Class of 05: Where are You Applying?

[telkanuru]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by telkanuru

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by telkanuru

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]

Gooooot innnnnntoooooooooo Caltech!!!

It feels so warm and fuzzy.

[telkanuru]

Originally Posted by Meli W.

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

[n0cturnalxb]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Stina236]

Originally Posted by MASherry

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

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

I just got into Emerson College in Boston! woohoo!

[MOEmaniac]

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.]

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!

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