<p>Applied to UChicago because Ted O'Neill writes the best form letters ever, and their marketing hooked me. I carried Life of the Mind around with me for weeks, and still haven't let go of the original essay prompt sheet.
Applied to Barnard because women's college + NYC + Columbia seemed like a good idea at the time.
Applied to Vassar because Dad would like it if I went to Poughkeepsie, even though I think I'd hate it in Poughkeepsie. But I've never lived there, so who knows.
Applied to Binghamton because everybody's supposed to have a safety, even if they get accepted to their first choice. I guess it would have been arrogant not to, or something.
Applied to Bryn Mawr because I met a Mawrter through blogging online who convinced me to visit the school, at which time I promptly decided that it would have to be either UChicago or BMC because I absolutely must go to a school with Gothic revival architecture.</p>
<p>Didn't apply to Oberlin because I've spent enough time living in the middle of freaking nowhere.
Didn't apply to WUSTL because I interpreted each letter/booklet/kitchen sink they sent me a negative auspice as to how ridiculously desperate they are, and plus I knew a guy who lived in Missouri and he said I should never go there ever.
Didn't apply to Wellesley because it seemed too Ivy-like for me and I don't like Hilary Clinton.
Didn't apply to the Ivies because I'm not Wonderwoman with 500 ECs.</p>
<p>Also, I almost didn't apply to Cornell because I didn't like the name Ithaca...it sounded backwoodsy</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Rice because my high school is like a feeder school to it
And I almost didn't apply to Duke because my cousin goes there; don't care for her much
Didn't apply to Pomona because I missed lunch when they came to visit; my counselor forced me to go and talk with them :(</p>
<p>And DEFINITELY didn't apply to Emory because the admissions officer who came to our school was stuck up and RUDE!</p>
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schools in California - back then, all the people I've met that were from CA or at least lived there were so flashy, superficial or/and had some weird points of views (mostly discriminatory) so it somehow got me a notion that almost all CA ppl are like that and didn't even want to think about applying to CA.
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<p>This makes me laugh. As someone from CA, I swear we are not all flashy and superficial although alot of us do seem to like flashy, superficial things.</p>
<p>The dumbest reason I ever applied to a college hmm...I applied to Harvard because my mom told/made me (it's a good school and all but I just don't see myself there for undergrad).</p>
<p>I applied to UCSD because I was afraid that I wouldn't get any scholarships from other colleges and needed to apply to a state school where the tuition would be more affordable.</p>
<p>I didn't apply to any schools in the Midwest because I don't like the Midwest and can't stand the thought of being land-locked and need a coast (although some of the schools on the East Coast I applied to are in states that technically don't have a coastline). One of my best friends tells me that I can't say I don't like the Midwest because I've never been there but I disagree.</p>
<p>sugangel...Chicago is a Midwest city that has one of the largest accessable coastlines in the country for a city of it's caliber....Lake Michigan is my favorite part of this city. :)</p>
<p>Didn't apply to:
- Simmons because they sent me a letter on bright yellow paper and for some reason that day I hated the color yellow
- Colgate because of the toothpaste thing
- College of Wooster because I didn't want to deal with any "did you just say rooster?" jokes
- Kenyon because there's a guy called Kenjon in my class
- USC because I could just never bring myself to shout "Go Trojans!"</p>
<p>I applied to:
- Fordham University because it is F.U.
- UBC just because it's in Canada. lol</p>
<p>And I almost didn't apply to Occidental (Oxy) because I didn't want to put up with any "oxymoron" or "accident" puns</p>
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schools in California - back then, all the people I've met that were from CA or at least lived there were so flashy, superficial or/and had some weird points of views (mostly discriminatory) so it somehow got me a notion that almost all CA ppl are like that and didn't even want to think about applying to CA.
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<p>I KNOW HAHA! You are definitely missing out on cali. I love it here..... Trust me, i'm NOT tan. I'm not that superficial...haha. And I'm certainly not discriminatory....
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<p>I never applied to Pratt Institute because I am terrified of Brooklyn.</p>
<p>i applied to lake forest college b/c they were giving out free applications.. i got accepted like 2 weeks later and was sent postcards for me to send out at lake forest. they offered me a pretty good scholarship too for out of state, the school was pretty nice and didn't seemed like they slacked... </p>
<p>still... i applied to the least competitive schools in my state just caz a friend applied for backup and i thought i might need it... </p>
<p>i also applied to umass-amherst caz someone told me they had a good theater program, though i wasn't really planning on theater too much!</p>
<p>i was so close to applying to whitman, but i didn't caz someone told me that liberal arts colleges prepare you for life while universities prepare you for a job. i guess i wanted a job more, but i still ended up in the liberal arts, but only at a university with liberal arts probably not as good as whitman's. totally wish i applied and went to whitman. :( .. oh yeah.. i think i didn't apply to whitman caz there's a whitman middle school in the city... lol. . it'd be weird. </p>
<p>haha, i also avoided applying to cal schools for the same reason... and avoided schools i didn't think i could afford... avoided all the ivy leagues and NYU... and only applied to RPI caz i had a feeling i'd get accepted... i actually never really wanted to go to any of the schools i applied.. including the one i attend. i probably wasn't even ready for college. haha.</p>
<p>I didnt apply to claremont cuz i didnt wanna do anymore essays
i didnt apply to boston c cuz i couldnt figure out how to pay the fee online and i was too lazy to snail mail it
i applied to ucsd cuz i got 4 uc apps free with my fee waiver</p>
<p>I refused to apply to any school in Pennsylvania, because I decided I hated it there. I've been there, and it was fine, so I don't know why. Then I ended up applying to Dickinson as my safety, but I'll never go there because of the name.</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Colgate because of the toothpaste thing.
I didn't apply to Tufts because my boyfriend's ex goes there.
I applied to Yale because I wanted an Ivy and Rory from Gilmore girls went there.
I also know someone who didn't apply to Duke because the website sucks. He regrets it now. haha</p>
<p>Oh, and I didn't apply to Georgetown because they weren't on the common app and don't look at the writing section of the SAT.</p>
<p>lol...seriously...i thought i was the only one who thought that!</p>
<p>I first became interested in Brown in 8th grade because Summer from The OC went there and Seth followed her, and I LOVED The OC (but never wanted to go there b/c "people from cali are superficial" :-P ) and when she went there the campus looked all liberal and delicious :)</p>