<p>Thank you so very much for that link!</p>
<p>Well, I write alot, and I was thinking about finishing up writing my play, and pitching it to local theaters. Is that an EC, sort of?</p>
<p>^Well, if it gets picked up, then sure! Just writing one isn’t, though. I think it’s cool that you’ve already written a play!</p>
<p>@jullieanna: Nice, an improvement of 200+? What was the last score of the SAT you took? :)</p>
<p>Haha yeah. Actually my school is kind of strange: we have 3 semesters of Magnet precalc (A, B, & C) since it’s supposed to go more indepth than the normal honors precalc. So this fall, i’ll be taking precalc C for the first semester. Then the second semester, i’ll be starting Magnet Analysis A, which is the equivalent of AP Calculus, but more in depth. We finish off Magnet Analysis B in the first semester of 11th grade, and take the AP Calc BC exam for credits. </p>
<p>But jeez, more than 5.0 W? You’re really stocking up on classes outside of school. I might do that next summer; i haven’t really taken any courses outside of school, so i don’t know how to go about it. =/</p>
<p>@franz: i participated in a model UN… in 5th grade lol. It was a really fun experience, but i’m sure it can’t compare to the highschool model UN. :P</p>
<p>@studious: </p>
<p>Princeton - by far the best-looking campus. It’s in a beautiful rural area, and the buildings are very nice (i’m sure there are many pictures out there). The area is obviously well kept/clean and it just emits this quaint, peaceful feeling. There weren’t many students on the campus (probably vacationing/whatnot)</p>
<p>Yale - eh… it seemed kind of dull looking to me. Giant cylinders support a somewhat towering building; it just gives the feel of ‘This is yale - top Lawschool!’. My mom liked it though… she kept complimenting its “sturdiness”. lol.</p>
<p>MIT - We took several pictures at the front of the school. (I think it was the library) It looks pretty good. As most people say, the benefit is it’s location. It’s in cambridge, MA, where there are shops and various buildings everywhere. We timed our vacationing in Boston badly, though, so it was raining the entire time. </p>
<p>Harvard - That day the weather was significantly better. The campus was lively with people (students and tourists). Seemed very open and just plain nice. Again, the location is good.</p>
<p>/awkward laugh. thanks, nothingto.</p>
<p>MIT is in new york?..</p>
<p>^holy crap i don’t know why i was thinking New york. ***. I meant MA ;_; /edits</p>
<p>One of the dumber things i did today.</p>
<p>@sardonyx827 I live nearby Northwestern (it’s in a Chicago suburb) and I frankly hate the school. I know you want to know about the campus, and it’s honestly horrifically ugly. The aura it gives off isn’t the most pleasant, and it feels very barren. Though, if anyone who wants to do law @ Northwestern for graduate school, the campus is located in Downtown Chicago, and it’s beautiful. If you don’t mind Chicago, you should consider UChicago.</p>
<p>@Everyone who’s Chinese-American: Out of curiosity, do have any Indian friends? A hefty portion of my friends are Chinese & Filipino!</p>
<p>Thanks for the report upinflight! I’m surprised you didn’t enjoy the aesthetics of Yale–I personally like the gothic style of the architecture.</p>
<p>@studious: Just now i searched up yale on google-images to see what you were talking about, and wow surprise, surprise. I remember we were hurried on our way back and we stopped at yale for about a 30 minute walk, before locating a place to eat lunch. We definitely did not see, let alone explore that part of the campus, which probably explains why i didn’t remember seeing any gothic style of architecture. Yale campus might not be so bad after all.</p>
<p>I’ve gone for about a day, and missed like 5 pages worth of conversation!!</p>
<p>@jerevedeparis I have to read 6 chapters, and do some work involving those classes for ap bio. I’ve done one chapter so far, the most boring thing I’ve ever experienced.
I also have to do these mini research projects for AP Euro, such a drag that I don’t even want to do it, but unfortunatley I have to so I can be let in the class :/</p>
<p>@upinflight I’ve been really digging Stanford and USC at the moment. I live on the east coast(NY), and I’ve always wanted to live in Cali just for a culture shock and everything. But if I were to have to choose on east coast, I’d first apply to the schools that my dad went for grad school( NYU-Computer Science, Colombia- Stats, and Cornell- Business) but other than those listed I’m not sure, and I’m not even sure what I want to major in for that matter. I hope to start visiting local schools during Sophmore year, so I can visit my more distant schools Junior year</p>
<p>@anaychi Nope-___-.I go to a small public school. We’re poor, well not that poor but compared to surrounding schools we dont have much. But we have a pretty good academics, and students(One guy got accepted to Harvard and Princeton this year)</p>
<p>Quick question guys, How much do you think location will play into your decision?</p>
<p>^Very little. Be it the warm, coastal Stanford, or the secluded, icy Dartmouth, I really don’t care where the school is located. The campus will play a factor, but the location of it? Not so much.</p>
<p>@starr8nn - a big part in my decision. Coming from a place that has basically 2 seasons (winter is 60 days and summer 305), i want for sure to experience all 4 seasons. With this in mind, california is out of the question for me.</p>
<p>My hometown is Detroit, so I’ve experienced both extremes of temperatures. I really don’t have a preference, but the location cannot be one season year long.</p>
<p>@starr8nn: Definitely a big part. I’m from the Pacific Northwest, my skin is white as paper all of the year, so I don’t want to be stuck in a place that has ridiculous heat the majority of the time. Seasons here are beautiful, so I’d like to experience fall. There is absolutely no way I’d go to school in Texas or Arizona, though I’d consider California (mainly the San Francisco area).</p>
<p>I also live in a location that is close to the best city ever (Seattle) and beautiful wilderness. Personally, I’d be wary of an overly rural/secluded location. I’d like to be at least relatively close to the city. Dartmouth is a great example of a school that appeals to me, however, the location drops it to lower on my list.</p>
<p>Seattle? My condolences.</p>
<p>@anaychi: I love Seattle. It’s great!</p>
<p>Are you guys planning on joining/doing/trying out any new ECs next year?</p>
<p>Rugby!</p>
<p>Also: Seattle is always cloudy!</p>
<p>Actually, it was pretty nice today. However, it does rain a lot. More so in October. Then it gets too cold for rain until about February, and then it rains until May. Generally.</p>
<p>You really can’t predict weather here, but that is generally the pattern.</p>
<p>I’m trying out for tennis, trying my hand at Hi-Q/Knowledge Bowl, and maybe debate.</p>
<p>I’m going to try out for field hockey and join debate. Maybe run for leadership in orchestra or SGA? It all depends!</p>