<p>It seems like the majority of people on here are going to ivy league schools or the equivalent....Where are all the poor, average-intelligence people on here? I mean, I'm not dumb- I'm going the honors college of Florida Atlantic University in jupiter, but there's no way in heck i could've gotten inot Brown or Notre Dame or whatever. Let alone paid for it!!! :D</p>
<p>lol, at Browna nd Ivy Leagues they meet your need 100%, so if you really had any need they would provide a way for you to pay for it. And this site isn't for average-intelligent people, it is for people who want to go to Ivys.</p>
<p>And there are a lot of low-income people on this ite...myself included ;)</p>
<p>"And this site isn't for average-intelligent people, it is for people who want to go to Ivys."</p>
<p>I don't think that's true at all. I assumed this site was for anyone going to college? </p>
<p>I will probably go to UW-Madison- I'm pretty intelligent, but I'm not a super-genius or anything. </p>
<p>I'd rather not put myself in massive debt by going to a private school, and I'm not sure going to a state school isn't the best decision for many people.</p>
<p>People need to get away from the mindset that state schools are so inferior.</p>
<p>I totally agree. My son is going to Michigan State University and it is a wonderful school. Great education and engineering programs. I have been reading the threads just to learn about life at college since I never got to go myself.</p>
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I'm going to MSU too, I loved it there, I got accepted to supposedly better schools but I just loved the campus and people there. It was soooo nice. One of my friends going to U of M was also surprised at how nice the school was (and how it seemed to have better facilities) since it is always considered so much more inferior than it. I am intelligent but some circumstances prevented me from getting into a better school. Just because I'm going to a state school doesn't mean I'm less intelligent than anyone else, it was just how it ended up working out.</p>
<p>Although it's not exactly a "State School" I'm going to UCR. Despite what people say here, the school isn't bad at all, its just not high in the USNW rankings, the same ones people constantly complain about.</p>
<p>Michigan! :)</p>
<p>Turned down NYU Stern (7.5k scholarship), Emory, Case Western (17k scholarship).</p>
<p>"And this site isn't for average-intelligent people, it is for people who want to go to Ivys."</p>
<p>No offense, but I get so tired of reading this kind of nonsense on CC and I'm a Duke grad! There is NOTHING wrong with state schools. Nothing. Many provide an excellent education and superb post-graduate opportunities at a fraction of the cost of private institutions. My daughter passed over Cornell to go to Kansas State University, and her stats were certainly competitive (3.9 gpa, 98th percentile ACT, 44 semester hours of college courses taken while in high school and AP credit, recruited athlete, great ECs). Why a state school for her? First, K-State offers a program in her area of interest that's ranked in the top ten nationally. Second, she was admitted to the honors program and invited to join K-State's leadership program. Third, she's trying to get into vet school and K-State has an early admissions program to its vet school for K-State undergrads. Fourth, she wanted a school with a top notch equestrian team. Fifth, she got a great merit scholarship deal. Sixth, and most importantly: when we visited, she loved the school, was impressed with the facilities and hit it off with the students, staff and faculty members who she met. In short, it was a great fit for her. If she had experienced the same reaction at Cornell, maybe she would have gone there, but she didn't. No big deal. And for those of you who think that the Ivy League is the only way to go, consider this: <a href="http://consider.k-state.edu/scholars/%5B/url%5D">http://consider.k-state.edu/scholars/</a></p>
<p>I agree that CC is indeed for anyone and everyone with an interest in or concern about colleges. That said, I think it attracts a lot of us whose interest in colleges tends more towards obsession, and it's probably true that we tend to like to talk more about elite schools in the same way that football fans prefer to talk more about the NFL than Ivy League ball.</p>
<p>Definitely this site is for everyone interested on going to college so I hope no one would be put off by thinking it is only for those going to Ivys. I have learned a lot from this site especially as far as financial aid is concerned. We would have had no idea that we could get some adjustments to FAFSA for our medical costs and loss of income if not for the helpful people on CC. Would not have got those adjustments because we would not have known to ask!! </p>
<p>My D is above average intelligence - 98th percentile ACT wise - and is going to a State school. Loved the campus, the friendliness of the people and the way the Honors college, Admissions and Financial Aid people are so personal and helpful and quick to respond to questions. Plus it has a good Vet school which is what she is interested in.</p>
<p>I'm going to Georgia Tech this fall. I can graduate in three years without having to take out a single loan. In addition, I have great freedom in course selection; I can study what I want to study. As some parents have rightly pointed out, a lot of schools play the "meet 100% of demonstrated need" game by giving you loans. I subscribe to the realist school of debt, that is, it ain't easy paying off $100,000, even if you're a Harvard graduate.</p>
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<p>I agree.</p>
<p>I can't recall ever having the "private > public" mindset. Some private universities are truly excellent. They are, however, matched by other public universities which are equally excellent.</p>
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And this site isn't for average-intelligent people, it is for people who want to go to Ivys.
I'm sorry, but that's a ridiculous statement. Students who apply to state schools face the same difficulties in terms of filling out applications, writing admissions essays, taking the SAT, applying for financial aid, deciding which school to attend, and so on. This site isn't for elitist jerks; it is for people who want to go to college. :)</p>
<p>(And yes, I happen to be going to an Ivy, but that's not the point.)</p>
<p>Whoop! I'm going to Florida state, go noles! Although I could've gone to BU The cold scared me away....</p>
<p>P.S. The plural of "Ivy" is "Ivies," not "Ivys." If you want to be elitist, at least do it right. :D</p>
<p>Jeez Im busting my ass to get into a state school and some people consider them low tier!</p>
<p>I acutally shouldn't have said 'average-intelligence', plenty of smart people go to state schools. Oops. :D Yeah i was confused after reading that this was an ivy league college type of site, since it just says 'college confidential' not 'ivy league confidential.' So thanks for clearing that up everyone! I was embarrassed at first at having not known that this was an ivy league site and i was stupid enough to post something about state schools :D</p>
<p>I'm going to UMD.</p>
<p>I am so sorry. I didn't mean to be rude or anything. I wasn't really saying what i wrote. What i meant was that a lot of people on this site want to go to Ivies. Sorry if i offended anyone, i really didn't mean to. Personally, my dream school isn't even an Ivy (STanford)</p>
<p>FSU, you shouldve ;)</p>
<p>Had I not gotten in, I wouldve gone to either Indiana or UMass and been just as happy :)</p>
<p>Sheed30,</p>
<p>Thank you for setting the record straight. I'm sure that I speak for the other posters in this forum when I say "no offense taken." Hope you get into Stanford -- a fine school, indeed.</p>