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MikeMike

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wow, acceptences just now coming? lol.

yes, i was spoiled. and no, it wasnt early acceptence.

purdue has rolling admission, so i knew late august.

computer technology, hoping to pull >3.5 first semester and transfer into electrical engineering.

MIKE
 
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DrumminBoy

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Accepted to Iowa Central CC School of Aviation, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Doesn't exactly carry the prestige of Cornell or Vanderbilt, but I'll be flying planes 6 days a week for the next 2 years, so I'm pleased. :) Congrats to all of those that made it to the schools they wanted. (Swanny if you read this, congratulations on getting nominated by Senator Harkin for the USNA)
 
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rgwalt

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Originally posted by: Metalloid
Accepted to:

University of Michigan Engineering
Michigan Tech Engineering

And that's all I'm applying to
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Which are you going to attend? Tech is up in the UP. It gets "mighty" cold up there in the winter.

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Chaotic42

Chaotic42

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Got the letter today.

Admitted: University of Southern Mississippi-Physics/Astronomy
A $5000 Academic Excellence Scholarship has been reserved for me. I don't know if that means I got it, but I'll take it. ;)
 
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Metalloid

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Jan 18, 2002
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Originally posted by: rgwalt
Originally posted by: Metalloid
Accepted to:

University of Michigan Engineering
Michigan Tech Engineering

And that's all I'm applying to
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Which are you going to attend? Tech is up in the UP. It gets "mighty" cold up there in the winter.

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Almost certain I will go with U of M, unless Tech gives me a lot of scholarship offerings.

So far I have recieved a non-renewable $1500 from U of M, and a $4000/yr renewable from Tech. That makes it a bit more difficult to decide.
 
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Ionizer86

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Applied to Stanford, got rejected :( Now I gotta wait till April for all the other schools.

Got into my ultimate safety, University of Florida, a few weeks ago. Now waiting for all the April Fools letters to come :)
3/15: MIT reject :(

<--planning on getting into some Ivy U or equivalent, hopefully.

3/31: Duke U. I'm in! Go Blue Devils! :)

4/1: the big wave:

Yale: Rejected :(
Harvard: Rejected :(
Columbia College in NYC: Rejected :(

4/2: Cornell: WL...what the heck!? :frown:
Dartmouth: R...very odd

Nobody in my school has good news today :(

Overall, I feel very fortunate because all I got into was Univ Fla and Duke. Shows how brutal the process is. I'll be thanking my admin officer at Duke sooo much! :)
 
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cressida

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Sep 10, 2000
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Applied to:
University of Texas @ Austin = Rejected
All of UT in Texas = Rejected
Texas A&M = Rejected
Texas Tech = Rejected
Rice = Rejected
Baylor = Rejected

I guess I will just applying for jobs at fast food now.
;)
 
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Ionizer86

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Originally posted by: Synergy
Applied to:
University of Texas @ Austin = Rejected
All of UT in Texas = Rejected
Texas A&M = Rejected
Texas Tech = Rejected
Rice = Rejected
Baylor = Rejected

I guess I will just applying for jobs at fast food now.
;)
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You gotta be kidding, right?
 
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PowerMacG5

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Apr 14, 2002
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Originally posted by: eLiu
MIT
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That's my letter you got there ;). Congrats.

Check sig. I got accepted into RPI Early Action, and got deferred to Normal Admission for MIT. So right now I am waiting for MIT Normal, Columbia, and Maryland. If I somehow get into MIT, I am going to discuss with my parents whether they will allow me to go or not because RPI has given me $15k a year.
 
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Ionizer86

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KraziKid, the average financial aid grant at MIT and other Ivy-league schools is like $18 to 20k. Duke is the exception since its need-based aid is only about $8k on average.
 
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fizmeister

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MIT isn't Ivy League, bub. But since you're referring to Ivy and Ivy-equivelant schools, you are right -- I got $30k/yr from Cornell and $16k/yr from Rice when I applied a couple of years ago. I don't remember any of the other schools, though.

But, yeah. At the top schools, financial aid packages are very generous, because they are need-blind and have huge endowments. Case in point for Rice, Cornell, &c. If your parents can't afford it, you will get the money you need so you can. And if you don't get any because of some assets, and those assets can't be liquidated, you can always renegotiate -- I went from $0 a year at Cornell to $30k/yr after a phone call before May 1st. Of course, I turned them down, but anyway...

Congrats to people thus far.
 
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PowerMacG5

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Originally posted by: fizmeister
MIT isn't Ivy League, bub. But since you're referring to Ivy and Ivy-equivelant schools, you are right -- I got $30k/yr from Cornell and $16k/yr from Rice when I applied a couple of years ago. I don't remember any of the other schools, though.

But, yeah. At the top schools, financial aid packages are very generous, because they are need-blind and have huge endowments. Case in point for Rice, Cornell, &c. If your parents can't afford it, you will get the money you need so you can. And if you don't get any because of some assets, and those assets can't be liquidated, you can always renegotiate -- I went from $0 a year at Cornell to $30k/yr after a phone call before May 1st. Of course, I turned them down, but anyway...

Congrats to people thus far.
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Well my parents can afford it, it's just a matter of them wanting to part with the money. The difficult part of me going to MIT isn't the money, it is getting accepted.
 
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hdeck

Lifer
Sep 26, 2002
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Originally posted by: Ionizer86
Originally posted by: Synergy
Applied to:
University of Texas @ Austin = Rejected
All of UT in Texas = Rejected
Texas A&M = Rejected
Texas Tech = Rejected
Rice = Rejected
Baylor = Rejected

I guess I will just applying for jobs at fast food now.
;)
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You gotta be kidding, right?
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i'm thinking yes
 
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jaydee

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May 6, 2000
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Originally posted by: Metalloid
Accepted to:

University of Michigan Engineering
Michigan Tech Engineering

And that's all I'm applying to
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Just curious, but why UM and M. Tech for engineering, but no Kettering? Aren't you from Flushing?
 
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BigJ

Lifer
Nov 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: jaydee
Originally posted by: Metalloid
Accepted to:

University of Michigan Engineering
Michigan Tech Engineering

And that's all I'm applying to
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Just curious, but why UM and M. Tech for engineering, but no Kettering? Aren't you from Flushing?
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From what I've heard about Flint, Michigan watch out...that's why I'm not choosing Kettering even though they're offering me almost a full ride...

Edit: BTW

Accepted to:
UIUC
RIT
Drexel
Kettering

Waiting on:
UMCP
Cornell
CMU
 
Gibson486

Gibson486

Lifer
Aug 9, 2000
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MIT is not ivy league????? Dam, where have i been, I hope my sarcasm meter is just broken.
 
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dude8604

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UC Berkeley - ACCEPTED <-------------- I'm going to Berkeley this fall!!
UC Davis - ACCEPTED
Stanford - REJECTED (but highly doubt I'll get in)
San Francisco State - ACCEPTED
Cal Poly SLO (San Luis Obispo State) - ACCEPTED
San Jose State - ACCEPTED
Santa Clara University - ACCEPTED
 
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