What should I start doing now?

cowman809
Wed, 26 May 2010 16:02:24 +0000

Thanks for the help alamemom.

tshirt - I don’t want an ivy because I’m trying to impress anyone or because I feel bad about not getting in (I only sent in a half-assed application to yale finished 3 hours before deadline). I want it because my goals and “dreams” coincide with what the ivy league offers and that’s a network, the education is almost the same everywhere. Plus, most of my school is going to community college or cal state, so its not like I feel dumb getting into UCSB. I was one of 3 or 4 people who got into Davis and NYU.

Anyway, I know I should try to enjoy it, but I never in a million years thought this would be the school for me. I’ve visited (multiple) and I’ve extensively read about the programs and both just aren’t a match. On the other hand, when I visited my friend at Columbia over spring break, I loved the attitude of the majority of the people, as in they were focused on their future and the future of the community (US) instead of SB’s main 2 arguments to go there by students, its on the beach and the parties rock.