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

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Yaaaaayyyyy I got into The University of Western Australia and am now spending aaaages reading all the enrolement details.. but I also got into The University of Melbourne, Adelaide and Australian National University... more reading to figure out how to reject offers

Actually, I've read more about these books than I have of thier actual text. Perhaps it's me being lazy but the trouble with getting your way through one of the famous books is that most of them have in the light of history, been proven wrong or greatly revised or better articulated. I like reading essays though, maybe I just have a short attention span. Right now I'm kind of into Hayek and began reading Road to Serfdom (which admittedly, is more politics than economics).

I absolutely loved that book. His other writings didn't really interest me at the time, but maybe I will check them out again. One of my coworkers and I spent all Saturday discussing the merits of a controlled market vs. the chaotic free market, and Hayek played a major part in our 7 hour discussion while we were mixing paint for people. But I suppose this isn't the right thread for discussing such things, since it is just asking where people went to school.

I'm definitely going to a UC school; I'm hoping for UCSD *crosses fingers*

NeantHumain is attending MIZZOU.

I'm not aiming high.

Currently at a 2 year college, might transfer to a not-so-selective school like North Park.

Though my aunt would -very- much want me to go to University of Chicago, but I don't have the money, and don't have many amazing things to say about myself. Sure, I'm a little young to be in college, but my English isn't the best (Assyrian and Arabic are my first languages), my ACT scores weren't amazing (26)... And my HS GPA was only a 3.6/4.0... Doesn't seem like much to me.

Um, why not aim high? At least if you don't get there, you'll get farther than you if aim low. And being able to speak Arabic is A LOT to say about yourself, I think, because I am trying to teach myself that musical language, and it is not going very well. (And besides, hardly anyone in America really knows English, anyway.) A 26 on the ACT is alright, and is a lot higher than some of my friends scored. My high school GPA was a 2.3 and I still got accepted to a great 4-year university.

What classes did you take in high school? Any AP classes? What do you like to do? What did you do besides school and sleep? What is something that makes you different from every other high school student? What do you want to learn?
And you're already in a 2-year school, so when you transfer, you'll probably have your associates degree, which will put you in a different pool.

I guess what I am saying is don't just count yourself out.

dexkaden..
I guess, you're right.

*shrugs*

North Park costs about 14 thousand a year.

University of Chicago, about 43 thousand.

The cost of attending North Park, aide and scholorships, plus parent support, is still very high for me.

So University of Chicago seems -way- out of my cash range.

It's true that some schools are expensive, but most private universities augment their high tuition with aid packages offered to accepted students. The aid money comes from various places, but it is still there. Have you even talked to the admissions office? Or applied?

I wanted so badly to attend George Mason University because Walter Williams teaches economics there, but I can not afford the out-of-state tuition at this time. So as of right now I planning on getting my bachelor's degree from the University of Utah, and then getting my Masters and/or Ph.D from George Mason in three or four years...or I might, depending on my grades, transfer to GMU in two years. I dunno. But there are ways around problems like that, you see. It just takes looking into.

Are there other schools you can attend, because it sounds like you don't want to be where you're at...

Anyway. Just don't give up.

U of C is expensive, but they have need-blind admissions - if you're admitted, they'll offer you a financial aid package according to your income.

Also, if you are a good writer, you can take advantage of the unusual admission essays that the U of C makes applicants write - many students with less than stellar scores have gotten in on the basis of especially interesting admission essays. It doesn't really matter that you have nothing "amazing" to say about yourself, because the essays are not the standard "tell us about your achievements" drivel that other colleges demand.

(In case you're wondering, I am a student at the U of C, and it's probably one of the most geek- and aspie-friendly colleges, so if you like learning and are not afraid to work hard for a good education, I would encourage you to at least try for admission.)

My local friendly community college...yay!!

I have attended classes at:

Galveston Community College
University of Houston
Houston Community COllege
University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas at St. Mary's Seminary

I started my music degree at U of Houston and finished it at St. Thomas. The community colleges were for summer school or extra stuff. I did graduate work at the seminary, but didn't finish my degree.

mmm. Thanks for the reply!

Sorry I took so long to see it. <.<

Hi, I am currently attending Minnesota Life College in Richfield, MN. It is a 3 year college for young adults with learning disabilities and or people on the Autsim Spectrum. Here is the website: http://www.minnesotalifecollege.com.

Columbia and then CUNY for grad school.

I attended Platford Middle School. Go PMS!