University of Texas
8 months ago
I’m in the second semester of my freshman year in highschool and at this point the only college that I want to attend is UT in Austin
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How to get into the college of my dreams (and figure out what college this is)
It made me
Exhausted
 "Working your butt off pays off sometimes"
How I did it: I spent all 4 years of high school taking the hardest schedules I could. Yes I was insane. I definitely could have gotten in without trying so hard, but high school is when you really learn how to study and research and write papers and give speeches and all that fun stuff. So it really is important to work hard. It totally pays off in the end. I am going to a school I could not have gone to had I not received a load of scholarship money because of my high school resume and other things. So work hard! You will essentially be getting paid for it. Lessons & tips: Get teachers who know you to write letters of recommendation. Study to do your best on the SAT/ACT. I know it sounds like hell but the scholarship money is SO worth it!
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Ecstatic
How I did it: Years and years of taking honors and AP classes, doing tons of extracurriculars, going to summer programs, pulling all-nighters, crying, etc. I also got a job writing for a newspaper and wrote for several other publications, because I was applying to the Medill School of Journalism and they like people to have experience. Read how I did it…
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18 months ago
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Sarah Lawerence College a.k.a. heaven :]
21 months ago
SLC has been my dream school since I was in sixth grade and I started looking up potential schools. I have memoribilia covering the walls of my ill designed room [ my dreams trump mom’s bad taste] and I printed out the mapquest from my house to Bronxville. I know the qualifications needed and I’ve worked hard to exemplify their expectations. I worry sometimes that I’m not up to par with my writing [ which is crucial to the SLC admissions officers]. I don’t know. I’ll keep you posted ;].
it happened randomly
22 months ago
honestly, I so stressed out about college and it turned out fine. I got into a bunch of places that I felt mediocre about. I never really fell in love with one place. I followed my gut and decided April 30 (the day before my deposit was due) to go to the place where I am now. 6 months later I am having such a crazily awesome time that I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. YOU WILL BE HAPPY wherever you end up.
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22 months ago
My dream school is between Howard University or the University of Maryland (go terps!). But right now I’m Bowie State University..but I'll be attending community college next semester to better prepare myself for those schools because Bowie State is just not a good institution all. So hopefully by Spring of 09, I’ll be @ my dream school! Wish me luck :-)
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Shawna is so fresh and so clean asks,
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