Rate the colleges I plan on applying to

tehuberc · #1 02-22-2009, 04:03 PM

Cal Tech
UT Austin
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Columbia

tplyons · #2 02-22-2009, 04:07 PM

armywalaby · #3 02-22-2009, 04:14 PM

username n/a · #4 02-22-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by armywalaby

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KeithBMI · #5 02-22-2009, 04:22 PM

I believe the correct title of this thread is "look what colleges I might be going to!"

username n/a · #6 02-22-2009, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehuberc

Cal Tech
UT Austin
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Columbia

4/10
7/10
3/10
8/10
6/10

But not in that order.

Fontaine · #7 02-22-2009, 04:31 PM

UT Austin - # 657
Harvard - # 184
Johns Hopkins - # 19783657820.6
Columbia - # 68

StanFan · #8 02-22-2009, 04:35 PM

Impossible to say without having attended any or all of them.

whoatherechunk · #9 02-22-2009, 04:37 PM

all of them are incredible. simply being accepted to any one of those is an honor.

iamlowsound · #10 02-22-2009, 04:50 PM

I got my undergrad at Cal Tech, did my masters at Columbia and did my PhD at Harvard. They are nothing special.

lowsound

Grizzly700 · #11 02-22-2009, 05:13 PM

All 10/10.

But then again, planning on applying to and actually getting accepted into those are waaayyyy different things.

iamlowsound · #12 02-22-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Grizzly700

All 10/10.

But then again, planning on applying to and actually getting accepted into those are waaayyyy different things.

Exactly. Plan on applying to about 6 more "less-known" universities as well. Then remember that the education that you get at any school is about the same at the undergraduate level.

lowsound

SonofJud · #13 02-22-2009, 05:57 PM

What do you want to do? If you want to be an English major, I would not suggest CalTech. Engineer, that would be the best.

Sterling_Bass · #14 02-22-2009, 06:06 PM

It would be a good idea to give us an idea of your intended majors. Certain schools are better known for specific areas of study.

IconBasser · #15 02-22-2009, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehuberc

Cal Tech
UT Austin
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Columbia

wow, somebody's ambitious...

Sterling_Bass · #16 02-22-2009, 06:14 PM

Tehuberc, I am assuming you are a junior in high school if you are asking about the colleges you plan to apply to now, in February. If my assumption is correct, I suggest heading over to your guidance counsellor and asking to see the national college ranking list. Many of those periodicals subdivide universities by area of study and rate them like that, as well. Those schools are all over the US and each will have a different atmosphere. If you are serious about certain ones, convince your parents to go visit them.

whoatherechunk · #17 02-22-2009, 06:23 PM

i got into UT. take into account that if you don't have big bucks.....be prepared to get some scholarships.

JimB52 · #18 02-22-2009, 06:34 PM

It really depends what you want to do after college.
Generally, as an effete Eastern snob, I'd say:
1. Harvard
2(tie) Columbia & Johns Hopkins
4. Cal Tech
5. UT Austin

first inversion · #19 02-22-2009, 07:16 PM

Apply to all of the ones on your list. Add at least 5 more, including some "safety schools"
Visit every place that invites you to interview. At the end of that process you will know just where you want to be. Enjoy the process if you can. From the way you posted the question, I would not wish to read too much into what you might be thinking, but try not to sound arrogant on your interviews.

McHaven · #20 02-22-2009, 09:12 PM

You need to give us a lot more background on what you want to study, where you're located, and what your financials look like.

UT-Austin is pretty much THE best public school in Texas, and competes on a national level with tons of other schools. Its a great school and is pretty reasonably priced for the quality of education.