Class of 05: Where are You Applying? [Archive]

Joe Matt

15-06-2004, 14:35

Miami university in Ohio is a really good school...if that's the one you speak of. :P. I went there once...it's nice. Go to Purdue!!!! We host a regional ^^ (as of next year)
Yeah, it's the one I'm thinking of going to. I hope. Purdue is looking really good right now, even though I thought it was a chicken school when I was young.... ;p

Matt_Kaplan1902

15-06-2004, 16:10

My list:

Central FL
Miami (in FL)
GA Tech
Columbia

I'm looking at:
USC (so cal)
RIT

Yan Wang

15-06-2004, 16:21

Dream:
MIT
Stanford

Backup:
Cornell Unversity

I'm going to enjoy my two months before having to start writing applications... :)

Heretic121

15-06-2004, 16:30

I'm going in to either 3d-animating or Game Design and Programming

UAT (university of advancing Technoligies or something like that in AZ)
Full Sail (orlando, FL)
Boston Institute of Art
San Fransisco Institute of Art
Institue of Art - Online
UAT - Online

a few others im still waiting for brochure/booklet thingys from =P

Lisa Perez

15-06-2004, 16:55

1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
2. MIT
3. Stanford
4. University of California - Berkeley

I'd like to go to MIT, but money- and sentimentally-wise, U of M is the way to be. Besides, they're only #2 to MIT in both aerospace engineering and business. Can't ask for more :)

Joshua May

15-06-2004, 17:06

I'd like to go to MIT, but money-

Don't be so quick to think MIT is too expensive. I got a brochure in the mail about their tuition, and, after financial aid, students are left with about $5000 per year on average in loans. All the rest is paid with grants, scholarships, and work-experience. So $20,000 for four years of some of the best education you can get? Not too bad a deal at all. :yikes:

Yan Wang

15-06-2004, 17:30

Besides, they're only #2 to MIT in both aerospace engineering and business. Can't ask for more :)

I just flipped through the US News college rankings for 2004 and noted that for aerospace, U of M Ann Harbor is #3, not #2. But you know what, IT DOESN'T MATTER. Clooooose enough. :)

So, anyone else thinking of coming here to Cornell Unversity? Let me tell you from the start that the place is more beautiful than 99.9% of what else is out there. That alone may be motivation to come, in addition to it being an Ivy League school.

Alaina

15-06-2004, 17:34

My top choices for applying are:

UC Santa Cruz
Sacramento State
San Jose State
University of the Pacific

Yeah, just local colleges...

Kristina

15-06-2004, 17:41

I'm looking at:
USC (so cal)

*CRINGE* USC.

Kidding aside, good luck to all with their college applications. I may not know a lot about technical FIRST stuff but having gone through the process myself, helping many people apply to all different schoosl in all different fields, and being a freshman counselor, I'm pretty knowledgable with the system. Let me know if my services can be utilized or if there are any college questions in general.

And c'mon people, where's UCLA on people's lists? It's the most applied to University in the world, I thought everyone wanted to come here. :)

Bcahn836

15-06-2004, 17:52

I am currently enrolled in a two year Engineering course at the technology center here in Southern Maryland. Upon completing this course next year i will recieve 13 College credits for the College of Southern Maryland ( CSM). These credits are for various courses at the college toward a bachelors degree in engineering, what kind of engineering I havn't really decided, yet. I have one year to think about it.

Matt Leese

15-06-2004, 19:15

Dream:
MIT
Stanford

Backup:
Cornell Unversity

I'm going to enjoy my two months before having to start writing applications... :)
I don't normally see Cornell listed as a backup school. If you've got that level of confidence, more power to you.

As an aside, I had a friend who applied to Penn as a backup school thinking it was Penn State. He actually just graduated from Penn this year.

Matt

Cory

15-06-2004, 19:15

Scooter

15-06-2004, 19:38

Make sure to apply to Olin if you think you are going into engineering. It is hard to get into, but if you do, it is totally worth it.

-Bill

LauraN

15-06-2004, 20:05

My list is still in desparate need of revision...but I've got Cornell on there as well. Along with Columbia, Drexel, Stanford, CalTech, UC-Berkley, Carnigie Mellon, Lehigh, FIT, and Case Western Reserve.

Like I said. It needs to be narrowed down a bit. (And that's just a sampling).

Rugters would be my "safety school," since it's an NJ school and I'm pretty smart. Heehee. =)

I was wondering what colleges all my peers are planning to apply to, so post them here.

My list is:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dream:
MIT
*sigh*

MIT.....

*keeps dreaming*

Joshua May

15-06-2004, 22:19

Not to discourage anyone or anything, but those of you applying to *just* Stanford, MIT, UCB, etc, I would apply to a school you know you can get into 100% for a backup. You never know who Stanford's gonna pick. The UC's arent admitting many many over qualified people at this point in time, and I'm sure the Ivy League schools are like Stanford.

Yeah, I know all of my schools are big reaches. The closest to safety schools I have are California State Polytechnic Institute in San Luis Obispo (State school but #1 architecture program in the nation) and then the next one up on my safety list is UCB. :D So, seriously, I know I need a guarantee backup, just not sure which one yet.

Oh and check this site out: CollegeData.com (https://www.collegedata.com/odds/odds_home_tmpl.jhtml). You can enter your SAT scores and GPA and all that and see what chances you have of getting into certain colleges. It'd be really interesting to see current colleges put in their high school information, and see what they'd get for their current school.

My rankings are:
MIT - Low Good Bet
CalTech - High Maybe
GaTech - Middle Good Bet
CalPoly SLO - High Good Bet
UC Berkeley - High Maybe
Harvard - Low Good Bet
Princeton - Low Good Bet
Stanford - Low Good Bet
Cornell - Low Good Bet
Yale - Low Good Bet

Of course, my rankings are a little low because I couldn't enter my real GPA. It puts it on a regular scale of 4.0, I'm in International Baccalaureate with all honors courses, straight As, which makes my GPA 5.0

Pin Man

16-06-2004, 21:10

Bently...

If they don't accept me then, I'll just have to find somewhere else...

Anything with accounting...

Phyz121

16-06-2004, 22:31

I'm applying to......
BCC Yay for community schools! lol
After that, hopefully Boston University or somewhere small in New England. I'll probably end up at URI because I already have scholarships through 4-H to go there.

Am I the only one who is going into something completely un-related to engineering or technology? (Sociology, Anthropology or Religion/Women Studies double....Not quite sure on what I'm actually doing yet.....)

Jessica Boucher

16-06-2004, 23:19

Bently...

If they don't accept me then, I'll just have to find somewhere else...

Anything with accounting...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Dont you dare go to Bentley. I will have to disown you.

<edit> Ok, go if you want....I just have a bit of a preference for its rival. Just read my shirt:
Bentley College: Because not everyone can get into Babson. :D

Joshua May

17-06-2004, 00:37

Am I the only one who is going into something completely un-related to engineering or technology? (Sociology, Anthropology or Religion/Women Studies double....Not quite sure on what I'm actually doing yet.....)

Well, I plan to double with Engineering and History, does that count? :D

sanddrag

17-06-2004, 02:44

So, anyone else thinking of coming here to Cornell Unversity? Punar of 696 will be attending in the fall of this year (2004). He is know as punarhero on these boards, doesn't come around here much.

Eugenia Gabrielov

17-06-2004, 09:09

I just flipped through the US News college rankings for 2004 and noted that for aerospace, U of M Ann Harbor is #3, not #2. But you know what, IT DOESN'T MATTER. Clooooose enough. :)

So, anyone else thinking of coming here to Cornell Unversity? Let me tell you from the start that the place is more beautiful than 99.9% of what else is out there. That alone may be motivation to come, in addition to it being an Ivy League school.

Jason Catlin, our primary programmer is attending Cornell this fall. I vouch for you...Ithaca is the most gorgeous campus on the face fo the earth. Think waterfalls...waterfalls everywhere...it's just awesome. ^^ I'm a 2006er who's desperate to go there...

Yan Wang

17-06-2004, 09:14

This August, during Cornell freshmen orientation, the orientation system will change a bit. Instead of the old usual stuff, booths will be lined up along the main campus roads. Each booth must contain something interactive for people to do and demonstrates some quality or aspect of your organization or club. Cornell Robocup (World Champs last 4 outta 5 years) and the Cornell FSAE racing team (Champs this year) will be there. I will be in China at the time, but I will make sure our FIRST robot is out there :) Come by if you want to drive it. We'll get you on our mailing lists then.

Eugenia Gabrielov

17-06-2004, 09:26

I don't imagine I'm coming in August...but I'm coming in June!!! :D

;) Maybe I'll hop by a robotics meeting. You just gotta get me in on when the meetings are.

D.J. Fluck

17-06-2004, 10:00

-Perdue

What one of my neighbors (who is a Purdue Grad) says:

"You won't get into Purdue if you can't spell it" ;)

Lisa Perez

17-06-2004, 10:02

Where are the University of Michigan applicants? :p

Eugenia Gabrielov

17-06-2004, 10:06

Me! Me! Me! (if I graduate early? nah...My brother might go though :P)

Joshua May

17-06-2004, 10:26

Punar of 696 will be attending in the fall of this year (2004). He is know as punarhero on these boards, doesn't come around here much.

Ah, Punar is awesome. I met him back at Science Olympiad last year, and I remember him when we were your first alliance partners for seeding in 2003. He's really cool, I wish him luck.

Ryan Dognaux

17-06-2004, 12:43

I'll be applying to both Purdue and IUPUI here, the deciding factor will be cost since both of them offer Computer Graphics Technology.

Joe Matt

17-06-2004, 13:24

What one of my neighbors (who is a Purdue Grad) says:

"You won't get into Purdue if you can't spell it" ;)
DJ, did you expect anything less from me, to misspell an important word? :p

suneel112

21-06-2004, 23:33

MIT
CalTech
Cornell
U.C. Berkeley
Harvard
Stanford
:rolleyes:

...Yeah Right!!! I don't think I have the scores required to get into ANY of those.

More realistic possibilities:

UPenn
U of M (University of Michigan for those who don't knwo)
Georgia Tech

Definite Possibility:

Purdue University. Looking for 8 years on 461. What what?!?

Jubie

22-06-2004, 11:05

I am applying to
MIT
UofM (dearborn and annarbor)
ferris state
Eastern Michigan
USC

Jessica Boucher

22-06-2004, 11:10

I will be applying to primarily New England based strategy firms/departments and business development departments of major corporations...but I am open to operations/logistics work or for companies anywhere in the US....

::ahem:: oh. You meant HS students. :p

Alaina

25-06-2004, 16:36

Alaina: Make sure you apply for the UoP FIRST scholarship if you end up getting in. I didn't, and there were only one or two people that did =/ I ended up deciding not to go there, but getting money can never hurt :D
Holy cheese, I didn't even realize that school had a FIRST scholarship. Heh. Thanks!

Raven_Writer

26-06-2004, 15:23

Here's my list:

MRAIT (http://www.mrait.com/index.html) (Michigan Recording Arts Institute and Technologies)
- I enjoy doing music, thus I'm attempting to go into it professionally.

NIT (National Institute of Technology)
- Computers are also my thing

Probably more, but I've only looked into these mainly. I'm really hoping for the first one.

*P.S.: This isn't really a college, but a hands-on program for music producing, etc...*:
Recording Connection (http://www.recordingconnection.com)
- This has seemed to get a lot of good feedback.

shyra1353

03-07-2004, 23:05

wow .. I just realized this thread actually applies to me too ..
I still cannot believe I am graduating next year ...

But anyways as far as applying goes, I just started looking into American universities like a week ago and have so far come up with :

MIT
CalTech
GaTech

As for Canadian universities .. I have known this for a while ...
University of Waterloo (in Ontario)
University of Toronto (in Ontario)
Macmaster University (in Ontario)
University of Western Ontario (in Ontario)
McGill University (in Quebec)

sanddrag

04-07-2004, 00:40

Yan Wang

04-07-2004, 11:42

For all those of you applying to MIT and Caltech, NO ONE from my school got in this year, not even the students who are first, second, and third in the class. And my school is no low scoring school either. These students had GPAs like over 4.5 and outstanding SAT scores and extra-curricular activites and service hours and everything.

Keep your options open people.
Hm, that's not very optimistic sanddrag. Three senior friends of mine got into MIT this year and another two friends got into Harvard (there were probably more that I don't know about but can check school records next year to find out). I don't think anyone got into Caltech though :( Our PTA newsletter had a brief about a Wall Street Journal ranking that was done in May - public high school w/highest acceptance rates into top colleges (mostly Ivy league). Ithaca was #4 (and #1 for REAL public schools, top 3 had placement tests and whatnot). The rating looked biased (since there were a LOT of NY schools) but it seemed reasonable since 10% of the graduating class here go to Cornell each year :P

But yeah, gotta have backups!

M. Hicken

29-08-2004, 23:46

im looking at (in choice order)
Cornell
RPI
RIT
UVM
Rowan U
University of Rochester
Rutgers
Penn State

as you see, they are all north of me by at least 2 hours (with the acception of Rowan and penn state)

Lisa Rodriguez

30-08-2004, 00:11

As of now:
FIT
Eckerd
Coastal Carolina
Uconn (back-up)

I wanna be a marine bio major, thus the lack of MIT and other various high ranking technology schools.
Plus the southern east coast is WARM, and i'm tired of waiting outside the UTC regional in like 2 degree weather with a large metal basket, and forgot to bring anything more than a sweatshirt
THAT is cold

plus FIT has (helps?) a team, and has a pretty darn big robotics scholarship:D

MisterX

30-08-2004, 00:43

ummm as of now there are several in varying classes of collegedom

Drexel
Kettering
UConn
Virginia Tech
FIT
BYU
RPI
NU

Jillian B.

30-08-2004, 11:24

Fortunately, my college search didn't last too long. I think at this point I've definetly found the college I want to attend, Norwich University, and I've even already applied (I spent a week there at an engineering camp). I'd really reccomend looking at this college for anyone who like being in New England, wants hands on classes, and doesn't mind that they only offer the 4 basic types of engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Computer).

My back up school is University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

- Jill

Greg McCoy

30-08-2004, 14:02

Purdue University. I applied to Rose-Hulman too, but I'm planning on Purdue :)

Joe Matt

30-08-2004, 14:17

New List:

-Miami U
-Case Western Reserve
-U. of Dayton
-Xavier
-JMU
-Elon

Cory

30-08-2004, 16:20

New List:

-Miami U
-Case Western Reserve
-U. of Dayton
-Xavier
-JMU
-Elon

Miami Ohio or the 'Canes?

Joe Matt

30-08-2004, 16:51

Miami Ohio or the 'Canes?
Ohio.

Miami University-> Ohio
University of Miami-> Florida

Ali Ahmed

31-08-2004, 01:15

I am applying to one place and one place only. The United States Naval Academy! The best school in the world. GO NAVY!

Ben Lauer

31-08-2004, 01:26

PLEASE don't pick a school because it's close, or because it's get good engineering, or because your friends are going there. Pick a school that you have visited, and that when you are there and after you leave you feel a connection to that school, almost as if it is pulling you in. If you don't know what I mean, or if I am exaggerating a little sorry. But when you find the right school you will know it, and you will not want to accept anything less. A school with a reputation is good, but even if no one has ever heard of your school, doesn't mean you didn't get a great education. Believe me, employers know all the good schools, and all the schools that have great programs.

I picked a small school because it tailored to my needs for attention on a personal level, and I felt like I belonged when I was there. Find a school that Taylors to your needs, and go there, and don't let people tell you that it was a bad choice, ever.

D.Stephenson

31-08-2004, 05:21

My List

SUNY Stony Brook
Hofstra

and their both 40 minutes from my house!!

Alex Salomonsky

02-09-2004, 10:09

University of Virginia
James Madison University
George Mason University
Old Dominion University

Jessica Boucher

02-09-2004, 12:33

I picked a small school because it tailored to my needs for attention on a personal level, and I felt like I belonged when I was there. Find a school that Taylors to your needs, and go there, and don't let people tell you that it was a bad choice, ever.

Very true. Here's a related story...

One of my sisters was touring Babson, and the tour was miserable because it was pouring rain. But, she left the campus feeling really good about the school and how well it fit her. So, when she was making her deposit, she thought back to that tour and decided that if she could love a school in the pouring rain then she'd love it even more the rest of the time.

Mike Ciance

02-09-2004, 16:28

I plan on doing immediate decision for Ramapo College. if they dont accept me, i do have some backups in mind, but i'm just really hoping i get accepted, because Ramapo is really exactly what i want for college, and their communications major is everything i want and nothing i dont. :D

Joshua May

02-09-2004, 18:53

I've added California Polytechnic Institute -San Luis Obispo to my list of colleges. It's #1 in architecture, and not bad in engineering either. A plus is that many of my friends are applying there (but it certainly isn't the reason I'm applying) and a pro/con is that it is close to home, I'd really prefer to get out of California for college.

I also just got a letter from Tulane University in St. Louis, who is offering to wave my application fee and essay and they'll give me notice in 4 weeks from when they get my application, so it could turn out to be a quick safety.

Lisa Perez

02-09-2004, 23:09

I added University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, to my list.

Two applications down, three to go, oh the horrors..

MisterX

09-09-2004, 16:58

University of Virginia
James Madison University
George Mason University
Old Dominion University

W00-W00! Now what did the Hokies ever do to you to forget the BEST college in VA!

Joe Matt

09-09-2004, 17:40

W00-W00! Now what did the Hokies ever do to you to forget the BEST college in VA!
What about UVA? ;)

Oh come on, I've been in the whole VT vs. UVA thing and I think it's stupid. I'd hardly call VT the best school in VA.

Oh well, that's just a continuous pet peeve of mine, sorry for the tangent there.

Adam Y.

11-09-2004, 15:25

SUNY Stony Brook
Hofstra

Stony Brook is a really bad choice if you are thinking of getting a degree in engineering. They throw you in giant lecture halls your first year and really aren't very supportive. Now if you like that sort of thing go right ahead. There is one degree though that it's recommeneded that you go to Stony Brook. I think it's teaching.

Frank(Aflak)

11-09-2004, 15:51

What, no Rice kids?

Its among the top engineering schools, had a gorgeous campus (don't let Houston weather put you off, I've been here three weeks and the weather hasn't been anything to whine and cry about.

Best off all, its the best deal you are going to find.

And, get this, a school with a great engineering program and more girls than guys . . . wooo!

You guys should look into rice: www.rice.edu

Anyone has questions, feel free to contact me at fshavlak@rice.edu

suneel112

13-09-2004, 14:32

I am also, like Joshua May, hoping to get into the elite:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania (a GREAT EE and business school)

Purdue is my "safety blanket" (almost anybody with good grades and accelerated classes from West Lafayette HS can get in) in case I don't go to one of the above three (which I probably won't).

My main problem is SAT scores. darn you SAT!

Joe Matt

13-09-2004, 16:08

andy

13-09-2004, 22:36

Ahh....

Definately applying to:
Georgia Tech (it's in my backyard so total max cost per year ~$6k)
MIT (Reach/Dream - excellent EE/CE/CS schools)
Carnegie Mellon (good robots - Go RED TEAM!)
Cornell (my mentor went there - beautiful campus)
Rensselaer (awarded $60K scholarship for RPI - apply for free!)

Maybe applying to:
Berkeley (friend went there - loves it)
Stanford (good AI - Go BLUE TEAM!)
Northwestern (calc teacher went there - apply for free!)

I would be curious to hear from some of the professors/students from these schools. I'm sure they have plenty of helpful insight into programs/money etc at these schools.

cool
-Andy

IMDWalrus

17-09-2004, 20:18

Sheesh...everyone here is aiming so high. Here's hoping that you can make it into your dream schools. :)

I might be thinking too highly of myself, but I think I've got the grades (all As for three years now) and the ACT (a 35) to make it into some of the more prestigious schools. I was never planning on applying for MIT or CalTech, though, and I don't have the SAT2 tests that I'd need if I change my mind. So, my list right now...

University of Michigan: In my price range, and a very good aerospace program. I'm almost positive that I could get in, and I like the school a lot.
Purdue: More expensive than UofM, and I haven't been out to the campus yet. I like what I've heard about their aerospace program, though, so I'm going to apply soon. Beyond that, they get brownie points for sponsoring 461.
Kettering: Not as sure about this one, since there's still a possibility that a future in engineering won't work out for me. Considering that I could almost definitely get a full ride if I apply, I'll fill out an application and think some more about it.
Washington University: Farther away than I was planning on, but they've more or less promised that I'd get a very large portion of my tuition paid for if I'm accepted. Like Kettering, I'll apply and think about it later on.

I've already been accepted at Western Michigan...and I'm considering them strongly. At the very least, I've got one college that I know wants me...

ZZII 527

25-09-2004, 03:17

I'd like to echo a bit of what others have said: Do not go by the rankings alone when looking at colleges. The difference between US News #X and #(X+5) is very minimal. Do a lot of research on the school, the programs it offers, the size, the location, etc. (www.princetonreview.com (http://www.princetonreview.com) is a great source.) See if the school fits your wants/needs. Then, visiting campus is the best way to really see if you would be happy there.

Anyway, good luck to all the c/o 2005 FIRSTers. I remember how hard fall/winter of senior year was with so much college stuff to do. When it's done, though, you can finally relax and enjoy your senior year. Good luck especially to the (what seems like several) MIT applicants - hope to see you here next fall! If you have any questions, PM me.

Jillian B.

27-09-2004, 15:40

Yay! Just got the acceptance letter from Norwich University! :D

And now begins the dreadful search for how to pay for it... :confused:

- Jill

Raven_Writer

27-09-2004, 18:47

Yay! Just got the acceptance letter from Norwich University! :D

And now begins the dreadful search for how to pay for it... :confused:

- Jill Congrats Jill :)

I know how you feel, which is why I haven't applied yet ( :\ ).

Again though, congrats.

n0cturnalxb

27-09-2004, 19:16

I was wondering what colleges all my peers are planning to apply to, so post them here.

My list is:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
University of California - Berkeley

I'm probably applying to three of those, though I'm not setting my hopes too high on them :)

So.. my list is pretty much:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*California Institute of Technology
*University of Southern California
University of California - Los Angeles, Berkeley, *San Diego, and Irvine
*Washington University in St. Louis
Johns Hopkins University
Pomona College or Harvey Mudd College
Stanford

I'm only sure about the ones marked with an asterisk though =\
Ahh, I hate narrowing things down.

Watch me stress about getting into college now! :ahh:

And c'mon people, where's UCLA on people's lists? It's the most applied to University in the world, I thought everyone wanted to come here. :)

*waves madly* Me me me! Hahah. UCLA's admissions is pretty random (well, on the surface, at least..), though, isn't it? I'm not counting on getting accepted at all if I do end up applying (I'm debating about it right now).

My main problem is SAT scores. darn you SAT!

Ahh, I so agree. Aside from that, I'm pretty good (if I dare give myself that much credit o_O) on most of my other stuff..

SATs are horrible. HORRIBLE. Yuck.

I think I'm going to take the December (I think? Why don't they have a NOVEMBER?!) ACT, too.. I wish I'd known about it earlier, though. I think I'd do better.. MUCH better.

Ben Lauer

27-09-2004, 20:21

Wow, ummm... that's impressive. My aunt is a Spanish professor at UC-B. Here's my temporary list...

-VCU
-Elon
-Miami University (NOT IN FLORIDA)
-University of Dayton

And I'm looking into
-Drexel
-Perdue

Gonna be tough to apply to a school that isn't spelled right!
Purdue...just a hint

Brian Lesser

27-09-2004, 20:45

Where am I applying?

>.>

<.<

Good question :D

But actually, I plan to go to Harper (one of IL's community colleges) for 2 years and then transfer to NIU for the 2 years.

Stina236

28-09-2004, 20:28

Here is my final list in absolutely no specific order:

Boston College
Brandeis
Merrimack College
Stonehill
Northeastern
Harvard (HA!... HA!)
Brown (another harty har har)
Emerson (sweet communications program!!)

i wish a college would show up on my doorstep and say "hey... you, me.. full ride!" :rolleyes:

Joe Matt

28-09-2004, 21:08

Gonna be tough to apply to a school that isn't spelled right!
Purdue...just a hint

Did you see DJ's post? :rolleyes:

Cory

28-09-2004, 21:10

Did you see DJ's post? :rolleyes:

Yeah, he just really wanted to rub it in ;)

Personally, I think Perdue kicks $@#$@#$@# and is a much better school than Purdue :D

roninmedia

28-09-2004, 21:33

I am applying to University of Florida, UCF, and possibly Michigan.

Michelle 236

16-10-2004, 15:56

I finally have my final list :D yay!

Salve Regina University
Providence College
Northeastern
College of the Holy Cross
Suffolk
URI
Central Connecicut State University

Adam Y.

16-10-2004, 16:09

Suffolk
Suffolk in New York or is there another college named Suffolk??

Michelle 236

16-10-2004, 16:12

Suffolk in New York or is there another college named Suffolk??

Suffolk University in Boston

Mini-D67

17-10-2004, 14:59

I'm applying to the University of Science, Music, and Culture. Also know as the United States Marince Corps.

I'll be leaving for bootcamp sometime next April (of '05). I'm gonna do MOS 5831 - Military Police/Corrections. After my 4 or 6 years, I plan on coming home and attending the local community college to get some sort of degree in Criminal Justice, then using the GI Bill to put me through a police academy. After that, I apply to the police departments I like and the rest should be history.

:D

Alex Cormier

17-10-2004, 15:13

Clarkson - Mech. engineering
Canton - Motor Sports Performance and repair
Rochester Institute of Technology
Alfred State
Monroe Community College

C-MAN

19-10-2004, 19:41

Well i'm gonna apply at a trade school, like ITT tech or Devry or somethen like that.

Yan Wang

19-10-2004, 21:43

Joshua May

20-10-2004, 09:04

Is anyone applying to Caltech?

They require, in the essays part, for you to put 'something interesting' in a 7" x 7.5" box. No CDs, URLs, etc. I found it much harder to think about what to put in there than what to write an essay about. :)

Yea, I'm applying there, and I still don't know what to put in there. :)

I've got my MIT interview on Friday, so I've been reading up on a couple of tips for that, but otherwise I've still got a lot of work to do. :ahh:

Joshua May

14-12-2004, 19:22

Raven_Writer

14-12-2004, 19:46

I've decided to change my school recently (pretty much).

I'm planning on going to Henry Ford Community College (if anything, to just get all my requirements done [math, english, etc...]). Then, I might transfer to ITT (if I go into the computer field), or I'll be going straight into journalism.

Jake177

15-12-2004, 11:22

Well, I just got my admissions letter from MIT. I've been deffered to regular admissions.

I have, however, been accepted to Tulane, which is a very nice backup.

This whole process is so stressful. ugh

MIT only sends acceptance letters to like 2% of their early applicants. The rest get differed to the regular applicant pool. So I wouldn't worry too much about getting differed.

shyra1353

15-12-2004, 11:54

Is anyone applying to Caltech?

They require, in the essays part, for you to put 'something interesting' in a 7" x 7.5" box. No CDs, URLs, etc. I found it much harder to think about what to put in there than what to write an essay about. :)

I am applying there .. I am putting a picture of Aum (http://www.hindutemple.org.uk/images/aum.gif) , my family, and the picture of Banting, Best, and the first diabetic dog that was successfully treated with insulin, all linked to a picture of me. Those are the three things that have had the most impact on me. Aum because of my belief in Hinduism and what it represents to me, my family for obvious reasons, and Banting because my diabetes is such a huge part of me and who I have become.

Yan Wang

15-12-2004, 17:26

MIT only sends acceptance letters to like 2% of their early applicants. The rest get differed to the regular applicant pool. So I wouldn't worry too much about getting differed.

I was deferred from MIT too (got into Penn State & WPI). My friend at Boston Latin, who moved there from Ithaca in 8th grade, was deferred from MIT too. He forwarded me an email from his interviewer. Here's an excerpt:

Just to let you know, most of the early applicants were deferred this year, because MIT had a much higher yield last year and the admission office does not want to over-admit this year again. So the admission rate for early action is particularly low this year.

Jake177

15-12-2004, 22:03

So they accepted even fewer people this year? That 2% was from 2 years ago when I applied early and was differed. I don't see the point of them even accepting early applications if they are going to differ most of them anyways.

Wetzel

15-12-2004, 22:23

W00-W00! Now what did the Hokies ever do to you to forget the BEST college in VA!

Have an unaccredited physics department. :rolleyes:

Now who else besides Joseph is looking at VCU (http://www.vcu.edu/)? We've hosted a regional going on 6 years now, scholarships for FIRST students, ENGR 472 - Mentoring FIRST, (not a major only class), and a growing campus! What more could you ask for? :D

Any questions shoot me a PM.

Wetzel

telkanuru

16-12-2004, 01:50

Well, reading this thread has been a real trip down nostalgia lane. I did college apps last year. What fun. I'm not at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The mech. eng. dept. here is one of those little known but good ones, and I'm here despite the stigma of 'State U'. Some school tips

Boston University- Avoid like the plague if you're into engineering. Got in, didn't go.
WPI- Got in, didn't go. Too expensive and the need for mandatory showers during orientation week is a real turn-off
MIT- Didn't apply, so far above me, it wasn't worth the app fee
RPI- Got in, didn't go. Have you ever *seen* Troy, NY? Ew. There's a reason everyone drinks...
Olin- God among engineering schools. But, they didn't like me :( If you can, go here.

Also, the stress in the app situation is really too much. Fortunately, my parents let me deal with it myself. After all, being a UPS man pays well (or so they keep telling me when my tuition bill comes). Good luck to all.

soccerstar16

16-12-2004, 09:26

hey guys first im going into the air force and then my top 3 college choices are : Norwich University in VT, The Citadel and then VMI. GOOD LUCK to the class of 05 this year in competetion and after high school.

Cory

16-12-2004, 10:55

WPI- Got in, didn't go. Too expensive and the need for mandatory showers during orientation week is a real turn-off

What are you talking about?

telkanuru

16-12-2004, 13:45

It's not ambiguous. According to a friend who is attending WPI, there are mandatory showers during orientation week. Lovely stuff... Also, Worcester isn't much more pleasant a city that Troy.

Alaina

16-12-2004, 17:46

Well, I ended up becoming lazy and not believing in myself. I didn't apply to UC Santa Cruz, I only applied to Sacramento State, and I only applied there because my best friend told me to. =P The tuition at Sac is very low and living there is soooo much less expensive than living in the Bay Area. Plus I'll be there with my best friend (who also will have the same major). :] It'll be fun,

Maybe I'll get my Master's in Santa Cruz instead...

Melissa Nute

17-12-2004, 09:08

It's not ambiguous. According to a friend who is attending WPI, there are mandatory showers during orientation week. Lovely stuff... Also, Worcester isn't much more pleasant a city that Troy.
Maybe that was that friend's RA telling him that...although we dont want smelly people to hang around with. The showers were prolly strongly advised.

Worcester may be eh but once you go to the surrounding smaller towns that are 15 minutes away or so it gets amazing.

Yan Wang

18-12-2004, 10:10

Gooooot innnnnntoooooooooo Caltech!!! :) :)

It feels so warm and fuzzy.

telkanuru

18-12-2004, 13:01

Maybe that was that friend's RA telling him that...although we dont want smelly people to hang around with. The showers were prolly strongly advised.

Worcester may be eh but once you go to the surrounding smaller towns that are 15 minutes away or so it gets amazing.

Since she's a sophmore, I suspect not. But that's secondary; I didn't go because UMass was half the price... Anyway, you consider the options before making a serious choice. The above are my opinions, no reason to get defensive :p

n0cturnalxb

19-12-2004, 02:34

Mm.. final list:

UCs: Berkeley, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Irvine. Last is backup.
University of Southern Cali
Caltech
MIT
Johns Hopkins U
Washington U in St. Louis

Sent in apps for USC and UCs already .. working on the rest. Didn't apply to any early actions, though I wish I could've (I couldn't have even if I wanted to, before).. so I'd at least know if I'd been accepted/rejected/deferred from SOME school(s).

App process is so stressful.. and I'm so tired of writing about myself in essays. I'll be so happy once all of this is over.

Alex Cormier

21-12-2004, 15:04

an update of my list of colleges; i just got a call from SUNY Canton that they did accept me for their Motorsports Performance and Repair. yay

Tim Delles

23-12-2004, 11:49

my final list looks like this

#1 - FIT for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
#2 - RIT for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
#3 - RPI for Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
#4 - Clarkson Univeristy for Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
#5 - WPI for Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

so far i have been accepted to FIT. :)

MASherry

23-12-2004, 12:54

Got into Carnegie Mellon...ahhhh, all done....sooo relaxing!! :cool:

Stina236

23-12-2004, 17:20

Got into Carnegie Mellon...ahhhh, all done....sooo relaxing!! :cool:

Congratulations!! And congratulations to everyone else who got into their schools!

I just got into Emerson College in Boston! woohoo! :rolleyes:

MOEmaniac

23-12-2004, 20:16

I applied to 4:

University of Delaware--Mech. Eng--its cheap cause I'm instate, great town and their Eng. department is pretty good
Drexal--Mech. Eng--I already got accepted which suprised me, its close to home and its Drexal need I say more
RPI--Mech. Eng--one of my mentors went there and I like the equipment they had
RIT--Mech. Eng. automovite option--one of my mentors went there and I loved the campus and all the stuff they had

Jillian B.

23-12-2004, 22:21

Yesterday was pretty awesome. Recieved a letter in the mail from Norwich University (was accepted back in September) stating I had been awarded a scholarship. A pretty nice scholarship. Half the tuition, renewable for all four years. (That's more than $40,000). I'm psyched! :D

That was after accepting my team's sponsor's monetary contribution to the team, and before ace-ing my Calculus 1 final exam. Pretty awesome.

Congratulations everyone who has been accepted to colleges.

Happy Holidays, everyone! :)

~ Jill

Alaina

24-12-2004, 21:22

Well, I've gotten a post card from Sac State telling me that they're processing my application.

And I also got a packet in the mail from the Sac State college of Engineering and CS telling me to join their helpful program.

But I haven't received an acceptance letter yet...

Wetzel

24-12-2004, 22:55

I'm applying to the VCU School of Nursing. :)

Wetzel

Courtneyb1023

27-12-2004, 00:36

i was accepted to all of the places that i applied to,

University of Toledo (extreeeme back-up)
Michigan State (my entire high school will be going there..ugh)
Kettering University (love it)
University of Michigan (also love it)

now the hard part is deciding where i really want to go...

Guest

29-12-2004, 17:49

Yay! Got into MIT early action!

Congrats to everyone else who got accepted, and good luck to those who didn't.

Suggestion for this year's juniors who want to go to MIT: Get into RSI (http://www.cee.org/rsi) - its awesome and you get to work at MIT for 6 weeks over the summer. The research projects you do there can get you lots of scholarship money.

mhayon

30-12-2004, 16:34

Wow. Thats incredible. Congratulations.

This wait is going to kill me. I don't know if I can make it until April....

MConte05

31-12-2004, 12:24

I was accepted to the University of Missouri - Rolla a couple months ago, I will be entering doing the mechanical engineering program. But they recently just approved of a new engineering course that is called Entertainment Engineering, which is what I will probably switch too, since I want to do things in the Amusment Park Industry.

Pin Man

31-12-2004, 13:19

anyone going to a state school because they can't afford private ones like me???

Fitchburg State for me...

MConte05

31-12-2004, 15:52

UMR is a state-school, thats where I'm headed, but it wasn't really about the money for me....

jessjank.

04-01-2005, 16:31

Applying to:
Carnegie Mellon (Early Decision II)
University of Rochester
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Plus a few safety schools.

Congrats to all those who've already been accepted and good luck to everyone still applying and waiting to hear back!!!

D.J. Fluck

05-01-2005, 19:13

anyone going to a state school because they can't afford private ones like me???

Haha I know the feeling....

I went through the same crap with the Milwaukee School of Engineering a couple years ago and I ended up getting stuck at a regional campus of Purdue University, but thank god i finally worked my way out of there and Im starting at the main campus next week

Wetzel

06-01-2005, 07:44

anyone going to a state school because they can't afford private ones like me???

Fitchburg State for me...

Cornell will meet any need that you have if you get accepted. Do the FAFSA, find your estimated family income, and Cornell will find you money above and beyond that.

Also, why not get a FIRST scholarship? About $500,000 went unclaimed last year because no one applied. Free money unclaimed.

Wetzel

Yan Wang

06-01-2005, 08:31

Cornell will meet any need that you have if you get accepted. Do the FAFSA, find your estimated family income, and Cornell will find you money above and beyond that.

Also, why not get a FIRST scholarship? About $500,000 went unclaimed last year because no one applied. Free money unclaimed.

Wetzel

If your family earns less than $40,000/yr, Harvard will give you a free ride.

Then again, I'm biased towards going to Cornell because I live here and want to get out. :) :)

Lisa Perez

06-01-2005, 08:52

Has anyone gotten a response from Stanford yet?

*Pacing back and forth nervously*.. :p

KimT

06-01-2005, 18:27

I applied to seven schools:

Scripps College
Stanford University
George Washington University
Washington University in St. Louis
Duke University
University of Pennsylvania
Denver University

and a foreign exchange program to spend a year in Germany, but I won't hear from any of them until late March and early April. It would be driving me crazy if I were letting myself think about it, but I still have scholarship apps to finish, and robotics is starting in two days, so by the time I remember that I'm going to college next year, it'll be less than a month until I start hearing from them.

Sonya47

09-01-2005, 00:20

University of Michigan-Flint
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Specs Howard-maybe

And I'm not really sure where else yet.

jessjank.

09-01-2005, 08:47

Got accepted to Carnegie Mellon! Sooooo excited!

RoboMom

09-01-2005, 14:23

I don't normally see Cornell listed as a backup school. If you've got that level of confidence, more power to you.

As an aside, I had a friend who applied to Penn as a backup school thinking it was Penn State. He actually just graduated from Penn this year.

Matt

Hi Matt!
My son Nate got into UPenn early decision, into mech eng, and he'll also be taking business courses at Wharton. Onto the scholarship forms!

Is your dad signed up yet on the VIMS? I haven't looked lately.
Jenny

M. Hicken

05-02-2005, 20:38

UPDATE: Got accepted into the University of Vermont mech engineering program early action on an $8k yr scholarship. Congrats to all who got in, and good luck to those still waiting for that fat envelope.

The reason i didnt chose RIT is that im told is not lively, im looking for a good education, but to have a fun college experience too. Plus its flatter than a pancake. Im a born skier ;-}

Mike33

05-02-2005, 20:41

Im going to Michigan Tech. going to be a husky!
Got snow?

Kyle

05-02-2005, 20:53

I applied to University of Delaware but could not get in because of the fact i did not have 2 full years of a foreign language.
I got accepted to Wesley college in DE but i declined because they didn't have the major i wanted and it also cost way way to much.
I am now going to attend Del tech :_ so i can get my RN then i plan on going to UD for my masters in nursing.
I am also going to be attending another school that is only for EMT training but i don't think that counts for what this thread is asking.

Congrats to all the others who got accepted to these great schools listed in the posts above.

BreakDancingCow

05-02-2005, 21:59

I'm going to Penn State for Architectural Engineering. It was my first choice school. I've always wanted to go there. Now I get to spend 5-6 years there completing the masters program. :D

Yan Wang

07-02-2005, 21:50

Achieved candidate/finalist status at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA along with 160 other lucky individuals.

... It's endorsed by Woodie Flowers! :)

Joe Matt

07-02-2005, 22:16

Achieved candidate/finalist status at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA along with 160 other lucky individuals.

... It's endorsed by Woodie Flowers! :)
Just beware of the Gui... ;)

Anyway, I have gotten accepted to Miami University and U of Dayton so far...

Pin Man

07-02-2005, 23:12

Anyone think about having Dean Kamen or Woody Flowers or Dave Lavery write a letter of recommendation??? hahaha that would be soooooo sick!!!

Wetzel

08-02-2005, 00:01

Anyone think about having Dean Kamen or Woody Flowers or Dave Lavery write a letter of recommendation??? hahaha that would be soooooo sick!!!

I did, and it was awesome. Remember, whoever you have write recomendations for you should know you well enough to be able to say why you would do well at whatever you are applying for.

Wetzel

Pin Man

08-02-2005, 00:32

thats sick... and yeah... I wish I could have one of them write me one... but they got bigger things on their minds... Thats for sure...

psquared

11-02-2005, 21:10

I got into Cornell University's Engineering School back in December with the Early Decision plan!!!! I can't wait to go, and join some of their teams, especially Robocup.

AshleyD

25-02-2005, 00:41

Joe Matt

25-02-2005, 09:15

Hey everyone, I was wondering if any FIRSTers are going to Duke University this fall?? I'd love to meet up with some people at Nats or regionals who will be my classmates. I'm in Pratt school of engineering (of course!) Please pass this along to anyone you know that will be going there, thanks! Ashley
Wow, lucky. :)

So far I have gotten into University of Dayton, Miami University, and College of Wooster. Anyone going to any of those?

Jillian B.

26-02-2005, 19:30

Shu Song

26-02-2005, 19:48

Applied and accepted into Cornell. Guess I'm stuck here for four more years eh?

Michelle 236

26-02-2005, 19:57

Hey, anyone hear from Northeastern yet? I'm kind of confused on when the engineering school sends out acceptances. Everyone I know who is majoring in something education or health related has already gotten their acceptance letters!

And, any Norwich people here? Looks like that is where I'll be next year unless a bigger scholarship comes through. Looking forward to it. =) Guess I'll be helping out team 885.

~ Jill

I got my acceptance letter to NEU a week or 2 ago, but I applied in early december, and other people i know who applied later havent heard anything yet, so i wouldnt be worried. NEU accepted me, but for a different major in a different COLLEGE than I applied for :ahh: hahahaha classic.

I've decided to go to Salve Regina University in Newport RI, anyway. Woohoo I'm going to college!!!! Gosh only 6 more months.

FusionDude364

26-02-2005, 22:23

Joshua May

28-02-2005, 09:17

Georgia Tech (have been accepted)
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a helluva engineer!

If the money thing doesnt work out, Mississippi State is my backup, should be getting a full ride to there.

Yep, just got my acceptance from there as well. I have also just been accepted to the California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo.

Now I'm only waiting on MIT and Caltech, the real hard ones.

Jessica Boucher

28-02-2005, 09:26

Achieved candidate/finalist status at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA along with 160 other lucky individuals.

... It's endorsed by Woodie Flowers! :)

Good job. When are you crazy kids coming to take over the campuses for Candidate's Weekend?

For those of you who havent read the 80 other threads about Olin & Babson, Olin's land was bought off an undeveloped part of the original Babson College purchase, so we're really in eachother's backyards.
It's definitely different on the weekends when the candidates come, especially since I'm a FIRSTer. I'll be walking around campus, and my "engineer sense" starts going crazy, if you will. :p

Yan Wang

28-02-2005, 10:53

Good job. When are you crazy kids coming to take over the campuses for Candidate's Weekend?

For those of you who havent read the 80 other threads about Olin & Babson, Olin's land was bought off an undeveloped part of the original Babson College purchase, so we're really in eachother's backyards.
It's definitely different on the weekends when the candidates come, especially since I'm a FIRSTer. I'll be walking around campus, and my "engineer sense" starts going crazy, if you will. :p

I got back from Olin's Candidates' Weekend yesterday morning. It was a pretty unique experience seeing the small group of people who I could possibly be going to school with this fall. The experience provided a very detailed look at Olin although I am still unsure as to where I want to go. Heck, more than half my schools haven't sent stuff back yet so I'm not worrying yet.

LauraN

02-03-2005, 20:53

Yay! Got into MIT early action!
Me too! I'm so, so, so excited. I hope to see lots of FIRST people there. Good luck everyone!!!

DaBruteForceGuy

15-03-2005, 17:30

Anybody else apply to The Cooper Union?

I was accepted to Manhattan College and Northeastern....
Still waiting on
Columbia University
Boston University
Cooper Union (duh haha)

mhayon

26-03-2005, 21:24

Hi Matt!
My son Nate got into UPenn early decision, into mech eng, and he'll also be taking business courses at Wharton. Onto the scholarship forms!

Is your dad signed up yet on the VIMS? I haven't looked lately.
Jenny

The M&T Program? Congrats to your son... that's awesome.

zcon

27-03-2005, 20:13

Applied and accepted to Purdue. GO BOILERMAKERS!!!!!!! Hopefully I can become part of the Boilermakers Regional next year now that they have one.

Joe Matt

28-03-2005, 19:16

It looks like Miami University, anyone going, I really want to start a new team there, mabey even volunteer at the Boilermaker Regional (wear my MU hat there, see what reaction I get ;) )

dm0ney

28-03-2005, 20:00

My list goes sorta like this:

Tier One:
Harvard / Stanford / Caltech
Tier Two:
Cornell / MIT
Teir Three:
University of Michigan

The tiers are as the schools relate to what I want. I'm pretty sure I could go to any of those schools and have a great experience and set me up for the future... but some of those schools seem to fit me more than others.

Currently:
Caltech and UofM = accept
MIT = reject
Cornell and Harvard = within the next weekish
Stanford = two long weeks

CrazyCarl461

30-03-2005, 23:50

Hopefully I can become part of the Boilermakers Regional next year now that they have one.
Purdue FIRST Programs puts on the regional and we are always looking for student help. It is a year-round process. But if you have time, why not be part of a team? We have two good ones you know (461 and 1646). After the expansion to two teams, we need all of the devoted tech advisors we can get. So keep an eye out for the callout, it is usually right around that first week of school.

Go Boilers

abeD

31-03-2005, 03:00

Anyone goin to UPenn? Im here right now on the lookout for FIRSTers comin next year (mayb start a team here)! Send me a PM or im

Denman

05-04-2005, 04:07

York, Nottingham, Southampton, Sussex, Bath, Loughborough
all theses are in the uk, and chances are you havn't heard of htem lol. i acutlaly live in cambridge, and dont really want to go there lol, plus its a stupidly hard interview and requirements. I got accepted to all those 6 , (grades required)

False Illusion

09-04-2005, 16:31

My top choices for applying are:

UC Santa Cruz
Sacramento State
San Jose State
University of the Pacific

Yeah, just local colleges...

Hm, local colleges don't look too bad though. Wow, so you must be somewhere around the Bay Area from the looks of those colleges. And yay, UoP! That is where I'm going :)

Freddy Schurr

09-04-2005, 16:49

I BE ATTENDING CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE FOR 2 YEARS AND THEN GOING TO ROWAN. I AM MAJORING IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Yan Wang

09-04-2005, 17:04

i acutlaly live in cambridge, and dont really want to go there(grades required)

I loved U of Cambridge when I visited this January. MIT has a junior year exchange program that I will definitely apply for. :)

Did you ever consider coming to the USA for school?

Joshua May

09-04-2005, 19:01

Well, its official (almost). I will be attending UC Berkeley this fall!

MIT - rejected
CalTech - rejected
GA Tech - accepted
Cal Poly SLO - accepted
Tulane - accepted
Kettering - accepted
UC Berkeley - accepted

Denman

10-04-2005, 06:48

I loved U of Cambridge when I visited this January. MIT has a junior year exchange program that I will definitely apply for. :)

Did you ever consider coming to the USA for school?
to be honest i never even gave it a thought.... it would definately be interesting ...
if you do come over to cambridge on the exchange program (like Ankur, our founder did) then you could do soemthing with our team over here :)

Shu Song

10-04-2005, 12:55

Beth Sweet

10-04-2005, 16:55

Anyone planning on coming to Michigan State University this fall? I saw one applicant...

Courtneyb1023

10-04-2005, 21:34

i applied and was accepted to Michigan state and U of Michigan but i decided that i'm going to kettering.

JanineF

13-04-2005, 00:13

Southern New Hampshire University, here I come!

C'mon guys, it is up the road from FIRST...like I could resist? ;)

R81Honda

13-04-2005, 00:26

Im going to Elon!!

Shadowmage

17-04-2005, 00:34

Applied to MIT, Stanford, UMich, and Berkeley.

Accepted to UMich and Berkeley. Berkeley = 40k. UMich = 18k. No competition.

Got into UMich, going to major in CE (Computer Engineering).

Assuming I get all 5s on my AP tests this year, I'll be halfway through my sophomore year as soon as I get in :D

AIBob

17-04-2005, 00:40

I will be attending SUNY-Binghamton (http://www.binghamton.edu/) next year for Computer Science, are there any others from the class of '05 in robotics that is going?

nobrakes8

19-04-2005, 00:35

Applied and Accepted to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).. RIT gives out bad financial aid though.

If anybody is going to RIT send me a PM.. I don't know anybody going there :( ...also if ur at nationals stop by the 1071 pit and ask for kev and somebody will point me out, direct connect me on nextel, or call me (odds are i'll be in the pits staying out of trouble)

Colleges I looked at:
Northeastern - would be at more red sox games than classes.. didnt apply
UConn (Storrs) - offered half tution but didn't apply because they don't have my major and I'd be more into watching basketball than doing homework

Wesley (sp?) - offered 8k a year but liberal arts school
Ohio Domincian - offered 8k a year but liberal arts school
MSCE - offered 10k a year but just looking at the site, it's not very impressive of a school

Matt_Kaplan1902

19-04-2005, 00:43

I'm off to the University of Central Florida next year, planning on majoring in Mech. Engineering

Cory

19-04-2005, 00:52

Hm, local colleges don't look too bad though. Wow, so you must be somewhere around the Bay Area from the looks of those colleges. And yay, UoP! That is where I'm going :)

Check out the FIRST scholarship for UoP. It's probably too late to apply now, but I seem to remember it being a decent amount last year.

Alaina

19-04-2005, 15:07

Hm, local colleges don't look too bad though. Wow, so you must be somewhere around the Bay Area from the looks of those colleges. And yay, UoP! That is where I'm going :)
Yeah, I live in Napa, which is about 50 miles North of San Francisco.

I applied to Sac State and got accepted, but I've decided I'm going to go the Junior College route. I just don't have enough money to attend a University right now! Plus, my new house is almost finished. I want to live in it for a year or two before I move away!

I'll be transferring to UC Santa Cruz probably in 2007, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.