<p>UMass Amherst won’t give decent fin aid to oos. U Denver- is it private? Go look at their fin aid page. U of San D- isn’t it a catholic school - check your fit.</p>
<p>Lookingforward, thank you for all your input, more on that later.</p>
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Ha, most colleges “recommend” multiple years of a foreign language, but ill continue to look nonetheless.</p>
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K, sounds goods.</p>
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I’ve read this multiple times and im still iffy on it, are you saying that my peers won’t know about X college because they go to JC/state but if I talk about they see the my pride in X school?</p>
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Yeah. They gave me one of those priority applications so I figured why not eh?</p>
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Yeah, its cool.</p>
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Alright, I won’t apply there, it was kind of meh to me anyways.</p>
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York - eh, we’ll see, need to do more research
U of Rochester - Yeah, I had scratched them off my list previously, I don’t remember now but I wouldn’t have done it without a good reason.</p>
<p>I’ve played with collegeboard’s college finder before, this time I came up with Georgetown but that’s more of a high match and not a safety, ugh. This is going to be ultra tough, but I will try…</p>
<p>-Where languages are “recomended” vs “required,” IMO, the former is an opening.<br>
-Yes, at your hs, I think that YOUR reaction to the colleges that accept you will be what impresses people. Be excited, proud, that’s what they see- and imprint. Most people know the big schools and the regionals but don’t know the in-between.<br>
-Finaid- best statement on their web is “guarantee to meet need” or words to that effect. At the other extreme, schools that just say, “do everything we can to help you find solutions” are not making the same committment.<br>
-You still have that issue of not having the most rigorous courses. You will score big points everywhere if you can get some cc classes in this spring. Maybe calculus. Work your tail off.<br>
- In life, sometimes we focus narrowly on the perks. In hs, many kids focus on the college they get into. Adults who’ve led good lives, met challenges, taken risks, gotten somwhere (even if it’s not all they wanted or if they’ve had as many downs as ups,) will often realize it’s not the particular school, it’s what you did with it. It’s not the number of people you impressed, it’s whether you satisfied yourself, in the end. You have a challenge to overcome and you can. It may take planning and a few steps to get on track. You can. I need to back off to give you time to think and research. PM me in a week or so, if needed. Best of luck. If I get an idea for you, I’ll pm.</p>
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Yes, next semester I am taking three cc courses, Composition 1, Intro Spanish & A math class (hopefully Calculus, but I need to email them, their website is vague)</p>
<p>Look for a coll with a late admission date- Jan 15 won’t show your spring work. Some are June or later.</p>
<p>Would you consider Rose Hulman Institute of Tech?
Requirements are listed [Rose-Hulman</a> Institute of Technology : Admissions](<a href=“404 | Rose-Hulman”>404 | Rose-Hulman)
More info is here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rose-hulman-institute-technology/162704-good-college.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rose-hulman-institute-technology/162704-good-college.html</a></p>
<p>Can you find a local mentor? A computer science teacher at your high school or a local college? A software engineer? That could be very helpful.</p>
<p>I agree with previous post that you should directly ask schools if they would consider your application given only trig and no language. You may want to try this out at schools you are not interested in applying to. Do colleges visit your school? Or ask your guidance counselor to find out.</p>
<p>If you have done significant tutoring/teaching, I’d try to get a rec from this teacher, assuming that your good at it! :-)</p>
<p>Have you studied enough italian to take the subject test?</p>
<p>It will be important to make sure you have at least 2 schools that you know you can get into AND you want to go to AND you can afford or know you can get aid there.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK. You have a lot of things going for you and you can succeed! You need to get more information so you are realistic about your options. That’s where talking to admissions officers and getting a mentor would really help you.</p>
<p>About Rose-Hullman: It’s a good school but, frankly, it’s in a bad location and the gender ratio is so out of whack. I’ve removed other colleges off my list for similar reasons.</p>
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Yeah, the no-name colleges in Missouri, and by no-name I don’t mean “name” in the sense “Stanford”.</p>
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Yes, I have done A LOT, I mean SO SO SO much, I already received a recommendation from him (already submitted!)</p>
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Ugh, not yet, that’s some fairly advanced stuff (I’ve tried some practice questions)</p>
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For what? Learning programming? If yes, I am learning Python on my own (the first language taught by MIT/Stanford (don’t know about anyone else) and to give myself a little leg up, maybe.)</p>
<p>"Can you find a local mentor? A computer science teacher at your high school or a local college? A software engineer? That could be very helpful.
For what? </p>
<p>For helping you figure out how to get into the very best college you can. in computer science given your high school transcript.</p>
<p>Just got some great news: My dad’s best friends’ dad graduated from Stanford and will write me a LOR :D</p>
<p>Aces: your dad’s best friends’ dad writing you a LOR is practically useless unless he’s served as your mentor or employer or instructor. LORs aren’t about name dropping. He’s going to have nothing of substance to say about you other than “he recommends you”.</p>
<p>Here are examples of useful and useless LORs
[MIT</a> Admissions | Info For Schools & Counselors: Writing Evaluations](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml)</p>
<p>Nevermind, I don’t even see the point in posting in this thread anymore, everything is just a downer. I know what would make a good LOR, and I have already read that before.</p>
<p>Well, I’ve already got what I need out of this, so. <_<</p>
<p>It’s a sad fact that if you ask for people’s opinions, you get them.</p>
<p>Up your ante. You can make your dreams come true, but first you have to wake up.</p>
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True, but it could have actually been helpful in saying, oh you should tell him to write about this and this rather than “Pfft, you still suck, good luck loser.”</p>
<p>Pfft, you still suck, good luck loser
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<p>Gee thanks lol.</p>