Applied (In initial order of preference): Cornell University, Case Western Reseve University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Purdue University

Accepted: All of them

My story: DISCLAIMER: I AM JUST STATING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. YOUR VIEWS OF STUDENTS MAY DIFFER FROM MINE. After finding out that I had been accepted by both Cornell and Case I decided to visit both of them. Personally, I found some of the students at Cornell to be jerks. Not all of them, of course but a good amount to be concerned about. I also found that more than half, and I mean that quite litterally, were more elitist than I had imagined they would be. On the other hand, I found the students at Case to be very friendly and helpful. The really neat thing about the kids there also was that everbody feels that they are in the same boat together. They all know that they are very accomplished and rather smart, so they have gotten over that and there is no academic competition at all. Needless to say, I am attending Case. What also helped my decision immensely was the financial aid. Here is the run down from each university: Case: $17,500 of $20,000 tuition Cornell: $6,000 of $24,000 tuition Purdue: $3,000 of $10,000 tuition Rose: $6,000 of $23,000 tuition

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