FIRST Class of 2014, Where are we going?
 

I thought it'd be a cool idea if all of this year's seniors shared their college plans. Colleges you applied to, admission decision, and anything else you'd like to share would be awesome. I think it'd be pretty cool to see where the rest of the FRC Class of 2014 is going, myself included.

I guess I'll start:
Applied:
University of Notre Dame, Purdue University, SUNY Binghamton, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, U of Maryland, Northwestern University, Villanova University.

So far, I've only received one decision:
Purdue: Accepted

So everyone, where are you hoping for!?

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This is an awesome idea, should be cool to see where my fellow FIRSTers are going.

Applying to:
Stanford (the one I really hope for), MIT, Princeton, Cornell, University of Colorado Boulder, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, WPI, Virginia Tech

So far I've heard back from:
None, but I should hear from WPI within the next few days
EDIT WPI - admitted

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Whoa, thats an impressive list. Good Luck to everyone in their endeavours (118 reference)!

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Im not graduating from this year but my friends in FRC who are graduating have applied for
UT dallas:accepted (full ride + extra)
MIT: Put on normal admission
UT Austin: (3/4 of ride)
Rice: No word
Baylor: (accepted)

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This thread is a great idea.

Schools I was considering: Drexel University, Carnegie Mellon University, WPI, Rutgers University, Rowan University, Cedarville University.

I ended up applying early decision to Grove City College for Electrical Engineering, and just received my letter of acceptance today. :D Grove City College is a smaller school, probably not well known around here, but they still have an excellent engineering engineering program in an outstanding environment.

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I'm applying to the following schools:

MIT, University of Michigan (AA), University of Illinois (UC), University of Minnesota.

Already got accepted to UMN, though it was kinda a gimme because I've been taking classes there for the last five years.

EDIT: Also, mods probably want to move this to the colleges/universities section, where it would be a better fit.

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Spent two years there before returning to Maryland for monetary reasons. Fantastic school; gorgeous campus, great physics and math programs.

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I applied to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Sacramento State University, San Jose State University, and UC Merced. All for Computer Engineering. I know for sure that I'm going to apply to Embry-Riddle as well.

I'm strongly considering applying to WPI, I'm just not sure yet. Any insight from anybody that knows a lot about it and/or has been able to visit the campus?

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The thing that is most appealing to WPI (at least for me) is the fact that they have an actual Robotics Engineering major. Aside from that, they are on a quarter system (don't know if that matters to you or not), and they have a very project-oriented curriculum. Although, coming from CA, I hope you can get used to the cold if you decide to apply :).

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My schools;

Cornell, Northwestern, University of Michigan, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, University of Maryland College Park, Rose-Hulman, and WPI.

All big, cold, Northeast/Midwest colleges. Bring on that snow.

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Deferred at MIT.

Applying regular to Stanford, Princeton, Cal, UCSB, Cal Poly SLO, Boulder, Olin.

I think schools have grown tired of seeing FIRST on a extracurricular list. It seems, for better or worse, to look very pedestrian and not very impressive on college apps.

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Not a HS student anymore but I am amazed at the number of folks applying to WPI. A bit curious if FRC's control system affiliation with them has any bearing on that decision?

As an RPI alumnus, surprised not to see as much enthusiasm for my alma mater. Both are good schools. WPI was sort of RPI's dark twin sibling across the state border whom we didn't interact with much. Ultimately, all that matters is what gives you the best opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills outside the classroom (ie internships!!!)

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Applying to U of T, Waterloo and U of C. Haven't decided if any US schools are worth it.

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At least in my experience, the response I've gotten from my involvement in first has been significantly more positive when I talk about specific stories and how they effected me within FIRST-- just being on a robotics team is like just being on a swim team or anything else. My MIT interviewer was nonplussed when I mentioned that I did FRC, but really started to come around once I talked about the non-technical lessons I've gotten from FIRST and my experiences volunteering in FLL and FTC. Just doing robotics isn't enough-- it's letting the passion for robotics and STEM/STEM education shine through that get people to bite on it.

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I applied to WPI (and got in), and one of my main "exposures" to the school was through FIRST. Academically, I considered myself "good but not good enough for Ivies" and combined with their (perceived, at least) love of FIRST, I considered it an upper-level school that was definitely in my reach.

I'm not an admissions expert,but in my opinion, it all comes down to how you present your FIRST experience on your application. If you just say you were on Team XXXX and held XXXX position, that won't get you anywhere that any other extracurricular won't. It's the other aspects that FIRST participation can help; recommendations and essay. My essay was about FIRST, one of my recommendations was from a FIRST team leader, and I think some of my other teachers even dropped in mentioning of my involvement in their recommendations.

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THE Longest List ever:
Purdue University
Umass Amherst
Umass Dartmouth
Umass Lowell
University of Rhode Island
University of Southern Maine
University of Maine
University of Hartford
University of Connecticut
Central Connecticut State University
Stevens Institute of Tech.
Rochester Institute of Tech.
Stony Brook University
Western New England University
Hofstra University

I've been accepted to Central Connecticut, U of Hartford, and Hofstra. (No denials yet) Best part is 2 of the 3 have given me scholarship money!!! I had a below average GPA compared to all my colleges yet I have still received money mostly due to my FIRST experience. Hofstra even included a stick note citing my robotics for the reasoning for acceptance and scholarship.

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Application List:

University of Florida
Georgia Institute of Technology
WPI
MIT
CalTech
Harvard
Stanford
Olin
Cornell
Columbia
Carnegie Mellon
Princeton

No results yet, except a deferral from MIT.
It's really got me bogged down, I feel like I'm not getting into college now :P

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After seeing a lot of students list "Boulder" as one of their colleges, and having gotten a countless number of emails from them in the last few months, I decided to check the school out. And I'm glad I did. It looks like a very great school to me, I think I'll apply!

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I'm currently a graduate student at WPI. Any WPI questions, feel free to come to me - I can at least point you in the right direction.

Same goes for Clarkson University - I just graduated this past May & spent some time leading the FRC mentoring organization as well as being 'floor mom' for the FIRST residence hall during my years there.

Don't hesitate to message me about either!

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Did I read that correctly?

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I am applying to most of the University of California schools:
UC Berkeley (#1)
UC Davis
UCLA
UC Santa Barbara
UCSD
UC Santa Cruz

I am also applying to Cal Poly SLO and San Jose State. I guess you could say I am a California boy! I'm applying as an Electrical Engineering major, and may also include Purdue and University of Illinois on my list.

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Wow, those are some long lists. As for me, I've only applied to one college so far, and that is Oregon State University. (OSU)
It has been my first choice for quite a while now, and I was just accepted a few days ago so I can be pretty sure when I say I'll be going to OSU for Manufacturing Engineering.

Very excited!

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Shameless plug for Rose-Hulman to anyone whose looking for a top-tier engineering school without the giant state-school feel.

I too (Class of 2013) applied to a ton of the big Midwest schools (Michigan, U of I, Georgia Tech, WPI, Carnegie, etc). What really drew me to Rose, however, was the small, tight-knit community, much like FIRST. It's also been consistently ranked as one of the top engineering school in the country for the past 15 years*, and I can attest that you'd be getting a great education here.

If anyone has any questions about Rose, feel free to PM me as well. It's most definitely not too late to apply, they work on a rolling admission process.

*#1 engineering school for universities without a doctorate program per US News and World Report

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Glad to see Waterloo on your list. The co-op program is fantastic. I'm finishing 2B Mech (last exam is today!).

BYU-Provo and BYU-Idaho

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Ready for the most impressive list?

Applied:
Michigan State University

Accepted:
Michigan State University

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Accepted:

Purdue
WPI

Deferred:

MIT

Waiting for decision:

BYU-Provo
Georgia Tech
Columbia
University of Florida
Drexel
Washington University in St Louis

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I've applied at the Coast Guard Academy, I should hear from them before Christmas.
I've been accepted at Missouri S&T if I don't make the Coast Guard. I'm excited, I know the FIRST Community is strong in Rolla.

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Applied:

Grove City College(Early Decision)
Messiah College
Cedarville University

Accepted:

Grove City College
Messiah College
Cedarville University

I just got my letter from Grove City yesterday and I will be going there.

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I have applied and been excepted to Norwich University for a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

I will also be applying to:
-Cornell University
-RPI
-Daniel Webster College
-MIT

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I'm sticking to California:

Applying:
Cal Poly SLO
UC Davis
Santa Clara University

Deferred:
Stanford University

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I'm going to be applying to RIT and WPI, and maybe CO Boulder. I want to go for Aerospace Engineering but I'm also thinking about U of R for Biomedical Engineering

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Gregor,

Libby is absolutely correct. Clarkson has an incredibly unique setup for our FIRST mentors. Aside from Team 229, which is comprised of about 50 HS students from 2 schools, 2 HS teachers, and 20ish active Clarkson mentors (did I mention our shop space is at Clarkson too?), we have a suite-style dormitory for FIRST Alumni and Mentors. Currently our housing is a single floor with 20 students (12 freshmen and 8 sophomores), but we have plans to occupy up to 3 floors next year with 60 total students.

Each dorm room holds two people and is connected to one other room through a bathroom (2 people per room, 4 per bathroom). All the rooms face inward toward a central lounge which has (among other things) a 60" TV, a workstation computer, many laptops, some field components, and whiteboards for studying/mentoring.

Our residents are not only FRC mentors, but also JFLL, FLL, and FTC mentors on the weekends. We provide coaches clinics (our students coach other local adult coaches) to 18 FTC teams and 24 FLL teams, host our own FTC and FLL tournaments and scrimmages, and even travel around Northern NY in our robotics van doing demonstrations with quadcopters, FRC robots, humanoid robots, etc.

Feel free to PM Libby or myself with any questions you might have.

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I originally considered Clarkson, but I don't know if I could handle the Canadiens fans (Go Bruins!)

I've applied to, in order of preference:

1. Florida Institute of Technology
2. Virginia Tech
3. Wentworth Institute of Technology (Accepted)
4. VCU
5. Clemson
6. UNH (Accepted)
7. RIT

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If you want cold and snow, try Michigan Tech. Here is their snowfall records page.

I might need to look into this...


In all actuality though, I am looking at Grand Valley State University. I've recently learned of a few other schools that interest me as well, but GVSU is my main consideration right now. I'll probably do some courses at 'CC (Grand Rapids Community College) next year, and then go to GVSU for Mechanical Engineering.

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MTU, great choice. There's like two feet of snow outside right now, broomball and winter carnival can be a lot of fun, and there are local teams that you can mentor.

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I have a few friends there, one of which I talked to recently who says you can't go a day without seeing some FIRST garb.

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Just wanted to mention I'm stunned that no one's mentioned Northeastern University!! So, I'll have to take a couple minutes to try to remedy that by tooting my school's horn! ;-)

They're usually a popular school for FRC students, with their competitive Engineering education, top-notch co-op program, and significant involvement with FRC... 125 (the NUTRONS, a great team in terms of both robots and impact) are based there and they've hosted Beantown Blitz for 8+ years and will now be hosting the Northeastern District Event!

It's a great school that's only been getting better and better over the past 5, 10, and 20 years! I very highly recommend applying! The big selling points for me were their passionate and friendly faculty, great engineering programs, excellent co-op program, and location in Boston... these elements have all proved every bit as great as I thought they would.

Really though, the co-op program is what I have to focus on... Northeastern's partnered with hundreds of great companies (GE, Apple, BAE Systems, Raytheon, QinetiQ, DEKA, Farm PD, Keurig, Johnson + Johnson, Kiva Systems, to name a few) and provide really great opportunities doing real work in Engineering that will pay well too. These companies send a list of job descriptions to Northeastern every year for positions for NEU co-ops to fill... your co-op advisor will work with you throughout the whole co-op hunt process... NEU has high enough demand for their co-ops that they have 100% co-op placement in Engineering!

So, give at least some consideration to Northeastern... I really doubt you'll regret it!

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I don't regret it! It's crazy right now to think that, because of the co-op program, a year from now (as an NEU freshman), I'm gonna have a "real-life job" with real-life engineering experience. The co-op program at NEU is really amazing, and as college rankings take that into account (ie. less emphasis on graduating in four years), Northeastern is going up and up in the rankings. I'm sure Brandon Holley can speak more as to the strength of the co-op program.

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James nailed it - but the best part is, you don't HAVE to live 'on the floor' to be a part of FIRST or its community at Clarkson. There are tons of FIRSTers on campus involved at many different levels with Clarkson's/the NNY Robotics Institute's activities. We also support each other, with upperclassmen making sure to take the newer students under their wing and help them adjust to school. It's a pretty awesome community at CU. I am honored that some of these wonderful rising-star mentors and volunteers consider me their friend, colleague, and 'second mom'. That's the way Clarkson is - welcoming and friendly. Just like FIRST. :)

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If students want some feedback about Drexel, feel free to message me. There are quite a lot of FIRST alumni there that I could put you in touch with. I personally didn't enjoy it there, and now am at Syracuse University, but many others have enjoyed their time at Drexel.

Plus, I helped start team 3929, which is close by. There are a couple other teams in the city as well I can connect people with, such as 4454.

Best of luck! And let me know if any of you will be in Syracuse :)

Re: FIRST Class of 2014, Where are we going?
 

Applied:

UMich
University of Rochester
UMass Amherst
Northeastern
Bucknell
TCNJ
UDel
Northwestern
UNC Chapel Hill
Indiana University
University of Wisconsin

Accepted:
Indiana University
University of Wisconsin
UMass Amherst

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Which options are you looking into for U of T? "Core 8" engineering look pretty similar to each other, however Engineering Science is a beast of its own.

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I've been accepted to Oakland Community College, where I'll get my two year degree in Computer Science and then transfer to Georgia Tech to finish it up.

Gotta save that $$ ;)

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If anyone has any questions about Purdue University and its FIRST Program, feel free to shoot me a PM. I had four great years there, working with a lot of great people.

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Applied:
WPI
University of Maine
WIT

Haven't heard back from anyone yet. WPI decision is in 3 days though! :D

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Thanks for the information, I think I'll apply to these two schools as well!

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Double check your admission tracker, several people I know (myself included) have already received their decisions.

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I teach at Drexel, I can also be a resource for incoming students and ones that are there now.

Need to remember that Drexel is in the middle of one of the east coasts largest cities. If you are a city person, it's a good fit, Philly has lots to offer.

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Naval Academy
MSOE (accepted)
Michigan Tech (accepted)
Missouri S&T (accepted)
UAF
Norwich
Cal Maritime
RPI

Where I go will depend on the money.

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Awesome! Both Clarkson and Northeastern are awesome schools with FRC teams.

If/when you finish your Clarkson application and would like a non-standard tour of campus, just send me a PM. A few weeks ago we hosted two prospective students for a weekend. They were actually able to stay overnight in our FIRST dorm with a few of our students to get a real feel for campus life in addition to the standard open-house tour that Clarkson provides. Of course, if you come up to Potsdam during build season, you'll get a sneak-peak at the robot as well. ;)

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Applying to:
MIT (deferred)
UCB
UCSD
UCLA
Stanford
Harvey Mudd
RPI

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Not quite as impressive as some of the other lists, but here we go.

Applied to/Waiting on (no order):
WPI, Georgia Tech, Cornell, Duke, Rice, Notre Dame

Accepted to:
Mississippi State University, Louisiana State University, University of Alabama, Colorado School Of Mines

Not quite sure where I want to go yet, but good luck to everyone!

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Wow, looking at everyone's list of schools their applying to makes my decision look pale.

Applied and Accepted:
Oklahoma State University.
I will be going on a partial ride, and I'm rooming with our team's other drive captain! :rolleyes:

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I have yet to see Ferris State University show up, if anyone has questions about Ferris I can be of some help, and if you want to stay with helping robotics teams, I helped found a FTC and FRC team this year in big Rapids, and we will gladly take more mentors

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Hoping for the best!

Accepted:
Univ. of Alabama (Full Ride)
Louisiana State Univ. (Full Ride)
Centenary College of Louisiana (Interviewed)

Deferred:
Princeton (Interviewed)

Applied:
UNC Chapel Hill

Applying:
MIT (Interviewed)
Univ. of Virginia
Trinity Univ.
Colorado School of Mines
Davidson College
Univ. of Oklahoma

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Applying to Electrical/Communications Engineering at:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Carleton University
York University
Western University

Re: FIRST Class of 2014, Where are we going?
 

Applied to Tufts, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, Cal Poly SLO, San Diego State, Purdue, and Humboldt as my super backup.

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Applied and accepted to Missouri S&T, Saint Louis University, and Purdue. I'm pretty set on S&T though.

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Applied for:
York University
Lakehead University - Thunder Bay Campus
Guelph University

No replies yet and am thinking of also applying to UOIT (University of Ontario, Institute of Technology) tomorrow, not sure though. :ahh:

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I would say unless you plan on networking like crazy at a "prestigious" university (Ivies, Michigan, MIT, Stanford, Caltech) and do EXTREMELY well and are looking at joining a big name, global company/firm in either engineering, consulting, or business, don't worry about US schools. As someone with dual citizenship I think going to University of Toronto was probably one of the best choices I made (minus not applying early acceptance to Columbia). Most of my classmates in engineering went on to do fairly well at either big Canadian companies or local consulting firms. With the exorbitant and ridiculous cost of post-secondary education in the states, a US school is really only worth it if you know what you want. Most of my high school friends who went to public school in the states are also doing fairly well as well at great companies as well, but no one is necessarily with a giant group like BCG or Google or anything like that. On the other hand, they don't have massive student debt. I would say in order to make it into those type of companies you do need a school with a big reputation that would match the reputation of the company. It will cost you more of course, but the idea is you would be making more at a giant company and could pay it off quicker. Of the Canadian schools I would say either McGill or UofT would be your best bet, but I'm biased to UofT cause I came from there.

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It might be late, but did you consider Mizzou? I have A TON of friends who went to Mizzou engineering and are doing really well. I know they give a ton of scholarships as well (one of my friends if I remember essentially got paid to go because he was in state and had scholarship money).

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I'm going to Embry-Riddle Florida (already accepted) for aerospace engineering.

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I have applied to:

McMaster University - Engineering
University of Waterloo - Mechatronics Engineering
Western University - Engineering

Offers of admission come out around March, I can hardly wait!

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No Texas schools from anyone?!

Applied(and waiting):
UT -Austin
Georgia Tech

Accepted:
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Colorado School of Mines

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Though I have not completed applications for all colleges, just reviewing the information from my favorites, I have started believing (almost) that college admission is mostly luck. There is no guarantee that anyone person will definitely get into a good college. It’s not just about GPA (subjective depending on the school, city and state you attend), it’s not about SAT/ACT scores (they vary from test to test), it’s not definitely about extracurricular activities or interview or the Essay! Well you need to have decent scores and GPA, you are expected to have participated in diverse activities, some of them must be focused to your interest, you are expected to show leadership, not in just one activity and what not! From early middle school I focused on Engineering, just because my brain is hardwired to building and programming. Did Flash animation, not a good artist, but had fun making stick man do crazy stuff, build structures and competed in Destination Imagination, once got 2nd place in Nationals, unbelievable achievement for my school district. Did FLL went to Nationals, 2nd team (of the 3) from my city to go to Nationals ever, then joined FRC! Did Science Olympiad for many years. Had no time to join student association or year book clubs, did not do competitive sports, I play for fun though. Did not join drama club, dropped out of quiz bowl after couple of years. Barely got the sleep during school days (no not video games), just the home work, school projects and managing FRC stuff. Now I am applying for Engineering, thinking dedication to FRC would give me some advantage compared to non-FRC applicants. Standing with thousands for students some are like me and others slightly different, not knowing which college will accept my application… I am beginning to wonder if my decision to pursue engineering related activities will really help me in my college admission. Would joining DECCA or quiz bowl or heading student group or becoming editor-in-chief of school paper or taking up summer job, had given me a better chance? I am keeping my fingers, hands and legs crossed and waiting patiently. If nothing works out, will join local college and start my own FRC team…know enough to do that confidently!

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Being a junior at WPI, I think I can answer this one. :)
Yes, it is very true that WPI has a Robotics Engineering (RBE) major (it is a great program. Feel free to PM me if you want), but the words of one of the people I talked to continues to ring true to this day: Don't go to WPI for the RBE Major, go for the WPI Plan.
That is to say, there are other schools that offer similar programs, but WPI is unique that it is very hands on and project based. My finals week consists of more work on projects than studying. I have definitely enjoyed my time at WPI so far, as I am sure many potential students may, just do not remember that the college experience is more than just classes.

Libby: What are you studying in grad school?

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Libby, did you help make this a thing? I have been wanting one of these at Michigan Tech since I got here, any ideas on how to make this happen? Actually, I may have lots of questions for you, perhaps better suited for a PM or Facebook.

I saw this, expected this website ( https://www.pasty.com/snow/ ) and didn't get why this wasnt where I was linked to. Maybe it is only a thing you learn about once you get to Tech....

Anyhow, as Chris said, we have a wonderful chance to mentor teams up here, and would always love to have more FIRSTers up here! Can't go a day without seeing a shirt or 20.

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Applied: Caltech, Stanford, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Bucknell, Rose Hulman, Colorado School of Mines

Accepted: Rose, Mines

Denied: Caltech

And we wait for the rest :rolleyes:

Heading into Electrical Engineering with a either a minor or dual major in Business Managment/ Administration.
This tread is pretty awesome, it's so cool to see what/ where everyone is applying to and heading. Best of luck.

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This is too funny, only because that was exactly my list, 34 years ago. I was a NM semifinalist with an A average, but too lazy to write an essay. When I found out that MSU didn't require an essay, and they had what looked like a nice honors program, I applied, was accepted, and that was that. 4 years later I had my Biochemistry/Physiology degree, and set off into the wide world. Go Moo U! (I hear they also have a pretty good video game development program now, so I've tried to get my son to apply, but he's not interested in anything east of Colorado.)

FYI, I later became a computer programmer, then went to law school, and am now a very happily self-employed lawyer on Kauai, and mentor of the Kauaibots (go 2465!).

SO I had to laugh out loud when I read this list!

By the way, my son has applied to USC (his first choice), UC Santa Cruz, University of Denver, UH Manoa (total safety), and Digipen. He wants to do game programming. Was going to apply to Harvey Mudd but decided that his chance of getting in is miniscule. And who am I to fight him when he says he doesn't want to write more essays? ;-) No responses yet....

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Going for communications: University of Rhode Island, Hofstra, University of Miami, Emerson, Ithaca, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Binghamton, RIT, Quinnipiac, Marist, Syracuse

Accepted: Quinnipiac, Hofstra

Deferred: Emerson

11 schools is a lot...

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Update: Accepted - Villanova University

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Applied: Lake Superior State University.

Accepted: Lake Superior State University.

It's not the most impressive list, but it's a thing and I'm happy with it.

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I was accepted Early Decision I to Stevens Institute of Technology. I hope to meet some other FIRST robotics participants there. Feel free to message me.

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Applied:
University of Utah
Utah State University (Accepted)
New Mexico Military Institute (Accepted)

I'm going to Utah State, majoring in Chemistry, minoring in Mechanical Engineering. Hoping to join their robotics team/program.

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Applied:
Kettering University (accepted)
Michigan Tech (accepted w/ scholarship offer)
University of Michigan

Going out of state was definitely out of my price range, but there's tons of great engineering schools that are local. Michigan and Michigan Tech are definitely preferred to Kettering (unless I get a massive scholarship) because they're public and subsequently much more affordable. U of M is my top choice because I love the honors colleges and programs, plus my twin sister wants to go into Kinesiology and we want to stay together. There's not many schools that have great programs for both, but U of M is one of them.

To make a point about FIRST on applications: FIRST is THE reason I'm going to get accepted and excel in the university of my choice. I've been fortunate enough to work on a great team and learn tons of things about engineering, leadership, and what I want to do with my life. My networking through FIRST landed me a college level engineering internship before graduating high school, which is a definite bonus. However, the way you portray your FIRST experience dictates how colleges will view it. Play it up; what we do is inspirational and important, but we're not just a group of nerds playing with robots: we're the future. In addition, it's not just about the concrete skills you gain. The moments that have influenced me the most haven't come behind the glass or at a presentation: they've been working, teaching, and inspiring fellow students, younger kids, and being inspired by my mentors. I really tried to express that in my essays.

To be fair, grades and test scores are still important. I think people (especially us, as we're in the application process) think FIRST is getting watered down on college apps, but you have to consider the schools that high-caliber FIRST kids are applying to. When I saw this list, I was blown away! I considered applying to Purdue, Notre Dame, Olin, and a few other colleges, but nothing compared to the long lists of prestigious universities most of you guys applied to. Keep in mind that MIT is still MIT, Stanford is still Stanford, and that your acceptance status doesn't dictate who you are as a person.

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Any Cameron Crazies out there?

Applied:
UNC-Chapel Hill
University of South Carolina
UC Berkeley
UCLA
Duke (ED)

Accepted:
Duke

Hoping to see some FIRST students at Duke!

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I've found Kettering to be far more affordable that I expected when I started. On the day of move in, the first thing I did was sit down with financial aid, explained my situation (my dad had been injured my senior year) and frankly asked if financially it made sense for me to attend. Fast forward a bit and I start my 8th term in January. (YIKES! When did this happen!?) I'll be honest, I've had a few terms where I haven't been able to register for classes until the day of class because I've needed money from work term to pay off my previous term. But as it stands now, I've paid less than $7,000 out of pocket, and have no private loans, only federal.

There's something nice to be said about only being in class for 22 weeks and watching your friends complain about finals when you finished yours weeks and weeks ago. (If you're on A-section that is.) What did I do last night? Went swing dancing. What's everyone else doing? Finishing finals. I'm pretty sure I had more fun. =D

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LSU @ Baton Rouge

Geaux Tigers

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I fell in love with Duke when I visited! I applied normal decision though, so I'm nervous to find out.

Applied/waiting:
Vanderbilt
University of Kentucky
Duke

Accepted:
University of Tennessee

Denied:
Stanford

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Applied:
University of Missouri (accepted)
University of Kansas (accepted)
Iowa State University (accepted)
University of Missouri at Kansas City (accepted)
University of Missouri of Science and Technology (Rolla) (accepted)

I decided to go to University of Missouri of Science and Technology because they are one of the top engineering schools and they reasonably close. My major will be computer engineering.

Anyone going to Missouri S&T?

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Staying on the East Coast.

applied:
UMD college park
Virginia Tech

Accepted:
WPI :D
UMBC
Drexel

done applying to places now applying for scholarships. Will this process ever end?

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Hey guys! I've always wanted to know where other FIRST people were gonna go, so this thread is totally awesome!

I am applying regular action/decision to MIT (dream school) and VT.

I'm looking at Mech Engineering (build team swag!) for my major and hope to continue to build robots :)

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UOIT is really nice. What program are you thinking of applying to at those universities?

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The mechatronics program at Waterloo is fantastic! You'll definitely be among friends there. Good luck!

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MSOE (the Milwaukee School of Engineering) has been my first choice school and so I didn't apply anywhere else after I was accepted into the Architectural Engineering program and offered a chance to apply for full ride scholarship.

I'm really excited about their collegiate FIRST program and they offer a $2500/yr scholarship to FIRSTers with a letter from a mentor!

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Wow.. a lot of good schools here.

Glad to see some Carnegie Mellon on here though! The Robotics program here is amazing! It's also a major!

If anyone is applying to CMU and has questions about any of the schools or the Robotics Institute (Absolutely amazing program, resources everywhere, labs everywhere) PM me. I can answer them or put you in touch with the right people .

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I applied to the exact same schools for the same programs!

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I applied to RPI and was accepted. The Rensselaer medal that I received really persuaded me to go there. I enrolled last week.

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I applied to University of South Florida, University of Florida, Georgia Military College and Florida Gulf Coast University. (in order of preference)

Accepted at USF and GMC. I decided on USF for Environmental Engineering with a minor in Military sciences. I am an Army Reservist and will be starting in Spring of 2015 (after all my training)

After Graduation I will be a 2nd Lieutenant with the Army Active Duty. I hope to get selected for MOS 12 ( Engineering Officer). My big goal in life is to become the Director of Jacksonville USACE District, and FIX THE EVERGLADES!!!

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Hey guys, I have an update:
Accepted:
Purdue University
Villanova University
and....
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME!

I can't even tell y'all how excited I am.

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Applied and Accepted:
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering
University of St. Thomas
St. Catherine University

I was dead set on University of Minnesota, but being the research institution it is, I found out the hard way this semester through PSEO that math and science teachers don't really care about their students and aren't all that willing to help out...I'm transferring back to community college for PSEO and am about 95% sure I'm headed to St. Thomas for Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

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Applied:
RPI
SUNY Binghamton
Hofstra
Manhattan College
RIT
SUNY New Paltz

Accepted so far:
Hofstra
Manhattan
New Paltz

Waiting for:
RIT
RPI
Binghamton

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Great idea!

I applied to Carnegie Mellon, Boston U, Santa Clara, RIT and CU Boulder. I haven't received anything back yet
Good luck to everyone on their college acceptance process.

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So far, accepted to WPI, GATech, and hearing from Olin next week.

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Finally saw this. Applied to one school in August, accepted in October. Attending the University of Central Florida in the Fall! Anyone else looking at or planning on joining me?

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Applied and Accepted to Missouri University of Science and Technology :) (otherwise known as Rolla, S&T, etc)

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I'm glad to see a few Kettering University applicants. It is a great school with a co-op program that is unique and outstanding.
I saw some concern about pricing since it is a private school. Because of this, Kettering is paired up with some of the best engineering companies in the nation (especially the automotive industry) in order to provide scholarships and financial aid. Almost every student that attends Kettering wins a merit scholarship. Kettering also has a fixed tuition guarantee, what you pay your first freshman term is what you pay your last term.

http://www.kettering.edu/admissions/...hip-calculator

If you have any questions about Kettering University, feel free to pm me.
Background: Mechanical Engineering Senior at Kettering University, employed at TRW Occupant Safety Systems as a Seatbelt Hardware Engineer.

Also: B-Section stands for Better Section :P (only kidding)

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Applied and accepted to Georgia Tech, Auburn and University of Georgia. As of now it looks like I am going to be a Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech!

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I'll be going to Oklahoma State, hopefully doing marching band as well. Don't have a roommate yet.