I know ugh I wish I could visit colleges more easily. I’m always getting mailings from colleges about their visit days, and I have to wonder… who can actually travel halfway across the country for a college visit with less than a month’s notice?
I’m planning on just applying to places I haven’t visited (but not Early Decision) and then, after I see where I’m accepted, I’ll try to convince my parents to let me visit them before I decide where I go. The only thing is, not visiting could be interpreted as a lack of interest by adcoms… UGH! It’s so frustrating!
@eyrar99 uw-seattle!! it’s strong in my desired major/minor and i’ve seen pics of the campus and just!!
same…all the mailings are making me so hearteyes. have you ever been convinced by admission materials to consider a school that wasn’t even on your mind? (general question)
yeah, i’ll probably end up visiting after i’m accepted. next year seems like it’ll be really busy and i’m not quite sure when, or if, i’ll have free time to even visit uc’s.
Same @desideratum. My top school is Stanford, which I’ve been to about five gazillion times, but my next two top schools are Brown and MIT. Although it’s highly unlikely that I’ll get into either of them, I’d like to visit before I truly call them my top schools.
All of the very competitive kids in my grade keep on coming up to me and asking what colleges I am applying to next year. My mom and I decided that we would be keeping the process private but the kids get so upset when I decline to tell them where I am thinking of applying to! They all get so defensive and start attacking me and accusing me of being petty. Any advice on how to deal with these kind of kids?
@DuelingGloves I guess it’s easier said than done, but don’t mind them. The reason they are attacking you is because they probably feel threatened by you. Think of it this way: they wouldn’t be badgering you if you weren’t a top student with at least a decent change at top schools.
@neoking@ThatOneWeirdGuy Me too… I can’t visit anywhere that can’t be driven to (and home from) in a day. I’m really hoping for some kind of fly-in program next year, but I know that’s probably a very long shot. I definitely can’t afford to fly anywhere…
@desideratum I had no interest in UChicago whatsoever, but I started getting mailings from them, and now I am considering applying there. Like I got one that was all about coffee shops on campus and it had the molecular structure of caffeine with a coffee stain on top and I actually hung it up on my wall lol
It’s okay because there’s probably no reason for me to not go to my state’s flagship anyways.
It’s relatively cheap (besides the housing), pretty good for engineering, and best in the state. In regards to anything better or equal out of state, either the difference in cost wouldn’t be justified or I would never get into it.
I’m looking at private schools that might give me more in the way of scholarships and need-based aid than OOS publics, but this $45-65k/yr is looking awfully exorbitant compared to ~$22k/yr (before financial aid and merit scholarships).
It sucks because I’d love to move out of state and the flagship is just an hour away from where I live. At least it’s a decent city and I can always move after college.
I visited UVA and I really really liked it, to the point where it is now my number 1, which is too bad since I probably won’t get in there I’m visiting Wake Forest though which might be a little bit less of a reach
Does anybody know of any small schools in the south good for bio? I am considering swimming in college, but I’m not good enough for D1 and D2 is a stretch.
@tonystarkofwinterfell THAT’S SO COOL WE HAVE TWO/THREE OF THE SAME TOP SCHOOLS idk why i find that cool but haha yeah!!
same @iamnotironman - uchicago’s stuff is so innovative and interesting that it makes me want to be a part of their culture!! also, mit sent me a booklet of articles from their admissions bloggers the other day and it was so ~cool~ - it MADE ME INTERESTED IN MIT HAHA. not that i wasn’t, but before it was more like a - hyp, if that makes sense. touted, but not necessarily something that hit home for me?
@YoohooAddict ah i’m sorry!! how about checking with local museums if you could volunteer there?
edit: and there are always state schools where you could get merit aid even if you’re out of state. I’ve heard that NC state is known for being very generous with scholarships.
Since we’re from all over the US, maybe we can share our experiences visiting different campuses, so those on the other side of the country can hear about colleges that would be hard to visit?
@Faultystart yes yes yes!! idk it made me think “oh wow i’d love to be a part of this culture!!” especially the first few articles (also, the last one about things that you need to do at mit before graduating was really good).
@eyrar99 I never travel in the states because my mom grew up outside of the States and LOVES to travel internationally. Other than layovers, I’ve only visited two states, with the exception of Wisconsin and Indiana. I’m in Wisconsin right now and I probably passed a half dozen UW’s… How many are there??
@musiclover131 Lol… I’m from WI, and there are probably 10-15 UWs… Madison’s the big one, and then there are a bunch of smaller ones. There are also a lot of two-year colleges.
I’m visiting Wake Forest though which might be a little bit less of a reach