A Dose of Realism, Please?

dragonfury29
Mon, 01 Jan 2018 19:42:11 +0000

@Twoin18 Thank you! I have thought about Oxford, but it’s very far away and I’d rather not be abroad for all of my undergrad years. And yes, this year I’m taking US, Lang, BC, Music Theory and Environmental Science.

@Lindagaf It certainly was! I’m concerned though — I’m not looking for prestige, but rather, Yale (and Stanford/UChicago) seems to be more or less exactly what I want out of a college: It seems like it’s the perfect size, places an emphasis on the humanities but has strong STEM programs as well, appears to have a strong residential culture, and I think I’d be able to find people with interests as deep and diverse as my own with relative ease. If I may, what about my strategy indicates that I’m looking for prestige? I definitely don’t want to give the wrong impression. Also, would the University of Washington be considered a safety? Thank you!

@thelonliestmonk Thanks! I was planning on applying to a few more UCs (I didn’t want to put all the schools I’m thinking of up there) and I’ll definitely look into Michigan. What do you mean by ELC? I’ve never heard of that before.

Happy New Year!