#Have to take either UMD or Cornell off my list (MechEng)

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magic schooner
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I already have a list of 5 I just need to pick 4 from that list (school policy).

List: USC, UIUC, Cornell, Northwestern, UMD

I EA/ REAed: Princeton (deferred somehow), GATech, Purdue, UMich

Reason not to apply to Cornell:
Location (not a lot to do nearby)
Hard to get in for RD

Reason not to apply to UMD:
I will not consider UMD if any of my EA schools accept me but they might not accept me at all

Yea that's kinda it. thanks

dark summit
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are you cs

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if so id take off umd

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they have an overall higher admit rate but they take a vast majority of cs admits EA

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also arguably they have the worst campus out of the CS t20s

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id say go for cornell

magic schooner
magic schooner
dark summit
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alr

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well umd campus does kinda suck

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corn is remote yeah but umd youre in the middle of the DC. metro, w heavy construction and no “college surrounding area” if you know what i mean

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its one i explicitly decided not to go for

magic schooner
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ah ic

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gotcha

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thanks parallax

dark summit
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np

grizzled dome
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Any acceptances so far?

magic schooner
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nuh uh

grizzled dome
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What are your safeties

magic schooner
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its in the UK but University of Bath

grizzled dome
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Oh ok

magic schooner
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US would be Purdue and UMD but ik they arent really safeties

grizzled dome
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As long as you have a safety, you're good

magic schooner
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yea

grizzled dome
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I'd also opt for Cornell in your case

magic schooner
grizzled dome
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Just shoot for the stars, if your safety is solid

magic schooner
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thank you

grizzled dome
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And Purdue and UMD aren't safeties for ME

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Yeah of course

magic schooner
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but cuz im full pay i want to make my money's worth ya know

grizzled dome
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Well, they are solid options

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Especially Purdue

magic schooner
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ikr haha

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i really hope i get in if not its so joever

grizzled dome
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But yeah in your case I'd definitely apply to Cornell

magic schooner
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aight bet

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thanks

slow bobcat
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if you haven’t applied to umd yet (ea) it will be very hard to get in

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~90% of their incoming class is accepted during EA

magic schooner
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yea no UMD wasnt on my list before

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well that means im fucked

slow bobcat
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probably umd rd tbh

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they don’t release the breakdown of acceptance rates for ea/rd but ive hear rumors that it’s below 10% rd

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just apply wherever u think would be a better fit at this point

magic schooner
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alright

somber lynx
slow bobcat
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direct admission to cs is very competitive

dark summit