BRC's Collegic Summary!

[BRC]

Back in december, I applied, as people of my age and socioeconomic position are wont to do, to college. Eight colleges in fact. Today, I got letters from the last two. Here's my score
Knox College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_College_(Illinois)): IN, with $11,500 Per year scholarship!
Beloit College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloit_College): In, with $3,700 Dollars per semester for eight semesters!
Kenyon College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyon_College): On the waitlist.
Grinnell College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinnell_College): On the Waitlist.
Macalester College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macalester): Rejected :smallfrown:.
Connecticut College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_College): In!
Bard College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bard_College): In!:smallsmile:
Skidmore College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skidmore_College): In!

So yeah, I'm pretty happy. The only problem is that now I have to decide, I like what I hear about Knox, but it's on the lower end of the scale in terms of academic rigor. Bard seems, from what I've heard, to be the most selective school I got into, but the workload sound too intense for my tastes...Sigh...
Oh right, the purpose of this thread besides me gloating... Does anybody have any firsthand experience with any of these schools? Or just general advice on selecting a college?

[arguskos]

Honestly, unless you are rolling in dough, I'd give much more weight to Knox or Beloit than anything else. Scholarships of that magnitude are pretty considerable.

That's really my only advice though, sorry. Hey, great job on getting into so many schools and having a choice of where you go. It's awesome stuff! :smallbiggrin: /bighugs

[afroakuma]

Considering that I'm going to a university that is definitely, as you put it, on the lower end of the scale in terms of academic rigor, and paying to do so, I'd say the scholarship is a fair factor.

It depends on how much personal prestige is required in your chosen profession. If you're planning MD or MBA, then maybe academic standards are more important.

In any event, you have my undying jealousy.

[Eldan]

These costs are insane! I mean, I pay, converted to dollars, about four hundred per semester, and that's considered expensive, since it's certainly the best university in the country and among the best ones in europa...


Edit: silly me. Scholarships. Not costs.

[Deathslayer7]

your financial situation is a major influenence in picking a college. If it is out of state, you should make a small plan of total costs that you expect to rack up during the year (tuition, housing, food, books, fees, etc.) and see how much it costs, and then determine whether or not you feel it is worth it.

I at the moment am going to UNLV. Why? because it only costs me $5,000 in tuition, and no housing since i live with my parents. As we are more of the lower end middle class, I couldn't really afford to go to Ohio State, which would have been my preferred choice. Why? Cause the tuition was about 40k a year and that doesn't include housing. :smalleek:

So yeah. Good luck! :smallsmile:
edit: you also made two threads. :smalltongue:

[snoopy13a]

Skidmore went co-ed? I still thought they were a women's college.

[DrizztFan24]

Isn't it collegiant?

[BRC]

Skidmore went co-ed? I still thought they were a women's college.
Not anymore.


Isn't it collegiant?
If it is, then it would be ironic... (Well, my mistake would be anyway)

[Divine Comedy]

Go to the one where you get the most money. You'll have a blast and still be able to do well. I did just that and it was the best time of my life thus far. Full ride and then some.

It's just what comes after college that's not fun. :smallfurious:

[Dragonrider]

These costs are insane! I mean, I pay, converted to dollars, about four hundred per semester, and that's considered expensive, since it's certainly the best university in the country and among the best ones in europa...

A private college typically costs between $40,000 and $50,000 per year. A public university is much less, depending on whether you live in-state or out-of-state. Out-of-state (that is, if you're not from the state) is like $28,000 and in-state is in the teens. :smalltongue: at least, that's what my mom said when I asked her.

I'm going to Whitman College in the fall...:smallbiggrin: As for your questions, BRC...for me, there were several factors to be weighed in purely empirical terms. How much would it cost? How soon could I graduate (I have about a year of community college credit under my belt, but some schools won't take all - or any - of it)? Was it worth it to me to go to a school I liked less because it would cost less? How much will federal grants cover? And, in purely subjective terms, what school appeals to you the most?

....

In the end? I chose the most expensive school in the pacific northwest (something like $47,000 per year, though I - er, I and my parents - will only pay about $12,000 a year, plus $2,500 in loans, the remainder being covered by grants, scholarships, and work-study). Because I liked it; because it offered what I wanted; because I'm a selfish brat child. :smallamused:

Yeah.

[Don Julio Anejo]

Wow... US is crazy... $50,000 per year?? I'm paying $5000 per year in tuition and student fees (before scholarships) and that's considered a lot...

If I were you, I'd go to Knox. Not only because of the scholarship, but because it's a name. It may not be the most academically rigorous college out there (frankly I don't know since I never considered small liberal arts colleges, only major universities), but it's a recognizable institution, meaning people know about Knox. Bard and Macalester are also quite well known...

But come on, $11,500? That's $46,000 that you will have saved by the end of it. That's a year of graduate school right there....

[cycoris]

I know several people (like, five or six) who have had good experiences with Beloit College, and the town is lovely from what I remember (last time I was there was three years ago). It has that sort of small-town feel, but is close enough to Janesville, Rockford, and even Madison and Chicago to not be hugely inconvenient. It really depends on what you like, and where you want to live for the next few years. I would suggest trying to look at as many of the colleges as you can before deciding.

[thubby]

where do you think you will get the best education?
go there, to hell with everything else.

[SilverSheriff]

Go to Beloit or Knox, I imagine that your not that strapped for cash with this tight economic crisis thing thats going on and having all those expenses covered would be nice...

[Mushroom Ninja]

Back in december, I applied, as people of my age and socioeconomic position are wont to do, to college. Eight colleges in fact. Today, I got letters from the last two. Here's my score
Knox College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_College_(Illinois)): IN, with $11,500 Per year scholarship!
Beloit College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloit_College): In, with $3,700 Dollars per semester for eight semesters!
Kenyon College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyon_College): On the waitlist.
Grinnell College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinnell_College): On the Waitlist.
Macalester College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macalester): Rejected :smallfrown:.
Connecticut College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_College): In!
Bard College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bard_College): In!:smallsmile:
Skidmore College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skidmore_College): In!


I've been considering applying to some of those schools. They seem pretty good.