harvard MIT
Accepted- Both UCs Cornell U. Penn MIT
Rejected- Princeton
Waitlisted (guess I'm still a bit "typical" for an Asian... Could care less at this point when MIT accepted)- Stanford Harvard
4.1 GPA, 2310 SAT, 35 ACT, 12 APs never scored less than 4s which were few, and the rest are 5s. Asian. Deviated from super typical Asian activities like piano and martial arts and worked on my typing speed (144 WPM peak so far) instead, and increase breadth of programming languages (learned Google API recently). Chess nerd on free time.
Berkeley or MIT - Still have 2 months to reply with decision. I'm leaning towards Berkeley for convenience, and MIT for a bigger challenge (but Cal is among the top engineering schools too so can't complain at all).
wait are you allowed to write 144 WPM on your resume? I have 160 peak 100% accuracy...
There's a space for other accomplishments on the common app, learn to use it.
Hmm, maybe I could have put down I type at like ~120wpm with 4 fingers (I only use index and pinkies). Wonder if having high APM would count as a skill...
I heave heard some pretty bad stories about Berkeley for undergrad because of the budget cuts to the UC system. I have a cousin who goes there, and she's fine (then again, she's insanely smart and I don't know why she chose Berkeley over Julliard). On the other hand, I have a couple friends who are having serious trouble getting the classes they need to graduate, and might need to end up taking an extra year because all the classes are super-packed. That's part of why I didn't choose Berkeley (that, and out-of-state tuition being a complete bitch).
Did you not apply to Caltech?
Yes, well for an aspiring engineering student then 144 WPM is not so impressive, since there are few who can type 170, although I'm not sure if we're talking about the same test here. The WPM test I take has punctuation, numbers, indents, etc. just like writing an essay, not simply typing words.
In the field of computers it's basically a prerequisite and for many programming jobs that you'll apply to afterwards.
Anyway, thank you for that tidbit of "crowded classes" dilemma. I need to confirm this with the school. That doesn't sound too good. I'm a Bay Area native BTW so I was psyched when I was accepted at Cal. Now I'm hoping to hear back from Stanford, or it's probably the east coast for me.
Ooh, didn't know that typing fast was a good skill to have for engineers (thumbs if you get the reference), though I guess it makes sense if you're CS or something.
You should probably ask friends and current students about the situation at Cal-- my pals may have been exaggerating, because they were a bit silly and left some silly humanities reqs for late. I also heard they accept more out-of-state kids now because they pay more tuition. I don't mean to besmirch the good name of UC Berkeley unfairly (I lived in Albany for a year which is basically next to it and would have definitely gone had I still been in-state), but yeah, I heard that they're hurting from the budget cuts.
Yes - budget cuts most definitely make sense. U.C. Berkeley is a public school - but generally accepted as the best one in that respect. It's a political issue, and you know what the government likes to do with the country's budget instead of spending it to improve people's everyday lives... Since I'm accepted from the school, I'm sure they can answer any kind of question I can throw at them . I'm talking to another user here from Cal and I'll see what he says too.
Are most of you undergrads? Are you going to grad school? Why do you find it so important to get into these really good undergrad programs when it is so damn expensive and going to them does not matter THAT much for your graduate school? (If you aren't going to grad school, or you are getting rides then it makes more sense I guess.)
On April 01 2012 15:28 dedicateddan wrote: Applied to PhD programs in applied physics
Accepted: Caltech <= Will attend, California seems awesome. Berkeley Columbia Cornell
Rejected: Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT
Don't do it. It sucks here.
Caltech undergrad seems pretty stressful, much like my undergrad. How are the graduate programs? It seems to me that without the grade pressure, I could enjoy living and working in Pasadena.
On April 01 2012 15:28 dedicateddan wrote: Applied to PhD programs in applied physics
Accepted: Caltech <= Will attend, California seems awesome. Berkeley Columbia Cornell
Rejected: Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT
Don't do it. It sucks here.
Caltech undergrad seems pretty stressful, much like my undergrad. How are the graduate programs? It seems to me that without the grade pressure, I could enjoy living and working in Pasadena.
all tests are takehome. thats how hard it is there.
Honestly I'm amazed I got in after seeing a bunch of people with perfect ACTs and SATs getting rejected. I'm Hispanic so that's a major boost. Also my interviews and essays were top notch, all interviewers said I was x-college material. I'm probably going to Harvard for class of 2016. :D
Stats:
3.9 UW 33 ACT 2250 SAT Took 11 APs (8 5s, 3 4s) Average EC's for an elite college-bound kid AP Scholar awards, National Merit Semi-Finalist, etc. etc.
Congrats dude you rocking that URM status BRAH!
Had similar stats and classes except 2340 (1590/1600) and got rejected HYP, waitlisted S. Go figure woo.
Thanks bro! And whoa that sucks, you're Hispanic too? I guess they really liked me in my interviews.
On April 02 2012 09:36 PEEFSMASH wrote: Are most of you undergrads? Are you going to grad school? Why do you find it so important to get into these really good undergrad programs when it is so damn expensive and going to them does not matter THAT much for your graduate school? (If you aren't going to grad school, or you are getting rides then it makes more sense I guess.)
A good undergrad program often has opportunities to interact with some of the best researchers in your field, and many have some opportunities to volunteer/get credit/get paid for doing some work in research. That kind of thing is really good for grad school applications.
On April 02 2012 09:36 PEEFSMASH wrote: Are most of you undergrads? Are you going to grad school? Why do you find it so important to get into these really good undergrad programs when it is so damn expensive and going to them does not matter THAT much for your graduate school? (If you aren't going to grad school, or you are getting rides then it makes more sense I guess.)
A good undergrad program often has opportunities to interact with some of the best researchers in your field, and many have some opportunities to volunteer/get credit/get paid for doing some work in research. That kind of thing is really good for grad school applications.
Not to mention, some schools simply don't have the resources you need or even the program you want to study, in which case it makes more sense to go to a school that actually offers your major.
On April 02 2012 09:36 PEEFSMASH wrote: Are most of you undergrads? Are you going to grad school? Why do you find it so important to get into these really good undergrad programs when it is so damn expensive and going to them does not matter THAT much for your graduate school? (If you aren't going to grad school, or you are getting rides then it makes more sense I guess.)
-Edit: Forgot to read the parentheses. I'm an idiot.
On March 29 2012 13:26 CAPSLOCKLOL wrote: Accepted: Arizona State University Cal Poly Tech University of Central Florida Florida State University Georgia Tech (woo!)
Wait listed: Purdue (can't really say I'm surprised, transcripts didn't arrive until March 6th, and they didn't review the application until a couple weeks later. I'm probably the last app they reviewed LOL)
Pretty happy I wasn't rejected from anywhere. Excited to go out of state (none of the Florida schools appeal to me) and go to a great school for engineering (Georgia Tech).
Congrats on GT! No normal sleep cycle will be had for at least four years, but, y'know, it's all part of the learning experience And what an experience that is.
GT is the best :D What major are you coming in as CAPSLOCK? And you go here fishuu?
Whoa, another GT person! For some reason I don't seem to see a lot of peeps from Tech here. Yep, trucking along as a junior here, and yourself?
Don't be this guy. I guess its kind of cute because he thinks he's special.
It's kind of ridiculous he's complaining about it, but it's also absurd to argue that Asians aren't the ones who suffer the most from the affirmative action policy (specifically Asian males). That's just the nature of college admissions though; private universities can use whatever criteria they want, and because class sizes are limited, when they accept one student through affirmative action, they've gotta dump another. Whether or not AA is a good policy is another question altogether, though I will say that at a lot of top universities, it's really difficult to sit down and point to someone who you think definitely doesn't deserve to be there; even those who received a boost from AA are pretty remarkable.
On March 29 2012 13:26 CAPSLOCKLOL wrote: Accepted: Arizona State University Cal Poly Tech University of Central Florida Florida State University Georgia Tech (woo!)
Wait listed: Purdue (can't really say I'm surprised, transcripts didn't arrive until March 6th, and they didn't review the application until a couple weeks later. I'm probably the last app they reviewed LOL)
Pretty happy I wasn't rejected from anywhere. Excited to go out of state (none of the Florida schools appeal to me) and go to a great school for engineering (Georgia Tech).
Congrats on GT! No normal sleep cycle will be had for at least four years, but, y'know, it's all part of the learning experience And what an experience that is.
GT is the best :D What major are you coming in as CAPSLOCK? And you go here fishuu?
Whoa, another GT person! For some reason I don't seem to see a lot of peeps from Tech here. Yep, trucking along as a junior here, and yourself?
On March 29 2012 10:01 Livelovedie wrote: Admitted to: University of Texas at Austin Northeastern University Case Western Reserve University Boston University
Waitlisted: Boston College
Rejected: Washington University in St. Louis Vanderbilt University Emory University
Only a jr but next year ill prob be applying to nwestern, hvard, cornell, middlebury, amherst Uchicago and some others. Have a good resume bar my sat (1940 ugh). Need to get that up and I think I'll have a good chance at getting into some of them. This thread scares me though lol
On April 05 2012 08:27 teknotrance wrote: can anyone pm me some or all of your computer science ebooks. I'm starting com.sci freshman this fall at uncc.
Any idea what the curriculum is at UNCC? I have some e-books that might be useful, but there's no point sending Haskell if you're using Lisp, or C# if you're using Java, or AI if you're focusing on networks.
On April 05 2012 08:48 darthfoley wrote: Only a jr but next year ill prob be applying to nwestern, hvard, cornell, middlebury, amherst Uchicago and some others. Have a good resume bar my sat (1940 ugh). Need to get that up and I think I'll have a good chance at getting into some of them. This thread scares me though lol
You can retake the SAT still can't you? Any idea what went wrong on the day?
On April 05 2012 08:27 teknotrance wrote: can anyone pm me some or all of your computer science ebooks. I'm starting com.sci freshman this fall at uncc.
Any idea what the curriculum is at UNCC? I have some e-books that might be useful, but there's no point sending Haskell if you're using Lisp, or C# if you're using Java, or AI if you're focusing on networks.
On April 05 2012 08:48 darthfoley wrote: Only a jr but next year ill prob be applying to nwestern, hvard, cornell, middlebury, amherst Uchicago and some others. Have a good resume bar my sat (1940 ugh). Need to get that up and I think I'll have a good chance at getting into some of them. This thread scares me though lol
You can retake the SAT still can't you? Any idea what went wrong on the day?
Yea I'm retaking in may. Aiming for 2000+ but 2100 is the goal. I believe I can do it when I see what I did poorly on.
I really just want to see the campus for myself and determine if its worth it to pay 57k a year for the education vs. the University of Washington's in-state tuition. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford it, but I just want to "try before I buy". I'm fully expecting to see that it is easily worth the cost, but I wouldn't feel comfortable confirming until I've at least been there.
can anyone pm me some or all of your computer science ebooks. I'm starting com.sci freshman this fall at uncc.
On April 05 2012 09:03 -_-Quails wrote:
Any idea what the curriculum is at UNCC? I have some e-books that might be useful, but there's no point sending Haskell if you're using Lisp, or C# if you're using Java, or AI if you're focusing on networks.
Don't really have an idea. maybe its a typical com.sci just for a start. It's the electives on the last years of the curriculum the main reason im going uncc than other unc's. I am feeling/weighing out everything. anything can happen after the freshman year. So, if you can, pm me all you've got math or programming except for AI.. as I have nothing even slightest of intention pursuing AI.
On April 05 2012 09:17 MasterKang wrote: Oh god, i hate these threads b/c arrogant elitists always appear
Most of these "arrogant elitists" worked their asses off in order to be accepted. These guys are only a few days into their acceptances, a little bragging over hard work isn't bad.
On April 05 2012 09:17 MasterKang wrote: Oh god, i hate these threads b/c arrogant elitists always appear
Most of these "arrogant elitists" worked their asses off in order to be accepted. These guys are only a few days into their acceptances, a little bragging over hard work isn't bad.
Or you could display the results of your hard work in the most modest way possible instead of coming off as condescending. Ex: "I'm so lucky to have been accepted into (insert ivy league), I really can't believe it!" instead of "Insert every accomplishment/good score ever achieved in life here".
The only difference between a bragger who works hard and one who doesn't is that one of them is showing off about lies. Why can't hard work and modesty be compatible?
Summary: You can be the greatest person to ever live in history, but if you brag about it, you're still an unmodest jerk
On April 05 2012 09:17 MasterKang wrote: Oh god, i hate these threads b/c arrogant elitists always appear
Most of these "arrogant elitists" worked their asses off in order to be accepted. These guys are only a few days into their acceptances, a little bragging over hard work isn't bad.
Or you could display the results of your hard work in the most modest way possible instead of coming off as condescending. Ex: "I'm so lucky to have been accepted into (insert ivy league), I really can't believe it!" instead of "Insert every accomplishment/good score ever achieved in life here".
The only difference between a bragger who works hard and one who doesn't is that one of them is showing off about lies. Why can't hard work and modesty be compatible?
Summary: You can be the greatest person to ever live in history, but if you brag about it, you're still an unmodest jerk
I actually like when people post their credentials so I can compare and have a better basis on what gets accepted. You can list your achievements without it being considered bragging lol. I agree with you regarding some people though
On April 05 2012 09:17 MasterKang wrote: Oh god, i hate these threads b/c arrogant elitists always appear
Most of these "arrogant elitists" worked their asses off in order to be accepted. These guys are only a few days into their acceptances, a little bragging over hard work isn't bad.
Or you could display the results of your hard work in the most modest way possible instead of coming off as condescending. Ex: "I'm so lucky to have been accepted into (insert ivy league), I really can't believe it!" instead of "Insert every accomplishment/good score ever achieved in life here".
The only difference between a bragger who works hard and one who doesn't is that one of them is showing off about lies. Why can't hard work and modesty be compatible?
Summary: You can be the greatest person to ever live in history, but if you brag about it, you're still an unmodest jerk
I actually like when people post their credentials so I can compare and have a better basis on what gets accepted. You can list your achievements without it being considered bragging lol. I agree with you regarding some people though
I guess in some cases posting your credentials can be beneficial to other people. But I highly doubt that the people who posted their entire resume did so because of that reason.
On April 05 2012 09:17 MasterKang wrote: Oh god, i hate these threads b/c arrogant elitists always appear
Most of these "arrogant elitists" worked their asses off in order to be accepted. These guys are only a few days into their acceptances, a little bragging over hard work isn't bad.
Or you could display the results of your hard work in the most modest way possible instead of coming off as condescending. Ex: "I'm so lucky to have been accepted into (insert ivy league), I really can't believe it!" instead of "Insert every accomplishment/good score ever achieved in life here".
The only difference between a bragger who works hard and one who doesn't is that one of them is showing off about lies. Why can't hard work and modesty be compatible?
Summary: You can be the greatest person to ever live in history, but if you brag about it, you're still an unmodest jerk
I actually like when people post their credentials so I can compare and have a better basis on what gets accepted. You can list your achievements without it being considered bragging lol. I agree with you regarding some people though
I guess in some cases posting your credentials can be beneficial to other people. But I highly doubt that the people who posted their entire resume did so because of that reason.
University of Maryland: College Park + Honors College University of Kansas + Honors program University of Oregon + Honors College
Waitlisted:
University of Virginia University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
glhf to everyone waiting on a college to reply!
it seems like a strange financial strategy to apply to a bunch of flagship state schools. why not apply to some private schools in a similar tier to the state schools that admitted you to their honors programs and get some serious merit money?
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
How is this even close?
Depends on what he's interested in. Not to mention, UMich is a v. good research university, and if he's proactive, it doesn't matter which one he goes to, because he'll pretty much have the same opportunities in most fields. (Key word being "proactive.") Not to mention, if he's transferring, you've got to keep in mind that UChicago really doesn't accept much transfer credit; at the most, he'll get out of the math, science, and language parts of the Core (not difficult, you can do that with AP credit even), and he'll get elective credits (again, also accessible through AP credit), but he'll still have to take the big three (HUM, SOSC, and Civ), which easily takes two years to complete if you're rushing and three years for most students. And then he has to fulfill his major requirements, and who knows what credits transfer for that. All in all, there's a reason why a lot of transfers have to stay for the full four years at UChicago. Even for regular students, graduating in three years is pretty uncommon.
Also, UChicago's financial aid ... well, it could be way worse, but it could also be way better given how much tuition fucking costs. They even raised it last year, the fucking bastards, and are raising it again next year.
University of Chicago I would have to stay for four years, which sucks. I have all my calculus sequence done and my first two calc based physics but not much else transferred. I'm looking at Michigan State more now because they have the cyclotron and are building a new facility that's going to be amazing. I'm transferring for a degree in physics., in which I would like a more research based university and I don't believe UofChicago is that big into it.
But all in all it's soo expensive to go to Chicago + live there and I currently am done with my first 2 years with no student debts... and want to keep that very low but I have until early May to decide so we will see.
It's great seeing how many people got accepted to so many great places on this thread it's encouraging knowing I'm not the only one that sacrificed to get good grades and such. Either that or I have to work harder because you guys are super smart.
University of Maryland: College Park + Honors College University of Kansas + Honors program University of Oregon + Honors College
Waitlisted:
University of Virginia University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
glhf to everyone waiting on a college to reply!
it seems like a strange financial strategy to apply to a bunch of flagship state schools. why not apply to some private schools in a similar tier to the state schools that admitted you to their honors programs and get some serious merit money?
I live in Kansas, so KU was a fallback. But as for applying to private colleges, that actually costs considerably more than the out of state tuition for the other flagship schools I applied to. I have family ties to all of those schools but Oregon, so these weren't random.
University of Maryland: College Park + Honors College University of Kansas + Honors program University of Oregon + Honors College
Waitlisted:
University of Virginia University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
glhf to everyone waiting on a college to reply!
it seems like a strange financial strategy to apply to a bunch of flagship state schools. why not apply to some private schools in a similar tier to the state schools that admitted you to their honors programs and get some serious merit money?
I live in Kansas, so KU was a fallback. But as for applying to private colleges, that actually costs considerably more than the out of state tuition for the other flagship schools I applied to. I have family ties to all of those schools but Oregon, so these weren't random.
private schools cost more on paper but if you are admitted to a reasonably high ranking private with a decent endowment, most will make it affordable enough via grants and scholarships that the price will be comparable to attending a public univ.
i chose to attend USC (private school) for undergrad over my in-state public, the University of Washington, in part because the cost came out to only about 2k more per year for USC.
the reason why i am telling you (and any other prospective high school student) is that i worked as a college counselor at a private tutoring center for about a year and almost every student and parent had the misconception that private schools were only for rich kids, and that state schools were all affordable. i don't know how many times i had to explain to them how that is mostly only true for in-state public schools, and that in most cases private schools are more affordable or at least comparable to OOS publics.
University of Maryland: College Park + Honors College University of Kansas + Honors program University of Oregon + Honors College
Waitlisted:
University of Virginia University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
glhf to everyone waiting on a college to reply!
it seems like a strange financial strategy to apply to a bunch of flagship state schools. why not apply to some private schools in a similar tier to the state schools that admitted you to their honors programs and get some serious merit money?
I live in Kansas, so KU was a fallback. But as for applying to private colleges, that actually costs considerably more than the out of state tuition for the other flagship schools I applied to. I have family ties to all of those schools but Oregon, so these weren't random.
private schools cost more on paper but if you are admitted to a reasonably high ranking private with a decent endowment, most will make it affordable enough via grants and scholarships that the price will be comparable to attending a public univ.
Yea, for exanple williams averages 45k financial aid grant/loan/scholorship per student. If youte good enough to get in they'll help you out.
i chose to attend USC (private school) for undergrad over my in-state public, the University of Washington, in part because the cost came out to only about 2k more per year for USC.
the reason why i am telling you (and any other prospective high school student) is that i worked as a college counselor at a private tutoring center for about a year and almost every student and parent had the misconception that private schools were only for rich kids, and that state schools were all affordable. i don't know how many times i had to explain to them how that is mostly only true for in-state public schools, and that in most cases private schools are more affordable or at least comparable to OOS publics.
University of Maryland: College Park + Honors College University of Kansas + Honors program University of Oregon + Honors College
Waitlisted:
University of Virginia University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
glhf to everyone waiting on a college to reply!
it seems like a strange financial strategy to apply to a bunch of flagship state schools. why not apply to some private schools in a similar tier to the state schools that admitted you to their honors programs and get some serious merit money?
I live in Kansas, so KU was a fallback. But as for applying to private colleges, that actually costs considerably more than the out of state tuition for the other flagship schools I applied to. I have family ties to all of those schools but Oregon, so these weren't random.
private schools cost more on paper but if you are admitted to a reasonably high ranking private with a decent endowment, most will make it affordable enough via grants and scholarships that the price will be comparable to attending a public univ.
Yea, for exanple williams averages 45k financial aid grant/loan/scholorship per student. If youte good enough to get in they'll help you out.
i chose to attend USC (private school) for undergrad over my in-state public, the University of Washington, in part because the cost came out to only about 2k more per year for USC.
the reason why i am telling you (and any other prospective high school student) is that i worked as a college counselor at a private tutoring center for about a year and almost every student and parent had the misconception that private schools were only for rich kids, and that state schools were all affordable. i don't know how many times i had to explain to them how that is mostly only true for in-state public schools, and that in most cases private schools are more affordable or at least comparable to OOS publics.
Well, financial aid is a bit weird. Some people get it, some people don't, though I suspect there's a lot of tax and form fudging involved. I know people (2 doctor parents) who get like 30K aid, while I (one research dad) get diddly squat.
Elite universities (like top 10) usually don't give out merit aid, on account that even a lot of the rejections were insanely qualified. However, if you go a bit lower (as you mentioned USC, Wash U, Emory), you can find a lot of really good universities with scholarship programs-- either just merit from your app, or with a separate application. I know USC throws money at kids, Wash U has crazy good financial aid, and Emory has a scholars program (which is why I'm here). It won't be Arizona State Barett Honors where they'll give you full ride, a stipend AND an iPad, but you can probably get your costs under 20K a year.
Don't forget, going to a state school without residency is expensive as heck too-- the UC's are 50K out-of-state.
On April 05 2012 13:35 Froadac wrote: Going to UCSD/UC Davis this weekend on their respective admitted student days to make a decision. UCSB still possible but not likely.
On April 05 2012 13:35 Froadac wrote: Going to UCSD/UC Davis this weekend on their respective admitted student days to make a decision. UCSB still possible but not likely.
On April 05 2012 13:35 Froadac wrote: Going to UCSD/UC Davis this weekend on their respective admitted student days to make a decision. UCSB still possible but not likely.
Anybody else going?
Going down to UCSD for Triton Day!
Didn't get to go, how was it?
Lots of people, lots of walking. It was pretty festive overall. The students here have a very positive and friendly vibe. If it wasn't for the fact that we are just coming into spring in Cali, the trees would have been really green. It's a nice looking campus.
The information sessions themselves weren't very detailed, but that's to be expected. The actual sessions on what specific majors were like also felt vague at times, as if they were holding back on information, but that might have been because I just went to communications, which isn't one of their stronger points. Eyeballing the crowds there, most of them were bio students.
The dorms at Revelle are quite nice. dunno about the rest of them.
Got accepted to(and will be attending) the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston I also got accepted into the Honors College there, so that will make things more interesting. I'll be majoring in Vocal Music Education(might double major in ed and performance, not sure yet).
On April 10 2012 13:49 IMoperator wrote: also, how the fuck does everyone what they want to major in already? I have no fucking clue what I want to do.
Well, I don't really know and I know a lot of my friends don't really know. They just are kind of going with what they are most interested at the moment.
I heard the average college student switches majors 7 times. Take that with a grain of salt.
UC Davis UCSD UCLA UC Berkeley Washington Arizona Arizona State
Rejected:
USC
Went to Triton Day at UCSD, and I gotta say, the campus is pretty cool. I got into Muir, and ocean view dorms are legit as hell. Plus the weather is nice
Probably going for a computer science major wherever I end up going.
On April 10 2012 13:49 IMoperator wrote: also, how the fuck does everyone what they want to major in already? I have no fucking clue what I want to do.
Some people have already found their passion by this point. When I met one of my current flatmates at 16, she already knew she wanted to work in astrophysics. Now she's on track for a PhD.
Most people already have an idea what they're goood at and what subject they most enjoy. For some, the field of subjects they like is broad enough for them to pursue a large number of different majors. For others, there might be only one major at a given school they have any interest in. Of course, some who are sure now will change their minds later too.
On April 10 2012 13:49 IMoperator wrote: also, how the fuck does everyone what they want to major in already? I have no fucking clue what I want to do.
Because if you don't then stuff starts getting ruled out quickly in college. For stuff like pre-med you will have to start working on connections to get volunteer hours, plan on trying to get a position researching, etc. otherwise you won't be competitive for med school. Hell they even have very competitive programs where you get get guaranteed admission into med school straight out of high school.That's just one example though. As the world gets more and more competitive, people have to start getting an idea and working towards that to be able to attain their goal.
On April 10 2012 13:34 IMoperator wrote: I got accepted and will be attending CSU in Fort Collins. Is there a good SC scene up there? Maybe some TL users attending as well? Congrats everyone!
I dunno about CSU but if you're willing to come up to cu in boulder we have a bustling scene, same with uccs
Accepted: Harvard Stanford Caltech UChicago Vanderbilt Hendrix College
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: N/A
Visiting Caltech tomorrow, trying to visit Harvard later this month; I'll probably end up at one of them. Anyone else thinking about going to Harvard or Caltech?
On April 10 2012 13:49 IMoperator wrote: also, how the fuck does everyone what they want to major in already? I have no fucking clue what I want to do.
don't worry about it. most people don't actually know what they want but think they do (also, TL is not a good place to get an accurate sample of the average student in the first place) and a lot of people change majors within their first year. Some don't even decide until 2nd or 3rd year and while that may not be ideal, it's fine if it leads you to doing what you really want.
On April 06 2012 05:35 Blasterion wrote: Accepted CUNY Hunter College SUNY Stonybrook University St. Johns University
On April 12 2012 06:29 esorey wrote: Accepted: Harvard Stanford Caltech UChicago Vanderbilt Hendrix College
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: N/A
Visiting Caltech tomorrow, trying to visit Harvard later this month; I'll probably end up at one of them. Anyone else thinking about going to Harvard or Caltech?
Would you mind pming or posting your hs stats for my curiosity
On April 12 2012 06:29 esorey wrote: Accepted: Harvard Stanford Caltech UChicago Vanderbilt Hendrix College
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: N/A
Visiting Caltech tomorrow, trying to visit Harvard later this month; I'll probably end up at one of them. Anyone else thinking about going to Harvard or Caltech?
Would you mind pming or posting your hs stats for my curiosity
On April 11 2012 10:05 oranjejuice wrote: Accepted: University of Maryland University of St. Andrews Georgetown School of Foreign Service NYU stern BPE program
Wait List: U chicago
Rejected: Yale Cambridge
idk where to go.
I recommend St. Andrews. I was there last summer, and the town was so pleasant. They didn't have my major, so I didn't apply, but it looked like a great school. Also, you can't argue with an 18 year drinking age and playing golf at the home of golf every week.
I'm probably going to attend UCLA. It's the best school for which I received a Regents Scholarship, plus I visited it and liked it. Also I met someone who apparently knows people there who play SC2, which is always good...
On April 11 2012 10:05 oranjejuice wrote: Accepted: University of Maryland University of St. Andrews Georgetown School of Foreign Service NYU stern BPE program
Wait List: U chicago
Rejected: Yale Cambridge
idk where to go.
I recommend St. Andrews. I was there last summer, and the town was so pleasant. They didn't have my major, so I didn't apply, but it looked like a great school. Also, you can't argue with an 18 year drinking age and playing golf at the home of golf every week.
I have a couple of friends there/ who graduated from there. They all really like/liked it there. Based on the facebook posts/photos, it seems to have a decent social scene for partiers as well as geeks (not sure about gamers, geek friends were science/languages/history geeks).
Plus there's the NHS, so no worries about medical coverage. Also a guaranteed accommodation. Are you in the UK or USA?
On April 16 2012 00:11 GHOSTCLAW wrote: It sounds like i'm going to be going to UCLA for Mechanical Engineering graduate school. Hope to see all of you there ^_^
Going to Texas Tech for a major in Music (Leaning towards Teacher Certification) and a possible second major in Physics and minor in Mathematics, but they don't make it easy to find the requirements for a double major, so I have to email someone about that XD I did enjoy reading that Josealtron is also thinking about Music Ed (I'M NOT ALONE IN THE SCII COMMUNITY! Haha)
Double majoring is usually discussed with your academic advisor (during orientation or once school starts), as requirements and needs vary from person to person, especially in your case with two very different degree tracks. The reason why it's hard to find stuff online is because departments and advisors look at ways to cut requirements of your second major, especially if curriculum overlap. They may not be the degree's required class, but you do the same stuff.
On April 17 2012 14:05 tracLondon wrote: Going to Texas Tech for a major in Music (Leaning towards Teacher Certification) and a possible second major in Physics and minor in Mathematics, but they don't make it easy to find the requirements for a double major, so I have to email someone about that XD I did enjoy reading that Josealtron is also thinking about Music Ed (I'M NOT ALONE IN THE SCII COMMUNITY! Haha)
Good luck. If the requirements for Music and Science majors in you university are anything like mine you are going to need to work extraordinarily hard. If you keep your extra-curriculars in check and love the work you're doing you'll survive fine.
Second year at the University of Chicago here. College apps seems so long ago, although I'll be going through it soon for PhD programs .
I wouldn't worry too much about matching your "major" to your school. It's nice to have an idea, but more people than you think change ideas midway through college. Even finance/compsci tracks which tend to be a little more set in stone. Also, I know this is a truism, but you will most likely be happy no matter where you end up going. I had a couple of tough choices, and a few disappointments, but ultimately, I love my school, and life is great.
Also, no matter how badly you do in high school, college is always a fresh start
..that all being said, UChicago has a badass Starcraft team. And that clearly should be your only consideration when applying/choosing!
Accepted: University of Texas at Austin < = Going to this one University of Texas at Dallas Baylor University University of Houston - Main Campus Texas A&M University at College Station Drexel University
Rejected: Colorado School of Mines
Waiting: Yale
I was deciding hard between UT and A&M but UT ended up giving me a much better offer. Will be double majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering!
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote: Accepted for Transfer :
Choosing Between: University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Chicago
How is this even close?
Depends on what he's interested in. Not to mention, UMich is a v. good research university, and if he's proactive, it doesn't matter which one he goes to, because he'll pretty much have the same opportunities in most fields. (Key word being "proactive.") Not to mention, if he's transferring, you've got to keep in mind that UChicago really doesn't accept much transfer credit; at the most, he'll get out of the math, science, and language parts of the Core (not difficult, you can do that with AP credit even), and he'll get elective credits (again, also accessible through AP credit), but he'll still have to take the big three (HUM, SOSC, and Civ), which easily takes two years to complete if you're rushing and three years for most students. And then he has to fulfill his major requirements, and who knows what credits transfer for that. All in all, there's a reason why a lot of transfers have to stay for the full four years at UChicago. Even for regular students, graduating in three years is pretty uncommon.
Also, UChicago's financial aid ... well, it could be way worse, but it could also be way better given how much tuition fucking costs. They even raised it last year, the fucking bastards, and are raising it again next year.
University of Chicago I would have to stay for four years, which sucks. I have all my calculus sequence done and my first two calc based physics but not much else transferred. I'm looking at Michigan State more now because they have the cyclotron and are building a new facility that's going to be amazing. I'm transferring for a degree in physics., in which I would like a more research based university and I don't believe UofChicago is that big into it.
But all in all it's soo expensive to go to Chicago + live there and I currently am done with my first 2 years with no student debts... and want to keep that very low but I have until early May to decide so we will see.
It's great seeing how many people got accepted to so many great places on this thread it's encouraging knowing I'm not the only one that sacrificed to get good grades and such. Either that or I have to work harder because you guys are super smart.
Yeah I work at the cyclotron its a really great place the people are super
On May 15 2012 15:17 sharky246 wrote: how come alot of you guys don't apply for harvard,yale or stanford?
I personally didn't apply because A) I'm a west coast resident and I cannot stand East Coast Weather. B) Didn't think I could make it. C) I didn't want to leave California. D) In the case of Standford, I wasn't interested because of my major choice.
I think a lot of my friends did not apply there for the same reasons. But you know, different people have different reasons.
Did I also mention that each application costs quite a bit?
On May 15 2012 16:11 IMoperator wrote: How'd you guys apply for so many schools? Did you not have to pay a fee each time? I (well, my parents) had to pay $50 for each application I sent.
Yeah you do pay a fee. It's relatively small though.
On May 15 2012 15:17 sharky246 wrote: how come alot of you guys don't apply for harvard,yale or stanford?
I was going to apply to Stanford if I didn't get in ED to UPenn. Harvard/Yale didn't have programs that I was interested in so I didn't consider applying.
On March 30 2012 13:25 LoneSpartan wrote: I know this isn't really a thread to ask, but I want to know some colleges with really good pharmacy programs.
Also, I live in Illinois
come to st.louis college of pharmacy! partly cuz im here.
I just got an email from a Vassar admissions officer telling me that I've been chosen from the waitlist! :D Looks like I'll be going to Vassar for the next four years ^^
Fordham - Columbia Engineering Program and Gabelli School of Business Drexel Penn State Engineering Clemson Engineering Denison Northeastern
Rejected/Waitlist - Nada
I'll be attending the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham next year after switching from their engineering program (too expensive for 5 years ) If anyone else is going to fordham, feel free to PM me!!
EPT
![[image loading]](http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s320x320/525514_10150650562356705_727701704_9377010_725251237_n.jpg)
