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Swamp56 · 5th Mar 2009, 07:57 PM

Just wondering if there's anyone out there in the class of 2012 (uni class) who has picked their college/university

.

It's coming around to that time where all the financial aid packages and acceptance letters are leaving the admissions office and going through the postal system to the hands of the incoming-freshman college students. It's a tough decision to be made, and could also use some help from others and a lot of thinking.

Well, my thinking is finally finished with the complete and utter support from others to attend University of Hartford (it was a unanimous decision made by me, my parents, and guidance counselor as well as therapist). This came from the fact that the other school I was accepted to only offered technical majors (Wentworth Institute of Technology) and I wanted to do my undergrad in pre-med and Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering and maybe a minor in Spanish.

WiT didn't have pre-med nor Spanish, and I am not sure if I will end up changing majors to something that suits me more later in my college years. I've read about people who started off as a music major and ended up majoring in such fields as physics.

Anyway, I was just wondering if there are any others who are at the same stage as I am and have picked their future school.

**Maddy** · 5th Mar 2009, 08:00 PM

Class of 2012 here, but I'm sitting in my dorm at the moment - Australian system, the year's just starting. I'm at Deakin University, which is one of the bigger Victorian universities.

5th Mar 2009, 08:25 PM

god I feel old. Class of '10 here. UConn cya! Hey Swamp, if next year you want to hang out, you are less then 30 min away, so feel free.

Nodnarb · 5th Mar 2009, 08:45 PM

I'm Class of 2014 actually, as my program is five years. I'm going to go to Iowa State University, in Ames. It's your usual large public university (26,000 students), known mostly for it's great engineering and ag programs. I decided on it because the campus is beautiful and spread out, it's fairly near by but still a few hours away from home, it's less expensive, and it has a really good architecture program.

ricoca · 5th Mar 2009, 08:50 PM

Class of 2011/2012?
I don't know when I'm graduating but I'm in a community college lol
I'm majoring in Marine Biology but aiming for Med school. Kinda wanna major in German if I can lol...
I plan to apply to a few schools this coming fall, including UCs and Boston Uni lol.

Crazyfoo · 5th Mar 2009, 08:54 PM

1st it's here. Just finished applying. Probably just for summer classes.
Then its UTSA, and then hopefully Austin or Houston.

MusicIsLife · 5th Mar 2009, 09:13 PM

Ive been out of High school for 3 years and i havent gone to uni yet, but im going to Concordia University in 2 years.

kevinx519 · 5th Mar 2009, 10:53 PM

ive gotten some offers so far but still waiting for the big schools like UCLA and Berkeley. *crosses fingers*

davo-man · 5th Mar 2009, 11:18 PM

I'll be finishing my degree at the end of 2011 (4 years) and am currently studying at UniSA, the newest of the three major unis in Adelaide. My group has abig disagreement about which of the three is the best, but (since I'm the only one that goes to UniSA) I'm usually outnumbered hehe

Apocalypte · 6th Mar 2009, 05:27 AM

Class of '09... had my last ever lecture today, just finals and thesis to go.

Contemplating postgrad though, don't know where though. I'd be strongly considering applying to courses in the UK, but if I can get funding here I'd consider staying in Dublin.

If things had gone the way I'd been planning when I was 17, I'd have been Class of '06!

xequar · 6th Mar 2009, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitterEdge

god I feel old. Class of '10 here. UConn cya! Hey Swamp, if next year you want to hang out, you are less then 30 min away, so feel free.

You feel old? Imagine how I feel, having graduated from Ferris State University's Television and Digital Media Production in 2004...

Quote:

Originally Posted by MusicIsLife

Ive been out of High school for 3 years and i havent gone to uni yet, but im going to Concordia University in 2 years.

Concordia University? As in the university system run by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod? Or is there some other Concordia University up there?

sdc91 · 6th Mar 2009, 06:32 AM

Oooh, this is a nice thread to bookmark. I haven't gotten any decisions yet, but I'll hear back from all my schools between 3/26 and 4/1.

Well, I heard back from 1 in December. I was deferred from Stanford early action, so now I'm in the regular decision pool. :/

Is there more than 1 Concordia? The only one I know of is in Montréal.

xequar · 6th Mar 2009, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdc91

Oooh, this is a nice thread to bookmark. I haven't gotten any decisions yet, but I'll hear back from all my schools between 3/26 and 4/1.

Well, I heard back from 1 in December. I was deferred from Stanford early action, so now I'm in the regular decision pool. :/

Is there more than 1 Concordia? The only one I know of is in Montréal.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...&oq=concordia+

There is a university system run by the conservative and anti-gay Lutheran Church Missouri Synod here in the United States. They have a bunch of different Concordia Universities and Seminaries.

6th Mar 2009, 07:21 AM

ya Concordia is in Montreal, I almost went there and McGill, chose UConn...and thanks xequar but I still feel old.

MusicIsLife · 6th Mar 2009, 07:48 AM

:P Yea Concordia in montreal, its really good for english programs. I'm prolly gonna go to Concordia, then McGill later on or something, i havent decided yet.

Swamp56 · 6th Mar 2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocalypte

Class of '09... had my last ever lecture today, just finals and thesis to go.

Contemplating postgrad though, don't know where though. I'd be strongly considering applying to courses in the UK, but if I can get funding here I'd consider staying in Dublin.

If things had gone the way I'd been planning when I was 17, I'd have been Class of '06!

What's your thesis going to be on? What are you getting your grad degree in

?

If I don't get into medical school, I'm planning on going through grad and post grad schools ^.^ . I've already spoken with my guidance counselor and she said I can do it and wants me to to get my phD in Psychology; she thinks I'd love it.

Apocalypte · 6th Mar 2009, 10:05 AM

My thesis is on lattice decoding algorithms. I've a heavier maths background than most CS majors, so I picked a pretty maths-heavy project because I thought I'd have a better chance of a decent grade in that than I would in some of the other choices.

Undecided what I'm going to do at grad school, if I do a taught masters I'm looking at Computational Science and Complex Systems, but if I get research funding then I'm looking at either machine learning/data mining or information hiding. Pretty much any of the fields of CS that may as well be called "applied math"

If I go to the UK, I'm looking at applying to Scotland - Edinburgh is strong in CS. At the opposite end of the country there's a course I'd love to do at Imperial, but the chances of getting into Imperial with my minefield of an academic record is something very close to zero.

Daniel · 6th Mar 2009, 10:40 AM

Buffalo State University, class of 2012! Fashion Major

(Not University of Buffalo like SurferDude420, they're different schools.)

olides84 · 6th Mar 2009, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinx519

ive gotten some offers so far but still waiting for the big schools like UCLA and Berkeley. *crosses fingers*

Ooh, good luck with that. I graduated from UCLA, bachelors and masters.

I'm jealous of you all, choosing where to go to university is epically exciting!

Derek the Wolf · 6th Mar 2009, 05:11 PM

I am going to Penn State next year. =3

5th Mar 2009, 07:57 PM	#1
Swamp56 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Boston, MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,166 Join Date: Aug 2008	Have you picked a University? Just wondering if there's anyone out there in the class of 2012 (uni class) who has picked their college/university . It's coming around to that time where all the financial aid packages and acceptance letters are leaving the admissions office and going through the postal system to the hands of the incoming-freshman college students. It's a tough decision to be made, and could also use some help from others and a lot of thinking. Well, my thinking is finally finished with the complete and utter support from others to attend University of Hartford (it was a unanimous decision made by me, my parents, and guidance counselor as well as therapist). This came from the fact that the other school I was accepted to only offered technical majors (Wentworth Institute of Technology) and I wanted to do my undergrad in pre-med and Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering and maybe a minor in Spanish. WiT didn't have pre-med nor Spanish, and I am not sure if I will end up changing majors to something that suits me more later in my college years. I've read about people who started off as a music major and ended up majoring in such fields as physics. Anyway, I was just wondering if there are any others who are at the same stage as I am and have picked their future school. __________________ Last edited by Swamp56; 5th Mar 2009 at 07:59 PM..

5th Mar 2009, 08:00 PM	#2
Maddy Free Hugs EC Admin Gender: - Orientation: Into girls Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 7,704 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Have you picked a University? Class of 2012 here, but I'm sitting in my dorm at the moment - Australian system, the year's just starting. I'm at Deakin University, which is one of the bigger Victorian universities. __________________ how strange it is to be anything at all [Victor] 2:09 pm: and then halloween happened and I was outside in a skirt.

5th Mar 2009, 08:25 PM	#3
BitterEdge Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Have you picked a University? god I feel old. Class of '10 here. UConn cya! Hey Swamp, if next year you want to hang out, you are less then 30 min away, so feel free.

5th Mar 2009, 08:45 PM	#4
Nodnarb Notoriously Homosexual Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people Location: Ames, Iowa Age: 20 Posts: 3,875 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Have you picked a University? I'm Class of 2014 actually, as my program is five years. I'm going to go to Iowa State University, in Ames. It's your usual large public university (26,000 students), known mostly for it's great engineering and ag programs. I decided on it because the campus is beautiful and spread out, it's fairly near by but still a few hours away from home, it's less expensive, and it has a really good architecture program. __________________ Better to be hated for who you are, than be loved for who you're not.

5th Mar 2009, 08:50 PM	#5
ricoca EC Addict Full Member Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 20 Posts: 647 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: Have you picked a University? Class of 2011/2012? I don't know when I'm graduating but I'm in a community college lol I'm majoring in Marine Biology but aiming for Med school. Kinda wanna major in German if I can lol... I plan to apply to a few schools this coming fall, including UCs and Boston Uni lol. __________________ i can never fit into any crowd, wanna know why?

5th Mar 2009, 08:54 PM	#6
Crazyfoo Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Not sure (still trying to figure it out) Out Status: My boyfr...? 1 person Location: Texas Age: 21 Posts: 110 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Have you picked a University? 1st it's here. Just finished applying. Probably just for summer classes. Then its UTSA, and then hopefully Austin or Houston.

5th Mar 2009, 09:13 PM	#7
MusicIsLife EC Addict Full Member Gender: Not even sure anymore. Something in between. Orientation: I like girls :) Out Status: Everyone on orientation 7 people on trans issue. Location: Montréal, QC Age: 23 Posts: 1,595 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Have you picked a University? Ive been out of High school for 3 years and i havent gone to uni yet, but im going to Concordia University in 2 years.

5th Mar 2009, 10:53 PM	#8
kevinx519 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: plenty Location: Cali Age: 21 Posts: 430 Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: Have you picked a University? ive gotten some offers so far but still waiting for the big schools like UCLA and Berkeley. crosses fingers

5th Mar 2009, 11:18 PM	#9
davo-man Aspiring RENThead Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Completely Out (YAY) Location: Australia Age: 22 Posts: 3,709 Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: Have you picked a University? I'll be finishing my degree at the end of 2011 (4 years) and am currently studying at UniSA, the newest of the three major unis in Adelaide. My group has abig disagreement about which of the three is the best, but (since I'm the only one that goes to UniSA) I'm usually outnumbered hehe __________________ The Joker Rules all.... TwoFace comes a close second! My Friends are the best people in the world Ross: Wow, you guys sure have a lot of books about being a lesbian. Susan: Well, you know, you have to take a course. Otherwise they don't let you do it.

6th Mar 2009, 05:27 AM	#10
Apocalypte Ytse Jamming. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 27 Posts: 2,217 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: Have you picked a University? Class of '09... had my last ever lecture today, just finals and thesis to go. Contemplating postgrad though, don't know where though. I'd be strongly considering applying to courses in the UK, but if I can get funding here I'd consider staying in Dublin. If things had gone the way I'd been planning when I was 17, I'd have been Class of '06! __________________ "I like my beer cold...my TV loud...and my homosexuals flaming." - Homer Simpson Last edited by Apocalypte; 6th Mar 2009 at 05:30 AM..

6th Mar 2009, 06:32 AM	#12
sdc91 Coop d'état Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Berlin, Germany Age: 21 Posts: 1,607 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: Have you picked a University? Oooh, this is a nice thread to bookmark. I haven't gotten any decisions yet, but I'll hear back from all my schools between 3/26 and 4/1. Well, I heard back from 1 in December. I was deferred from Stanford early action, so now I'm in the regular decision pool. :/ Is there more than 1 Concordia? The only one I know of is in Montréal.

6th Mar 2009, 07:21 AM	#14
BitterEdge Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Have you picked a University? ya Concordia is in Montreal, I almost went there and McGill, chose UConn...and thanks xequar but I still feel old.

6th Mar 2009, 07:48 AM	#15
MusicIsLife EC Addict Full Member Gender: Not even sure anymore. Something in between. Orientation: I like girls :) Out Status: Everyone on orientation 7 people on trans issue. Location: Montréal, QC Age: 23 Posts: 1,595 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Have you picked a University? :P Yea Concordia in montreal, its really good for english programs. I'm prolly gonna go to Concordia, then McGill later on or something, i havent decided yet.

6th Mar 2009, 10:05 AM	#17
Apocalypte Ytse Jamming. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 27 Posts: 2,217 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: Have you picked a University? My thesis is on lattice decoding algorithms. I've a heavier maths background than most CS majors, so I picked a pretty maths-heavy project because I thought I'd have a better chance of a decent grade in that than I would in some of the other choices. Undecided what I'm going to do at grad school, if I do a taught masters I'm looking at Computational Science and Complex Systems, but if I get research funding then I'm looking at either machine learning/data mining or information hiding. Pretty much any of the fields of CS that may as well be called "applied math" If I go to the UK, I'm looking at applying to Scotland - Edinburgh is strong in CS. At the opposite end of the country there's a course I'd love to do at Imperial, but the chances of getting into Imperial with my minefield of an academic record is something very close to zero. __________________ "I like my beer cold...my TV loud...and my homosexuals flaming." - Homer Simpson

6th Mar 2009, 10:40 AM	#18
Daniel the great cheese danish Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Buffalo, NY Age: 21 Posts: 2,874 Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Have you picked a University? Buffalo State University, class of 2012! Fashion Major (Not University of Buffalo like SurferDude420, they're different schools.) __________________ "Nobody can teach me who I am, who can describe parts of me, but who I am and what I need, these are things I have to find out myself." - Chunua Achebe

6th Mar 2009, 05:11 PM	#20
Derek the Wolf Furry Overlord Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Pansexual Out Status: Majority Location: Illinois Age: 20 Posts: 1,325 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Have you picked a University? I am going to Penn State next year. =3 __________________

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