<p>My dad works at Santa Clara and Jesuit schools sponsor scholarships for kids who come from other Jesuit schools. HC offers one full ride a year to a Jesuit student (ie: me). I applied to Stanford because my parents went there and to UPenn because my counselor told me to. I never wanted to go to Stanford b/c it is way to close to home and I didn’t want to stay in CA. I was waitlisted at UPenn but pulled myself off the list because I could afford HC. </p>
<p>HC has always been my first choice. I just needed to get the scholarship (it’s called Fachex you can look it up). I don’t qualify for major need money, so even if I got off the waitlist at Penn I couldn’t afford it. I love HC and I don’t need random person on CC telling me otherwise. I’m going to graduate with money left for grad school and a great education. </p>
<p>I toured HC right after Georgetown (awful experience that made me not even apply) and BC. By my third college tour I knew where I wanted to go.</p>