Yay College

So I see that I've had 14 page views...yay! While this is a pretty low number, I'm quite excited because I haven't told anyone about this and it's way, waaaaaay down on the results page when I googled it. I had to see if my name was in any way related...doesn't look like it. Which is good! Can't have those pesky colleges knowing about this. Not that I'm doing anything wrong, but...you know.

Anyway, onwards and upwards...or something like that. Today we're going to talk about those aforementioned colleges, and all the peskiness they're up to.

I'm not gonna lie...I actually applied to 14 colleges. No joke, no exaggeration. I've heard back from all but four of them. And of course, my top three are in that special little category of "no decision yet." Two of them I only applied for about three weeks ago, and those are both state schools (the only two state schools I applied to). The other one I applied to over a month ago. And they've contacted me a couple of times trying to get a writing sample, which I supplied, but then there were some issues with that...however, now they have it. I'm totally certain they've had it for over a week now, and I want to know right now if I got in or not!

I mean, it's not like I'm going to not get it...I don't mean to brag, but the ten colleges I have heard from have all accepted me. And most offered me some kind of scholarship because they're all private schools who hand out cash like creepers hand out candy from vans. The only school I'm really worried about getting in to is University of North Carolina at Wilmington, because when I went for a tour there, the admissions lady said that they can accept a maximum of 18 percent out-of-state students...which is what I would be. Which really sucks, because I would really like to attend that school. It's a tentative second-sometimes-first choice school.

My other two top choice schools, if you must know, are University of Oregon and Queens University of Charlotte (the Charlotte in North Carolina, not the silly shar-lot-pronounced version in Michigan). I'm quite sure I'll get into UO, because they have a 73 percent acceptance rate. But can I afford it? No, and that's why this otherwise-top school is choice number three.

Then there's a battle between UNCW and QUC, because I really like them both...but I'm not sure I'll get in to UNCW. And there's an issue with paying for that, too. It's a state school, so no free money, and out-of-state, so it costs extra. But QUC, that's a private school, so I should get some free money, plus they don't charge extra cause I'm not from NC. The problem with that is, it's a small school. A small Presbyterian school. Not that there's anything wrong with that in and of itself, but I'm athiest. And I feel like a small, religiously-based school might not have all the clubs/groups/whatevers that I may want to join.

So you see my conundrum? I also have several other options of schools that've already accepted me and offered me money. I could attend Roosevelt University, which I even visited. I did really like it there, I just don't like Chicago. For that same reason I likely won't attend St. Xavier University (that and it's Catholic, which is my former religion). There's also Hartwick University, but it snows in New York. That's what I'm trying to avoid. I also have University of Tampa, which does sound quite delicious...Florida in the winter...when everyone I left behind in Michigan has to shovel their driveways, I'll still be in short sleeves! Wonderful. For this reason, this is probably my fourth-choice school. Could move up though...

There are others, but none I'd really consider. I only applied to see if I'd get in and cause they waived the app fee. Oh goodness...how will I ever decide?! This is, after all, only the biggest decision of my life so far...no big deal, right?

Impatiently yours,
Razza Ragazza