<p>Oh thanks, I was wondering whether you mail it in cash or something else. I guess it's safe to put cash in the mail? Sorry if that's a weird question.</p>
<p>Yeah, i'm sure you can put cash in the mail.</p>
<p>quaskx, don't mail cash--never a good idea. Check with your bank. The bank can issue a money order or international check. You might also be able to wire the money. You could also e-mail the admissions office and ask if they have a preferred method to receive payments from international students. They've done this before.:)</p>
<p>ahh, thanks. Yea best to ask them myself I guess.</p>
<p>Absolutely do NOT put cash in the mail!!</p>
<p>quaskx, yes, talk to Carleton. They can tell you what forms of payment are acceptable to them. Then you can talk to your bank--or A bank--and arrange to pay. If you've decided on Carleton, you may want to go ahead and look into opening up an account with a bank in Northfield. With today's electronic banking, that might be an option too.</p>
<p>limner, UWC is United World College. Google it for more information. Basically, it is an international school (high school level) that has several campuses around the world. Sounds quite interesting.</p>
<p>Thanks, ffscout. It does sound interesting.</p>
<p>The facebook group is: <a href="http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2224233009%5B/url%5D">http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2224233009</a></p>
<p>I only get financial aid this year because my family has two kids in school now, but my sister is graduating next year so there will be a year where I'm the only one in school before my younger brother goes to college. Will I lose all my aid during that year? If anyone knows, it would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Just a note to wait-listers. My D had very differing and interesting acceptances and wait-lists: WL at Carleton and Scripps (?!); rejected at Bowdoin and Haverford; Accepted at Whitman, Kenyon, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke and Middlebury (and St. Olaf and U Redlands). Quite a mixture, 'eh? (Canadian expression). The WL at Carleton was great, knowing the small percentage who get in. BUT - her peer up here, applied to Carleton (as well as Grinnell, NW, U Mich) because they "sounded good", never visited nor follow up calls, disappointing counselor rec, and has no strong interest in attending in the States!!!! I would assume that Grinell and Carleton (which both accepted him) do not know this. I feel badly for the admissions committee who put so much consideration into his acceptance. My D is student body pres, yearbook editor last year, provincial cross-country, lead in school and community theatre for 4 years, French Immersion, summer study at NYU, Interlochen, and Carnegie-Mellon, plus outstanding recs, visited, follow up letters and phone calls, etc. We figure he got in because he is a "he" and half Japanese. He is also strong in math and science. My D had average SAT's. It's such a lottery. We are thrilled (and surprised) with Middlebury and feel very special that she is thought to be an asset to their community. One can never tell how the class profile is looking and what personalities they are putting together. Plus, given another month and a few different admission counselors and maybe the results would be entirely different. Wish her luck on choosing between her great choices!</p>
<p>Whoops also forgot to mention that D's friend has no extra-curr's except for golf which he stopped playing last year. Must have had a great essay (I understand it was about golf....). He's a great kid, but we feel odd about his acceptance at Grinnell and Carleton with no great interest in them or outside interests.</p>
<p>I think it's high time people stop using Scripps as a safety school. It's not the same place in terms of selectivity that it was even just a few years ago. Your D sounds great, susan53bc, but there are lots of great applicants for so few spots at many of the top-tier schools. I hope she really enjoys Midd!</p>
<p>I just wanted to say thanks to you, susan53bc, for the thoughts about the sometimes heartbreaking truths of the Waitlist in admissions craziness. I thought that I'd fit in superbly at Carleton, and that it was my utter soulmate when it came to college, and I thought they might think so too but unfortunately there are thousands of others who also "Carls" at heart I suppose, and who inconveniently probably have higher SAT scores and GPA's than me. I was waitlisted, and will send a very nice letter trying to convince them to let me in, but otherwise am very at peace with and increasingly excited by Wellesley, which is where I'm going (if Carleton, doesn't come through).</p>
<p>Thardy--I'm so sorry about the Carleton waitlist, but congratulations on the Wellesley acceptance! What a great school! I went to my niece's Wellesley graduation a couple of years ago and was blown away by the experience. First of all, Toni Morrison was the commencement speaker. (Need I say more?) My niece's friends were bright, interesting, self-assured, and amazing young women. ... Banners around campus took note of the many powerful, successful females who spent four years of their own on this utterly gorgeous campus. ... Plus, there's the charm of the nearby town of Wellesley and the ease with which you can hop a train to Boston, one of the world's great cities. You have every right to be excited at the prospect of Wellesley!</p>
<p>Help me decide please!! What would be the best match?</p>
<p>1.I want the following from college:
BESIDES GREAT ACADEMICS the school should have.....</p>
<p>Interests: linguistics, economics, archaeology/anthropolgy, human rights
I love art - sketching and painting,
I love organizing events
i love learning about the egyptian culture. Basically archaeology.
i love learning about symbols and codes</p>
<p>2.Social life should definitely be "good". No sweaty sleazy parties.
3.academic reputation is a important.
4.classes should be small.
5.THE SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT IT BESIDES "JUST GOOD ACADEMICS"
6.student body should be "pretty". (which one has a better looking student body?)
7.The school should definitely be creative
8.The school should push me to my full potential
9.The school should have great job opportunities afterwards for international students
10. professors should be encouraging.
11. student life is engaging. (which has a better student life)</p>
<p>**Carleton is near minneapolis. So does the social life become good then?
Academically which one is better.
I heard carleton has really bad looking student body and grinnell has misfits of society. what the hell is that. is that even true?!!</p>
<p>President Oden at Carleton is an Egyptologist. He's teaching a class on Egyptian religion on the new Middle East Mosaics study abroad program coming up this winter. If they run it again in winter 2009, that'd be a great experience for you. Carleton offers an archaeology concentration, though I don't know about Grinnell's offerings in that area. Carleton's lingustics offerings are pretty disappointing, but on the other hand, there are some great econ profs and lots of people interested in human rights/Amnesty Int'l. I don't know what you mean by "sweaty sleazy parties" since I don't know how sheltered your high school experience was, but I'd wager that you're safe from them provided you don't go to the more popular Sayles-Hill dances that happen most weekends. You're not going to find too many filthy keggers with people grinding against each other and passed out all over the place at Carleton, the parties are generally much more casual. Carleton students are no stunners, but every year the student body seems to be getting better looking. To be fair, all the people I've known from Grinnell are not lookers either. If good looks are a top priority for you, though, you should have applied to crappy private schools in California and big state schools instead, a top midwestern LAC is a bad idea. Carleton definitely has better access to the Twin Cities than Grinnell has to, um, I don't know where. International students are quite successful in getting jobs or into grad school after Carleton, though this largely because they are an extremely driven group as a whole; what kind of job opportunities are available to you after attending either school is mostly a function of your own effort to get good work experiences over the summers.</p>