<p>basically, i love comp sci, but i don’t think i’m great at it. good enough to make a living, good enough to be upper middle class when i’m grown- but i’m no up and coming bill gates (or bill-ette gates.)
i like the idea of carnegie/caltech/mit/other techie schools but i also love creative, artistic things and i’m not positive these schools would give the outlet i need.
i chose smu because i wanted a good scholarship and i needed a good option in texas so that i wouldn’t be forced to move across the country if i change my mind next year. rice, because i love thhe people and the rice village area (academics are a bonus.) and the three u of r’s are gorgeous schools with a good shot for aid and places where i might have a chance to excel. i’ll admit that while i like my reaches, i’m afraid of being caught up in the crush of relative mediocrity. i mean, watching the movie 21 gave me an inferiority complex. i might not be able to handle that kind of pressure.
thank you, thank you.
note:
my parents can’t afford to give much. my (admittedly farfetched) goal is to leave college with a great education and less than $10,000 student debt.</p>