Class of 2015: College Lists

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>@Apollo11, then I hope you get in. Saving money is always nice.</p>

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<p>@AnImpAffliction‌
I too hope the Wheel of Fortune lands on the million dollar prize…</p>

<p>Also, have you looked into independent scholarships?</p>

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<p>@Apollo11, I’ve been looking on Z i n c h and applied to a couple easy-to-apply scholarships but it’s been taking a backseat because of college essays. I should be doing that too. UGH so much to look at.</p>

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<p>@AnImpAffliction‌ </p>

<p>hopkins is certainly not known for it’s CS programs, its existence usually isn’t the best rationale</p>

<p>why isn’t MIT/carnegie mellon/Cornell on your list? you are avoiding the top 10 CS schools…</p>

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<p>Updated list in order of preference</p>

<ol>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>UChicago (Though UChicago just passed Harvard in order of preference and is a close 2nd)</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Reed College</li>
<li>Cornell (Really hard to distinguish whether I like Reed or Cornell better, so pretty much a tie)</li>
<li>Boston University</li>
<li>Northeastern University</li>
<li>University of Minnesota- Twin Cities</li>
<li>Brandeis University</li>
<li>Stony Brook (Instate)</li>
<li>McGill University (Financial Reach)</li>
<li>Boston College</li>
<li>University of Maryland College Park</li>
<li>Ohio State University</li>
<li>UMass Amherst</li>
</ol>

<p>Maybe:</p>

<p>URochester</p>

<p>Schools I will probably take off the list in the future:</p>

<p>McGill
Boston College
UMass Amherst
Maybe University of Maryland CP</p>

<p>Ideally I’d like to apply to 12 schools</p>

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<p>@foolish, true but I could never get into MIT/Cornell/Carnegie Mellon. I have a better chance at Johns Hopkins than those schools.</p>

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<p>Cornell and Carnegie Mellon have equal or easier admission standards than Johns Hopkins. Especially CMU. Johns Hopkins is a difficult university with the same level of admissions difficulty, @AnImpAffliction‌ </p>

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<p>Is anyone applying to any schools they haven’t visited?? I’ve visited a few colleges but prob won’t get to visit the majority of the ones I’m applying to until after I’ve applied or possibly been admitted.</p>

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<p>@z0e101‌
I probably am, but I recommend the below book. It essentially serves as a college tour to a lot of places that I’d never be able to visit and it is really really good.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Students-Guide-Colleges-Definitive-Experts/dp/0143035584”>http://www.amazon.com/Students-Guide-Colleges-Definitive-Experts/dp/0143035584&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@z0e101‌ I’ve only visited 3 of the colleges that I’m applying to (2 are in-state) but the rest are too far away. Visiting the campus itself has never been a high priority of mine but others might think otherwise. </p>

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<p>Online or virtual visits might be possible, @z0e101‌ </p>

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<p>Thanks! @Apollo11 I’m still trying to FIND colleges to apply to, and what’s in state isn’t really impressing me or doesn’t seem like a fit, so this may help.</p>

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<p>@z0e101‌
You can also ask on a university’s CC page if any students can answer your questions</p>

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<p>@‌z0e101</p>

<p>I’m sending applications to some of the more prestigious schools (Stanford, Princeton, Yale, etc.) without visiting. If I manage to get in, I’ll fly out and go look at them. If not, I just wont worry about it. </p>

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<p>@z0e101‌ </p>

<p>@Pikidikitiki‌ brings up a good point. Most colleges host a program after decisions go out for kids who get in. MIT’s version is called CPW and it allows kids to visit and do all that stuff, just after they’re accepted</p>

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<p>College list:

  1. Boston University
  2. Brandeis
  3. GWU
  4. Gordon College
  5. Tufts University
  6. UMass Amherst
    Any Massachusetts residents out there?</p>
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<p>I keep changing it so much. I have done a bunch of tours recently. I loved Vassar, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Barnard so much. But I did not like Lehigh at all. I have already interviewed at Smith and Mount Holyoke, interviewing at Lafayette this week. </p>

<p>Wesleyan University
Barnard College
Vassar College
Mount Holyoke College (possible ED)
Smith College
Lafayette College
Dickinson College
Franklin and Marshall College
Connecticut College
Skidmore College
Muhlenberg College (safety)
UPitt (select status)</p>

<p>I really like the small LACs. Interested in double majoring in Neuroscience and English. Also Premed. </p>

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<p>Final List (at last!):</p>

<p>MIT
Columbia (engineering)
Stanford
Princeton
Cornell (engineering)
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard
Yale
Johns Hopkins (BME)
UC Berkeley (either engineering or chemistry)
UCLA (engineering)
UCSD (bioengineering)</p>

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<p>University at Buffalo (safety) close to home
Rochester Institute of Technology (target-ish) currently have a $7,000 scholarship if I attend
California Polytechnic University- San Luis Obispo (target-ish)
Keuka College (target) top school, currently hold a $15,000 scholarship if I attend
University of Michigan (huge reach)
Nazareth College (target/safety) will receive an automatic $12,000 scholarship when accepted for grades
University of the Sciences (target)
Canisius College (target) close to home
CUNY Brooklyn College w/ Maculay Honors College (safety) will receive full ride if accepted into Maculay program</p>

<p>3.68 GPA with 1160 SAT first try (will retake and take ACT in Sept.)
We shall see what happens!</p>

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<p>if you are from texas and are interested and econ and finance @Pikidikitiki‌ why dont you apply to smu aswell?</p>