Colleges: Where's everybody headed/where did you go?

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I still have two-and-a-half years of high school left, but right now I'm leaning toward: California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Reed College, Stanford University, and Amherst College. I have a visit to Caltech tommorrow; it was the only weekday my mom could get off of work this year.

Those are good schools, but too well-known for me. I prefer a smaller liberal arts college. Ideally, I would want class size no larger than about 50 students for the basic education and whitiling down to about 10 by the upperclassmen years.

I'm sending my applications next week to Hampshire College and Bennington College. I think Bennington's my first choice, right now, but that could change. Hampshire was my first choice for a long time, before I heard of Bennington.

For anyone who's at/applying to Florida State University, my uncle's a professor there. *nods*

I attended St. Louis Community College at Meramec part-time for awhile and now I'm attending Webster University. I hope to attend graduate school at Washington University.

I am looking at University of Oklahoma. I hope to get a National Merit Scholarship. The only big name school that I am looking at is Rice University. I really don't agree with the idea of going to some big name university simply for the big name. Sure big name schools are impressive but they don't offer good scholarships and I get the feeling that I can be replaced if I decide to go there. I just don't like the fact that I have to compete to get into a big name school when some less prestigious school will offer me a very very good deal.

I just finished my last final ever as an undergraduate at Columbia University. It only took me 18 years to get my degree. Left 14 years ago witho nly one freaking class. Depression and social anxiety blows big time.I Graduate in February. Just in time because this freaking transit strike is a big pain in the you know what.

VU in Amsterdam, 4th year currently.

Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN

I like it okay; I don't really know anyone who is non-NT (by this, I include others with ADD, as that's all I've been formally evaluated for at the moment) except for one guy who is regarded with suspicion and awe by the so-called 'open-minded dorm'. I've not talked to him much because we don't have any classes together and I was one of those who was suspicious because I'm naturally suspicious of all guys (I don't know why, I just am and it's taken a while to start overcoming that) and I wanted to fit in there my freshman year. But he does quiz bowl and I do it on and off, so maybe I'll work up the nerve to talk to him...I hate initiating conversation.

I'm going to Rutgers University in New Jersey. I want to major in Computer Science.

I'm back at KSU now after many years away.

I'm at Eastern Kentucky University studying Health Information Management.
Also, I'm on Facebook for anybody who is interested in adding me to their lists. Just PM me and I'll give you what you need to know.

I just go to a state university in New Jersey. I'm studying to become an elementary school teacher and have a minor in psychology.

I am planning on going to the University of Utah. I want to be a professor of economic theory. I don't care if people say there isn't any money in it---I love economics and any teaching job will pay better than what I'm making now. Why do things always come down to money?

As a student of economics myself, I would attribute this to differing utility preferences between you and your detractors. Everyone certainly wants to maximize their own personal satisfaction (utility), but some people derive more utility from money than say, being able to study a subject of interest to you. I happen to agree with you that I would rather have an interesting job than a well paying one and I beleive that everyone should be free to pursue what they value most. This requires that everyone respect others' such persuance as long as it does not cause harm.

Anyway, sorry about the rant and good luck with your studies.

I'm actually aiming my main crossfire on either Stanford (I'm working towards their good side because I play water polo, and they take pride in their water polo team, so I could get a scholarship based on that, however, I also try my best to keep up grades, but I can't always get straight A's anymore) or Columbia (second best college for journalism, IMO). I'm aiming for those two because I want a degree in journalism, and those are the best colleges for that subject. Sure, Stanford's not Ivy League, but I don't need Ivy League, I need a journalism degree.

If those two don't work, then there's always one of the UCs (probably UC Berkley, I've heard good things), or I could just research on more journalism-centered colleges, such as Stanford.

However, by the time I get out of high school, I'm still going to be 17 when I get into college, so I've decided that before I go to college, I'm going to take a year off of life to go on a roadtrip around America for a year, kind of a soul discovery trip, if you will -- at least, that's what my therapist said.

When I get back from that trip, I'm going to college. None sooner.

I'm gonna come back, and immediately get my student loan taken out if I need it. Right now, though, even though I'm only a freshman, I've been researching several ways to get grants. There are a lot of writing competitons, the average prize for them being $5,000 grants, and that adds up to be a lot of money in conjunction with the student loan.

As you can see, someone's done his homework.

Really? I am stuck on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations right now. Did it take you forever to get past chapter one? While I don't agree with Marx, his Capital was far easier to get through than Keynes, and, so far, easier than Adam Smith as well. My favorite so far is Frederic Bastiat, with Mises running a close second. I agree with your assessment about utility, especially because my parents and I have a debate (usually one sided with me losing) over the feasibility of such a major.