#Bowdoin vs Washington and Lee (PLEASE help)

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lone tusk
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major: econ, poli sci, or comp sci
cost: both are comfortably affordable (almost full rides) i want to think of this without price as a factor because one does cost more but i don’t want that to sway my decision

Bowdoin Pros:

  • more prestigious
  • small tight-knit community
  • better dorms
  • slightly better food
  • prettier campus
  • more outdoors events
  • no greek life
  • the students seem happy from youtube vids??

Bowdoin Cons:

  • weather (i come from an extremely cold environment already, kind of wanted a change but it’s not a deal breaker)
  • doesn’t seem to have many on-campus events?
  • fairly dead party culture. ivies (their supposed best concert) seemed so dead 😭
  • less chance for internship opportunities
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W&L Pros:

  • spring terms (4 week terms where students focus in on one class/project + often with a trip abroad!)
  • experiential learning (washington term where there’s an internship to dc, investment banking internships)
  • mock convention (seems fun and unique)
  • weather (warmer)

W&L Cons:

  • EXTREME party culture. frats DOMINATE the social scene.
  • only 3% intl population with low minority group populations. more rich white people (potential for racism — i’m east asian lol )
  • secluded (and less close to nicer cities, so less to do)
  • less recognition + prestige? idk they’re about the same ish

i would prefer a middle type party scene tbh but i ended up with the 2 extremes sadly.

I’m extremely indecisive. I genuinely really need help. i’m so confused about w&l’s social science. especially since i can’t find a single w&l student making youtube videos about the school

i care about being happy during college (this includes everything from partying to weather) but i also care about getting internship opportunities and the uni’s abilities to help me eventually work in the US.

desert junco
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bowdoin imo

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why would u say less internship opportunities at bowdoin vs WL

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not sure if u know this but bowdoin is actually closer to boston than WL is to washington DC

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how often would u even party anyways lol

strange sable
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it sounds like you like Bowdoin more

lone tusk
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the spring term is so alluring tho 😭 but ik it’s only 4 weeks of the entire experience

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and also i’m scared about deflation at bowdoin tbh

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if i ever want to try to transfer that is

desert junco
lone tusk
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it does? all ik is that you can very barely use the pass/fail option at bowdoin

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so that makes it really tricky

desert junco
lone tusk
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isn’t that from a really long time ago tho? the current students say bowdoin makes it hard 😦

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but thank u sm for all ur help thus far

desert junco
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and each student has a diff experience

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like what major they take

lone tusk
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honestly i should just go w my gut and my gut has been saying bowdoin for awhile now

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the thing is i didn’t research into w&l very well

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and i didn’t even give it a chance until i freaked out today

desert junco
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im sure u will be fine if u are happy and u work hard at either of these two

desert junco
lone tusk
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i literally didn’t even know spring terms existed 😭😭 it’s the first thing on the “academics” thing

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and i got the johnson scholar at w&l too

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so the full ride is kinda hard to pass up

desert junco
lone tusk
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but meh bowdoin is affordable and that’s all that matters

desert junco
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which part of asia r u from btw

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WL is like 70% white

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not sure if u would be comfortable with that

lone tusk
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east asia/mongolia

desert junco
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oiccc

lone tusk
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how do u know so much about these unis btw?

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or at least seem to

desert junco
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cuz i applied to them lmao

lone tusk
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oh lmao gotcha, where are you committing now if u don’t mind me asking?

desert junco
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bowdoin was in my top 5 at one point and i was finna apply ed2

desert junco
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i actually applied there last minute cuz i had a slot left LOL

lone tusk
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woaaah congrats bro fr

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i also applied to bowdoin last minute to the point where i didn’t even remember applying 😭

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weird how things turn out

desert junco
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yea it is pretty weird

lone tusk
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i’m now infinitely glad i applied

desert junco
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i wasnt seriously considering before last month lmao

lone tusk
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boston was my ideal city

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shall visit often!! ahah

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also btw do uk anything about UK schools? my next decision will be between bowdoin and ucl

desert junco
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but i think u should just go w ur gut cuz the differences in the long-run with these 2 colleges will be marginal at best

desert junco
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why what about it

lone tusk
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UCL or bowdoin would u say?

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these lacs rank so lowly on the world rankings my parents are giving me so much shit 💀

desert junco
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between ucl and bowdoin

lone tusk
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i applied for a full ride scholarship and it comes out late mayb

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may*

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lone tusk
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so if i get that scholarship

desert junco
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u have time to decide

lone tusk
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yes yes i’m 100% committing for now

desert junco
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cuz they are focused on the undergrad experience

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and not pumping out research output

lone tusk
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that’s what i keep telling themmm ahaha

desert junco
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hence why brown and dartmouth

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are also low af

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for ivies

lone tusk
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but it’s pretty crazy how bowdoin’s ranked like 20-40 in the US

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but 1100 in the world 😭

desert junco
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lmao yea 💀

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ucl is not too bad

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but idk i dont like london

lone tusk
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have u ever been?

desert junco
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and the weather seems a bit gloomy

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yea a couple times

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i also have like a dozen friends studing highschool in london and they are all tryna move out lol

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but overall its a p good city, just couldn't envision myself staying there long-term

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do take into consideration

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that if u go to ucl

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ur major will be extremely specialized

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and u will have little room to explore

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other academic interests

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within ur course

lone tusk
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very true

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and i’m very undecided tbh

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i got accepted into the course social sciences and data science

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which incorporates econ poli sci and comp sci

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but idk tbh they say u can transfer courses

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so thank u for the heads up, shall definitely keep it in mind

desert junco
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imo

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if u go to either WL or bowdoin cuz ur still undecided

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and u find the major ur passionate about

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u can transfer more easily to another institution that will allow u to specialize

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cuz of how US colleges work

lone tusk
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oh that is true

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but i also heard that the whole prestige hopping thing with transfers barely work

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cause you have to have a VALID reason

desert junco
lone tusk
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or going from a b or a tier college to the ivies is seen as stupid (which i kinda get tbh)

lone tusk
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i shall see

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you’re a us citizen right?

desert junco
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no im intl

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lul

lone tusk
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oh whaaat from where?

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and i thought that boston college didn’t give aid? are u full pay?

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lone tusk
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there’s barely any financial aid for intls esp when transferring 😦 but we shall see if i even hate it enough

desert junco
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im lucky that my parents are willing and able to pay though

desert junco
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but u can get into some great grad programs from LACs

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if u want to specialize

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ik an alum from my highschool who went to ithaca college

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for physics

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now shes at northwestern phd

lone tusk
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i don’t think i want to go to grad school tbh

desert junco
lone tusk
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but getting a work visa is so annoyingly complicated

desert junco
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its not for everyone

desert junco
lone tusk
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do u wanna live in the US?

desert junco
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yes lol

lone tusk
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marriage it is 🤩

desert junco
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i wouldnt risk full pay if i didnt want to noooo

desert junco
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fr

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thats the most straightforward route

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but also the hardest

lone tusk
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yeah gotta fall in love during college fr

desert junco
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the UK is making it marginally easier for u to remain after graduation

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if immigration is one of ur goals

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but canada is always an option from the usa

lone tusk
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i wish uoft gave me a bigger scholarship

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i think i might’ve preferred uoft over bowdoin with it’s guaranteed visa

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did u apply to canada at all? or was it 100% US all the way?

desert junco
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i applied to uoft, western and queens in canada

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they were all hella stingy

lone tusk
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man how many schools did u apply to? ahah

desert junco
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with scholarships

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like 25 in total lol

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i just wanted to see where i could end up

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canada was hella tempting

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for the ez visa

lone tusk
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RIGHT

desert junco
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like its actually legit deflation and not the us "deflation"

lone tusk
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the us visa is very contingent upon social factors and being mid looking does not help

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oh true

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3 of my friends are going to uoft

desert junco
desert junco
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idk uoft

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is like bama

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but canadian

lone tusk
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ok ok i’m gonna deny all my other unis rn

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i’m weirdly inclined to say i’m going to like the university of mississippi when they ask where i committed

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#messuptheirdata lmaooo

desert junco
lone tusk
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and also make them wonder, are we worse than the uni of mississippi🤨🤨

desert junco
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decline harvard 😈

lone tusk
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i tried to convince them of urochester

desert junco
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but as an econ major u should weigh up these opportunity costs troll

lone tusk
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but it costs 13k more

desert junco
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and maximize ur utility

desert junco
lone tusk
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so despite me liking it’s environment

desert junco
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13k a year

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or total

lone tusk
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it is not 13k better than bowdoin yk

desert junco
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cuz bowdoin is a steal if its close to a full ride

lone tusk
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13k a year MORE than bowdoin

desert junco
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oh shiddd

lone tusk
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bowdoin’s actually not that close to a full ride tbh

desert junco
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yea they are basically on the same level anyways

lone tusk
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it’s 12k cost of attendance

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per year

desert junco
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oh thats not too bad

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i think thats a fair value for what u get

lone tusk
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true and they’re giving a free macbook, ipad and apple pencil 😩😩

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lmaoo me justifying things

desert junco
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sheesh 🔥 😈

lone tusk
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even tho that’s only like 3k in the grand scheme of things

desert junco
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lmfao

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its still 3k

lone tusk
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man an actual full ride sounded really smexy tho

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i was gonna even email and ask them to give me money for plane tickets lmaooo

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getting greedy

desert junco
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imo they probably spend more on u than u do on them

desert junco
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girlbossing

lone tusk
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ok denying drexel first because they suck at aid

desert junco
lone tusk
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also i really wanted to go to umich 😭 why couldn’t they offer any aid at all 😦

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:(*

desert junco
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kinda random but i was finna apply to the UK armed forces last year LOL

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thought my fam was broke asf

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and couldnt afford college

lone tusk
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lmao but then u found out y’all can actually pay 60-80k a year? 😭

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damn do ur parents act like ur broke or smth

desert junco
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lone tusk
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guess that’s how they can stay wealthy

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bro drexel doesn’t have a deny option lmao

desert junco
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u dont even have to reply to them

lone tusk
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true

desert junco
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u can just leave it alone if u dont wanna go

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lmao

lone tusk
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everyone says they don’t like denying colleges

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i do ✊🏻✊🏻

desert junco
lone tusk
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makes me feel like i got the power 😤😤

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got denied from like 20 fucking schools

desert junco
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u do got the power 💪

lone tusk
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MY TURN

desert junco
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SHEESH🔥

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did u apply to anywhere else in the uk

lone tusk
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ok franklin and marshall was my first decision

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first to be denied 😤

desert junco
lone tusk
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and yes

desert junco
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sadge i feel bad for denying grinnell

lone tusk
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durham, exeter, edinburgh, and sheffield

desert junco
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they were the only school who gave me a reasonable cost of attendance

desert junco
lone tusk
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did u already deny them?

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how much would it have costed

desert junco
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yea 😩

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like 40k

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coa

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i probably wouldve gone if it was in a better location

lone tusk
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not bad at alllll

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wait btw

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i’m on the waitlist for 13 schools lmao

desert junco
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lmfaoooo

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wtf

lone tusk
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idk which ones i would go to if i got off

desert junco
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whats the list

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of schools

lone tusk
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could u by any chance tell me anything about the ones uk?

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i am very uneducated about these schools 😭

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almost full need intl shotgunning so

desert junco
lone tusk
desert junco
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how did u get into your schools without research 💀

lone tusk
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i feel like only the top 3 are better than bowdoin

desert junco
lone tusk
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template AF

desert junco
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top 3 are better than bowdoin 100%

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id say hamilton, wes and grinnel are on the same level

lone tusk
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hmm interesting

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maybe i should consider based on fit then

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bro pls pray for me

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really wanna get off any of the 3 waitlists

desert junco
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but wesleyan has a better location?

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idek

lone tusk
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🙄prestige whore🙄

desert junco
lone tusk
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thank u ✊🏻

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i got a tarot card reading about it

desert junco
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LMAOOO

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what 💀

lone tusk
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they not only said i wouldn’t get off but it was one of the MOST negative responses i could’ve gotten 😭😭

desert junco
lone tusk
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they said “NO WAY IN HELL ARE U GETTING OFF”

desert junco
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did u do it urself

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idk how u go about getting a reading

lone tusk
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ok whatever tarot card reading is jack shit anyways 🤬

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my friend did it on me

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but i own cards

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ima become a really good tarot card reader after my ap exams fr

desert junco
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oh lmfao

lone tusk
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i’ll do a reading on u if you want

desert junco
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💀

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sure

lone tusk
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ahahaha ok i’ll let u know whenever i figure it out

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the cards are so aesthetically pleasing tho

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lmao i love how everyone can read all our convos if they wanted to

desert junco
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why did u apply to the USA and UK from mongolia btw

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i thought a lot of mongolians go to japan and stuff for college

lone tusk
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wait how’d you know that??

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a lot cause i used to romanticize the US way too much

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now not so much

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but i still want to go to a school w school spirit and a social life

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and the US seemed like the best option for that

desert junco
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esp the social life part LOL

lone tusk
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yooo just committed oh my god @desert junco

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i kinda regret it what??

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ugh stupid paranoia brain

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but wow

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that feels weird

desert junco
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