<p>Maybe, i have my doubts though. As open as my parents want to be open about this, i’m still given the cold shoulder about how much money we really do have at any given time.</p>
<p>I can’t complain…(atleast the bills are always paid, i’m in a nice, safe neighborhood, pride in not “milking the system?”) </p>
<p>it baffles me though. </p>
<p>Girl A(opposite of what i listed above): family lives in section (federally paid for) 8 housing, has welfare and other federal assistance. </p>
<p>And finds some magical way to pay for depaul with average stats/scores. There’s no scholarship fairy now is there? I don’t want to say ORM was the reason… but probably. </p>
<p>If CC would analyze where the students from my HS end up going, it would be baffling.</p>
<p>However, state lines may not necessarily be the best indicators of differences in environment. Would moving between Boston, MA and Providence, RI be as big a change in scenery as moving between Bear Creek, CA and Los Angeles, CA? Or between Chicago, IL and Champaign, IL, for that matter?</p>
<p>It’s more the freedom and new-found responsibilities that come with it… rather than the change in environment that is more exhilarating.</p>
<p>Would there be much of a difference between Chicago and some of the other larger major cities? Probably not to a great extent. </p>
<p>But it’s the “OMG i’m really here” moments that i presume occur with the freedom to be somewhere thats not “home”.</p>
<p>College, if nothing else, is supposed to be the “final frontier” in transitioning young adults into full fledged members of society no? </p>
<p>One of the ways the build responsibility is to give freedoms is it not? </p>
<p>You give a later curfew with the expectation of ensuring that it will be treated with respect?
You give a young person an allowance with some sort of expectation that it will be allocated somewhat appropriately? </p>
<p>*Girl A(opposite of what i listed above): family lives in section (federally paid for) 8 housing, has welfare and other federal assistance. </p>
<p>And finds some magical way to pay for depaul with average stats/scores. There’s no scholarship fairy now is there? I don’t want to say ORM was the reason… but probably. *</p>
<p>Who knows. Maybe she’s thinking she’ll cover her gaps with loans. Maybe she’ll soon find out no one will qualify and she won’t end up going. Over the summer, there are many kids who learn that THEY can’t take out big loans by themselves and they end up not going where they said they were.</p>
<p>You wrote that she’s a ORM, but maybe she’s a URM. If so, DePaul does have as its mission to help low-income URMs. </p>
<p>And, she may have someone co-signing loans as well. If she does, then that may become a problem in the future when her co-signer no longer qualifies and she has to leave the school.</p>
overrate: to rate, value, or estimate too highly(Merriam-Webster)</p>
<p>Going to school out-of-state can be a good thing…that does not mean it is not valued too highly by many high schoolers with ‘grass is greener syndrome’ or desire for greater independence. I go to school way out of state; many of my friends here are from the area. Most of the things people tend to worry about (seeing parents all the time, being with the same social group from HS, etc.) do not happen to people who stay in-state. YMMV.</p>
<p>If you have always done poorly on standardized exams relative to your in-class performance, go have a sit-down meeting with your guidance counselor and maybe the school psychologist to discuss possible reasons for this. If it is just bad exam taking strategies, you can fix that by taking Xiggi’s prep advice to heart. If it is test-induced anxiety, improved strategies can help, and the school psychologist should have more suggestions for you. If you find out that you’ve got an undiagnosed LD (two that come to mind are slow processing speeds and dyslexias), then with proper diagnosis and scheduling, you may be able to get accommodations for future exams. If you did badly because you weren’t well rested, or you were hungry, or because the exam room was cold/hot, then plan ahead so that next time you are rested, decently fed, and dressed in layers so that you can cope with whatever room temperature you encounter. </p>
<p>As for paying for college, spend some time in the financial aid forum and at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) so that you can get a better handle on your options.</p>