Class of '06 - Where Are You Applying

[Pat McCarthy]

Update:

Originally Posted by Pat McCarthy

I'm thinking of applying to:

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Engineering school) - Still Waiting
Kettering - Accepted
Lawerence Tech - Eliminated
Michigan Tech - Accepted
Michigan State - Eliminated

I am most likely going to attend Kettering. Regardless of other acceptances. They gave me the $30,000 scholarship, so that helps. I'll also be applying for the FIRST scholarship for Kettering. I really liked their campus size. It's location I can get over though (Flint has a bad rep).

I'm concerned about what's going on with my UMich application. I submitted it probably two months ago, but it says that the application is incomplete. Through the Wolverine Access system (and an email from UMich) that they are missing my test scores (in my case, my ACT scores). Just to be sure that they had my scores, I went to the ACT website that the UMich email notification said to go to, and I paid for another copy of my scores to be sent to them. Two weeks later now, it still says that they are waiting for my scores. Anyone else have this problem with UMich? I'm going to call admissions on Monday, I'm getting a bit fed up.

I actually just got my Michigan Tech acceptance letter today in the mail. I really only applied there for fun (the app was free and no essay, so why not?). I'm barely considering it, because it's much too far from anywhere.

[DarkJedi613]

Which kind of report did you have sent? It seems like ACT is rather slow at sending this stuff - i.e. it takes a few weeks to send stuff. Here's quoted from their website:

* REGULAR REPORT is a complete report and is normally processed within one week after receipt of your request. These reports are delivered in the next processing cycle requested by the college or agency to which you are requesting delivery, at least twice a month.
* PRIORITY REPORT is normally processed one working day after receipt of your request and usually delivered three business days later.
* MAILGRAM REPORT is normally processed one working day after receipt of your request and usually delivered one to two business days later.

So basically the first is 1 - 3 weeks, the second is 4 business days, the last is 2 - 3 business days.

Source.

[Pat McCarthy]

I sent it the Regular option. So it shoud get there next week according to that.

[macurtis]

Spring Arbor - Accepted (not really surprised mind you)
GVSU - Accepted (again, not really surprised)
Valparaiso University - Accepted (this makes me happy)
The Most likely scenario:
Attend GVSU freshmen year and then transfer (hopefully) to Valparaiso. I can't afford to go much out of state with one of my older sisters is still at Oberlin college and considering Grad school. Plus I get more out of my AP credits if I go to GVSU, however I really don't want to bother with transferring credits if I have to. While the credit would be nice, I won't object to having to take the classes again. Plus, Valpo has a Professional Writing major that they've only had for a few years now that I'm interested in.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

A note on Indiana schools...right now, they're trying really hard to get people in the state and keep them in the state. So if you tell Valpo about your situation, you might actually get a sizeable financial aid package.

[Dorienne]

I'm applying to two colleges, and looking at one college in particular to possibly apply to. Here they are:

Villa Julie College (top choice)
Towson University (second choice)
Hood College (possibility, safety)

Villa Julie has a great Business Communications Bachelors program...I'm so excited about it. I went to visit the college a few months ago, and it's so nice their. New campus, it's small and very easy to get around. They have another campus in Owings Mills, which is about a half hour from the Stevenson campus (15 minutes from my home), but they have a shuttle go to and back every half hour or so. =D

Towson's a really good college here in Maryland, and it has my major. My cousin Lisa just graduated for something similar to what I want to do, and she said it's great there, and so did my other cousin, Michael, for Computer Programming (or Computer Science, no idea which).

Hood College is a new college I'm looking at. It's really expensive to go there, about $30,000/year. That's insane compared to Villa Julie and Towson ($14,700 and $7,500 respectively). But they do seem to have a nice campus and good class sizes, about a 7:1 student/teacher ratio. I'd have to live there, since it's an hour away. Commuting would be too much. Taking the train is a possibility, but I'm still unsure.

=) Good luck to you all! Hope you get into the colleges you deserve to get into.

[DarkJedi613]

Well...since I left it out of my first post...

I plan on double majoring in mechanical engineering and computer science (with probably a minor in math since between those ill be taking math courses like )

Every school I'm applying to will have that option. It was the only way to sort down schools.

Also, I'm planning on continuing being involved in FIRST while in college, so...schools that help a FIRST team get bonus points.

[Jessica Boucher]

For those of you wanting to go into business, don't be afraid to look at Babson! Our brand-new partnership with FIRST allows you to stay involved while getting a stellar education from one of the best business schools in the world!

Ok, now that I've done my alumni duty , schools value students coming from far from home - and will pay top dollar for them, so don't be afraid to stretch!

Also, if anyone wants help weeding through the stuff that schools send to you to find out what they are really saying (esp. the business students), let me know.

[KelliV]

I am attending Columbia College of Chicago this summer to study film and hope to attend college there. Eventually I plan on going to UCLA to continue studying film.
The only sad thing is although Columbia has a n "intro to robotics" class that can teach me the "general concepts of wiring" and let me "make a small robot that actually moves!" it doesn't have a FIRST team and isn't to interested in starting one... I guess that is what you get when you go to an arts school.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

Ah, I forgot to post my major.

I'll be double majoring in Mathematics (the one that I really really want), and then I'm trying to decide between biomedical engineering and biochemistry for the other one.

[nehalita]

What i plan to do is go into engineering and decide from there. i have no idea what i'm majoring in but i like biomedical eng (ESPECIALLY nanotechnology), biochem eng, comp eng, nuclear eng, phys/chem eng (maybe)....so i have alot to choose from.

Colleges --
Early Action:
MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech

if i don't get into any, i'll do...
Regular:
Cornell, Duke, John Hopkins U, Carnegie Mellon U, U of Florida (safety)
[cornell, duke, jhu, and cmu are all on the common app so it'll be easier]

can't wait =D

[Amanda Morrison]

Many of the colleges here offer FIRST scholarships - and FIRST has had several scholarships in the past that were not awarded due to lack of entries.

Go to http://www.collegiatefirst.org and find out if your school of choice has a scholarship or not. You can also look and see if your team is affiliated with FIRST (and if so, what teams). Research your options before you make a decision-- although all of you are smart enough to do so, I thought I'd throw in this friendly reminder.

[Yan Wang]

Originally Posted by nehalita

Colleges --
Early Action:
MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech

Whaaa? I know that at least this year, Stanford's early action required you to sign a form (and your guidance counselor) stating that you are only applying to one early action school. Harvard was anal in this manner too. Hence why I applied to MIT/Caltech early action instead - the tech schools don't care whether you apply to more

[Meredith Rice]

Originally Posted by nehalita

Colleges --
Early Action:
MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech

if i don't get into any, i'll do...
Regular:
Cornell, Duke, John Hopkins U, Carnegie Mellon U, U of Florida (safety)
[cornell, duke, jhu, and cmu are all on the common app so it'll be easier]

Just a head's up, just because those 4 schools you listed are on the Common App doesnt mean they won't each hit you with a bunch of extra essays. I thought the Cornell app was too long and since I was on the fence about applying there in the first place, I decided to bag it just 'cause it was too many essays and I had bigger fish to fry. Since you are applying to alot of schools, make sure you figure out ALL of the essays you will need to write and start them early!! I thought I was off the hook when alot of my schools used the Common App, but most of my schools asked for an additional essay.

FYI, I go to the University of Delaware for ChemEng. I chose UD over Carnegie Mellon (which was, ultimately, my second choice school). It was a great decision, so if you are thinking of ChemEng or those two schools in particular, feel free to hit me up!

[Ashley Christine]

I got my acceptance letter from The Clarkson School today.

I can be a schoolie at Clarkson University next year!