colleges. Options

[innovation]

okay, yeah, pardon me for being so asian and mindy-like but... which colleges are all of you aspiring to attend and more importantly, why do you want to attend those specific colleges? just trying to figure out what exactly motivates teens toward their proclaimed "dream schools."

edit: seems like a lot of people in our generation are planning to pursue careers in law.. what attracted you guys to the profession? in fact, whatever field you might want to enter, what attracted you to that field?

[azn_r4pf4n]

U.C. Berkley. Close to home and a recent London statistics thing rated U.C. Berkley as the 2nd best university in the WORLD. And it's diversity... manz, i checked the place out one time and i wanna go so badly.

[heyyfrankie]

i want to go harvard law. because i want to be a lawyer and i am sure that harvard is a really school. but i am sure i will never get into there. i guess i will just have to settle with duke.

[zbrittanyz]

I have a good idea of where I want to go (I'm only a sophomore in HS). Cedar Crest College and Virginia Commonwealth University because both have really good forensic science programs.

[xbr0kensmil3]

i don't know yet..my parents are hoping i go to harvard.

[william]

the colleges i want to go to are u.c. berkeley, william & mary, reed, and whitman. why i want to go there is they're all great schools, and after high school i want to have the oppurtunity to get a good education and good job.

[Nicolatofu]

San Diego University. It's back at home, and it is building a brand new building dedicated to majoring in pharmaceuticals.

[--x who0ps]

uc san diego w00t (:
cause its second in the nation for biology undergraduates
and plus, right nxt to the beach ! heeck yahh ! =P

[dani41790]

hmm i just wanna go to UH [university of hawaii]

[Froshy]

georgetown, cu boulder, maryland (home) , elon, boston, penn, tulane...i keep on getting a bunch of college letters. but thinking about college scares me so much. i just keep worry about not getting in, cost, blah blah blah.

[yukichan]

hmm i just wanna go to UH [university of hawaii]

ya me too...well more specifically the campus in Manoa..or i want to go to a school on the west coast or japan...if i go to the campus in Manoa i can be close to my family..Well for the west coast it would be a good chance to get away from my parents..lol..but i would still be around asian ppl..(it would be kinda strange for me to be in a place where theres no asian..)and for japan it would help me improve in japanese...

[snak3y3z1001]

if i fail boot camp ill just goto UB. heh i randomly picked my colleges o_o

[silver-rain]

Well, I really want to go to Columbia University, since it's nearby and it's a good school. Also, if I got accepted, my parents won't have to pay the full tuition because they work there. But I have to work really hard this term to bring my averge up...

[*tweeak*]

currently, i want to go to the university of georgia, becuase its one of the best schools that i can get the HOPE scholarship for. if i cant get in (because thanks to the HOPE scholarship, its become a much more competitive school) id prefer to go out of state, although i dont know what i want to major in, so i havent thought about this enough to know where

[DanielleMaria05]

Um, I wanted to go to Ohio State, but I didn't get in, so, I'm going to Ohio University in the fall.

[EmmalieV]

im not sure yet..

[emptyminded]

I'd go to any school far far away from this piece of poop of a town. Better criteria, good designing majors.

[christinaaa]

I don't know where I wanna go, cause I simply don't know what I wanna be. It's toughh!

[xj_liana_tx]

ivy league...
yale, stanford, harvard (never mind, too hard), princeton...

[racoons > you]

ivy league...
yale, stanford, harvard (never mind, too hard), princeton...

eh?

[nevernothere]

My parents really want me to go to Princeton 'cause they sent me an application out of the blue.... I think I'd like to go to Northwestern or Stanford.

[BeyondElite]

Either Ateneo De Manila University or University of the Philippines Manila to study law. I want to be a lawyer when I grow up.

[shortiiex]

i want to go to NYU....cause it's a good school and i get to stay in NY

[Just_Dream]

UCSD.. I heard it had the first pharmaceudal (sp?) college in Calfornia a few years back. My dream career is to be a pharmacist, although I don't know for sure if I'll be attending UCSD.

I really want to go to school in New York City.. That would be awesome. :] I don't even know what college to apply for, over there. I'm still undecided where I truly want to go.

[innovation]

for those of you who mentioned the ivies-- why, people, why? what makes you want to go? the pressure? the prestige? the rigor? the programs? and what's your academic "hook?" i can't seem to find one..

[Mireh]

I've always wanted to go to columbia or brown, cause they have pretty good writing programs.

I've also wanted to go to Cornell, (for hotel managment, cause hotel managment sounds os fun =D)

[Mr. Slowjamz]

ive recently applied to a CUNY Hunters College , C.W. Post , Seton Hall , Five towns College , and Berklee College of Music , as a Mus.B and a minor in B.F.A. still undecided of what major too pick.....so far ive been accpeted to one of them ...still waiting for the other 3 ....hopefully in the next 2 years i could transfer to Manhatten School of Music

[EXPLO5ION]

I live in Oregon and I am probably going to go to OSU or UO. Only because my parents dont want me to go out of state because its too expensive. But if i do go out of state, I would like to go to NYU.

[Gypsy Eyes]

PRATT University- it's one of the top art school in the country, and right smack in the middle of my favorite city, new york. I would already have a place to stay in my 21 year old aunts penthouse apartment.

Juliard- for singing/dancing, hopefully going to manhatten school for the arts will give me a head start

edit://xiMiJix: berklee? are you serious?! I took some highschool classes last summer there. it's amazing

[njgurl412]

my dream schools are George-Town and Fordham university. Because i want to be a lawyer and i don't want to go to an ivy league school cause they cost a lot of money.

[innovation]

seems like a lot of people in our generation are planning to pursue careers in law.. what attracted you guys to the profession? in fact, whatever field you might want to enter, what attracted you to that field?

[sammi rules you]

i wanted to go to ucla, but my mom wants me to go to an indiana school so it's cheaper. or the chicago school of art.

[glit_gal]

I want to major in premed so i'm hoping to go to UCONN for my first choice and it's also my first choice because i know a couple of people who got accepted their or are already going there. But since i moved recently i really havn't looked seriously into other colleges besides that.

[*salcha*]

UC Merced or LA, Cornell University
still deciding on a major.

[whomps]

Stanford, because I don't feel right going to a UC or out of state. And it's not that far.. plus it's a good school. And it'd blow the shit away from my aunts.

[avalon*]

i think that if you are intelligent enough to go to the ivies, have the drive, know what you're getting yourself into, and are willing to be committed to staying for all 4 years and working hard at it, then you should go. just because you're smart enough doesn't mean you have to go. my friend is one of the smartest people i know [and believe me, he tells math jokes. he's a math nerd, and he finished calculus in freshman year] and he chose not to go to an ivy league because he got a full scholarship to another school that was also an extremely good school. okay, sorry, just pointing out that the ivies are not the way to go if it's just for the name, but if you truly want to go, then that's good.

i got into illinois [urbana-champaign] and i got some scholarship money there, so i have an 80% chance of going there. originally i wanted to go to UNC chapel hill but it's extremely hard to get in, especially for out of state students, and i didn't get in, so it looks like i'm going to illinois =] i'm excited =)

[innovation]

i got into illinois [urbana-champaign] and i got some scholarship money there, so i have an 80% chance of going there. originally i wanted to go to UNC chapel hill but it's extremely hard to get in, especially for out of state students, and i didn't get in, so it looks like i'm going to illinois =] i'm excited =)

congrats! yeah, i heard that it's really difficult to get into UNC without legacy.

[xD_toooften]

i dont know why, but i know i will go to an ivy league unless i completely mess up hs. i'm only an 8th grader so...

cornell, bc, uconn, columbia, princeton, yale

[korbana05]

The University of Austin because its close to home, an awesome school, and its like #2 in Pharmacy (the major I plan on pursuing) >.<

[Yemmerz]

Rutgers in New Jersey. It's not ivy league. The school has strong programs in the two majors I'm thinking about. (Psychology and Law)

Besides the majors and how prestige it is...I look at location. I want to have fun in college too. :)

[BlissfulIgnoranc...]

well i want to go to the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale..i love that skool..its like home to me..i like to be around ppl that have the same intrest as me..as fun as it is to be complemented by others on my drawings...id rather be around ppl that would be like"wow thats nice... wanna see my drawing?" or sumthing like that... ive been drawing since i was 5..i started out drawing the power rangers lol..so thats why i am so interested in that collage and no other...

[xx angelbabu xx]

well, cornell is my first choice.. one the tuition isnt all that bad since i live in ny.. and two.. its BEAUTIFUL there.. three.. i know many people that attend cornell.. and four.. its got a kickass linguistics program with all the languages that i want to study!

[WrathOfOnigo]

I want to go to the University of Maryland [Its like an hour away from where i live]. Its close to home so i can ask my parents for money alot and also its better than going to Montgomery College [Gosh i really hope i don't have to go there]. Maryland is also a pretty descent college and the best i can get into . I am only in Middle School though so my concern for college is limited -_-;.

[OriskybusinessO]

stanford isnt a ivy leauge school. i first wanted ot go to harvard (law) but then i talked to my parents and they said its too overrated, which it is. So im hoping to go to stanford. Its in CA, its great.

[Mr. Slowjamz]

edit://xiMiJix: berklee? are you serious?! I took some highschool classes last summer there. it's amazing

well yea....i heard it was great.....and i heard alot of people who i think wouldnt get in , get in unexpectedely. And people who i thought would get in woudlnt . one of My closest friends got in there . with an SAT score of 750 and a GPA of 2.8 sounds crazy . but i dont think its impossible to get into.

[innovation]

well, cornell is my first choice.. one the tuition isnt all that bad since i live in ny.. and two.. its BEAUTIFUL there.. three.. i know many people that attend cornell.. and four.. its got a kickass linguistics program with all the languages that i want to study!

awesome! this world needs far more linguistic majors to develop academic curricula for children in underdeveloped areas.

[nankkadugi]

im kinda young to think about that but like" U PENN"
orr other ivy league colleges

[BOAmusics]

UT austin is liek the hardest public school to get into in Texas, then A&M, but i got in, i feel so lucky! i don't have to reant a dorm so i can live with my parent to save up some money.
i want to study my butt of to be a pharamacist, if i study my butt off 2x, i going for doctor.

[eboarder2020]

University of Washington for the COmputer SCience Program... I read in a book that the University of Washington ranks top 5 in the United States

[*tweeak*]

im kinda young to think about that but like" U PENN"
orr other ivy league colleges

...the university of pennsylvania is not ivy league

[innovation]

haha i was viewing this very thread, and at the top, there was this huge banner ad that said IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES REJECT THOUSANDS OF PERFECT SATs. college admissions is indeed changing, children.

and upenn is an ivy league^

they are as follows:
harvard
princeton
yale
upenn
dartmouth
cornell
columbia
brown

yes, i'm the loser that memorized them all. don't laugh.

[me1issaaaa]

UGA - University of Georgia, for those of you who can't figure that out.

[avalon*]

haha i was viewing this very thread, and at the top, there was this huge banner ad that said IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES REJECT THOUSANDS OF PERFECT SATs. college admissions is indeed changing, children.

and upenn is an ivy league^

they are as follows:
harvard
princeton
yale
upenn
dartmouth
cornell
columbia
brown

yes, i'm the loser that memorized them all. don't laugh.

hahha mindy it's okay, i memorized 7/8. =P

[*tweeak*]

haha i was viewing this very thread, and at the top, there was this huge banner ad that said IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES REJECT THOUSANDS OF PERFECT SATs. college admissions is indeed changing, children.

and upenn is an ivy league^

they are as follows:
harvard
princeton
yale
upenn
dartmouth
cornell
columbia
brown

yes, i'm the loser that memorized them all. don't laugh.

is it really? i knew the rest of them were, i didnt think upenn was though

[*autumn.*]

yeah--stanford is NOT an ivy.

my counselor showed me stats from my school last year, and there were a bunch of 1600's with 4.1 GPAs that did not get into an ivy. even with early decision/early action.

[BOAmusics]

woah did not they don't accept 1600 SATS, i think they onyl accept you if you like a genius, but by the time you go there you probably have no life. there are the college that where most leader some from.

Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Yale University

[*tweeak*]

thank you for listing the ivy leagues again

[*autumn.*]

...SATs mean much less than grades, and out of school activities. ask any admissions officer.

[*tweeak*]

we didnt have any 1600s at our school this year, though

[*autumn.*]

haha we had like 20.

[*tweeak*]

wow. we have a fairly large 800 club, i think, so i was really surprised when i heard that the highest score was a ....actually, i cant find it, but it wasnt perfect, at least

[innovation]

haha we had like 20.

not a surprise.. TJ's average alone is almost 1500! (and most of the people @ TJ would probably retake it after getting a 1500)

and as for the ivy rejection thing.. it's because so many kids these days are wrapped up in competition and leadership/test scores that they lack the intellectual passion and curiosity, which is exactly what the nation's top colleges seek.

[*tweeak*]

yeah, which is exactly why im so annoyed with my school. im not that smart, im not aiming for a very highly prestegious college, but i cant take any classes that actually interest me- i cant even do IB and take TOK because with only 6 classes theres no room in my schedule, but so im stuck forcing myself to just barely get by in classes i hate, while i could be learning things that im genuinely interested in. i actually learn more during the summer than i do in school, because i seek knowledge in more than just curriculum. school has actually sucked the will out of me

[*autumn.*]

not a surprise.. TJ's average alone is almost 1500! (and most of the people @ TJ would probably retake it after getting a 1500) 

and as for the ivy rejection thing.. it's because so many kids these days are wrapped up in competition and leadership/test scores that they lack the intellectual passion and curiosity, which is exactly what the nation's top colleges seek.

i know people who got a 1550, weren't satisfied, and retook it to get an 1600! crazy.

[innovation]

hmm.. i wonder how the scores will be for the *new* SAT.
wow, our generation is so caught up in scores. where's the intellectual curiosity?

[angel-roh]

Seattle Central Community College.
Lots of asians transfer there because this college was in the newspaper. So I guess it's a popular community college to Korean people from Korea.

I also like it there because theres a lot of new instructors especially fashion and art insitute and web-designing. I heard that they are nice, friendly, very good at teaching. So I decided to go there. I would not want to get a very mean, harsh teacher haha.

Also the area is there is nice. Also it's over at downtown! I can get to see space needle a lot hehe.

[*stephinika*]

well i used to know where i wanted to go...now i don't quite know anymore since i don't know exactly what i want to take.
i originally wanted to into comp. sci. at the university of waterloo in ont, canada because of its great co-ed program and its the best school for math/computer science apparently and my aunt went there so yeah...
but now, i really don't know at the moment. most likely in the computer area/field but yeah...

[--{Empty}--]

University Of British Columbia for several reasons
1) I Don't think i could go anywhere else...
2)Grades also keep me from going to many other places
3)They got all the classes I need/want there (psych, commerce.... just like most other universities)
4)Cheaper cuz i dont hafta travel abroad

[*tweeak*]

i dont know why, but i know i will go to an ivy league unless i completely mess up hs. i'm only an 8th grader so...

cornell, bc, uconn, columbia, princeton, yale

ok, i know i skrewed up before, but i know for certain that uconn isnt ivy league

[avalon*]

ok, i know i skrewed up before, but i know for certain that uconn isnt ivy league

well bc isn't either =P haha uconn won the ncaa last year! ooooh that reminds me, i need to get my brackets. my friend goes to bc, he likes it a lot =]

[*tweeak*]

i didnt know what bc was...

[avalon*]

i didnt know what bc was...

bc could either be boston college, or umbc, university of maryland baltimore county. from the other colleges he listed, i'm assuming it's boston college.

[jennyjenny]

Maybe Yale (ha!)
Cause it's close to home, and it's a med. school (i think) which I plan to go to. And I heard it was a good school.

Or unless my grades won't be able to go to yale (which is probably won't), maybe BU or something... =\

[*tweeak*]

bc could either be boston college, or umbc, university of maryland baltimore county. from the other colleges he listed, i'm assuming it's boston college.

ah, yes, that makes sence

[Teesa]

an ivy league school, or boston university, then work up to going to an ivy league school. I want to study psychology.

[*jooleeah*]

I've always wanted to go to Princeton.....but I probably can't afford it. it really sucks. My second choice is Georgia Tech. It's not a bad college....plus, it's not that far away from where I live.

[crazyinlove08]

I plan on going to southwest missouri state university only because its kinda away from home but not to far only 3 1/2 hrs and i want to get a degree in bussiness which will be awsome And I am only getting it in bussiness because I want to be a banker or A Real estate agent not sure yet!

[pAtRiCk_sTar]

Maybe, Standford, be causeI heard it's a really good school and everything and it's not insanely far away from I live. I don't think i'd be able to be so far away from home, but I'm not even sure yet. I think it's a bit early to be thinking about it for me

[tofuburger]

i wanna go to a college in my state...less money..and i can visit home frequently because i worry about my mom being home alone and all...and she could feel lonely..and she can make me food...and teach me how to do my own laundry!

[nevernothere]

for those of you who mentioned the ivies-- why, people, why? what makes you want to go? the pressure? the prestige? the rigor? the programs? and what's your academic "hook?" i can't seem to find one..

Well.. I just want $$$ when I start working... and I figure the prestige could help me get hired. *shrugs*

[avalon*]

Well.. I just want $$$ when I start working... and I figure the prestige could help me get hired. *shrugs*

that's not always true =] choose a school that specializes in your major...which is why it's important to know what your interests are =) if it's known for, say, engineering, then go to that school. you wouldn't go to some liberal arts ivy just for the name if you wanted to study engineering. that doesn't make much sense, does it?

sorry, i didn't mean to pick on you, just trying to say this in general =]

[queen]

...SATs mean much less than grades, and out of school activities. ask any admissions officer.

finally, someone realizes this ;o

yes, it would be great to have a high score on the sats, but if you've been slacking off for the four years in h.s. do you really think they'll give a damn about your sats? ;o they're looking for "well rounded" people to contribute to the "diversity" in their schools. it's better to be a jack of all trades instead of a master of one thing, in this case... unless you plan to go to a specific college with specific requests (e.g. - juliard).

if you have a 4.0 gpa, and you get a 900 tops on your sats, you'll still get accepted into good schools, with scholarships. yes, some iv leagues are picky about sat scores, but if you show you have something that not a lot of their students have, then they'll consider you.