Connecting for College: Class of 2006 Edition
posted by Jon Cruz on December 30th, 2005
Good luck to all those senior debaters on circuits across America who have applied to college and are hearing back from them now. This is an open invitation for all debaters nationwide to share college acceptances, news, and whatnot. (Think of it this way: the sooner you share, after all, the sooner you can make contacts for potential future judging jobs!)
For those who are waiting to hear back or who are still finishing up applications, best of luck from Victory Briefs.
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Posted from: 147.9.44.139
December 15th, 2005 08:01
I didn’t see that anyone posted last year that they are were going to American University. I am a freshman there who was a local circut debater in Illinois for four years in high school. American University is home to the highly ranked school of public affairs. I it also big on double majors. I am a double major in Poly Sci and philosophy. If anyone has any questions about the school or wants to visit IM me at HazyFlux13.
Posted from: 152.163.100.203
December 15th, 2005 08:31
tip: poli(tical) sci(ence)
Posted from: 216.165.43.243
December 15th, 2005 09:58
I didn’t apply to NYU early, so I don’t know when you hear back, but if anyone has any questions about living on the most exciting and diverse “campus” in the country, feel free to email me at ezahler@nyu.edu or IM me at iqei and I’ll give you my NYU pitch.
In all seriousness, though, I (vaguely) remember this time during senior year kind of sucking (though not quite as much as April), so good luck to all my senior friends out there (especially you pampered San Marino kids with your 4.5s and ridiculously thick CVs… just get into USC already and call it a day) and remember, you’re almost second semester seniors anyway, so none of it matters. =D
Posted from: 128.12.118.75
December 15th, 2005 11:15
I go to Stanford, and it’s really really ridiculously awesome. So if you want to learn more about the school and find out whether or not you want to apply/attend, feel free to email me at clizzin AT stanford DOT edu.
I currently plan to double major in International Relations (interdisciplinary polisci/econ/history) and Symbolic Systems (interdisciplinary cogsci/compsci/psych/philo/linguistics), so I suppose I know a little bit about both sides of the techie/fuzzy spectrum. I unfortunately cannot answer questions about the application process, since I’ve pretty much forgotten everything about it. I CAN, however, tell you all about the academic setup, the dorm life, good places to eat, the absurd abbreviations we use here, and all our various quirky and sexually deviant traditions.
One word of advice though — if you’re into having a consistently superb football team that won’t break your heart and smash it to a pulp with a mallet in the last quarter of close games, you might want to look elsewhere.
Posted from: 70.241.110.149
December 15th, 2005 11:37
AHC Class of 2010.
Posted from: 140.247.73.54
December 15th, 2005 11:49
If anyone wants info or a place to stay at Harvard, my AIM is: spartacus rising and my email is in the link above.
Posted from: 68.38.212.63
December 15th, 2005 11:52
i think michael boyle is a freshman at AU
Posted from: 65.81.133.239
December 15th, 2005 12:09
dudley:
no.
sincerely,
AHC admissions
Posted from: 65.2.46.181
December 15th, 2005 12:49
what is AHC?
Posted from: 165.123.147.111
December 15th, 2005 13:00
If anyone has any questions about the University of Pennsylvania, free free to contact me. My sn is: thosewhoar
Posted from: 24.239.165.248
December 15th, 2005 13:13
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!
Posted from: 128.237.250.168
December 15th, 2005 13:27
in the off-chance anyone’s interested in carnegie mellon, look me up. i’ll give you the honest truth. i happen to love it here, but it’s not necessarily your typical debater-type school. if you’re interested in DIII athletics, i can answer questions about that, too. good luck, hope yall find the right place for you. :)
AIM: vballgirlmihs
email: liz_devleming@yahoo.com
Posted from: 128.91.206.31
December 15th, 2005 13:28
I’m a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania. Feel free to im me at nitral2008 if you have any questions or anything at all.
Posted from: 128.12.96.36
December 15th, 2005 13:36
Like Chris, I’m a freshman at Stanford (we actually had a class - Introduction to International Relations - together this quarter). I’m probably going to be double-majoring in Political Science and Economics. If anyone has questions about Stanford they can also e-mail me (just use the e-mail it has for my name here). I also don’t remember the application process too well, but like Chris I’d be happy to talk to any prospective students about academics, social life, dorm life, how awesome Late-Night dining is, etc. And if anyone happens to be visiting Stanford (either those who’ve already applied or those who are thinking about applying and want to check it out), contact me if you have a place to stay (though I did kind of get the housing shaft, so I’m in a dorm with some of the smallest rooms on campus).
I just realized how much I overuse parentheticals … wow.
Posted from: 66.69.190.27
December 15th, 2005 13:51
Rice University Class of 2010
Posted from: 128.12.96.36
December 15th, 2005 13:55
That should say “if you need a place to stay”.
Posted from: 12.216.100.189
December 15th, 2005 13:56
I’m a sophomore at the University of Chicago… ifanyone has questions, hit me up at sabell at uchicago dot edu
Posted from: 24.117.176.67
December 15th, 2005 13:59
So I got back my Early Decision from Columbia last week and was rejected. Oh well. There’s a ton of schools I’m applying to now, since I’m incredibly paranoid about getting rejected from them all.
Posted from: 165.123.150.176
December 15th, 2005 14:12
I don’t know if anyone else does this, but at Greenhill we had a Wall of Rejection where everyone pinned up their Rejection/Wait Lists. Most people thought it was depressing, but for the students it was very cathartic to see that most people, high marks or not, don’t get into their top choice(s).
Posted from: 71.250.27.167
December 15th, 2005 14:17
im a junior! so i havent applied anywhere. but if anyone has any info about UT Austin that they’d like to share with me that’d be awesome.
Posted from: 216.165.43.243
December 15th, 2005 14:19
At San Marino we had a college rejection party, where your rejection letters were your tickets in. It was very theraputic, not to mention distracting.
Posted from: 130.64.139.106
December 15th, 2005 14:21
If anyone has questions about Tufts they can email me.
David - Lexington also had such a wall. I was crushed when I got in early decision and couldn’t put anything on it. *Ducks from the incoming thrown objects*
Posted from: 66.69.140.152
December 15th, 2005 14:36
freshman year: uh [cheap]
then
Eugene Lang College(New School Univ.)/Sarah Lawrence College class of 2010
Posted from: 169.229.118.148
December 15th, 2005 14:40
for all of you on the west coast (and elsewhere, too), berkeley is a fantastic–and cheap–choice. a ton of former circuit debaters go here and most of us are huge fans. give me an email/im if you want to know more or need a floor to crash on while you’re visiting (and my room’s about twice the size of dan’s, just to let everyone know…just one more reason to hate stanford)
Posted from: 67.64.115.242
December 15th, 2005 14:44
University of Texas
Government and Philosophy.
Too bad I don’t do CX.
Posted from: 207.172.150.102
December 15th, 2005 14:53
Just as a heads up for those outside California (like me). I looked into Berkeley, and it comes out to close to $40,000 a year for out of staters. As I understand it, you can easily get resident status in California, but until then, I think Berkeley actually isn’t all that cheap.
Posted from: 151.202.72.253
December 15th, 2005 14:56
I’m a senior at Columbia, studying philosophy. People can email me (address above) if they have any questions. There are a decent number of former LDers. I see them walking around.
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
December 15th, 2005 15:13
Yes, I go to American, live in a house off campus (full pres scholarship, they also cover part of my rent)… So I can tell you about what it’s like, I guess.
Peter…. Did you ever figure out which classes you were supposed to be at this semester? ;)
Posted from: 65.29.40.225
December 15th, 2005 15:31
Mihir Gupta and Eric Sefton were accepted by Harvard. Congratulations!
Posted from: 169.229.118.148
December 15th, 2005 15:34
as were aj motgi and will leiter.
Posted from: 68.196.129.16
December 15th, 2005 16:04
alex vidor from randolph got brown
Posted from: 140.247.245.140
December 15th, 2005 16:19
I know there are a lot of former debaters who go here (and some of them have already offered their help on this thread), but I’m a sophomore at Harvard. If anyone who got in (or is thinking of going) wants to talk to me to ask questions, or is planning a visit, feel free to e-mail me (click the link above) or IM me at DAL7386.
Posted from: 70.114.246.67
December 15th, 2005 16:25
Channon J. got into Duke
Posted from: 64.136.26.225
December 15th, 2005 17:17
University of Pennsylvania Wharton 2010
Posted from: 65.25.226.156
December 15th, 2005 17:32
Now I don’t feel bad about losing to Eric Sefton at NSD.
Posted from: 151.202.72.253
December 15th, 2005 17:58
Michael,
I just got some of my textbooks in the mail!
Posted from: 68.199.8.208
December 15th, 2005 18:06
nahush ? stanford? what?
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
December 15th, 2005 19:12
Old teammate of mine… figured I’d post for him:
Chris Bennett - Stanford EA - Congratulations!
(Brophy Prep CB)
Posted from: 70.114.9.107
December 15th, 2005 20:09
*throws object at aram*
Posted from: 24.7.70.234
December 15th, 2005 20:11
Alex- I dont know where that 40K number comes from; I’ve heard closer to 25K for out of state. If you are considering Cal from out of state, I suggest you do your own research on cost.
At Cal, 4th year, PoliSci/Econ Double (done with Polisci as of yesterday!)
I can be contacted on aim as mikedorsi or mikedorsi [at] yahoo [dot] com
Mike
Cal
Posted from: 208.54.15.1
December 15th, 2005 20:14
Minh A Luong got into yale
Posted from: 67.188.241.101
December 15th, 2005 20:32
congrats to chris bennet…what a beast!!!
Posted from: 67.188.241.101
December 15th, 2005 20:33
congrats to chris bennett…what a beast!!!
Posted from: 68.171.8.199
December 15th, 2005 21:12
rejected from dartmouth, but life goes on.
in other manchester news, congrats to dan cellucci for his acceptance to brown.
Posted from: 170.140.91.40
December 15th, 2005 21:16
I go to Emory, double majoring in International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies, so if you want to know more information about Emory outside of your Barkley Forum experience let me know. At least the LD’ers this year will get to experience more of the campus. U can im me at : Tyeger87…obviously i don’t know much about alot of other schools but i did experience some time on campus at other universities so just email me if u want some prefrosh experience info. ohh yeah and during breaks at the BF i would not mind showing folks my dorm.. and if u want to come visit and need a place to stay.let me know and we will see what we can work out.
Posted from: 24.6.139.100
December 15th, 2005 22:53
I hit the stanford EA. I’m pretty sure I’m going.
Posted from: 207.172.150.102
December 16th, 2005 05:29
Congratulatiosn Bobby!
And Mike- here’s where my research came from:
http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/general.asp?id=26
For out of state:
Registration & Fees** $ 7,434
Housing, food & utilities $12,554
Books and supplies $1,266
Personal expenses 1,326
Transportation $652
Total $23,232
**Non-resident tuition & fees add $17,820.
That comes out to about $41,000 a year. Don’t get me wrong- I really like Berkley, but it’s really no cheaper than going to a private school for someone from out of state.
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
December 16th, 2005 07:37
There’s also a big difference between “tuition” and actual cost. Tuition at each of the DC area schools runs around 30k; cost is closer to 40-45k because of external costs and cost of living. This becomes an issue especially with schools in NYC, Bay Area, Los Angeles, DC; not so much an issue at schools like Grinnell ;)
Seriously though - anyone coming to DC to visit a school who needs somewhere to stay (and hotels in NW start at around $179 a night), I do have an off campus accomodation which gives me the space to have guests. Granted, much like the right to work it’s not something I take advantage of often, but shoot me an AIM at PCAZGamer and I could work something out. However, if you’re visiting me, you have to first come up with at least one good Dave McGinnis joke ;)
Posted from: 24.126.168.38
December 16th, 2005 09:15
Hey class of 2010, I go to George Washinton University, also in Washington DC, and if anyone has any questions about the school, feel free to email me at landonm (@) gwu . edu . If you are interested in studying Political Science or International Affairs, you should definitely check out GWU. Hollerback.
and congratulations to everyone who got into the schools they wanted- particularly Chris, good work!
Posted from: 169.229.80.243
December 16th, 2005 09:25
will leiter is a baller
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
December 16th, 2005 10:04
This, BTW, is in lieu of live Blake coverage… I’m now no longer allowed to cover tournaments that I do not attend ;) - therefore, my coverage of anything in the Midwest will decrease exponentially.
Posted from: 24.221.155.169
December 16th, 2005 11:16
I am a freshmen at Northwestern studying poli sci and maybe legal studies. If anyone has questions about the school or plans on visiting feel free to email me at samuel-kleiner (at) northwestern (dot) edu
Posted from: 68.196.115.120
December 16th, 2005 11:24
I was deferred from Harvard. I want an rfd.
Congrats to former labmates Will and Mihir!
Posted from: 128.12.96.36
December 16th, 2005 11:28
Congrats to Bobby and Chris on getting into Stanford - you guys will love it here.
And congrats to everyone else.
Posted from: 192.58.221.67
December 16th, 2005 12:31
stanfords laaaameeeeeeeee :)
Posted from: 199.189.11.1
December 16th, 2005 13:29
usma class of 2010
Posted from: 68.196.129.16
December 16th, 2005 14:25
deferred from Yale
Posted from: 129.64.145.43
December 16th, 2005 16:49
sean fraga got into yale
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
December 16th, 2005 20:42
Way to go West Point - unless USMA is no longer United States Military Academy… Say hi to Jack McCain for me! (I can actually get you his AIM info if you want to know about the school)
Yes, it is John McCain’s son (went to high school with Jack).
Posted from: 69.228.246.102
December 16th, 2005 21:58
Jack goes to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD (as did his father). No USNA midshipman would want to be mistaken for a USMA cadet (nor vice versa).
Posted from: 206.165.129.10
December 16th, 2005 22:17
Excited to report that Caitlin Halpern got into Columbia! Way to go!
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
December 16th, 2005 23:00
Care to make a wager on that, Andrew? :)
Posted from: 67.188.241.101
December 17th, 2005 06:01
KUNAL RAYGOR - Harvard,
NEAL YUAN - Princeton,
Congratulations
Posted from: 70.241.70.165
December 17th, 2005 09:56
Williams Class of 2010
Posted from: 24.131.239.175
December 17th, 2005 10:14
I “go” to Pitt now (this is ambiguous since I actually teach for more hours than I go to classes), but will be most likely staying here for some time completing a Ph.D. program in History and Philosophy of Science. For any debaters who are applying, I can answer your questions about Pitt and the city.
While Pitt may make sense to you for specific academic reasons (it has many extremely reputable academic programs, as in Philosophy, Writing, Latin American Studies, International Relations, Engineering, Computer Science, etc.), for those concerned with costs, it is a rather inexpensive place to go to college since the city is economically depressed and because Pitt gives exorbitant amounts of scholarships. If you have a 1400 and are in the top 10% of your class, you more than likely will get at least full tuition. Also, because Pitt is a huge research institution, [paid] research and teaching positions are often made available to undergraduates. I’ve garnered close to $11000 in un-taxed research and teaching grants during 4 years here–and this isn’t atypical. Living off campus and eating out is really cheap as well. I currently pay $250 monthly to split a small house (yard, driveway, patio) with my girlfriend in a nice part of town, about a 30 minute walk from campus through a park–which is about 1/2 of what Pitt charges for on campus housing, and I’m sure even less than what CMU charges.
If anyone is interested in visiting any of the Pittsburgh schools (I also have some friends who go to Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne), I can more than likely hook you up with a place to stay. Email me at grm5 AT pitt . edu or IM me at umm nice tumor.
Best of luck to all the seniors,
Greg
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
December 17th, 2005 10:20
Washington DC is currently experiencing real estate hyperinflation; you’re looking at $900-$1000 for an unfurnished studio in a decent neighborhood…. yeah, but at least it’s not Pittsburgh. ;)
For those of you looking to buy a house (or rent), property values for a 2500 sq ft home average $800,000 and yearly gross property tax is slightly over $9k on that… yeah, not cheap ;)
Posted from: 131.229.177.243
December 17th, 2005 10:41
If anyone out there is hesitating on whether or not to send an application to Smith College, by all means, e-mail me. You’ll get to hear my “why Smith makes my life waaaay to complicated, even though I LOVE it here” pitch.
Also, if you’re thinking of attending another one of the 5 colleges (UMASS, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Amherst) and want an “outside” opinion on what sort of people go there, feel free contact me. Each school has a very distinct personality which is mapable onto a Scooby Doo character (Smith is Velma). It’s really rather fun to live in the Valley.
Best of luck to all.
Posted from: 70.114.246.67
December 17th, 2005 10:43
Rajiv Menon - George Washington U. - Congrats
Posted from: 69.200.227.242
December 17th, 2005 11:07
Such exciting times; I worked as a tour guide for a large part of two years at Stanford before getting fired for insubordination so this time of year has always been special to me.
I just thought it important to point out that anyone who values/requires regular insincere and baseless flattery from their university administrators should put Stanford near the very top of their list of places to spend four years building a resume likely to appeal to top investment banks and consulting firms. Better yet, because of its prominent international standing and consistently high US News and World Report ranking (#1 in 1997!), it’s fairly easy to eat lunch (and often dinner and aperitifs) for free *** EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR *** because lots of exceedingly important people show up on campus on a daily basis and the student groups who sponsor their visits have food budgets that absolutely defy reason (anyone who tries to rationalize this official policy is, at best, very Republican/gluttonous.) And this FREE food is almost always VERY good. And although many Stanford students will tell you that the regular campus food is terrible, they’re lying, likely because that’s what Stanford students are supposed to say to show that even though they’re otherwise superior mortals, they’re deep down just ordinary, jaded egomaniacs.
I suppose the one obvious downside I’d caution people of is that Stanford is a microcosm of reality in the sense that the Iranian government is sub-optimal but generally reasonable and fair. Anyone looking to remain an active part of the real world should probably go to some place like the University of California at Santa Barbara, where the people are said to be beautiful and sexually promiscuous.
Good luck everyone! This decision as to where to accumulate considerable debt or blow your parents’ money for four years is no small potatoes. If you apply to Stanford and get accepted, you should certainly give it serious consideration since you’ll have justification for assuming you’re better than most people until the day you die.
Posted from: 149.61.132.211
December 17th, 2005 11:24
I’m a freshman at Manhattan College and I know a lot about this school and a lot of other NYC schools and such, so if you have any questions/comments/whatever feel free to e-mail me at: sconcepcion@gmail.com . Or just drop me a line on AIM : nyreverie. I wish all the seniors luck! I knew how stressful it was, and trust me, you’ll be fine!! =)
Posted from: 206.165.129.10
December 17th, 2005 17:07
aj got into harvard!
Posted from: 206.165.129.10
December 17th, 2005 17:13
rachel got into swarthmore!!!!!!!
….she my best thing.
Posted from: 64.12.116.203
December 17th, 2005 17:16
The Yale Invitational ought to be amazing next year because Jon Gordon will be involved- congrats to a much deserving debater!
Posted from: 206.165.129.10
December 17th, 2005 17:20
no aj, you your best thing
Posted from: 206.165.129.10
December 17th, 2005 17:42
no aj, you your best thing
Posted from: 64.12.116.203
December 17th, 2005 18:05
Paul Wall, Master P, Chamillionaire, and lil wayne(still goes here) all went to the University of Houston. And so do I.
Posted from: 24.6.81.188
December 17th, 2005 21:32
In all honesty, though, that stuff about Stanford having random free food every day is true. It’s especially ridiculous at the beginning of the year when all the student groups are trying to get people to join them. I plan to forsake purchase of a meal plan next year just to see if I can survive purely off of mooching.
Posted from: 65.71.69.113
December 17th, 2005 21:44
congrats aj and rachel! yay!
come home soon!
Posted from: 65.71.69.113
December 17th, 2005 21:45
congrats aj and rachel! yay!
come home soon!
Posted from: 137.165.241.55
December 17th, 2005 22:07
Hi, I am an ex-debater from Millburn and am currently at Williams College. If anyone have any questions about the school or need a host/a place to stay while visiting Williams, send me an email and I would be glad to help. My email is above and my aim is tianyi7886.
Posted from: 137.165.241.55
December 17th, 2005 22:12
Hi, I am an ex-debater from Millburn and am currently at Williams College. If anyone have any questions about the school or need a host/a place to stay while visiting Williams, send me an email and I would be glad to help. My email is above and my aim is tianyi7886.
Posted from: 70.176.158.111
December 18th, 2005 11:14
Well, I haven’t been on this site a lot recently, but thanks to everyone for your well wishing, it’s been amazing.
Congratz to Bobby as well, don’t know you too well, maybe we’ll meet up later at some point.
Thanks for the offers from Chris and Dan, I’d love to email you at any later point if I have questions, and I’m also looking at the symbolic systems major Chris, it looks amazing.
Finally congratz to the other debaters I knew/know who got in: Jon Gordon at Yale, Kunal/Neal, that’s amazing, aj, will, mihir, all you other amazing harvard people.
Posted from: 71.139.200.140
December 18th, 2005 13:11
noah is awesome
Posted from: 69.86.99.61
December 18th, 2005 14:24
i dont really debate anymore but i still check vb regularly. amazing people here. i got into harvard ea
Posted from: 69.86.99.61
December 18th, 2005 14:24
i dont really debate anymore but i still check vb regularly. amazing people here. i got into harvard ea
Posted from: 69.86.99.61
December 18th, 2005 14:24
i dont really debate anymore but i still check vb regularly. amazing people here. i got into harvard ea
Posted from: 69.86.99.61
December 18th, 2005 14:25
i dont realy debate anymore but i check vb often. i got into harvard ea
Posted from: 67.42.94.243
December 18th, 2005 14:32
David Ayele: Stanford
Posted from: 69.23.246.38
December 27th, 2005 10:00
if anyone’s interested in Berkeley (especially from out-of-state), let me know, and I can tell you oodles of good stuff (and I suppose some bad if you want a balanced review).
As far as tuition is concerned, I pay out-of-state, and it’s in the upper 30Ks (which is still mildly cheaper than most private schools). It’s not horribly easy to get resident-status unless you’re financially independent from your parents or they plan to move out to Cali.
I could ramble forever about how amazing this school is, but for now I’ll just emphasize that you won’t find better/cheaper food pretty much anywhere (although rumor has it, Harvard and NYU have access to some great stuff too). You won’t find more hippies willing to trade pot for a Mt. Dew (that actually happened), more shops selling sunglasses for $5, etc., and it all comes with a beautiful campus that you don’t need a bike to get to class on.
And our sports teams are good. Woo.
Casey T-S
Posted from: 24.25.223.51
December 28th, 2005 20:49
Lea Yu was accepted EA to Yale
Posted from: 24.25.208.215
December 28th, 2005 21:00
And Joy Ding was accepted early to Harvard.
Posted from: 207.172.150.102
January 2nd, 2006 08:58
A little late, but I was deferred from Yale.