Applying To Colleges

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

One more month. Most of my senior friends are on edge. When I talk to them about college, they don't want to think about it. Any similar thoughts, seniors?

I can't take high school seriously after being accepted to Reed and I'm considering cyrogenics to skip the next few months. Senioritis never truly begins until you get your first major acceptance letter. There's a huge trough in your performance after that and then it slowly improves, plateaus and then dips again (I'm guessing).

[Хahar 🤔]

I kind of wish that I had applied to Reed. Oh, well.

Willamette's offering me $14,000 a year in scholarships (contingent upon a 2.5 GPA), so that's appealing.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

I kind of wish that I had applied to Reed. Oh, well.

Willamette's offering me $14,000 a year in scholarships (contingent upon a 2.5 GPA), so that's appealing.

I think you'd be pretty suited for it (outside of the whole counter-culture aspect, maybe) and that you'd be accepted.

[Хahar 🤔]

Yeah, besides my being a boring religious, it could have been nice. But I sort of ended up applying to schools at random and at the last minute (literally the last minute in the case of Maryland). Such is life.

[ilikeverin]

(literally the last minute in the case of Maryland).

AND IT WAS SUCH A GOOD DECISION TO DO SO

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Why do you guys WANT to be done with undergrad? Once you get to grad school, you realize how wonderful undergrad truly is; going out every night, not having to work all the time, studying for exams a few days before instead of weeks before. I was like you all in the sense that in May of last year I was ready to graduate, but now I just look back on those days and wish I had done more with my time there, not wasted 2 years dating the same girl, not forgoing an opportunity to go out on a Tuesday, having one more PBR than I should. It's things like that you can't do in law school all the time. Cherish your time in undergrad. You will miss it when you leave. Trust me.

[© tweed]

I miss everything once its over.  and distort the past's picture towards the positive.  doesn't mean that it is actually good.

[ilikeverin]

going out every night,

lol

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lol

[Psychic Octopus]

Yeah, besides my being a boring religious, it could have been nice. But I sort of ended up applying to schools at random and at the last minute (literally the last minute in the case of Maryland). Such is life.

Where else did you apply? I remember that you were interested in Fordham, and were planning on applying to GWU. And nice job on landing a scholarship. A lot of my friends are afraid of private colleges because of the "expense," but obviously scholarships and financial aid aren't taken into account...

[Kaine for Senate '18]

One more month. Most of my senior friends are on edge. When I talk to them about college, they don't want to think about it. Any similar thoughts, seniors?

Kind of, but not really.  UVA has always been my realistic first choice, so there isn't as much stress about reach schools like Harvard and Columbia.  It's nice

[LastVoter]

Why do you guys WANT to be done with undergrad? Once you get to grad school, you realize how wonderful undergrad truly is; going out every night, not having to work all the time, studying for exams a few days before instead of weeks before. I was like you all in the sense that in May of last year I was ready to graduate, but now I just look back on those days and wish I had done more with my time there, not wasted 2 years dating the same girl, not forgoing an opportunity to go out on a Tuesday, having one more PBR than I should. It's things like that you can't do in law school all the time. Cherish your time in undergrad. You will miss it when you leave. Trust me.

Try to do them problem sets, kills 3 or 4 nights a week.

[muon2]

Why do you guys WANT to be done with undergrad? Once you get to grad school, you realize how wonderful undergrad truly is; going out every night, not having to work all the time, studying for exams a few days before instead of weeks before. I was like you all in the sense that in May of last year I was ready to graduate, but now I just look back on those days and wish I had done more with my time there, not wasted 2 years dating the same girl, not forgoing an opportunity to go out on a Tuesday, having one more PBR than I should. It's things like that you can't do in law school all the time. Cherish your time in undergrad. You will miss it when you leave. Trust me.

Try to do them problem sets, kills 3 or 4 nights a week.

Depends on the problems ...

[ilikeverin]

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

Update: accepted everywhere!  Current top choices are Maryland and Rochester, with NYU and BU having outside shots.

[Platypus]

go to Boston University, it sounds like the most over the top title.

[AndrewTX]

God, you kids are so smart. I had to suck a big bag of dicks to get into a Community College with 100% acceptance rates.

[I'm JewCon in name only.]

God, you kids are so smart. I had to suck a big bag of dicks to get into a Community College with 100% acceptance rates.

Haha  yea!

I got into West Virginia, Alabama, and Ole Miss and will be attending West Virginia in the fall. I feel so dumb lol! Plus I only took 5 APs, while, I bet some people here took like 10!


lol it's good to be on an intelligent forum though

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

I got into Case Western. Under normal circumstances I'd be happy about that acceptance because it shows my competence but at this point I don't need acceptance letters to boost my ego. This just means more work for me in the form of calling the school or writing them a letter indicating I won't be attending.

[Psychic Octopus]

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

Update: accepted everywhere!  Current top choices are Maryland and Rochester, with NYU and BU having outside shots.

Congratulations! How can you possibly choose?

[Gass3268]

In the process of hearing back from Public Affairs/Public Policy Schools.

Accepted:

American
George Washington
Maryland
Minnesota
USC
Washington
Wisconsin

Declined:
 
Syracuse
Texas

Still Pending:

Carnegie Mellon
Georgetown
Michigan

I have no idea where I want to go yet. I went to Wisconsin for undergrad, am originally from the Madison and I want to get away from home for a while, so Wisconsin is probably at the bottom of my list. As of now I think I leaning either towards George Washington or USC, but Minnesota would be the cheapest (but that would mean I am a Gopher, which I don't think I could do as a proud Badger, lol), I would get a $15,000 fellowship from Washington and Georgetown is probably my dream school. So lets just say that I am conflicted right now. Any suggestions? 

[ilikeverin]

My brother's at George Washington for International Policy and loves it.

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

Update: accepted everywhere!  Current top choices are Maryland and Rochester, with NYU and BU having outside shots.

Congratulations! How can you possibly choose?

My final decision is likely going to have to be based on the philosophy of my top schools.  The language sciences are a field riven by differences in their perception of how the mind works, and I have to navigate picking between the side with the momentum on its side (Rochester) and the side that holds personal emotional appeal (Maryland).

[Simfan34]

Washington Univ. in St. L?

[© tweed]

My brother's at George Washington for International Policy and loves it.

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

Update: accepted everywhere!  Current top choices are Maryland and Rochester, with NYU and BU having outside shots.

Congratulations! How can you possibly choose?

My final decision is likely going to have to be based on the philosophy of my top schools.  The language sciences are a field riven by differences in their perception of how the mind works, and I have to navigate picking between the side with the momentum on its side (Rochester) and the side that holds personal emotional appeal (Maryland).

go with the sh**t you believe in.  let your blood ring true.

[LastVoter]

Going to be applying for programs inside my school this summer.

[Psychic Octopus]

USC's Price is probably the best one you have been accepted at so far. Though I'd hold out for Michigan, because they have one of the best public policy schools in the nation. Congratulations!

My brother's at George Washington for International Policy and loves it.

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

Update: accepted everywhere!  Current top choices are Maryland and Rochester, with NYU and BU having outside shots.

Congratulations! How can you possibly choose?

My final decision is likely going to have to be based on the philosophy of my top schools.  The language sciences are a field riven by differences in their perception of how the mind works, and I have to navigate picking between the side with the momentum on its side (Rochester) and the side that holds personal emotional appeal (Maryland).

That seems like a good plan. Why not HAHVAHD though? Most people jump at the opportunity to attend HAHVAHD.

[ilikeverin]

My brother's at George Washington for International Policy and loves it.

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

Update: accepted everywhere!  Current top choices are Maryland and Rochester, with NYU and BU having outside shots.

Congratulations! How can you possibly choose?

My final decision is likely going to have to be based on the philosophy of my top schools.  The language sciences are a field riven by differences in their perception of how the mind works, and I have to navigate picking between the side with the momentum on its side (Rochester) and the side that holds personal emotional appeal (Maryland).

go with the sh**t you believe in.  let your blood ring true.

Right now, I'm inclined to agree with you.  Six hours ago, I would've disagreed.  Argh, this is frustrating.

That seems like a good plan. Why not HAHVAHD though? Most people jump at the opportunity to attend HAHVAHD.

Most people likely didn't turn down Brown to go to Michigan State  But, even my anti-elitism (and that earlier decision was much more about money than egalitarianism, though it turned out to be an excellent one for many reasons other than money) could've been turned aside if Harvard showed me it had a program that was doing what I wanted in a place.  No such luck, unfortunately; it's a good program, but a good program for things I'm not really interested in (e.g., general auditory processing on basically a cellular level).  Maryland, Rochester, and NYU, meanwhile, have excellent programs in things very close to what I do (though the advising situation at NYU would be... complicated.), and BU's program, though more distant from my interests, is great.