What college did you go to and why did you choose it?

Answer 1

UNLV. It was close to home, and had good credentials.
And I didn't want to leave Vegas.

Answer 2

Vassar.

I applied to lots of elite colleges in the Northeast and got in everywhere, but I chose Vassar because:

Their philosophy, religion, history, political science, art history, film, and classics departments were outstanding. All the professors had terminal degrees, were widely published, and had international reputations. And you could design your own major if you wanted to.

There were no insane course distribution or "Gen Ed" requirements. I took Calculus in high school, and I had no desire to study math again. Ever.

The size of the college was small (2600 students). I did not want to attend a huge and impersonal university. The way I figured it, grad school was the time to attend a huge doctoral-granting university. (And Vassar's grad school placement rate was through the roof.)

Student/faculty ratio was low. I wanted small seminar-type classes, and the opportunity to really get to know my professors. That's exactly what I got. Sometimes the professors held classes in their homes. We drank wine, stayed late, and talked and talked about the course material. I loved that.

It was a 40 minute, $3 train ride from NYC.

It was only about a 4 hour drive from my parents' home. It was far enough away, but not so far that I'd have to fly home for winter break.

They gave me a whopping financial aid package.

There were no sororities or fraternities.

I liked its history of dedication to the education of women, but I also liked the fact that it had been co-ed for a long time.

The admissions tour sealed the deal. The minute I saw the gorgeous campus, the diversity of students, and most importantly, the campus culture which valued the passionate pursuit of one's studies, my other top choices (Yale, Smith, Wellesley) dropped to "second best." I knew I wanted to be there. No regrets. At all.

Answer 3

UC Berkeley!

1. Top Tier. Reputation should be able to carry it on its own, but why stop there?
2. Price. As a California resident, my tuition was about $4k per semester. My 4 years at Berkeley cost less than 3 semester I spent at USC for grad school.
3. Local flavor. Berkeley is just a hip town and there's so much stuff going on. San Francisco is a 20 minute BART ride away. Decent weather, great food, interesting people.
4. Ruled out the other schools that accepted me. I liked UCLA but hated Westwood. UC San Diego gave me a creepy feeling. UC Santa Barbara was vetoed by my parents 'cause it's a party school.

Answer 4

I chose City University of New York - Hunter College because of my priorities (in order)

1. Money - $2,174 a semester - I didn't see the point in paying $40,000 a year to go to a school like NYU because a degree is a degree; you earn the grades.
2. Location - I didn't want to dorm because my parents are still paying off the mortgage to our house. Why live somewhere else when my own is isn't even paid off?
3. Program - Hunter has the best nursing program in the city.

Hope I helped!

Answer 5

I am currently attending University of Missouri-Columbia (mizzou). I chose it because it was a good school. It has amazing research. I am in the biological engineering major. I did not choose this school because of partying or any of that. I don't do that.

Answer 6

I chose Central Michigan University because it had the majors I was considering, was close to home, has a beautiful campus which is not too big but not crowded either, great dorms, etc.

Answer 7

keuka college....located in upsate NY

it has a required internship every year (you get the whole month of january off to complete it and can go literally ANYWHERE), so you get to test out different fields before declaring a major.

it's gorgeous, located right on keuka lake (as in, you can do your homework on a bench on the shore).

it's small and the faculty are awesome - they'll get to know you and provide one-on-one support as needed.

they offered the majors i was interested in - a dual certification program in special and elementary education as well as american sign language...

check it out! it was a great experience for me!