Class of 2006: Colleges?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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hamster: won't you probably get a full-ride on bright future's for U of F?

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<p>Yes, I could go to any public U in Florida for next to nothing with Bright Futures, but I would like to get out of the South. My parents' income is low enough (and I have 3 siblings) that I expect a pretty good need-based aid package from most schools (especially Princeton and MIT) if I get in. </p>

<p>Furthermore, I don't want to do the same things most of the top kids at my school do. I want to do something different, and meet new people in college. I want to go to a school where I will be challenged, not where I will be the best of the best.</p>

<p>I'm sure many of the kids at top 10 schools feel similarly. Most kids of that caliber could get an education for much less in-state or loads of merit money at a lesser univeristy, but that's not what they're after. Some things are worth paying for.</p>

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<p>hamster: that's how i feel. I was just curious because you put UF as a MATCH. it seems like UF is almost a safety and MIT/Stanford are not as much of a reach as you think</p>

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<p>YALE!!!!!</p>

<p>U of Chicago
Northwestern
Wesleyan
Georgetown
Duke
Columbia
U. Wis in Madison
Brandeis</p>

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hamster: that's how i feel. I was just curious because you put UF as a MATCH. it seems like UF is almost a safety and MIT/Stanford are not as much of a reach as you think

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<p>You're probably right about UF being more of a safety, but when I told my counselor that she thought I was being arrogant. So... yeah....</p>

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<p>Any other juniors out there: feel free to post and keep the thread alive! :)</p>

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<p>Indiana University, Bentley College, UIUC, and WUSTL.</p>

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<p>i'll probably apply to HYP and Stanford, for reach schools</p>

<p>UCBerkeley, Cornell, NYU for match</p>

<p>not sure of safety yet.</p>

<p>i'll probably not get into any of the reach, but maybe hopefully one of the matches..</p>

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<p><em>Bump</em> This is a really good thread.</p>

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<p>Stanford
Yale
Rice
Pomona
Saint Mary's (CA)
Rochester
UC Berkeley
UC San Diego
Harvard
Columbia</p>

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<p>anyone know if there's any stats up here on CC on the acceptance rate into the "top 20" schools?</p>

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<p>definitely subject to change but...
Brown/Columbia (co-first choices)
Cornell
Tufts
Duke
Boston College
Wesleyan
Rochester
SUNY-Geneseo or Buffalo (safeties)</p>

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<p>Princeton (ED)
Harvard
MIT
Caltech
UChicago
UMich</p>

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<p>Harvard
Yale
Stanford
University of Texas (Safety)</p>

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<p>haha, I love reaading all of you guys. Whereas, I'm probably going to Ohio University since I can't get in anywhere else with my amazing 3.1 (I can only get it to a 3.4 by senior year) and I really can't afford much since I'll probably be paying for college with whatever is saved and my own money...</p>

<p>haha, go OU</p>

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<p>Naval Academy
Military Academy
University of Notre Dame
Yale
Princeton
Purdue
Rice
NYU</p>

<p>Not many people wanting to be Domers out there... GOOD! STAY AWAY, NOTRE DAME IS MY SCHOOL!!!!! haha, jk with you people...</p>

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<p>cornell engineering... columbia seas... upenn seas... jhu... and my reaches... YALE and MIT!</p>

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<p>I'd really prefer to get out of the States (and to avoid the American admissions process as much as possible), so I'll probably be applying to a few Canadian universities. The University of British Columbia is ideally where I'd like to end up. I'll apply to the University of Maryland, as well, since it's in-state, though I'm not incredibly interested in going there.</p>

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<p>I've spent the past few days doing quite a bit of research, and it seems like my previous college choices aren't right for Engineering; I was taking a more holistic approach before. It looks like I'll be applying to:</p>

<p>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (EA)
California Institute of Techology (EA)
Carnegie Mellon University
University of California at Berkeley
University of Pennsylvania SEAS</p>

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<p>Wow...so if everyone is applying to the colleges that they have listed, we will all be competing against each other. Fun.</p>

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<p>right now this is my list, though it's quite large at this point</p>

<p>*very likely applying</p>

<p>Swarthmore*
Haverford
Northeastern
Ohio State*
Oberlin
Case Western*
Columbia
Brown*
UC-San Diego*
UC-Los Angeles
Middlebury
Macalester
Carleton
College of William and Mary
Princeton
NYU
UMich*
Rochester
UNC-CH
Barnard
Boston University
Uchi*
Tufts
Duke
Georgetown*
Kenyon</p>