Randomly Crap Out Your Opinions Thread

[supernova1324]

For the record, GPA doesn't matter as much anymore as where you finished with respect to the rest of your class...

I had a 3.85 GPA and a 33 ACT in high school... got accepted to Princeton and Case Western, went to the latter, got a couple of physics TAs that couldn't speak English... then went back home to community college and then Western Michigan University, ultimately getting two Bachelor's Degrees in areas well outside my original major.

Christ, that is about as crazy as my music teacher's education. Didn't take his SATs and got a 2.5 gpa and went to PCC and then to USC.

Also, I am currently rank 74 in my class of 467, but I am competing with a bunch of super asians taking multiple AP classes so don't judge me.

[supernova1324]

mm, I'm thinking of applying to USC and UCLA because California's really nice, but I'm realistically planning on going to college at the UW.

I used to want to go to USC, but then had a change of heart after I saw what the campus is like (surrounded by a really ghetto area), and the fact that most of the people there don't even care about education and are just rich. UCLA is a nicer campus, plus I hear they have a great history program, which is good in my case.

[citizenCERO]

I'd be going into engineering and I had heard those were good from a friend's dad, but I hadn't really researched much at all. I'm only a sophomore so I have time to pick a college. I'll probably look into some schools out east, I'm also planning on looking into the University of Chicago.

[supernova1324]

It also helps that I have the mighty affirmative action on my side!

[Ultimatum]

I'm Native American enough to get a scholarship, but I lack the proper papers unfortunately.

[citizenCERO]

So do I. Quarter Hispanic, yee

My aunt actually took advantage of that.
She went to college back in the '80s and didn't get much of a scholarship. When she went back to school a couple years ago, she signed up as Hispanic and got a lot of money from the school lul

[killer_roach]

Christ, that is about as crazy as my music teacher's education. Didn't take his SATs and got a 2.5 gpa and went to PCC and then to USC.

Also, I am currently rank 74 in my class of 467, but I am competing with a bunch of super asians taking multiple AP classes so don't judge me.

Yeah, I was, if I recall, 27th in my class of 185.

The bright side about all that chaos (even though it took me eight years to get my Bachelor's Degrees, and once I get my Master's in April, I'll have been in college eleven years)? I've taken courses in just about everything. I have a good working background in my past majors (Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Psychology, Mathematics, Secondary Education) and a decent enough grasp in areas that I have interest in (Psychology, Philosophy, and Theology) as well. Not bad for somebody getting their Master's in Applied Economics in April

[Rocket2Russia]

I'm Native American enough to get a scholarship, but I lack the proper papers unfortunately.

Same, though the part of my life where that would make a difference is still a ways away.

[Fizzeler]

Beautiful campus, but it's pretty big, too exclusive for me, and I never would have applied there anyway. The people I've met that got in and have applied there are people I don't really want to be around. Also, a lot of spoiled rich kids go there as well. Tends to happen with any school with a good law program.

Also, forgot to mention that I'm applying to Stanford as my "stretch" school. A teacher screwed me over freshman year and held a grunge against me, so my GPA is a little low, only 3.6ish. I smashed the SAT and ACT though.

You would probably get into UMCP with that GPA, I got in with a 3.7, average SATs, and two BS'd essay

Then again I did go to the top public school in my county (according to several college websites) and by APs am coming in as a sophomore

I'd be going into engineering and I had heard those were good from a friend's dad, but I hadn't really researched much at all. I'm only a sophomore so I have time to pick a college. I'll probably look into some schools out east, I'm also planning on looking into the University of Chicago.

Engineering off the top of my head (since I am also, an engineer major)
Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Cal Tech
MIT

[tridentgum0]

I'm looking at GA Tech if I do decide I wanna go to college one day. I'm only a sophomore so right now I really don't give a **** to be honest.