by Amanda Rodrigues
Major: Psychology/Biology
Number of colleges applied to: 11
Top 5 college choices: Boston College, Tufts, Holy Cross, UMass Amherst, John St. Vernon
# 1 School: Boston College (Accepted)
Thoughts on application process: “Pretty hard, it is very time consuming and you definitely can’t wait till the last minute.”
Was it a safe/reach school: Reach
Will money have an effect on your college choice: “If I can get a reasonable amount of money it can definitely affect where I go. If I get a huge amount of money in scholarships for a certain college like Umass Amherst, I would go there.”
Major: Mathematics/Computer Science
Number of colleges applied to: 11
Top 5 college choices: Tufts, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Trinity, Princeton
# 1 School: Tufts (Pending)
Thoughts on application process: “Not easy but wasn’t really stressed out about it.”
Was it a safe/reach school: N/A
Will money have an effect on your college choice: “No, I didn’t even apply for financial aid.”
Major: Undecided
Number of colleges applied to: 4
Top college choices: Worcester State University, Becker, Anna Maria, Quinsig
# 1 School: Worcester (Denied)
Thoughts on application process: “It was easy because I knew where I wanted to apply.”
Was it a safe/reach school: N/A
Will money have an effect on your college choice: “Yes, Because I’m paying for school myself. Since I didn’t get into my number 1 school, I’ll go to Quinsig for two years to get my associates degree then transfer to Worcester.”
Major: Criminal Justice
Number of colleges applied to: Worcester State University, Quinsig
Top college choices: Worcester State University, Quinsig
# 1 School: Worcester (Denied)
Thoughts on application process: “It was hard trying to figure out what college I wanted to go to.”
Was it a safe/reach school: N/A
Will money have an effect on your college choice: “No, but my GPA really did though. Most colleges look at your GPA, and since I wanted to go to Worcester for football, I’m going to have to go to Quinsig and transfer to Worcester later.”
