<p>Poseur: Tell your friend that Wes does NOT actually have a clothing optional dorm. That was just a joke that WestCo kids managed to pull on the NYTimes, which did not fact check well :)</p>
<p>I would never apply to Duke because I hate their basketball team with the passion of a thousand suns. I considered it for a while, but I think the sports thing would be too much no matter how good it is.</p>
<p>Eh, none, although I almost didn't apply to Princeton because it was in New Jersey.</p>
<p>might not apply to Mount Holyoke anymore cuz they sent me an email about alumni interviews addressed to ANOTHER person...lol imagine if it was an acceptance letter, ugh that would be depressing.</p>
<p>won't apply to Rice cuz it's in Texas even though it would be a free app, no supplement, and they have that 8 year medical program with Baylor that REALLY interests me....haha wow i guess i really do want to apply there, but my parents/counselor won't let me=(</p>
<p>didn't apply: NYU, didn't like the application
Northwest: I thought I was too stupid ( Actually I was for not applying)
applied: Alabama: the easiest application ever</p>
<p>I AM applying to these colleges because...</p>
<p>MIT: my interviewer was ridiculously hot.</p>
<p>Caltech: similar as above-->since it's 70% male, it would hopefully be ridiculously easy to get guys there, lol</p>
<p>Tulane: VIP App</p>
<p>Wellesley: Hilary Clinton went there.</p>
<p>University of Notre Dame: maybe, only cuz they have EA so I jumped the gun a bit and already sent them my ACT scores and now i don't want to waste that free score report.</p>
<p>USC: Nate Archibald from Gossip Girl wants to go there!!</p>
<p>Yale: everyone else from Gossip Girls wants to go here!</p>
<p>Part of the reason(just a tiny part, but still some part) I applied to Baylor was because they are never short on Dr. Pepper</p>
<p>Not Applying:
UMichigan - senioritis has started its mighty descent upon me and I have no desire to finish the 19023472903 essays they require. Plus, I've gotten into Tulane and considering the circumstances I would COMPLETELY go there over Michigan.
Wellesley - when I visited, the girl they had talk to me in admissions was strange, twitchy, and probably had some issues. It seemed weird that they would choose a girl for their representative that was so goofy. And when I walked around it was way too big. Oh, and I'd kill myself being with girls all the time.
UChicago - "where fun goes to die."
Rice - Texas? no thank you.
NYU - I get a serious impression that it's full of elitists. And New Yorkers. And people who want to "make it big." That's just... no, haha.</p>
<p>Applying:
Colby - my brother goes there.
BC - why not? It's freaking gorgeous.
Northwestern - for the hell of it/my cousin goes there and he's in the most popular band on campus (or so I've heard).
UW-Madison - one of my best friends goes there :) + fantastic bio program.
Tulane - because my dad and I love saying "New Orleans" AND I love jambalaya. Hey, I'm glad I did - it's nice knowing this early that someone wants me, and if I don't get into my ED or maybe my 2nd or 3rd choice, I'll probably go there.</p>
<p>Not Berkeley: Their app is annoying... complicated.</p>
<p>actually i am sure this isnt a dumb reason but i am not applying to non-common app schools because its more complicated and work to do.</p>
<p>Um...I'm mostly applying to Bard because I have a slight obsession with Shakespeare, who is the Bard. (Also because the school is awesome, but that was by no means my first reason.)</p>
<p>There are lots of school I applied to just to shut them up, too, like Elmira and Simmons.</p>
<p>My D didn't apply to Hartwick because as we drove through town we saw a man walking down the sidewalk in his bathrobe, and during the tour the tourguide kept bumping into things as he tried to talk and walk backwards.</p>
<p>I refuse to apply to NYU because a rep who came to my school literally sounded like a voice recording. And she used words incorrectly all too frequently.</p>
<p>Not applying to:
- UPenn: Terrible neighborhood nearby...not a fan of Philly.
- Trinity: Saw multiple dead pigeons within a two-block radius of the campus which was creepy...and Hartford looked terrifying. </p>
<p>Applying to:
- Yale (probably) just because I feel like it's a rite of passage to get a rejection letter from Yale lol. And I'd feel like I would end up regretting not applying to one of the HYPS's even though I could never see myself having any desire to go to any of those schools.
- Georgetown: Okay, I actually do like Gtown a lot but one of the sillier reasons I found myself liking the school was the amazingly hot tour guide I had there. Heh.</p>
<p>esgee-I saw a bunch of dead pigeons around Trinity too! Either we were there around the same time, or something's killing their birds...creepy. </p>
<p>Tufts-Won't apply (when other wise would definitely at least consider it) because a teacher I had for four years who I LOATHED went there, and I can't stand to think they accepted someone like him, even if it was thirty years ago. </p>
<p>I didn't even look into any schools beyond NY. I love me some New England/New York/Northeast/New Hampshire (which is ACTUALLY in the Northwest, so I'm told by Sarah Palin)</p>
<p>won't apply to schools that want rec letters in BIG envelopes...what are they looking for acceptances or something??</p>
<p>I'm applying to Rice because my app fee got waived.
DOn't know if somebody else has mentioned this -- it's kind of not dumb. Just mercenary. :)</p>
<p>NYU wants SAT IIs and I didn't want to pay to send it to them.</p>
<p>Dartmouth has no essays in its supplement and I had already finished the rest of my common app.</p>
<p>im applying to ASU as my safety even though i hate it and i would never go there, especially since you basically need a pulse to get accepted.</p>
<p>I'm (probably) not applying to BU because it's either subject tests or ACT for the scholarship deadline, and I hate my ACT score (even though it's not that bad--30) and my subject tests won't be done until December.</p>
<p>I'm (probably) not applying to Brown even though I really liked it because it's an Ivy and I feel like the Ivies will have too many people who think too much of themselves. Also because I was ambushed by pigeons in Providence. And the RIPTA buses are way too complicated to navigate. </p>
<p>I'm not applying to Johns Hopkins because the campus is really big and commuter trains from DC to Baltimore don't run on Sundays. </p>
<p>I'm not applying to WUStL because it's in Missouri.</p>
<p>I'm not applying to Macalester because it's in Minnesota.</p>
<p>I'm not applying to Sarah Lawrence because, despite having never been there, something just seems not right about it. </p>
<p>I'm not applying to UNC Chapel Hill because everyone in my high school thinks it is the greatest thing ever in higher education (I'm in NC; it's the holy grail of higher education here) and loads of them go there. Also my tour guide when I visited said, "I used to think that Greek Life meant people from Greece came here a lot! But it doesn't! It means fraternities and sororities!" in a tone of complete amazement and sincerity.</p>
<p>I'm applying to two Chicago schools just to prove someone wrong who said that I seem to think life stops west of Pennsylvania. Or, at least, I was originally--but I'm really liking them now!</p>
<p>I'm applying to St. John's University because the application was free, no essay required, and it's in New York.</p>