FIRST Class of 2016: Where are we going?
 

Hello Chief Delphi,

This thread is meant to be the 2016 version of this thread. This is a place for high school seniors in the FIRST community to post the colleges and/or military programs they're applying to, and then come back to edit them once they fully know where they will be going!

I'll start. I'm applying to:

WPI
Carnegie Mellon
Caltech
MIT
RIT
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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I'm applying to:

University of Minnesota- TC
Iowa State University
University of Wisconsin- Madison
University of Illinois- UC
Purdue University
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
University of Michigan- AA

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I've applied to:

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Purdue University (West Lafayette)

Accepted to:

Michigan Tech (just got the letter today :) )

Going to/may apply to:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
WPI
Oakland University
University of Rochester
Kettering

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I'm applying to:

WPI (Early Action, this week!),
RIT,
RPI,
Cal Poly SLO & Pomona,

...and a several other state schools.

Congrats to those already accepted, and good luck to those still applying!

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Applying to:

MIT
Caltech
Stanford
WPI
UC Berkeley
RPI
Carnegie Mellon
Harvey Mudd
Northwestern
UT Austin

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Applying to:

For sure:
Harvard
UC Berkeley

Possibly:
MIT
Caltech
Stanford
Yale
Cornell
Harvey Mudd
University of Arizona

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Applying to:
MIT
WPI
Stanford
ASU

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Not a high school student, but I'm currently in the apication process for graduate school. Im planning om getting a master's and maybe a Ph.D. I'm applying to the graduate ece programs at:

Georgia Tech
UCSD
UCSB
University of Minnesota
Oregon State
RIT
WPI
University of Florida
UT Austin

Hopefully I get some good news from these schools come April.

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Applying to:
UPenn (ED)
Carnegie Mellon
Johns Hopkins
Drexel (EA)
WPI (EA)
RIT
Pitt
U Maryland (EA)

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I will be applying to (very soon):
WPI
Georgia Tech
RIT
RPI
Western New England
Cooper Union
CCSU
UCONN
Fairfield U
SUNY Stony Brook

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Applying to:

Daniel Webster
VA Tech
SUNY Buffalo
WPI
RPI
Western NE University
NHTI
RIT

( someone please go to DWC with me ;-; )

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Going to Michigan Tech (already accepted)
Applied to University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Iowa State (accepted). some of these lists make me feel like I'm underacheiving:(

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Applying to:
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Carnegie Mellon University
Stanford University (ea)
Princeton University
Harvard College
Rice University
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania (possibly)
Caltech (possibly)
MIT (possibly) (didn't want to because their app process is long but I'm getting harassed by them over my SAT2 scores)
WPI (possibly)
Michigan Tech (possibly)

(Might be missing a couple. All the possibles are ones who's apps I haven't done yet. If I get accepted to any one of those besides Ann Arbor i won't send any more )

I'm just shotgunning all the schools that will be able to give me a full ride based on financial aid.. I already have enough work experience that going somewhere small like LTU won't really help my career.

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Applying to:

Georgia Tech
Drexel University
Rutgers University
Temple University
Purdue University
University of Maryland
Virginia Tech
Boston University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stevens Institute of Technology

Good luck to everyone applying and congrats to all who've been accepted!

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Applying to:
LITERALLY ALL THE BEST SCHOOLS EVAR

Accepted to:
That backup school that turned out to be pretty good anyway.

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*sigh* the life of an ambitious teenager

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Applying to:

MIT (early!)
Carnegie Mellon
Harvard
UT Austin

(yes, I know that I have high hopes).

Good luck to all of you on your applications, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

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My list in order:
RPI
Clarkson University
WPI
RIT
SUNY Binghamton
University of Delaware
UCONN

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Feel free to PM me about Clarkson!

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Applying to

MIT
McGill
University of Toronto
Waterloo
University of British Columbia
University of Minnesota
IUPUI

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I have just submitted my Early Action applications to:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Clark University
University of Connecticut
University of Mass. Lowell
University of Mass. Amherst

And when the time comes for Regular Decision I will be applying to
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Northeastern University

(But my #1 is WPI, so if i get in, I'll enroll!)

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Why are you EAing to more than one college? From my experience and the college students I've talked to, that's usually considered taboo.

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Early Action is non-binding, so applying to as many schools as possible who offer this option is a non-issue and, depending on the school's perception of its early applicants, can be favorable. I personally applied Early Action to three schools, one of which I am attending now (Georgia Tech). If the option exists, you should take it in most cases.

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Early Decision is a "binding" commitment to enroll if accepted early, hence why it is taboo to apply to multiple schools ED.

Early Action is just the college considering applications on an earlier timeframe than Regular Decision; nothing wrong with applying to multiple schools EA.

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I think it is acceptable to apply to multiple schools EA, its Early Decision that is "taboo" because that one is contractually binding, but Early Action isn't.

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Applying early decision to multiple schools isn't good because you're agreeing to go there if you get in. Most schools don't care if you apply to multiple schools early action, but some schools (Yale, Harvard, and Stanford for example) now have single choice or restrictive early action that "restrict" you from applying early in any way to any other school if you choose to apply to their early action program.

How colleges can actually enforce restrictive early action is a mystery to me.

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If anyone has any questions about Georgia Tech feel free to message me! I'm a second year biomedical engineering major with the focus in undergraduate research and am still very involved with FIRST in Atlanta.

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I've been accepted to Purdue University (West Layfayette) and Michigan Tech already, but I've sent applications to Michigan State, DePaul, Saint Mary's, Western Michigan, and University of Minnesota (Twin Cities).

I didn't realize so many people were interested in U of M-TC and Purdue! I hope to see some of you next fall.

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I am currently attending ASU but got accepted into WPI via Flex Path last year. If anyone needs help on the flex path submission or wants to see what I submitted for it, feel free to pm me.

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Oh woops I mixed up EA and ED. My bad. (Long last couple weeks of October as I finish applications and deal with midterms X.X)

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I'm applying, in order of preference to:

• University of Waterloo
• Ryerson University
• University of Toronto

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I'm applying to:

• Early Decision: Rice University
• Early Action: MIT, Case Western Reserve University
• Regular Decision: Stanford University

I've been accepted to:

• UT Austin
• UT Dallas

Rice is my first choice, though, and I'm still waiting to hear about whether I was accepted into UT Honors. Best of luck to everyone! :D

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I'm planning on applying to:
WPI
Northeastern
RPI
Georgia Tech
UMass Lowell

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Congrats on being college bound everyone! I'd like to offer a piece of advice if I may. Apply early (non-binding most likely) for as many colleges as you can. I applied to six of my eight potential schools early, and the other two were only done regular decision because they only offered early decision, not early action.

Because of this, I was able to at least have an idea of where I was going before the regular decision applications were due, so I could make adjustments to my application list if I needed to, and also I had a ton of pressure taken off during the spring, which I was able to spend applying for scholarships instead of last-minute college apps. And as a side note, I had an acceptance letter and knew I was going to at least some college by mid-November, and there was one acceptance letter that made for one heck of a Christmas present. Early applications are a wonderful way to show schools that you are interested, spread out your workload, and avoid a lot of the stress of the application process. 10/10 would recommend.

Also, shameless plug here, feel free to PM me about the application process, as well as any questions you may have about Notre Dame, a school that I would recommend to literally anybody. Best of luck to y'all!

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I'm happy to see RPI on so many lists. I'm a freshman studying computer science at Rensselaer and love it there. Feel free to message me with any questions you may have about the school!

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I applied and was accepted to Metropolitan Community College. I plan on spending two years there, I have a scholarship that pays for two years of community college. After those two years I hope to get into UMKC to get a BA in statistics.

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I want to revive this thread because it hasn't had a post in over a month and I'd bet that some people got accepted to different places in the month since! Meanwhile, I'll update mine.

Accepted to:

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Purdue University
Michigan Technological University

Will Apply to:

Oakland University

Possibly Apply to:

University of Rochester
WPI
Clarkston University
RPI

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Accepted To:
Purdue(West Lafayette)

Denied:
Stanford

Applied To
MIT
CalTech
Georgia Tech
UC San Diego
UCLA
UC Davis

Submitting Applications To
Yale
Columbia
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell

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Applied to:
Minnesota State University of Moorhead
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Accepted to:
MSU Moorhead

Planning on studying for a career in film production

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Accepted to MIT and Caltech

Going to be a tough decision :D

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Applied and waiting:
Carnegie Mellon
Caltech
RIT
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Dallas

Accepted:
WPI
MIT
University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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I would like to also update my post and say that I have accepted into MIT today!!!

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Applied:
Pitt

Accepted:
Pitt

Attending:
Pitt :eek:

I'm planing on majoring in mechanical engineering

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MIT Class of 2020!