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Discussion: College
Member Since: 3/13/2011
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I'm going into my senior year of college.
I have a lot of loans to pay but I FINALLY got a grant this year so I'm happy.
I'm not sure how I feel about those who don't go to college. It's their decision, but it's kind of sad when people end up doing nothing and just stay at home.
I'd say college is worth going to but I'm not having the best experience. I wish I got to live on campus and experience all that stuff...
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Member Since: 10/1/2011
Posts: 33,423
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Originally posted by Fujin
I went to a community college for 1 1/2 years.
It was easy.
I'm going away for the first time in September to Chicago.
Will hopefully be fun.
My only problem is why is it so expensive?
I'm not here for this debt I'm gonna be accumulating.
OP you should consider yourself lucky that you're able to further your education.
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My family barely could afford it haha financial aid was the biggest waste of time. I'm to "rich" for financial aid but to poor to pay for school I would wake up in the morning go to school then go to work and sometimes back to school for night classes, I did that every day for 5 months
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Member Since: 10/1/2011
Posts: 33,423
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Originally posted by ALA
I'm going into my senior year of college.
I have a lot of loans to pay but I FINALLY got a grant this year so I'm happy.
I'm not sure how I feel about those who don't go to college. It's their decision, but it's kind of sad when people end up doing nothing and just stay at home.
I'd say college is worth going to but I'm not having the best experience. I wish I got to live on campus and experience all that stuff...
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Same sis
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
Posts: 18,295
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Originally posted by DDRdashing
Did you go to college? - Yes, East Carolina University, '12
Do you want to go to college? - Yes, I wanted to get out of my high school town
Can you afford college? - Yes, my family had to take out some loans though.
Major? - Psychology
How do you feel about those who decide not to go to college for any reason - Each person has their own life. We all have different opportunities and different goals.
Do you think society looks down upon students who don't go? - Yes, I feel that society expects students to go to college. Education is promoted like a golden ticket to a better life for yourself.
Is it even worth going? - Yes! Sure you are going to college for a degree and you can put a monetary amount on that education, but something about the environment can be really life-changing and maturing. The relationships you make, the things you learn about yourself, the hopes that are crushed, the dreams you realize: that's all priceless. I had so much fun during my college years.
College is a system with flaws though: college admissions, the cost of college, how it feeds the corporate machine, etc. . . .
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I want to transfer to ECU,UNCG or A&T tbh.
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Member Since: 10/2/2010
Posts: 1,764
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I am going to start my freshman year of college this fall. I am going to school in NYC and I will be living there. My family can afford to send me there, but I will have some debt after I graduate. I want to study media arts/communications/film. I am already working on a film project with my friend.
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
Posts: 29,225
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I'm so torn. I'm going to be a Junior during the upcoming school year of high school. Now is the time to talk about college. My family wants me to go to the University of Illinois because it's close to home. Now that is definitely an option because of their engineering program is among the best in the nation. But I want to go outside the state. I feel like I've been trapped in the state for too long. I'm definitely considering University of Cali Berkley, Caltech, MIT, Georgia Tech, and Columbia University. I really want to go to one of those. I'm aiming more towards Berkley. My back up plan is University of Illinois because mostly everybody goes there from my school. With my grades and extracurricular getting into there will be no problem, so if I can't get into my top schools I will just go there. But I really want to go Berkley or Caltech.
My family will just have to deal with the fact that I want to go to California. I'm aiming to get all A's this school year to boost my GPA. I'm also aiming to score in the 30s on my ACT and I'm aiming to get within 700s on the different subjects on my SAT. I think with those and my plethora of volunteer hours and extracurriculars like Debate, X-Country, NHS, Student council and more, getting into those schools shouldn't be too hard. I'm going to be so paranoid this school year, I can feel it.
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
Posts: 71,871
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Originally posted by Deuces.
I'm so torn. I'm going to be a Junior during the upcoming school year of high school. Now is the time to talk about college. My family wants me to go to the University of Illinois because it's close to home. Now that is definitely an option because of their engineering program is among the best in the nation. But I want to go outside the state. I feel like I've been trapped in the state for too long. I'm definitely considering University of Cali Berkley, Caltech, MIT, Georgia Tech, and Columbia University. I really want to go to one of those. I'm aiming more towards Berkley. My back up plan is University of Illinois because mostly everybody goes their from my school. With my grades and extracurricular getting into there will be no problem, so if I can't get into my top schools I will just go there. But I really want to go Berkley or Caltech.
My family will just have to deal with the fact that I want to go to California. I'm aiming to get all A's this school year to boost my GPA. I'm also aiming to score in the 30s on my ACT and I'm aiming to get within 700s on the different subjects on my SAT. I think with those and my plethora of volunteer hours and extracurriculars like Debate, X-Country, NHS, Student council and more, getting into those schools shouldn't be too hard. I'm going to be so paranoid this school year, I can feel it.
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You sound like a well rounded student. Congrats
Some things to think about. It's always YOUR choice whether you want to leave the state or not so if you choose to, there's nothing your parents could do tbh. Also when applying for Financial Aid, you could get more financial aid attending a school inside your state. That's what I'm doing now. Because I'm attending a school in my state I was able to get 5000 extra dollars each year. Also if you are attending a public institution (I'm not sure if Berkely or Caltech is private or public) but you have to pay extra if you are out of state. I know for Penn State, then in state fees are like 15K per year and the out of state tuition is 27K per year. I'm not sure how big the jump is in other states but that's something to think about.
And another thing, you don't really have to take the ACTs and the SAT subject tests (unless the school requires you too). You could just take one... preferably the ACTs with the writing portion. But from the sound of it, you are a very bright student like me so you should have no problem getting scholarships and things like that to help pay for college.
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
Posts: 18,295
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Let's keep the subject going here.....
Have any of y'all had to drop any classes???
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
Posts: 29,225
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Originally posted by RatedG²
You sound like a well rounded student. Congrats
Some things to think about. It's always YOUR choice whether you want to leave the state or not so if you choose to, there's nothing your parents could do tbh. Also when applying for Financial Aid, you could get more financial aid attending a school inside your state. That's what I'm doing now. Because I'm attending a school in my state I was able to get 5000 extra dollars each year. Also if you are attending a public institution (I'm not sure if Berkely or Caltech is private or public) but you have to pay extra if you are out of state. I know for Penn State, then in state fees are like 15K per year and the out of state tuition is 27K per year. I'm not sure how big the jump is in other states but that's something to think about.
And another thing, you don't really have to take the ACTs and the SAT subject tests (unless the school requires you too). You could just take one... preferably the ACTs with the writing portion. But from the sound of it, you are a very bright student like me so you should have no problem getting scholarships and things like that to help pay for college.
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Thank you. I'm actually pushing towards the Gates Millennium Scholarship. They pay for all fees for undergrad and grad for ANY school of your choice. I know this one girl from my school who got it. That's my goal. As well as other scholarship opportunities. There's much to choose from being a minority and all.
My high school requires us to take both ACT and SAT with tons of prep classes prior. Our ACT school average is 27 and the school tries to maintain and increase that. And thanks I'm working harder than ever this year and I expect to see great results. Excited yet very anxious for this school year.
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
Posts: 71,871
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Originally posted by jcsfreebitch
I am going to start my freshman year of college this fall. I am going to school in NYC and I will be living there. My family can afford to send me there, but I will have some debt after I graduate. I want to study media arts/communications/film. I am already working on a film project with my friend.
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Looks like I'm not alone
I just graduated from HS and will be starting my freshman year in college at USciences in Philadelphia. It's a school for pharmacy and the tuition is like 41K this year (its like 30K but room and board is another 11K) and I know I'll have to take out a lot of loans. I got lots of scholarships too so my parents will only have to pay about 5K per year, which isn't bad tbh. I just came back from a college orientation and I'm just really happy to go. I already made a good 5 friends in the overnight stay for orientation
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
Posts: 8,561
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Originally posted by RatedG²
Looks like I'm not alone
I just graduated from HS and will be starting my freshman year in college at USciences in Philadelphia. It's a school for pharmacy and the tuition is like 41K this year (its like 30K but room and board is another 11K) and I know I'll have to take out a lot of loans. I got lots of scholarships too so my parents will only have to pay about 5K per year, which isn't bad tbh. I just came back from a college orientation and I'm just really happy to go. I already made a good 5 friends in the overnight stay for orientation
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I'm sorry gurl but
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
Posts: 71,871
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Originally posted by Wonda
I'm sorry gurl but
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Bitch I didn't include him .
Just shush
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Member Since: 11/10/2011
Posts: 698
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Gerls, I start college for the first time in 5 weeks. I'm so nervous
I'm going really far away. I'm from Omaha and I'm going to Houston for school. I won't know anybody there.
I'm so nervous about all the different aspects of college. I'm worried about making friends, and doing well in classes. I'm an Architecture major, and it sounds like I'm going to have a big workload. I'm also in the Honors program at my school. I'm so nervous about finding time for both schoolwork and for fun.
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
Posts: 27,892
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Originally posted by jayyyxtee
My family barely could afford it haha financial aid was the biggest waste of time. I'm to "rich" for financial aid but to poor to pay for school I would wake up in the morning go to school then go to work and sometimes back to school for night classes, I did that every day for 5 months
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I originally didn't get financial aid at any public university because we are thoroughly middle class. However, when I finally got my info from Notre Dame, they took into account that my brother is going to college right now and gave me 26k/year
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
Posts: 18,295
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Since I ****ed up BIG time first year, (taking unneeded classes,failing others) I'm going to see how many I am able to retake and then attempt to transfer out of my school.I have nothing against the school itself (besides the ****** FA dept.) but I'm realizing the school isn't right for me.
EDIT:Post #4000
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
Posts: 8,561
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Originally posted by DDRdashing
Did you go to college? - Yes, East Carolina University, '12
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I promisee you that pretty much half of the seniors from my high school are going to ECU in the fall. It's freaky.
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Originally posted by RatedG²
Bitch I didn't include him .
Just shush
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Hahah, gurl, I was kiddingg. Sortaa.
Anywayy, let me stay on topic. I'm about to be a senior, and I just started really thinking about college this summer, but it didn't take long for me to realize that the only school I should go to is UNC. Soo, that's the only school I'll be applying to. I'm like 95% sure I'll get in. I'll apply early, get it over with, and enjoy my senior year. I'm excited for it though. It's close to home, which is a mustt since I can't leave behind my friends and family, andd it's a pretty good school. I already know which dorm I want to stay in.
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Member Since: 6/24/2012
Posts: 691
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Originally posted by jayyyxtee
My family barely could afford it haha financial aid was the biggest waste of time. I'm to "rich" for financial aid but to poor to pay for school I would wake up in the morning go to school then go to work and sometimes back to school for night classes, I did that every day for 5 months
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I know how this is.
I have a family of 5, though 2 of my sisters have moved out, so it's my and my mom and dad living together and my dad doesn't have a job, yet we make too much money to qualify for a pell grant.
How does my moms income by herself = too much money???
Smh.
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
Posts: 18,295
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Can somebody go about how to take a semester off for me???
My plan is to STAY at my current school for only ONE more year (to get my GPA up/Get enough credits) THEN to transfer.Unfortunately,If I DON'T get at least a PT job soon,I run the risk of transferring to the Ratchet HBCU in my hometown with UNDER 30 credits.I am in NO need of doing that. (Nothing against HBCUs in general,I just DON'T see myself going to that particular school.)
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Member Since: 6/6/2012
Posts: 7,546
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I start college at the end of next month I'm gonna be living in a single (but with 3 other guys) I'm really nervous.
And it's so expensive
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
Posts: 8,848
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I'm beginning my first year of college next month at UNC-CH, can't be any more excited!
I'm thinking of being a Psychology major (maybe double major in Biology).
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