Am I justifiably terrified?, 2005...2005...2005... Options

[*CrackedRearView*]

I have 1,000 different directions I can take.

ACT: 35 composite
SAT I: 1520 composite

The list goes on of activities, GPA, etc, etc.

I can pretty much go anywhere I want to go, but I've narrowed it down to 3 schools on each coast that I've been accepted to.

Please, help me. And take into consideration cost, retaining a social life, etc. All are huge factors for me.

WEST COAST

University of California: Berkeley
Pepperdine
Stanford University

EAST COAST

The Johns Hopkins University
University of Princeton
New York University

(all of these, East and West coast, are with the assumption that after 4 years, I will transfer to the Massachussetts Institute of Technology; my lifelong dream)

I'm visiting the campus at the University of California: San Diego over Christmas break, as well. I might even just head there because my entire family lives in Corona del Mar.

You see my problem? So indecisive...this sucks...

[innovation]

Considering that Princeton is Early Decision, it's impossible that you've been accepted to all of those schools already.

I had a 1590 SAT, FIVE perfect 800 SAT IIs, straight 5s on AP tests, a very strong recommendation from a professor at an Ivy League University, 4.0 GPAs at three universities including Brown, 4.6 at my high school. I am also a nationally ranked and 2nd in the state debater, president of two school clubs published novelist, 200+ hours of service, etc, and I was deferred by the University of Pensnylvania.

Sh*t happens. It's unpredictable as hell. STill trying to find a scapegoat... right now the vote is kinda close between Jews and Liberals.

after browsing college confidential, i've decided that ivy league admissions is just unpredictable. people like you who get deferred freak me out. gawd. *depression*

anyway, justin, it depends what you're looking for and what your major is. i would scratch JHU right away if you're not planning to go into med. i'd also scratch NYU because it's almost equally as pricey as other more prestigious colleges on the list. Pepperdine.. no clue, but i'd scratch that too. so if you'd like to save money, go with Berkeley. i think i'd choose Princeton University, but i'm biased because i live on the east coast. Stanford seems more diverse, however (SEEMS). you sort of get that old money, prep school, haughty sort of feeling with princeton. also, it seems like you need money to fit in at princeton, with all the eating clubs and everything. the whole cliquish, exclusive aura.

list your ECs and awards, please?

also, you're not justifiably terrified. you're justifiably arrogant, which is NOT a bad thing. you're arrogant, but you have stuff to back it up with.

[angel-roh]

justin... i didnt know you were senior... i thought you were same grade as me =o im 11th grader... wait...waiiiit you are junior right now too, right? im confused =x

[demolished]

i think you should go for your dreams and what you really want the most, instead of people around you. its good for your education and this is your chances.

[*basick*]

i dont know much about colleges outside of basketball and football... but i would go to stanford lol... beautiful campus

[comeupon]

An alternative approach would be to leave the country and try for Europe, theres a lot of good technological schools that if you graduate with a 3.8 or above you'll get into MIT in a heart beat. Much cheaper too, you might end up paying something like 40-50% less for the same if not better education. The one bad thing is traveling is hard and they have a different approach to teaching. That is how my uncle did it, he graduated MIT in 94? Something like that. He went to a sister school of Oxford's for 4 years then transferred to MIT with honors and almost a full scholorship. ofcourse this was back in the day, things might have changed since then

[Euphoria Rose]

All I can tell you is that PEpperdine costs around $8,000 for one year if you don't live there. If you do, of course it will be more expensive. I recommend Berkeley because I heard it was a very hard but good university.

[iheartsimba]

NYU. East pride.

if i wasn't planning on GA Tech..I'd wanna go there.

[jr0h]

um CALI!

[*FreeStickers*]

STill trying to find a scapegoat... right now the vote is kinda close between Jews and Liberals.

that made me laugh

[Skyline Drive]

You can't go wrong with the East Coast.

enough said.

[xsweetxcandyx]

just come to caLi**... you can't go wrong!.. either path you choose.. good luck!