college admission.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:46 am

which is your first choice school? have you visited any yet? so far ive only visited tulane and georgetown.

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:42 am

I'm applying to Tulane and Johns Hopkins,

word about Johns Hopkins, its a great school, parents went there and a bunch of my buddies go there. Most of the kids there will study 27 hrs a day if they could, its a highly competitive environment which i decided was not for me. as for Baltimore its a great town if you didnt grow up there, i did and am so glad im not still there.

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:23 pm

When I visited Johns Hopkins, the student I talked to just didn't seem very enthusiastic about it... like, they do their studies, they learn... it meets up to its academic reputation, I'm sure... but, problem is, it's not so much college. Like, you know, the whole "college" experience... some of the fun seems to be missing. At least, that's the impression I got from the guy who gave me a tour (he wasn't one of the regular tour guides, he was a friend's brothre)...

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:25 pm

thats fairly true, you probabyl got a better tour than if you had gone on the admissions tour. If you cant have fun you are going to hate school, my "college experience" has been somewhat entertaining, putting a web of caution tape in a friends room when hes out of town, attempting to duct tape your RA to their door, riding a bike through the dorms and an assortment of other mischevious activities.

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:04 pm

Indeed, indeed.

I actually went to an actual College party when I toured the place I decided on... beer and everything... the scary thing was that anyone and everyone could get beer without getting in trouble... even the under-21's...

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:13 pm

get used to that, its everywhere especially down south

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:17 pm

Haha wait, part of your tour was going to a party?? Lol, maybe I picked the wrong college.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:08 pm

tennisrox014 wrote:lol ... thats cool that you have such varied interests. what career are you hoping to persue with a computer and psychology degree?

Haha. Actually, the computer degree is for me to pay my way through a lot of schooling in psychology. I have to work through college and that gets me a higher paying job than oh say... mcdonalds (not that theres anything wrong with that). Its also a very handy backup should i not be able to get a psych job as quickly as one would hope.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:08 am

sweet, thats good thinking.

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:08 am

spacecampaddict28 wrote:Haha wait, part of your tour was going to a party?? Lol, maybe I picked the wrong college.

Well, here's the deal. We came for touring and whatnot for a certain part of the day, then after that, they hooked us up with host students for the rest of the day... it was pretty. And it just so happened that there was a party that night! It was exciting... and if you're wondering, no, I didn't drink anything.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:58 pm

Thats cool. I just went on atour and then some sort of multimedia experience or something.

cheshire · Post by **cheshire** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:47 pm

tennisrox014 wrote:which is your first choice school? have you visited any yet? so far ive only visited tulane and georgetown.

I haven't actually picked a first choice school. I haven't visited all of the schools I'm applying to yet. So I can't really pick a favorite yet. So far I've visited Tulane, Auburn, University of Maryland, and Georgia Tech.

Sorry it has taken me so long to respond; I just got back from Arizona today.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:28 am

Tulane's campus is beautiful i would have to say. And I love the uptown area around the school.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:34 pm

I drove by it in a bus once. It was beautiful. I like the nice green lawn it looks very college-y.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:00 am

lol, and of course the most important factor when looking for a school is how college-y it loods

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:10 am

Exactly

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:59 am

i agree

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:07 pm

i dont know ethan rpi isnt really a college-y lookin place

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:10 pm

the surrounding area not so much, but the campus is college-y enough for me, but it also is kinda like my hs so that made it comfy

spacy chick · Post by **spacy chick** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:54 pm

sorry, i'm a bit behind on this topic but getting back to the common app...do schools prefer their app over that one? I'm starting to stress with all the essays i have to write...most of the colleges i'm applying have 2-3 essays....i may have skipped over a post but is anyone applying to vandy, cornell, or prudue?