Hello! My name is Jon and I want to welcome you to the exclusive HS class of 2021 forum. If you are a senior, join the High School Class of 2021 group to post and share your experience!
When you start college you’ll discover the dreaded “ice breaker activities”:
Guess the famous person taped to your forehead by asking other people “yes or no” questions.
Figure out which of three statements is a lie.
Build a tower out of spaghetti and tape.
That sort of thing can be fun, but is kinda hard to do on a forum. Instead, I’d like to ask three questions:
Which schools have you applied to?
What do you hope to get out of your college experience?
Who would you like to meet in person once the pandemic is over?
So, I’ve applied to the following under regular decision :
MIT
Stanford
Princeton
Yale
Brown
Cornell
Vassar
Colgate
Richmond
Reed
Franklin and Marshall
Macalester
Also, I applied REA to Harvard and was rejected.
I really like to have new experiences and dive deeper into physics (my love ) while also pursuing my interest in maths by doing a minor in it, or may be a double-major. I’d make some good friends for life and just enjoy the life while I learn what I like, and in the meantime providing those opportunities to the students which I myself wasn’t able to get.
I’d really like to meet Terence Tao (Terry), because I really like the approach he uses and his way of thinking and visualizing a problem.
My parents met at Macalester. They were both physics majors and both went on to get Masters degrees in physics. I know it’s the last on your list, but it wouldn’t be a bad choice.
I applied to way too many schools (here are the ones I have left to hear from)
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCSB
UC Irvine
UC Davis
San Jose State University
Cal Poly SLO
WUSTL
Brown
Cornell
MIT
Columbia
Princeton
Duke
Northeastern
uh yeah… a lot… I’ve also gotten into my safety (Pitt) and rejected from Stanford.
I applied for EE but now want to do applied math so I am probably gonna want to explore more deeply in mathematics, maybe go into mathematical applications in politics (like Game Theory) but I’m sorta indecisive.
If we’re talking anyone, I mean I love Robert Reich, and I know he teaches at Cal, and so I’d want to meet him and talk wealth inequality maybe.
Sure, I’ve gotten into a safety in my country (India), and so I only applied for the schools which I thought best-suited me, considering the fact that I come from a lower-middle income family (my father makes around $25k per annum) and so I also need financial aid.
I selected colleges which I felt that I should make an application to, which was based on my interest, the campus and the financial aid. So may be Mac is last at my list, but if I get in, I’d surely love to go there.
American University (I applied for regular admission and for admission to the honors program which I would honestly consider tied with or arguably better than Cornell in terms of my interests and ability)
GW
Fordham (Got in EA)
I want to major in Poli Sci/Government for most of my schools except American where I want to major in CLEG (Communications, Legal, Economic, and Governmental Studies)
I applied to and was accepted by
U of M ( Ann Arbor)
Albion College
Hope College
and Western Michigan University
Hillsdale College rejected me
I am going to attend Hope college And pursue my bachelor’s degree in psychology.
In college, I want to make friends. Being social is hard for me. I get very overwhelmed. I’m probably going to join Greek life so I can surround myself with other strong, ambitious girls. I may join a dancing club ( im ballroom trained Latin pro-am and American)
After the pandemic…I had plans go to Berlin with my boyfriend but may change that to St. Croix since it’s closer.
My 7 schools I applied to were:
Arizona State University
University of Arizona
Miami University (OH)
Purdue University
Ohio State University
Georgia Tech
Denison University
So far I have gotten into ASU, UofA, Miami, Purdue, and OSU. I was rejected at Georgia Tech, and I’m waiting for my Denison decision. I also applied for honors at all the schools where they offer it. I plan on majoring in either Data Analytics or Business Analytics. Right now, my top three are OSU, Purdue, and Miami, but I have no idea where I’ll end up.
Edit: Just realized there were more questions
2.) I am really excited for the independence aspect of college. I want to really involved and really take full advantage. I would love to study abroad and hope to do several internships.
3.) I would love to meet Tulsi Gabbard, she is about the only politicain I would allign myself with currently. I share her values and like how she is willing to be bipartisan to work towards positive change.
Indiana University Bloomington (Accepted Honors College)
Tulane University (EA Deferred)
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Accepted Honors College)
University of Illinois at Chicago (Accepted Honor College)
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
I want to go to college to pursue a career in medicine and conduct research. I am hoping to get a diverse educational and cultural experience from college that will create personal growth. Sounds kinda cheesy but yeah
I want to college to get involved in behavioral science research and take interesting intro classes! I hope to make good friends and become part of a tight knit community.
Stanford - Deferred
Georgia Tech - Accepted EA - Stamps/Gold Alternate
U-Michigan - Accepted EA College of Engineering
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Columbia
Harvard
Cornell
UPenn
Dartmouth
MIT
Johns Hopkins University
Boston University
The George Washington
Union College
University of Connecticut
Universidad de Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
I really envision mixing my two passions, engineering and arts. I love to analyze art, and engineering itself is an art. I will major in Biomedical Engineering and later pursue a career in medicine.
don’t really have a top at the moment lol but here it is
nyu (rejected ED)
umd (rejected EA)
purdue(accepted EA)
drexel (accepted EA)
howard (accepted EA)
umbc (accepted EA)
penn state
temple
harvard
columbia
northeastern
BU
yale
syracuse
GW
i really want to find myself and form new experiences that will shape me into a better global citizen
no one really lol i’ve been seeing everyone bc of in person school
Northeastern University (Accepted EA)
And I’m still waiting to hear from:
Emerson College
Boston University
Chapman University
Wesleyan University
NYU
Virginia Commonwealth University
I want to get real world experience more than anything…I feel like our generation has been a little sheltered and I’m excited to make my own path in the world!
I’m not sure…I really just want to be on campus for my freshman year and meet as many new people as I can.
Hey y’all!
So the places that I have applied to are: (edited for privacy as of rn)
Overall I’m really excited to meet new people and especially meet internet friends I’ve made during this pandemic. I’m excited about furthering my research and being able to take rlly niche & quirky classes that we didn’t really have in high school. May be cliche, but I’m just looking forward to being in a whole new environment.
I want to meet Amanda Gorman. Definitely one of my idols right now.
) while also pursuing my interest in maths by doing a minor in it, or may be a double-major. I’d make some good friends for life and just enjoy the life while I learn what I like, and in the meantime providing those opportunities to the students which I myself wasn’t able to get.