Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | The most stressful part: I applied Early Decision to Colorado College (that one was due on 11/15), and according to them my decision will be emailed to me on December 22nd. It's not for another 3.5 weeks, but it feels so fucking close. If I'm accepted (ED is a binding contract) I won't have to worry about colleges again until I graduate while everyone else is stressed the fuck out in March, but if I'm denied I'll have to wait until March/April for all the other decisions AND I'll have the most depressing Christmas ever. I find myself obsessing over it mentally every night before I fall asleep, playing every possible outcome to death in my head... God DAMN, I need to get through the next 3.5 weeks intact. |
Relinquished
11.28.11 | smoke weed it helps |
Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | So 3/4 of my grade tells me... |
Eclecticist
11.28.11 | You better appreciate College once you are actually there. |
luci
11.28.11 | ^That's true. It's easier to lose motivation in college thank you think. |
eternium
11.28.11 | Don't take several hard classes at once. Have one or two to focus on and the rest be relax time.
Spend time smoking weed. |
Crysis
11.28.11 | lol wait until you actually get there then you'll really be pulling your hair out |
Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | See, one of the great things about Colorado College is that you only take one class at a time in 3.5 week periods. Apparently, there's hella work crammed into each block so it's not nearly as washed as it sounds like, but still... Chill as fuck. |
FromDaHood
11.28.11 | That's why you should only apply to one school |
Trebor.
11.28.11 | Yeah |
toxin.
11.28.11 | yeah man
UC (applying to SD/LA/Berkeley) are due in four days and I started Friday. I didn't realize how late it was. I finished my essays (getting into them should be a breeze but idk you never know) and I also have to apply to USC by Dec 1 to qualify to get my National Merit Scholarship (auto-half ride if I'm accepted) so more essays there.
Gonna try to write and finish USC all today and submit them. Then I have like 6 private colleges to apply to by Jan1. Man these things suck. |
pmmets07
11.28.11 | applying to more than 10 schools is overkill. i only applied to 5. then again, that's probably why i ended up at my safety... |
Blackbelt54
11.28.11 | don't stress, have some fun to take your mind off things
once you apply, it's kinda out of your control at that point |
Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | "UC (applying to SD/LA/Berkeley) are due in four days and I started Friday"
I turned those in last week. Careful there: I hear that if those come in too last-minute, there's a huge danger of them not actually getting in on time due to clogged UC servers. |
toxin.
11.28.11 | @Ignim
Yeah I've heard that, too. That's why I'm going to send them in today. I likewise sent my Stanford app four days before the Common App Early Action date (Nov 1) to avoid running into clogged servers. |
FromDaHood
11.28.11 | I sent my U-M app in two months ago. Really hoping I get in because all my eggs are in that basket. |
Eclecticist
11.28.11 | So what is your major? I am curious. |
ILJ
11.28.11 | The stress of applying to college is nothing compared to the stress of actually being in college bro. |
Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | For me? I'm looking at geology, geophysics if it's available (e.g., UCSD, probably my 2nd or 3rd choice, has a prime geophysics program). Oceanography would also be cool, but like geophysics, not a ton of places offer it (once again, UCSD). |
Eclecticist
11.28.11 | Interesting, what influenced your decision to make that your major? |
Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | A years-long morbid fascination with volcanoes and related happenings. |
whywontyoudie
11.28.11 | I'm just applying to decent schools in my area for now then transferring over to georgia tech or uga in a couple years. |
DinoX
11.28.11 | Lol I don't get why people stress over this shit how hard can it be to get into college unless you have god awful marks? I just entered in which universities I wanted to go to and they all accepted me whoopdy friggin dee. Your gonna get accepted bro don't worry about it |
UnnamedOcean
11.28.11 | It's really only stressful if you are applying somewhere that requires a huge essay or something. Most colleges only require a short personal statement which you can just copy and paste for each application. |
toxin.
11.28.11 | DinoX
Because unless you're trying to get into your safeties you don't really know if you're going to get into your #1 college. My friend has a 3.992 unweighted gpa 9-12 (one B all of high school) and he's worried he's not going to get into UCLA due to his 1960 SAT score. (None of those are 'god awful' but I won't say he doesn't have to a right to be anxious) |
demon of surveillance
11.28.11 | I really want to go to UC Santa Cruz or UC Santa Barbara, but the shit's fucking expensive. Cal State Long Beach ftw. |
DinoX
11.28.11 | I think Colleges may be more competitive in the US than in Canada as far as I know you don't need essays or anything in most cases. I didn't need one for any of the schools I applied for and neither did my friends you just submit request and they get back to you. |
DinoX
11.28.11 | I think Colleges may be more competitive in the US than in Canada as far as I know you don't need essays or anything in most cases. I didn't need one for any of the schools I applied for and neither did my friends you just submit request and they get back to you. |
Eclecticist
11.28.11 | Canadian Universities require Essays, Porfolios, Reference Letters, Prerequisitory Classes, Entrance Supplementory Tests, and Letters of Interest depending on what school it is and if their program is competative. If a school is known for a specific program then they will try to weed out as many individuals as possible at the post-application stage. If my average wasn't over 80% I would have had to write a supplementary test for the programs I applied for. An example of a really competative program: Carleton University only accepts 200 students into their Journalism program. |
DeathByDaydream
11.28.11 | I just received an acceptance letter for an early action (action, not decision) application I sent last month. It was one of my iffy schools so that really boosted my motivation, then I finished the UC app in like three days. |
ITsHxCTOASTER
11.28.11 | Damn I've only applied to one and plan on applying to two more. I got accepted where I applied though
(UNC Charlotte) but I really want to go to High Point University. Thing is, High Point is expensive as
fuck and then I'll need to apply for a shitload of scholarships. I already don't like applying to
college and all those scholarship applications are gonna suck. I just don't like doing much shit in
general really |
toxin.
11.28.11 | DinoX, I don't know about Canada, but it really just varies in the US. Most of the top 50 colleges require an essay or two, but then some of the smaller/worse ones don't really.
I live in California so I know the Cal State system requires no essays (or rather, many of them require no essays) but the UC system does (even though several CSU's are better than UC Riverside or Merced)
All my colleges are top 35 though (10) so they all require essays (which are extremely important because they can help make me stand out from every other kid applying to Harvard or Stanford with perfect grades and scores) |
Satellite
11.28.11 | what's up with all these lists about college apps lately |
Satellite
11.28.11 | also, airplane food |
FromDaHood
11.28.11 | December is worrying season |
someguest
11.28.11 | Coming from someone who will have a bachelor's degree in four months, you're blowing this shit way out of proportion. Just chill man.
And I plan on going back for another bachelor's, a master's, etc. I've been going to school for the past seventeen years of my life, it's all I know. |
FromDaHood
11.28.11 | Fuck it, I'm gonna stay 18 forever |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Trust me it's way more stressful in the states than it is elsewhere. I nearly killed myself to get into NYU and Rutgers and wherever. When I left all that behind to go overseas it was simple and comparatively hassle-free. It helps if you have a really high SAT of course. |
pmmets07
11.28.11 | "Lol I don't get why people stress over this shit how hard can it be to get into college unless you have god awful marks? I just entered in which universities I wanted to go to and they all accepted me whoopdy friggin dee. Your gonna get accepted bro don't worry about it"
100% truth |
pmmets07
11.28.11 | placing a really high importance on going to a particular school never made sense to me. college is what you make of it, no matter where you go. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | It's really not the personal experience that matters as far as earning prospects go, it's the brand name that you want. You don't want the shitty community college brand, you want the ivy. Or as close to the ivy as possible. And I had godawful marks and got in on SATs and extracurriculars alone. And I'm not even a disadvantaged minority. Acceptance really doesn't seem that big a deal once you're not a frantic senior trying to find a place to go. |
Hyperion1001
11.28.11 | just wait until you transfer universities, and the university you transfer to only lets you register for classes after the ENTIRE school has already registered and you cant get a single class you actually need
thats super fun you have no idea |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | ^ Truth. |
BallsToTheWall
11.28.11 | Im not even going to bother with my classes midterm. Im not going to fucking do this monologue, oh well, i'll still end the class with a low B or a high C. |
deathofasalesman
11.28.11 | If I don't get accepted, I'll just go to a community college for two years and transfer. Eazy-Duz-It. |
FromDaHood
11.28.11 | Rudy style |
BallsToTheWall
11.28.11 | I'll just go to a community college
This, im fucking content with just working, hanging out and taking one bullshit course and one serious course at a time. Might even throw a second job in there for more cash. Fuck the need to graduate early. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | As opposed to get a high paying job that requires serious credentials? No thanks. We may be young (for the most part) but we're not immortal. We'll have to get serious eventually. |
Eclecticist
11.28.11 | Life is too long. The four or five years that is takes you to finish your degree will seem like no time at all afterwards. I have two jobs and take an average of 5 courses per year, 3 fall/winter term and 2 during the summer. Life is easy and I am earning my degree on time WHILE making a living and coming out of school debt free. Once you get accepted just maintain an above 70% average (or whatever the equivalent is in the American system) and take it slow, you get more out of what you learn and have time to gain job experience and have fun. |
BallsToTheWall
11.28.11 | I refuse to get "serious". Id rather just you know sit back and go with the flow. Then again im not planning on marriage or kids so it should be fine .I will say this, im not looking forward to the day I receive my physical therapy degree or whatever else I decide to change it to. Or my l;ate 20's for that matter. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | All I'm saying is that I don't want to waste my time in community college. However I go to UQ in Brisbane, Australia and it costs 30% less than equivalent-tier institutions in America. So it's a bit easier on me than if I were still in the states. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Balls, man, you sound just like I used to. And sure it's nice to just sit back and do whatever. But if you want to make shit happen you HAVE to get serious. And it's not like being serious means swearing off booze and tail. If it did then fuck degrees. |
BallsToTheWall
11.28.11 | The only thing I know for sure is that my future career is going to be based on fitness(my only real motivation) in addition that I want to get out and travel. I should be trying to formulate that into something. |
toxin.
11.28.11 | "Once you get accepted just maintain an above 70% average (or whatever the equivalent is in the American system) and take it slow, you get more out of what you learn and have time to gain job experience and have fun."
There's no reason you can't enjoy yourself and get good grades, too. I've been doing that all of high school. Do I do crazy drugs or anything? Nah, but even then I bet I could still maintain my grades.
Besides, I want to be an engineer (probably aeronautical or electrical) so I don't buy the logic that I can half-ass my way into grad school and into a job. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Travel is awesome, I've done quite a bit of it. I've lived around the states, and I've lived in various places in India and Singapore, and been around Malaysia and other places in Asia, and now obviously Australia. And I can tell you that the one thing travel takes (other than a strong stomach and some guts) is money, even if you opt to travel for real and not with the fucking tour guides and tourist traps. And I'm a gym rat myself. It's way easier to get fitter if you have the advantage of a good diet, which is difficult to get with a low paycheck. And doing the above doesn't necessitate working 24/7 either. A bit of discipline makes shit work for me, idk. |
BallsToTheWall
11.28.11 | Thats the shit I want to do, although moreso in Europe. Australia seems cool as well. Immersing myself in other cultures would be rad. That show Dhani Jones had on the travel guide going from country to country participating in their sports is an inspiration. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Never seen that show, but I'll check it out. And yeah I really want to backpack in Europe and South America after my first degree, or maybe before if the opportunity arrives. I really wanna learn the truth about French chicks lol. But yeah the point is that it's important to get money if you want to spend it on travel. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | "If I don't get accepted, I'll just go to a community college for two years and transfer. Eazy-Duz-It."
Waste of time. |
Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | I know that there will be plenty of things later in life that will be much more worthy of my constant stress than this is, but hey. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Don't stress, but do what you can when you're in high school to make yourself look like an asset. And then go wherever you can, and get the best brand name for the least cost that you can. Wasting time is never a good thing. |
BallsToTheWall
11.28.11 | Who wants to go pan for gold in the west coast? There's gotta be some kind of secret resevoir hidden deep in Colorado's vastness. |
Ignimbrite
11.28.11 | hell yes |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Fourth, by your comment it looks like you got the best deal that you could. So, not a waste of time. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | You guys go ahead, I think I'll start a kangaroo farming industry. |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Sarcasm or not, you're welcome ;) |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Vaya con dios. |
toxin.
11.28.11 | FourthReich,
The thing with CC is most people who go there waste their time. I've always said there's nothing
inherently wrong with community colleges; they only get a bad rep because they're supposed to help
people get to real four-year colleges, so all of the deadbeats end up going there (which is different
from saying all people who there are deadbeats which isn't true). But it sounds like you used it well
so good for you |
Gilgamahesh
11.28.11 | Whether or not there's anything inherently wrong with CC is not the point man, the point is, what decent job will take a CC grad? That said if CC and then a transfer is your best option then there's nothing wrong with it at all. I think Fourth's plan is solid. Just as long as you are able to get the backing of a well-respected university before you go out into the world. And these days it looks like even that's not a guarantee of a steady paycheck. |
toxin.
11.28.11 | Yeah, sorry, Gilgamahesh, that's what I meant. Go to CC and transfer after 2 years. That's really been the only viable thing to do with community college.
Anyways, just submitted USC app and as soon as my mom's back with her credit card I'll pay for and submit UC apps. Glad to have them off my chest |
