<p>HA yourself Corey. For no reason :)</p>
<p>My parents are excited and engaged too, Corey! And they would be supportive if I was interested in becoming something lucrative. Unfortunately for them…life doesn’t work like that. Or maybe it will, we’ll see :)</p>
<p>I just realized that I use a smiley in practically every single post I post.</p>
<p>I wonder if I have posted any posts in this thread that do not contain a smiley…</p>
<p>Interesting :)</p>
<p>1) This morning I was getting movies out of my bro’s room while thinking about a way to convince my parents I needed to visit UMich. During this thought process I happened to look over at my brothers dresser and the first thing I see is mail from where else, University of Michigan Ross School of Business. I chuckled a little on the inside. </p>
<p>2) Corey if TA were to pay for my trip I’d be in heaven, but that’s not gonna happen. </p>
<p>3) I just came back from the worst party I think i’ve ever been to so I’m not really in the mood to ask my parents for a plane ticket. That and I can’t get to close to them unless I feel like getting yelled at for drinking without telling them first. </p>
<p>4) I got that Pittsburgh thing in the mail too. I believe it’s in the recycling bin right now. I hate pittsburgh. It’s such a boring city. </p>
<p>5) Jenny your mom sounds like quite an interesting person. Especially since she seems in love with making decisions for you. I suggest applying ED somewhere so she doesn’t have to force you into attending a school for prestige over what you want. But my suggestions don’t mean anything really. Actually it’s somewhat the same way with me. My dad keeps everything I get from Caltech and I he might as well just frame the stuff from Harvey Mudd that he seems to collect. =/ </p>
<p>6) I no longer have school! But SAT scores come out tomorrow. >.< I don’t want to look.</p>
<p>7) Yes you do post a lot of smiley’s tako. Whenever I see one in a thread I know it’s you since not many people use them.</p>
<p>Hehe excellent. I would apply ED except money plays a large part in my decision 
Unfortunately, I don’t qualify for much need-based aid, because my family is quite well off. But I hate HATE the idea of being indebted to people (That’s why I was so happy for TASP - even though my family would have funded, say, Harvard SSP I didn’t even bother applying because I didn’t want my parents to pay for it and I have no money because I cannot legally hold employment). Thus scholarships = 
except I doubt I’ll get any with all the amazing people in the world -_-</p>
<p>Is Pittsburgh really a boring city? :(</p>
<p>And SAT scores, <em>shudder</em></p>
<p>Idk, I’ve only been there once with my friends and after about 2 hours trying to figure out what we should do in the city we gave up and drove to hershey. </p>
<p>And I’m in the same situation as you regarding Financial Aid. It isn’t that I hate being in debt with people it’s just that I don’t really care for a ton of loans from grad school on top of undergrad loans. I don’t know about you but I’m not particularly fond of having a bad credit score. I think my parents are paying for undergrad though, whatever money they have to pay. If they don’t have all of it I guess my grandparents are going to help.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh is boring.</p>
<p>I hate that Jenny. Living in Silicon Valley housing prices are so inflated and our parents get paid significantly more, but it doesn’t mean we are richer than anyone else. I really think that cost of living and region should play a role in EFC.</p>
<p>My parents told me I wont even apply for financial aid, I wont get anything with both parents making 6 figure paychecks, and there are kids who need more than I do (Even though I am sort of assuming I will be getting some scholarships or than I am just screwed.)</p>
<p>I agree with corey here. The cost of living really should be taken into account. It’s ridiculous not too.</p>
<p>Weeeeellll… as much as I would love to get money too (in the same boat), people live where they live because they can afford it; and people generally prefer more expensive regions because such areas allow for nicer living conditions than inner city chaotic environments. </p>
<p>For example, it would be kind of silly to give the Olsen twins aid because the average price of jeans in their neighborhood is $350, and the average price for a dinner is $150, etc.</p>
<p>Yeah…it also sucks for me because since I want to be a teacher (or guidance counselor, I’ve decided) I can’t afford to take out massive amounts of loans. It really sucks to be a teacher, I’ve decided, because A. it’s not a high prestige job B. it doesn’t pay very well and C. it’s not well funded. So sad. Oh well! :)</p>
<p>I don’t know if I’ll apply for financial aid. I want to, but will I even get any? :/</p>
<p>And uber, I see your point…but still 
Haha. I wish there were exceptions to everything :D</p>
<p>lol, i agree with uber on this one. i live in an area where the cost of living is high and the housing prices are inflated, but it’s the price you pay for being able to go to a “good” school district and for the quality of life you receive. they go hand in hand. and i don’t see why we should receive aid in favor of kids who live in inner cities or whatnot, who have not had the same resources and quality of life. </p>
<p>a lot of schools (i’d venture to say “most”) do factor in how much your house cost, whether you have siblings who are already in college, if your parents have to spend much of their earnings on xyz, etc, when they calculate your financial aid, so it’s not like all hope is lost. </p>
<p>and haha, hi billy. have a great summer =)</p>
<p>I disagree with that Uber. No matter where you live in the valley here, you are going to make noticeably more than anyone with a comparable job in the rest of the country. There is no such thing as cheap housing around here and with people making as much as they do, even if they are paying 500$ a month for a hole of an apartment, they still are making a lot of money and would not receive the same amount of aid.</p>
<p>Obviously they take where you live into affect but say where someone makes under 80$ somewhere else, they could make over 80$ here doing the exact same thing and they loose eligibility for things like UChicago’s Millennium grants and other financial offers with certain caps.</p>
<p>I’m still siding with Corey.<br>
I came up with a million reasons why but I can’t seem to organize my thoughts this early in the morning. maybe I’ll write them tonight.</p>
<p>Since no one seems to be very active here at the moment (judging by the posts stopping at 1:34 am my time) I’m going to interrupt our little debate about financial aid and state that the transfer credit rules at most schools are blasphemy. Most places only allow incoming freshman to transfer 32 credits which I deem to be too low. There should be no limit. This makes me sad. =(</p>
<p>Lol. There was a kid on CC who wanted to go to a school where he could graduate in a semester… W T F</p>
<p>why would you want to do that, IMO college is about the experience more so than anything else.</p>
<p>Like this kid should realize that with his perfect SAT and 25+ AP tests he should go to Harvard and challenge himself instead of going to Waco state or something.</p>
<p>STILL HAVEN’T PACKED dfoihrfoihdtoihtlkjknjAGHHHhgiohoidjsd rrcg</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I understand what you mean. And that is ■■■■■■■■. I just want to use the credits so I can take more electives and double major. I still want to spend my 4 years at college.</p>
<p>Oh yeah I wasnt saying that, I was sort of assuming that was your motive.</p>
<p>AHHH SAT scores are up. Do I dare check? :(</p>
<p>Okay, well this sucks. At least I’ll be in Michigan before my parents find out (:D?)</p>
<p>Hey you guys! And tako, your scores are probably like 780 or something. 
Ignore your parents!!! Live your own life!!! TASPers shall support you!!! XD</p>
<p>Speaking of SAT scores, I took the SAT Reasoning in June and I found out today. It’s not where I wanted it to be, but it’s by no means “bad”. My dad, being the ignorant fool that he is (seriously, he is), was mad at me for not studying hard enough and getting a (I’m guessing from his tone) mediocre score. HELLO!? Um… I’m a perfectionist myself, but I don’t even consider it a bad score. </p>
<p>Hehe… my mom and I were laughing about it though so it’s all better. Still, he could be a little more understanding. And the hypocritical thing is, he’s totally sadisfied with me going to my state school. ARGH. :P</p>