Class of 2014! - Page 5

thebigcheese121 · 03-28-2009, 11:32 AM

@tetrisfan:Well I don't mean that all people who don't apply for aid are retards,sorry if I offended you.But a few are.

python38 · 03-28-2009, 11:34 AM

Some people are retards. Who, exactly - now that's another question.

^All in favour say "Aye".

tetrisfan · 03-28-2009, 11:35 AM

Nah, it's cool.

tetrisfan · 03-28-2009, 11:36 AM

Aye, some people are definitely retards. That's a universal truth

python38 · 03-28-2009, 11:39 AM

Lol, maybe that was kind of a silly joke, but anyway... don't you get it?

I said "Who exactly..."

and you said "I."

Yeah, I know, stupid pun

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smartchap · 03-28-2009, 11:49 AM

It'll be pretty impossible for me to pay without aid,I guess...its just too much...no other go

python38 · 03-28-2009, 11:51 AM

^Don't worry, we're both in the same boat here. I wish Oxford and Cambridge offered undergraduates FA...

tetrisfan · 03-28-2009, 11:52 AM

@python: I get the joke...NOW!

portugueseninja · 03-28-2009, 01:02 PM

Hey Python! Where in the UK are you? It worries me that so many internationals are interested in Yale haha.. too much competition makes me nervous, and I don't think my stats are going to be amazing. I guess we'll see.

Whoever wrote their list that included Carnegie Mellon (I could go back and see who it was but I'm lazy), if financial aid is an issue you should really check all their policies because CM doesn't give aid to internationals, and if they do it'll be very limited merit based aid.

I have backups in the UK too but I wanna go to Ameriiicaaaaa *whines*

python38 · 03-28-2009, 01:29 PM

That was me

. According to my brother, Carnegie Mellon's great for computer science, which I might end up majoring in; Caltech's also very good, apparently. I'm checking the FA for every school tonight... heh, the amount of Internet-surfing one has to do in order to prepare for college!

I too have my heart set on an American college, lol. And I've started referring to Cambridge and Warwick as "colleges." I actually live near Warwick... two of my siblings graduated from the Maths department there

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tetrisfan · 03-28-2009, 01:38 PM

Warwick's pretty dandy in it's own right, with econ and stuff, isn't it?

Wow, I just used the word 'dandy' after god knows how long...

smartchap · 03-28-2009, 01:42 PM

I heard Caltech doesn't have too many seats for undergrads.

python38 · 03-28-2009, 01:45 PM

I'm not sure; I know it's got one of the top Maths departments in the country. But I'd rather go anywhere else than there. Spending 10 years of your life and growing up in the same place can prove a little... repetitive. But it's a nice university, I suppose, if you like greenery and so forth. And it's taught me that I might not like a suburban "bubble-type" college.

@smartchap: Excellent! All the more reason to work harder, lol

. No, seriously, the thirty quid I might lose from applying is honestly NBD.

portugueseninja · 03-28-2009, 01:55 PM

Warwick is nice. But something about the university doesn't grab me. I recently moved to Manchester, I'd definitely apply there if I don't get in a US one, it's a great city. But I think Liverpool will be my top choice.

Python, there sure is a lot of time we have to put in to finding our colleges! I've been doing this for about a year now so I think I'm getting quite knowledgable, ask away if you have any questions

Also, for computer science check out MIT! They're need blind for internationals.

Bamianbuddha · 03-28-2009, 01:59 PM

done with the boards........now is the time to join the thread.........count me on fellas