Admitted
Well, so, yesterday I received my acceptance letter in the mail from Case, along with the Trustee's Scholarship, which is really nice. It won't cost nothing to go, but it won't cost $40,000 either (at this point, please direct angry, conspicuous glares to the University of Michigan). So, yay!
I guess I've now got to apply for financial aid...oooh, I thought those fiendish applications were over. Guess not.
Here's how it looks so far:
MIT - Waitlist
Caltech - Waitlist
Case Western Reserve - In with a nice scholarship and cool free stuff (<--notably, this MovableType)
UMass-Amherst - In with two scholarships, one of which is really nice
UMichigan - In with minimal need-based aid
Cornell - still waiting
Harvard/Princeton - Ha, ha.
So, at the moment, it looks like Case, although UMass is closer and less expensive...I guess that'll be a decision to make...and I guess I'll have to go visit the schools...
Comments
Posted by: Heidi Cool
Posted on: March 22, 2006 01:49 PM
Congratulations!
Whatever you decide to do, try not to let price play too big of a role in your decision. Your education will last a lifetime, as will the memories and the friends you while you are in school.
I went to Colby College in Maine on a combination of scholarships, loans and summer job money. I loved it. I had great professors, great friends and was able to study quite a range of topics. The size and temperment of the school was a perfect fit for my personality and learning style.
I think finding that match between place and personality does a great deal to enhance your learning experience. Afterwards when I would talk to people who went to larger and less expensive schools, many told me that they had wished they'd known to consider a private school. They just didn't know that the financial aid was available so they went someplace cheap and in-state.
I feel for them that they had such regrets. While the schools they attended were satisfactory they just didn't find that perfect fit that I had been so lucky to find myself.
Visiting the schools is probably a good idea, but I expect you will also learn a lot by wandering the websites and blogs. You should also find out if there are recent graduates in your area who can give you a more personal insight into their experience.
Best wishes on whatever choice you make!