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So, I'm a high school freshman, just turned 15. It's another three or four years before I go to college.

So why am I getting college admissions stuff so early? :eek: Surely if the admissions people could get my address, they would also find out that I was a high school freshman? Am I uber-smart, or are people forcing all the college-decision pressure on us way early?

It's never too early to think about college. I know a few people that messed up Freshman year, and couldn't recover.

Way too early. But my parents are forcing me to think about college too, and at my age.

So, I'm a high school freshman, just turned 15. It's another three or four years before I go to college.

So why am I getting college admissions stuff so early? :eek: Surely if the admissions people could get my address, they would also find out that I was a high school freshman? Am I uber-smart, or are people forcing all the college-decision pressure on us way early?

Nah. You'll be spammed with it until you go off... and then you get credit card spam once you're there. And then all sorts of spam after.

Welcome to the spam list, Pancake of the Darknovae. We've been expecting you.

Nah. You'll be spammed with it until you go off... and then you get credit card spam once you're there. And then all sorts of spam after.

Welcome to the spam list, Pancake of the Darknovae. We've been expecting you.

You mean, I'll get RL-spammed? :eek:

RL-spam is nothing like NSG-spam! I participate in NSG-spam to keep myself sane from the RL-spam!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

And "Pancake of the Darknovae"? Iam Darknovae and a Pancake. Surely you mean "Pancake Darknovae" or "Darknovae Pancake" :confused:

Well, I cant speak, cause I am a junior, and college is imminent.

I just dont want any more random dinky college mail. Its all the same!

I cant wait till the summer and I can talk to coaches. I want to to ED (early decision), and I need to contact coaches soon.

They like to try to spam you for as long as possible. If you took a test (SAT, PSAT, AP, or another College Board test), registered with College Board, or anything of the sort, they'll spam you until you're a Freshman in college. I'm still getting spam from colleges, and I've already applied everywhere I'm gonna apply.

So, I'm a high school freshman, just turned 15. It's another three or four years before I go to college.

So why am I getting college admissions stuff so early? :eek: Surely if the admissions people could get my address, they would also find out that I was a high school freshman? Am I uber-smart, or are people forcing all the college-decision pressure on us way early?
Its realy not that early. Im the same age as you and i've gotten four college letters. (Winthrop, Tennessee, Eastern Tennesse State and Wofford if you HAD to know). I'm definately not uber smart either.

They like to try to spam you for as long as possible. If you took a test (SAT, PSAT, AP, or another College Board test), registered with College Board, or anything of the sort, they'll spam you until you're a Freshman in college. I'm still getting spam from colleges, and I've already applied everywhere I'm gonna apply.

Its realy not that early. Im the same age as you and i've gotten four college letters. (Winthrop, Tennessee, Eastern Tennesse State and Wofford if you HAD to know). I'm definately not uber smart either.

I took the PSAT back in October, erhas that's how they found me out :eek:

I've gotten letters from UofMiami (in Florida, which is 13 hours away from my home in NC!) and Renesslauer (sp? lus it's in New York). I was looking at UNC-Wilmington, though.

I took the PSAT back in October, erhas that's how they found me out :eek:

I've gotten letters from UofMiami (in Florida, which is 13 hours away from my home in NC!) and Renesslauer (sp? lus it's in New York). I was looking at UNC-Wilmington, though.


Funny, I got a letter from Miami at about the same time. They must be one of those mass mailers. From what they charge for tuition, they can afford it!

You mean, I'll get RL-spammed? :eek:

RL-spam is nothing like NSG-spam! I participate in NSG-spam to keep myself sane from the RL-spam!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

And "Pancake of the Darknovae"? Iam Darknovae and a Pancake. Surely you mean "Pancake Darknovae" or "Darknovae Pancake" :confused:

Oh. That's the college board. THEY got your name wrong.

Sorry, Ms. Darknovae Pancake

Heh, I don't know what to tell you. I certainly didn't get any information from colleges in 9th grade. I got to wait until 11th grade when my school let me attend the college convention that came to the school. I had to send in a request to get info about any colleges. Certainly no schools took the initiative and sent me any information before.

Heh, I don't know what to tell you. I certainly didn't get any information from colleges in 9th grade. I got to wait until 11th grade when my school let me attend the college convention that came to the school. I had to send in a request to get info about any colleges. Certainly no schools took the initiative and sent me any information before.

Thats because everyone hates you and want you to fail in life.

Oh, and the Jews are involved. Somehow.

Well, I deeply tied with a corporation at 15-16 (took some effort). Since then it gave me only benefits, from well overpaid part-time work while in college and extra education to jumpstarting at work about four years ahead of normal PhD level.
BTW, that part-time work in college was mostly getting that extra education.

Just decide where you're going to work and in which role, then get in touch with the corp, and study what you need.

I never got anything from college…ever!

I do get lots of crap from connections (this weird thing that’s supposed to help kids get jobs but instead just drains school funds) I love the jobs they offer that don’t make minimum wage :p

I took the PSAT back in October, erhas that's how they found me out :eek:

There you go. They send autoletters by the info on your test.

Side note: That is nowhere near the real SAT. You will not find preparation for the SATs in the PSATs.

I've gotten letters from UofMiami (in Florida, which is 13 hours away from my home in NC!) and Renesslauer (sp? lus it's in New York). I was looking at UNC-Wilmington, though.

Renssaeler Polytechnic. Good school. I assume you want to stay close?

My top three right now are UPenn, Princeton, and Boston College.

so when u say college u mean university right?:sniper: :gundge: :mp5: :upyours: :headbang: :cool: :fluffle: :mad: :eek:

so when u say college u mean university right?:sniper: :gundge: :mp5: :upyours: :headbang: :cool: :fluffle: :mad: :eek:

Oh jesus christ.

Rule #1: Both American and British English is acceptable on NSG. Learn both.

Rule #2: Incessant smilies will get you very little respect.

There you go. They send autoletters by the info on your test.

Side note: That is nowhere near the real SAT. You will not find preparation for the SATs in the PSATs.. Then why is it called the PSAT then?! :mad:



Renssaeler Polytechnic. Good school. I assume you want to stay close?

My top three right now are UPenn, Princeton, and Boston College So that's what it was. :headbang: Actually, I just want to get out of my town, not ncessarily my state. So far however, my two choices are UNC-Wilmington, and Sweet Briar. (The last is a private college). I want to go to a school that has a ton of different nationalities. :)

so when u say college u mean university right?
Yes.

And fancy fmt is not trendy here.

so when u say college u mean university right?:sniper: :gundge: :mp5: :upyours: :headbang: :cool: :fluffle: :mad: :eek:

1. In the USA, it doesn't matter whether you go to college or university, it's college.
2. Learn English.
3. Don't use excessive smileys, especially gun, finger, or gundge smileys, and don't use random smileys, kthxbye :mp5: .

I knew it! A grand conspiracy, trying to ruin my life. Then, for some reason the evil jooz decided that didn't care for me and joined in with their shadowy partners. What a shame. I must have screwed someone in a previous life. :eek: :p

Karma's a bitch, huh?

Thats because everyone hates you and want you to fail in life.

Oh, and the Jews are involved. Somehow.

I knew it! A grand conspiracy, trying to ruin my life. Then, for some reason the evil jooz decided that didn't care for me and joined in with their shadowy partners. What a shame. I must have screwed someone in a previous life. :eek: :p

Heh, I don't know what to tell you. I certainly didn't get any information from colleges in 9th grade. I got to wait until 11th grade when my school let me attend the college convention that came to the school. I had to send in a request to get info about any colleges. Certainly no schools took the initiative and sent me any information before.

You must not have been involved in AIG then, or taken the PSAT. Apparently, though, every college wants me because I've been in AIG since 5th grade and scored higher than 94% of sophomores in reading and writing and 88% of sophomores in math. Meh.

Oh jesus christ.

Rule #1: Both American and British English is acceptable on NSG. Learn both.

Rule #2: Incessant smilies will get you very little respect.

I figured college was simply university but with a smaller campus and with less course offerings. :confused:

I figured college was simply university but with a smaller campus with less course offerings.
Formally should be like that. Actually used totally interchangeably.

I figured college was simply university but with a smaller campus and with less course offerings. :confused:

In everyday use, they are identical.

EDIT: Woah, uber timewarp. 2 steps to the left.

I figured college was simply university but with a smaller campus with less course offerings. :confused:

I never knew the difference, because here in the US (or just my area, since I have no clue where you live) if you get an education beyond high school then it's college even if you go to a university... :confused:

Then why is it called the PSAT then?! :mad:

It has, what, four or five sections in a half day span? (Liberal breaks)

SATs have eleven. In the same amount of time.

You mean, I'll get RL-spammed? :eek:

RL-spam is nothing like NSG-spam! I participate in NSG-spam to keep myself sane from the RL-spam!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

And "Pancake of the Darknovae"? Iam Darknovae and a Pancake. Surely you mean "Pancake Darknovae" or "Darknovae Pancake" :confused:

I read the OP. I thought "meh, let's read the predictable advice about going to college."

Then I got to this. DN: you started this thread. It's about going to college, apparently. Here, your second post to the thread, is where you steer it back onto topic if it's hijacked early. Or turn it into chat.

:fluffle:

I read the OP. I thought "meh, let's read the predictable advice about going to college."

Then I got to this. DN: you started this thread. It's about going to college, apparently. Here, your second post to the thread, is where you steer it back onto topic if it's hijacked early. Or turn it into chat.

:fluffle:
I spam all the time. I spam my own threads. I am addicted to spam. :(

I figured college was simply university but with a smaller campus and with less course offerings. :confused:

College offers undergraduate degrees only. University offers graduate degrees as well.

The College Board is one of the great forces of evil in the world and must be stopped. They ended up putting me through so much unnecessary, expensive busywork to get into college, even though I ended up scoring really well on my SAT. But no, it's not that odd to be bombarded by colleges. I remember receiving a phone call a day from this one college for about a week asking me if I was absolutely sure I didn't want to go there, despite the facts that a) I had already accepted someplace else, b) they were on the opposite corner of the country from me, and c) they weren't that impressive a college in my opinion.

College offers undergraduate degrees only. University offers graduate degrees as well.

The College Board is one of the great forces of evil in the world and must be stopped. They ended up putting me through so much unnecessary, expensive busywork to get into college, even though I ended up scoring really well on my SAT. But no, it's not that odd to be bombarded by colleges. I remember receiving a phone call a day from this one college for about a week asking me if I was absolutely sure I didn't want to go there, despite the facts that a) I had already accepted someplace else, b) they were on the opposite corner of the country from me, and c) they weren't that impressive a college in my opinion.

I see.

And I haven' exactly been "bombarded" by colleges/universities, but I recieved this college catalog and I was like :eek:

College offers undergraduate degrees only. University offers graduate degrees as well.

That sounds right.

*nods*

College offers undergraduate degrees only. University offers graduate degrees as well.

Not necessarily. It's mostly a name thing. Look at Boston. Boston College is a private university that offers doctorates. Boston University is a public, large university.

Nevertheless, both are colleges. even though one has university in its name.

In the United States, at least.

so when u say u u mean you right?

so when you say "u u" you mean "you, you", right? :) ;) /;) /;) :) :) /:) ;) ;) ;)

so when u say college u mean university right?
so when u say u u mean you right? :) ;) / ;) / ;) :) :) / :) ;) ;) ;)

so when you say "u u" you mean "you, you", right? :) ;) /;) /;) :) :) /:) ;) ;) ;)

You're just trying to confuse us!

*wails*

You're just trying to confuse us!

*wails*

No I'm not. I'm supposed to, but YOU are. Now I'm fired.


You took mah job!

*In background*

Dey took yer jerb!

Dey hook yer jerg!

De hoo yeje!

I've been getting letters from colleges and universities since freshman year. I think West Point sent me one two years in a row, possibly three. I keep getting more of them. My mom says that she throws out a lot of the letters on a regular basis, since they're not in Florida and so I can't go there.

...
In the United States, at least.

In Australia there are private colleges which generally offer qualifications below a bachelor's degree from a real university, sometimes equivalent to a TAFE (institute of Technical and Further Education) qualification.

Otherwise, you go straight from high school to University, without a step called college.

The meaning is confused further by the presence at University campuses of private "colleges" which are primarily residential.

UK is similar I believe.

No I'm not. I'm supposed to, but YOU are. Now I'm fired.


You took mah job!

*In background*

Dey took yer jerb!

Dey hook yer jerg!

De hoo yeje!

If you are hearing voices, I'd suggest getting yourself looked at. ;)

I took the PSAT back in October, erhas that's how they found me out :eek:

I've gotten letters from UofMiami (in Florida, which is 13 hours away from my home in NC!) and Renesslauer (sp? lus it's in New York). I was looking at UNC-Wilmington, though.

Right about this time every winter I wish that's where I had gone.

Right about this time every winter I wish that's where I had gone.

I think UM is really expensive, though. Isn't it private?

I want to go to USF.:)

If you took something like the PSAT or another prep test, that might explain the letters; I started getting them when I first took it in 10th grade.

I ended up going to Ohio State, by the way, where I'm currently a freshman studying finance and international business. Excellent school in virtually all aspects...I'd recommend it any day.

I was looking at UNC-Wilmington, though.

WILMINGTON!? There are so many good schools in our fair state and you're looking at Wilmington? There's only one school that has lower standards than Wilmington and that's ECU. Come on, you got Duke for Law and Medicine, NC State for engineering, UNC Chapel Hill if you want to serve coffee at Starbucks, Wake Forest as well...Wilmington. Ugh.

I went out-of-state m'self, but I wouldn't recommend Camp Coast Guard to any poor soul, no matter how much I hate them.

Honestly, I got Christmas and Birthday cards from Allegheny, following my second quarter of high school.

I think UM is really expensive, though. Isn't it private?

I want to go to USF.:)

Miami of Florida? I have no idea if it's private. It's costing me enough here at UMaine, and it's a state school.

If you took something like the PSAT or another prep test, that might explain the letters; I started getting them when I first took it in 10th grade.

I ended up going to Ohio State, by the way, where I'm currently a freshman studying finance and international business. Excellent school in virtually all aspects...I'd recommend it any day.

As would I.

Ohio State is a fine school in essentially every area, it's got more opportunities for a student willing to put in a bit of effort than most can even begin to imagine.

I'm a Freshman too and although I'm thinking of college I have no idea what I want to do with my life.

If you took something like the PSAT or another prep test, that might explain the letters; I started getting them when I first took it in 10th grade.

I ended up going to Ohio State, by the way, where I'm currently a freshman studying finance and international business. Excellent school in virtually all aspects...I'd recommend it any day.

Yeah, it was almost definitely the PSAT.

and Ohio State?!?! :fluffle:---from my dad :p

Miami of Florida? I have no idea if it's private. It's costing me enough here at UMaine, and it's a state school.

I think it's private.

I want to go to University of South Florida because it's fairly close to home (maybe an hour away) and I can try to get the 100% scholarship that Florida offers.:) That would be awesome.

WILMINGTON!? There are so many good schools in our fair state and you're looking at Wilmington? There's only one school that has lower standards than Wilmington and that's ECU. Come on, you got Duke for Law and Medicine, NC State for engineering, UNC Chapel Hill if you want to serve coffee at Starbucks, Wake Forest as well...Wilmington. Ugh.

I went out-of-state m'self, but I wouldn't recommend Camp Coast Guard to any poor soul, no matter how much I hate them.

So Wilmington's not that good, eh? :(

I'm not considering ECU, though, that's the party school.

It's never too early to think about college. I know a few people that messed up Freshman year, and couldn't recover.

I almost dident ... got mono and double loading classes dragged my GPA down

Hit college though and pulled a 4.0 through entire undergrad for both degrees

Since we're on the topic of college, any of this year's batch of seniors know where they're going yet? I haven't heard anything yet, and I'm going a bit stir-crazy.

So, I'm a high school freshman, just turned 15. It's another three or four years before I go to college.

So why am I getting college admissions stuff so early? :eek: Surely if the admissions people could get my address, they would also find out that I was a high school freshman? Am I uber-smart, or are people forcing all the college-decision pressure on us way early?

Sadly up until you get accepted, your grades matter. So that D you got in Freshman bio will matter when it comes time in 12th grade to apply for a college. Once you get accepted, all bets are off, so long as you get that diploma.

My top three right now are UPenn, Princeton, and Boston College.
Boo! Hiss!
I figured college was simply university but with a smaller campus and with less course offerings. :confused:The technical difference is that a college offers only one general area of study (Berklee College of Music, Bentley College of Business), where as a university is made up of several colleges (BU, for example, is made up of 18 colleges, such as the Sergent College of Health and Rehabilitation, the School of Education, and the College of Engineering). This isn't exactly a rule, tho.

Not necessarily. It's mostly a name thing. Look at Boston. Boston College is a private university that offers doctorates. Boston University is a public, large university.

Nevertheless, both are colleges. even though one has university in its name.

In the United States, at least.
BU is a private research university, not public. and technically both are universities made up of several colleges.

So Wilmington's not that good, eh? :(

I'm not considering ECU, though, that's the party school.

And so you're NOT considering it?

Foolish Pancake.

Oh well you can collect all these leaflets and then make a large bonfire with all the universities you don't like. I was sent a few letters when I started the sixth form up until I applied for university in October. Now I've received letters about further course information from the unoverisites I've applied too. Its good because mos of the applications are handled online.

I'm not considering ECU, though, that's the party school.

:eek: have you ever been to a party?

If you've registered for anything with the College Board, I'm sorry to say you'll be getting spam from now until your freshman year in college. You'll be getting mountains of it by the time you're a senior in high school.

Not necessarily. It's mostly a name thing. Look at Boston. Boston College is a private university that offers doctorates. Boston University is a public, large university.

Nevertheless, both are colleges. even though one has university in its name.

In the United States, at least.
There are several schools that have kept "college" in their name rather than university, for historical reasons. Boston College is one of them. I think Dartmouth is officially "Dartmouth College." etc etc.

:eek: have you ever been to a party?
Everyone gets into ECU. I was considering Wilmington because it has a creative writing course, and a friend of mine said it was a good school....

But no ECU, anyone can get in and it's a big party school.

Colleges want your money...give it to them NOW!

Everyone gets into ECU. I was considering Wilmington because it has a creative writing course, and a friend of mine said it was a good school....
i have no oppinion about Wilmington because this is the first i hear about it, but if they offer the courses you want and they have a good reputation why not go there? (maybe you should do a little more research than what your friends tell you, but you seem to have time)

But no ECU, anyone can get in and it's a big party school.

i don't get this "anyone can get in", here everybody can get in as long as they registered in time. and there aren't really any universities wich are better than the other (exept the one you go, wich is the best ;))

and again, what's bad with partying? if there is an interesting student-life after school that is considered as a good point here.

Colleges want your money...give it to them NOW!

"Come to our college, it's cheap and everyonere here is intelligent and hardworking! Tuition is only $3434839482304809 plus your firstborn child!"
:eek::p

i have no oppinion about Wilmington because this is the first i hear about it, but if they offer the courses you want and they have a good reputation why not go there? (maybe you should do a little more research than what your friends tell you, but you seem to have time)



i don't get this "anyone can get in", here everybody can get in as long as they registered in time. and there aren't really any universities wich are better than the other (exept the one you go, wich is the best ;))

and again, what's bad with partying? if there is an interesting student-life after school that is considered as a good point here.

I'd like an interesting student life, but no party schools. Partying isn't bad but ECU seems to be just a party school.

"Come to our college, it's cheap and everyonere here is intelligent and hardworking! Tuition is only $3434839482304809 plus your firstborn child!"
:eek::p

What's the statistics where med school students, on average, end up owing $100,000 by the time they graduate >.<

What's the statistics where med school students, on average, end up owing $100,000 by the time they graduate >.<

Well, when George Washington costs more than $50 g's a year, what do you expect? I mean, all my schools I'm looking at will drain my family faster than a colander and water.

Right now there is a conflict in my house: does my mother get another job (forfeiting scholarships or grants) or stay unemployed and get more money for college?

What's the statistics where med school students, on average, end up owing $100,000 by the time they graduate >.<

Which is why I'm not considering med school. :eek:

What's the statistics where med school students, on average, end up owing $100,000 by the time they graduate >.<

wow that sucks a lot, here 'med school' (it's not really a seperate school) costs about € 2000 a year (probably even less, but it gets a lot more expensive if you rent a room to be closer to school). and university is considered quite expensive here.

Which is why I'm not considering med school. :eek:

So no Dr. Pancake?

Right now there is a conflict in my house: does my mother get another job (forfeiting scholarships or grants) or stay unemployed and get more money for college?

I went to a college that cost 35k a year. Now I got to a school that costs 8k a year, and I'm learning more now. :mad:

So no Dr. Pancake?

Nah. If I'm going to wind up owing $100,000 in med school, I'd just have to say there's going to be icy cold intruments and you're jsut going to have to deal with them. :(

Nah.

I think that's something no one wants, anyway. :eek: :eek:









































































































































jk :p

tafe here not cheap too

I think that's something no one wants, anyway. :eek: :eek: :eek: :(

jk :p :mad: :p :fluffle:

:eek: :(

:mad: :p :fluffle:

*Idiot's Salute*

My friend still gets spammed with colleges and we are seniors in college. He sent his SAT to the first 3 colleges on the list which were two Alaskan unis and some religious school in Montana. I guess they dont get many people interested in them.

What's the statistics where med school students, on average, end up owing $100,000 by the time they graduate >.<

I'd be happy to get into and graduate medical school with even $200k in debt... since you can pay it off within a handful of years after you finish residency...

Physicians dont exactly earn chump change

My daughter is in the middle of getting her Master's degree right now, so it'll be some time before she has to start worrying about paying off loans, but she's been getting loan consolidation spam since the middle of her junior year.

I bought a house and have been getting refi spam, even though I don't have a mortgage.

It's a fact of life.

yeah, that's normal. it doesn't mean anything. it's usually from crappy private schools who have money but need kids so they advertise like crazy.

once you pass admissions decision time, they'll stop coming-ish. i got an application from quest university in canada the other day. usually that's just from the desperate ones.

don't worry, it really doesn't mean anything. you don't have to make any real decisions until application time during senior year. but if you just screw off you wont have any decisions to make so it does mean something i guess.

I'd be happy to get into and graduate medical school with even $200k in debt... since you can pay it off within a handful of years after you finish residency...

Physicians dont exactly earn chump change

If they go into private practice maybe, but even still 100k is a hefty sum of change.

My daughter is in the middle of getting her Master's degree right now, so it'll be some time before she has to start worrying about paying off loans, but she's been getting loan consolidation spam since the middle of her junior year.

I bought a house and have been getting refi spam, even though I don't have a mortgage.

It's a fact of life.
Yeah, really. I'm still getting loan consolidation spam, even though I've already consolidated my loans. *shakes fist at the universe* Hear that? I've already done it!!!

*ahem* But yeah Pancake, schools love to send you stuff. I was getting housing applications and stuff from one school, months after I sent them my letter stating I'd already enrolled at another one. I was like, uhh... you know I'm not going to your school right? So you don't need to send me your housing forms? :p

Strange, I didn't gt sent any college spam until after I had "applied"

Strange, I didn't gt sent any college spam until after I had "applied"

I started getting college spam about 8th grade, I think it's because I took the SAT........maybe.

i don't get this "anyone can get in", here everybody can get in as long as they registered in time. and there aren't really any universities wich are better than the other (exept the one you go, wich is the best )

and again, what's bad with partying? if there is an interesting student-life after school that is considered as a good point here.

No, really - it's a terrible school. Unless you go for Music or Medical (because they're the only public programs in the state), you're an idiot.

Back to Wilmington - Wilmington tried to boost itself up, and they've been trying something hard, but they're turning into a party school as well. Mainly because people who would have otherwise had gone to ECU go there because it looks more legitimate. Plus, you're basing your college decision on a creative writing course? You don't think every other college in the state has creative writing courses?

Trust me, if you're going for public schools (which are excellent choices, nothing wrong whatsoever with them), go for NC State, UNC Chapel Hill, or UNC Charlotte. Three best public schools in the state, right there. Charlotte's got Liberal Arts and Engineering as well, so you get NC State and Chapel Hill at the same time.

I started getting college spam about 8th grade, I think it's because I took the SAT........maybe.

Well things are different here. I don't think anyone can take the leaving early.