<p>Case Western Reserve - “I think my dad has some in the liquor cabinet”.</p>
<p>Thought about applying out of state but didn’t because of money and parents I sort of regret it oh well hopefully I could transfer or go to a grad school out of state
The only private school I applied was a safety (was hoping to be offered a scholarship) but I didnt really think about going there</p>
<p>My sister didn’t apply to Oberlin for flute because when she went to have a lesson with the flute teacher, he wanted her to kiss him on the cheek and she thought it was weird.</p>
<p>I applied to Pepperdine because I wanted to “celebrity watch” in Malibu.</p>
<p>I didn’t apply to Brandeis because a large majority of the people in the college’s yearbook were hideous looking.</p>
<p>Applied to Vanderbilt - Great US News picture & no supplemental essay
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<p>Did not apply to Stanford - Did not think I would get in, but I applied to HYPM, so I don’t see why I didn’t do S.</p>
<p>Didn’t apply to Bennington. Eliminated it early on because the name rung a bell and I realized it’s in the same town as this boy I met at a summer program. I was fifteen and he was nineteen and he kept following me around, a little too much. Then he told me about the multiple rape accusations being levied against him, all by girls around my age. Bennington was out.</p>
<p>On an oddly related note, I applied to Juniata because of the increasingly sketchy admissions emails they sent me (“Gen, how does it feel to be…wanted?” “Gen, is there someone else?”). I thought they were funny and I wrote a silly email to my “spurned lover,” all melodramatic and in-character. While I was writing it, I looked at the school and actually kind of liked it, so I applied. I got accepted so someone in admissions there must have a sense of humor.</p>
<p>I applied to Lenoir-Rhyne because of a free application. And then I got in. There is no way in hell I would ever attend that college. </p>
<p>I applied to Guilford College so my aunt would shut the **** about it being the best place ever and where I should go. I couldn’t stand the place when I went. Even though it’s a match I was deferred by some miracle and she doesn’t talk about it anymore. </p>
<p>I didn’t apply to Wake Forest because I live in the city it’s in and I want to go away for college, I don’t know if that’s a dumb reason or not.</p>
<p>I didn’t apply for Catawba College because I stayed there for a week for a summer leadership program and there were roaches in the dorm. Also we were having a meeting in their theatre and a bat flew out into the audience. Then there was the time we came back from lunch into their parlour theatre area and found a dead bat. Also the food was awful and my dorm had a broken mirror. I was interested in the school before all this. </p>
<p>I never considered applying there to begin with, but I laughed at my friend who was wearing a hoodie from “Ball State University” and said he applied there. I think they should consider a name change. “Hey man, where do you go to school?” “Ball S.”</p>
<p>Applied to SUNY Oneonta because my mom wanted a “test” school just to make sure she was submitting the Common App correctly. Turns out I got in with a full scholarship haha. I have a friend who didn’t apply to Skidmore because she “didn’t like the architecture”. She also didn’t apply to Connecticut College because their mascot was a camel.</p>
<p>We were driving past a high quality college that is one mile from my house. I asked my son if he wanted to visit it sometime. He just said: “Too close.”</p>
<p>I could completely understand that response.</p>
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<li>applied to U of Minnesota because everyone from my school applies there. But never would go because everyone from my school goes there</li>
<li>applied to Marquette because there was no application fee and I knew I would get in</li>
<li>didn’t apply to Emerson because when I visited it seemed like the entire “campus” was made up of staircases, elevators, and hallways. And I realized it was too artsy for me</li>
<li>didn’t apply to George Washington because the campus seemed too urban, yet I applied to and love BU</li>
<li>didn’t apply to Denver because everyone seemed too into skiing</li>
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<p>@cpctc1: The religion thing is a real issue. That’s not stupid.</p>
<p>now my first choice is Princeton, but I am not applying to Harvard because something about the whole atmosphere is “ew.” I know, I know.</p>
<p>I have a friend who’s top choice recently suddenly changed from being Clemson to UNC-Chapel Hill. Guess what college her new boyfriend goes to? If their relationship doesn’t work she’ll feel pretty stupid for that one.</p>
<p>at least UNC-Chapel Hill is a better school than Clemson haha</p>
<p>Yes, where is the problem in that one??</p>
<p>I applied to St.john’s because they waived my application fee.
Dint apply to Princeton just because I watched a rerun of 8 simple rules episode: princetown girl</p>
<p>Your friend lucked out because it convinced her to apply to a better school. But in general, following a boy/girl to a school that you are not interested in is pretty stupid. Fee waivers are great reasons to apply, and often suggest safety schools!</p>
<p>I applied to University of Notre Dame initially because it had early action and it was a highly ranked college…now that I think about it I don’t really want to go there, and I wasn’t even sad when I got deferred.</p>
<p>I didn’t apply to Boston University because I felt it was a huge safety school, and it wasn’t
good enough. I regret it now, because it could have been a great choice for me.</p>
<p>I was going to apply to Cal Poly SLO as an English major until I went to their website and saw their school motto: “Where learn by doing transforms lives.” No.</p>
<p>Didn’t apply to UNC-CH, despite being a likely shoe-in. I am a diehard KU basketball fan, and thus hate Chapel Hill basketball for stealing Roy Williams from us. Even though I like Bill Self better. Also because their fans are obnoxious, and I would never hear the end of it from the people I go to school with. </p>
<p>Didn’t apply to any Ivies because I didn’t want people to think of me as snobby for attending. Plus, one of my best friends REALLY wanted to go to Harvard, and I didn’t want to get in if she didn’t. And, well, she didn’t, so…</p>
<p>Didn’t apply to Davidson because it is about 5 miles from my house. And I don’t like small LACs, although the fact that they do laundry for you definitely had a pull.</p>
<p>Didn’t apply to Wake Forest because I spent a day there for German Day, and I hated their campus. </p>
<p>REFUSED to apply to Lehigh because their school colors are brown and white. I don’t own a single piece of brown clothing. </p>
<p>I also refused to apply anywhere that featured maroon as a school color. Crimson is okay, red is okay, but maroon is not okay. I had to wear school uniforms for a few years, and we had to wear maroon, navy or white polos every day. Maroon has been ruined for me. </p>
<p>Stupidest Reasons TO Apply Somewhere? </p>
<p>I applied to KU because basketball, and the entirety of the college clothing I own is Jayhawks apparel, and I didn’t want to have to re buy everything. Also because the app was ridiculously easy and they threw money at me because my mom is an alum and I have a high-ish ACT/SAT score (although I would prefer higher)</p>
<p>I applied to NC State, despite hating it, because my mom wanted me toI . Waste of over $100 between the test scores I had to send and the $75 (for a state school!) app fee.</p>
<p>I applied to Maryland because my favorite animal is a turtle. Well, and I love DC, and it’s a good school. That totally makes it better, right?</p>
<p>I’m not applying to CalTech because I don’t like the font they use on their supplement.</p>