Applying To Colleges

[ilikeverin]

Currently in a scholarship frenzy - so many deadlines, so little time! Luckily, I think I made all of my December 1st ones. I have a bunch due on the 15th, though. Sucks

Next week is finals week for me, and I also have 3 apps due, and I'd like to get the other 2 apps I have due out.  Yay.

[ilikeverin]

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

[© tweed]

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

what's your GPA dude?

[ilikeverin]

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

what's your GPA dude?

3.99.  4.0 in majors.  Silly electrical engineering

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Deferred at Georgetown

[Boris]

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

what's your GPA dude?

3.99.  4.0 in majors.  Silly electrical engineering

How do you do it? I'm Poli-Sci (i.e. easy major) and I'm barely mustering a 3.6.

[Psychic Octopus]

Deferred at Georgetown

Sorry to hear that. At least it wasn't a rejection, though, you still have a chance. Now, how about Michigan and Virginia?

(Btw, a friend of mine just got rejected from Georgetown. He wasn't very surprised, but thought he stood a chance).

[ilikeverin]

My final list is, incidentally (and approximately in order of preference):

Maryland — College Park (PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science)
McGill (PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience)
NYU (PhD, Psychology, Cognition and Perception)
University of Rochester (PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Boston University (PhD, Computational Neuroscience)
Harvard University (PhD, Program in Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology)

what's your GPA dude?

3.99.  4.0 in majors.  Silly electrical engineering

How do you do it? I'm Poli-Sci (i.e. easy major) and I'm barely mustering a 3.6.

Mostly planning ahead.  I started studying for finals (this week) about two and a half weeks ago, and usually start papers a couple of weeks in advance, too.  And keeping a good sleep cycle.

[© tweed]

I have a 3.28 and that's likely to drop this semester.  largely due to addiction, depression, and anxiety problems that for a long time went largely untreated (and still does on the first count).

[bullmoose88]

I have a 3.28 and that's likely to drop this semester.  largely due to addiction, depression, and anxiety problems that for a long time went largely untreated (and still does on the first count).

My friend went to Cornell...and I went to grad school upstate...depressing area at times (if not always)...pretty high self-termination rate right?

[© tweed]

I have a 3.28 and that's likely to drop this semester.  largely due to addiction, depression, and anxiety problems that for a long time went largely untreated (and still does on the first count).

My friend went to Cornell...and I went to grad school upstate...depressing area at times (if not always)...pretty high self-termination rate right?

well I think about 90% of kids graduate, if that's what you mean by self-termination.  we haven't had a suicide since they put big fences around the Gorges in 2010.  it is a depressing area in that the sun basically doesn't come out from December through March, it goes from 17 hours of darkness to 7 hours of overcast greyish.  this is particularly problematic for those with 'Seasonal Affective Disorder' (which disproportionately impacts young adults, whose sleep schedules will naturally move towards eating up those hours that do have a modicum of daylight).

[bullmoose88]

I have a 3.28 and that's likely to drop this semester.  largely due to addiction, depression, and anxiety problems that for a long time went largely untreated (and still does on the first count).

My friend went to Cornell...and I went to grad school upstate...depressing area at times (if not always)...pretty high self-termination rate right?

well I think about 90% of kids graduate, if that's what you mean by self-termination.  we haven't had a suicide since they put big fences around the Gorges in 2010.  it is a depressing area in that the sun basically doesn't come out from December through March, it goes from 17 hours of darkness to 7 hours of overcast greyish.  this is particularly problematic for those with 'Seasonal Affective Disorder' (which disproportionately impacts young adults, whose sleep schedules will naturally move towards eating up those hours that do have a modicum of daylight).

I'm sure the fact Cornell is an ivy league school doesn't help when you're under regular environmental stress/depression.  Not to slam Cornell (as it is a great school, better than my undergrad) but the addage I always heard (even from Cornell alums) was "easiest ivy to get into, hardest to stay in..." or something of that sort.  Then again, the easiest ivy to get into, if that's even true or whichever one that is, is still harder to get into than what, pretty much every other school (save for a few other non-ivy elites) in the country?

[© tweed]

it's ranked like 15th in the country, worst among Ivies.  acceptance rate is approaching 20%, way higher than Harvard and Yale which sit at like 6%.


this contributes to an odd form of inferiority complex among the sector of the student body that was groomed to be part of the ruling class; ie, went to 30k/year prep school K-12.  Cornell was the safety school for a lot of these people and they are only here because Harvard and Yale rejected them.

[Psychic Octopus]

I'm interested in Cornell, though it should be noted it is not worst-ranked (It's tied with Brown), and is better ranked worldwide. Not that it matters, though - rankings are silly with institutions like that, and laymen's prestige places Harvard and Yale (and Stanford on the West Coast, but not the east) higher than any school in the country. After that, it doesn't really matter.

I've heard nightmarish stories about Cornell's depression. I don't know how much I'd like to go to a school like that.

Cornell was the safety school for a lot of these people and they are only here because Harvard and Yale rejected them.

That's rather silly of them, then. No one should treat an Ivy League school (or even a top public) as a safety.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

As a former student of the place, Cornell is a wonderful school for sure. Of course, if you plan on being anywhere close to major human civilization, well.....it isn't the school for you. Otherwise, the campus and town is quite beautiful.

But yes, there always was this unspoken thing about death at the school that sort of hung on everyone's minds. I mean, things do move on, but if you're not careful, you can get hurt bad. Two students died through accidents when I was there -- one of them was caught underwater for a while while another slipped off a ledge. It's disheartening at times.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Now, how about Michigan and Virginia?

I hear from Michigan in the next week - I expect to get rejected.  I think I'll get in to UVA, but they'll tell me on January 31.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

My best friend went to Cornell. He liked it for the most part, but said it got depressing during the winter months when the sun stopped coming up and the temperature didn't get above 10 degrees. I visited him on a few occasions. It is a beautiful place. Very quaint. But coming from Wake Forest, I just couldn't see myself living there for an extended period of time. Ithaca is in its own little world, not really connected to much of anything else.

[Psychic Octopus]

Now, how about Michigan and Virginia?

I hear from Michigan in the next week - I expect to get rejected.  I think I'll get in to UVA, but they'll tell me on January 31.

Why do you expect rejection? Michigan is probably easier to get into than UVA (though you are in-state, so that may be a different story). Your SATs line up well, too.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

My finalized list of colleges:
University of Idaho
University of Portland
Reed College (Early Decision)
George Washington
Case Western
Tulane
American
UBC
McGill (maybe)
University of Minnesota

a strange list

[© tweed]

My finalized list of colleges:
University of Idaho
University of Portland
Reed College (Early Decision)
George Washington
Case Western
Tulane
American
UBC
McGill (maybe)
University of Minnesota

a strange list

how rich are your parents / how much will they be contributing?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Why do you expect rejection? Michigan is probably easier to get into than UVA (though you are in-state, so that may be a different story). Your SATs line up well, too.

I didn't put a lot of effort into the application, especially the essays.  I'll probably get Deferred, but I assume Rejection.

[Хahar 🤔]

My finalized list of colleges:
University of Idaho
University of Portland
Reed College (Early Decision)
George Washington
Case Western
Tulane
American
UBC
McGill (maybe)
University of Minnesota

a strange list

There are a lot of schools there that I'll be applying to.

[© tweed]

Cornell was the safety school for a lot of these people and they are only here because Harvard and Yale rejected them.

That's rather silly of them, then. No one should treat an Ivy League school (or even a top public) as a safety.

the owners get their own special way of doing things, Nik.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

My finalized list of colleges:
University of Idaho
University of Portland
Reed College (Early Decision)
George Washington
Case Western
Tulane
American
UBC
McGill (maybe)
University of Minnesota

a strange list

how rich are your parents / how much will they be contributing?

~60k household income / 5k a year. Yeah, I'm effed.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I got in to Michigan!