<p>I applied to MICA because their rep gave me a really good review at a National Portfolio day, and then a few weeks later they sent me a letter saying my portfolio was automatically accepted. I had never even considered that school previously. But I'm glad I did, because they are one of the top art schools in the country but up till that time I had been so focused on going to New York.</p>
<p>I applied to ETSU because my parents made me even though I have no interest in going there... and ended up getting a full ride. Go figure. Still don't want to go there.</p>
<p>Conversely, I didn't apply to Parsons despite them being a top school AND in New York, because their secretary was a total b**** to me when I went to visit.</p>
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I avoided probably all of "middle" America (mid-West, I suppose), because my counselor said that it was mostly isolated schools in small towns. For some reason, I took that as a reason to not apply anywhere there. Granted, my list was too big, and had to be cut down anyways.
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:-( So not true. I'm also frequently confronted with the notion that all of the "middle" states are nothing but small towns. There's no New York or LA, but it's a common misconception.</p>
<p>I applied to Cornell and Pomona, but not Dartmouth, because I convinced myself Dartmouth was too cold and/or too small. I didn't apply to Penn because I was sick of hearing about eating Philly cheese steaks under the liberty bell, and because I hate cheese steaks. I didn't apply to Case because I was afraid they might offer me a full ride I couldn't refuse.</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Cornell or Dartmouth because I cannot stand cold weather, and I didn't want to live in cow country for 4 years. The coldest schools I applied to were Brown and Tufts. I didn't apply to MIT because I thought it would be too nerdy and I heard it has the highest suicide rate. I didn't apply to Princeton because when I think of New Jersey,the only thing I can think of is the stinky smell. I didn't apply to Penn because I hate the randomness of its architecture... even though I do like philly cheesesteaks haha.</p>
<p>haha...these are amusing!
so i didn't apply to UChicago bcuz it has the "highest" suicide rate...
i didn't apply to MIT or Notre Dame, because i didn't feel like doing anything BUT the common app...i regret notre dame though...
oh well...</p>
<p>oh and WUSTL was one of mine too...i initially had no interest, but 2 of my friends were applying and they kept on sending me stuff...i don't even think i did the pre app on time or so...and as a result of no "demonstrated interest," i was waitlisted...</p>
<p>i almost applied to Columbia b/c i liked the colors and i heard they have an underground pool.<br>
i didnt apply to columbia b/c of all the cigarette butts that were scattered on the ground in front of the gate of the main court yard place...hahah i just cant stand the smell</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Brown or Smith because I thought their engineering programs weren't strong enough. I regret not applying to them. I looooooved Brown when I visited, and it sounds like Smith is really awesome.</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Case for a ton of reasons (too close to home, gross campus, parents went there, mom works across the street, Cleveland sucks, etc.), but one big reason was that Case has a huge room with a giant theater-like screen totally devoted to video games. I can't stand video games. </p>
<p>I almost applied to Wellesley because there was a lesbian couple sitting under a tree when I visited and I thought they were totally adorable.</p>
<p>I initally fell in love with Columbia years ago because my favorite color is baby blue, and I have loved it ever since. </p>
<p>I didn't apply to Pomona College because, besides the fact that I never wanted to go there, I used to live in a town called Pomona, New York, and hated it, so I could never go to a college called Pomona.</p>
<p>I didn't apply to BC and applied to BU instead b/c I didn't want to take two mandatory semesters of religion. I was afraid that BC was full of religious freaks, even though I know people who go there that aren't religious at all. I didn't apply to Brandeis because I heard it was 80% jewish even though I have nothing against jews.</p>
<p>Also when I looked at schools I avoided ones with less than 12% asian.</p>
<p>I had thrown out all of the literature that colleges had sent me that were on my desk. When my mom told me I had to make a choice and apply, the only one left was a housing brochure from Humboldt State with a picture of redwoods on it. I checked out information on the school--and, yep, they had my major, they were in California (a parental requirement), and they were a Cal State (another parental requirement). I ended up loving it there. It was a perfect match for me--even though I'm politically conservative, Baptist, and conservative in morals.</p>
<p>I didn't apply to USC because I didn't want to fill out their long application
I ALMOST applied to University of Oklahoma because they gave me a free fajita dinner.
I didn't apply to MIT because I thought it was too nerdy
I didn't apply to John Hopkins because i didn't like the colors on the poster they sent me, lol. I thought it looked tacky</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Tufts because I hated their essays. And with only 2 weeks to write them, I couldn't force myself to do it.</p>
<p>I applied to Mount Holyoke because they have a tradition of milk and cookies every night.
... okay, I didn't apply BECAUSE of this, but it gained my interest in the school - I thought it was a cute tradition. :)</p>
<p>The same thing is true with Claremont McKenna and their room cleaning service (even though I'm already a neat freak - I just hate dusting because I sneeze :) ).</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Johns Hopkins because one of my classmates got accepted ED and he's a total douche bag. Plus, their policy on transfer credits was redic.</p>
<p>I applied to Hofstra because they have an awesome men's lacrosse team and I love watching lacrosse. Plus, it was close to NY city. I did end up loving its programs, however.</p>
<p>most of my dumb reasons aren't really all that dumb.</p>