Why University of 'X' is your #1 choice

[naoj]

Why do u/did u wanna go to oxford/cambridge/warwick/harvard/yale/UM/USM...where ever??? Regardless of country. OR better yet, if u didn't get into the uni of your choice (at time of application), where are u now and are u happy?

I figured this would be a good way to expose people to first hand info about institutions of tertiary education. And to what others have to say about where ever one may end up.

Here's my two cents.

I wanna go to :

1. Stanford - weather rocks. I'm the scared of cold type. Reese Witherspoon and Chelsea clinton went there. And c'mon it's like STANFORD man !!
2. U Chicago - So quirky, so interesting. Everything about the uni screams "We're different and we love ourselves for it!" Plus the "Life of the Mind" prospectus thingy was FANTASTIC.
3. Brown - Preppy + individualistic. Combinations like that don't come that often.

I wonder if this thread will stay alive...

[chenchow]

I would look at it from the perspective of how much we utilize the advantageous that each university brings to us. It is not really the question of getting there, but more the question of how we are going to utilize it.

Each of us should set a target of what we hope to achieve in our tertiary education and try to stretch beyond it. It would be great if we could achieve what we desire. It is simply too sad for me, to see so many Malaysians or rather Asians who get to the States or whereever in the world for that matter and not making full use of the exposure and opportunities there.

Moreover, there are a lot of international exposure that you would be able to get irrespective of where you go to study. A lot of international conferences which are free or heavily subsidized are available and you just have to make use of it. The same goes to research, public lectures etc.

[el_empty]

i've met SO many people from brown who hate it there. besides, a "preppy" school isn't exactly a great thing, since prepiness comes with superficiality, elitis, arrogance, and all your other stereotypes that could be quite true.

[masterof_none]

Originally Posted by naoj

Why do u/did u wanna go to oxford/cambridge/warwick/harvard/yale/UM/USM...where ever??? Regardless of country. OR better yet, if u didn't get into the uni of your choice (at time of application), where are u now and are u happy?

I figured this would be a good way to expose people to first hand info about institutions of tertiary education. And to what others have to say about where ever one may end up.

Here's my two cents.

I wanna go to :

1. Stanford - weather rocks. I'm the scared of cold type. Reese Witherspoon and Chelsea clinton went there. And c'mon it's like STANFORD man !!

2. U Chicago - So quirky, so interesting. Everything about the uni screams "We're different and we love ourselves for it!" Plus the "Life of the Mind" prospectus thingy was FANTASTIC.
3. Brown - Preppy + individualistic. Combinations like that don't come that often.

I wonder if this thread will stay alive...

Apart from academic experience, I think the decision to go to a specific college is arbitrary. For USC, I think we're first being seduced by
the fancy brochures and for the fact that we're in LA and Star Wars maker George Lucas was here, (or Will Farrel was here too).
Or maybe we're have a great football team etc.

I agree with the weather. But you forgot one more thing, you must love to stay at The Farm to go to Stanford .

Apart from the supply side economist preacher Milton Friedman, I know almost nothing about the U Chicago. I heard the economics department is great, rivalling UC Berkeley and MIT (or maybe Harvard).

Anyways, the decision is arbitrary. Some people like big campus, small campus, football team, weather, but I think the decision would be heavily influenced by the department (and overall) ranking of the school (or , the degree of coolness of the school).

If you give me one more chance to go to another school in the US, my top school is still a West Coast school . Maybe Cal Poly or UW in Seattle.

Originally Posted by el_empty

i've met SO many people from brown who hate it there. besides, a "preppy" school isn't exactly a great thing, since prepiness comes with superficiality, elitis, arrogance, and all your other stereotypes that could be quite true.

Brown is "preppy"? That's new to me. Did you perhaps confuse it with the Princeton?

[byzhanii_bogn]

okies, i might perhaps still 2 years from entering any university, but, i do have some choices in mind.

1. Moscow Medical Academy - it's the 2nd in the world (in medcine)
2. Harvard - (perhaps for some further education after my general degree) it's just got me so excited, even mentioning the name.
3. Oxford - man, who won't want to be there?
4. Irish Royal Medical School - Mahathir and his wife got a master here...
5. Cambridge - well, so far, there's only one from kuching enters medicine here, i might as well be the first guy from kuching to be there...
6. King's College - just love it

well, i know, i might sound erm - too ambitious, but as the proverb goes, aim for the moon, even if you didn't reach the moon, you land among the stars!

so, these are certainly my goals, although i know i couldn't possibly got them all... in fact, i might only end up in some unknown ukraine university... lol!

[digimushu]

...
Cambridge - well, so far, there's only one from kuching enters medicine here, i might as well be the first guy from kuching to be there...

Sorry to burst your bubble but I know a guy from Kuching that is doing medicine there. You wont be the first one.

I had dream schools, too but after visiting those schools, I find them to be overrated. Frankly, I'd rather achieve the best with where life or fate has put me.



However, Good luck to those who aspire for their dream universities!

[Ic3b3rg]

Originally Posted by naoj

Why do u/did u wanna go to oxford/cambridge/warwick/harvard/yale/UM/USM...where ever??? Regardless of country. OR better yet, if u didn't get into the uni of your choice (at time of application), where are u now and are u happy?

I figured this would be a good way to expose people to first hand info about institutions of tertiary education. And to what others have to say about where ever one may end up.

Here's my two cents.

I wanna go to :

1. Stanford - weather rocks. I'm the scared of cold type. Reese Witherspoon and Chelsea clinton went there. And c'mon it's like STANFORD man !!
2. U Chicago - So quirky, so interesting. Everything about the uni screams "We're different and we love ourselves for it!" Plus the "Life of the Mind" prospectus thingy was FANTASTIC.
3. Brown - Preppy + individualistic. Combinations like that don't come that often.

I wonder if this thread will stay alive...

1. stanford rocks....period...... weather.....still cold compared to malaysia.... but yeah i love the weather here.....sometimes more than the one in malaysia.
2. "we are different" ? hmm stanford likes to scream that phrase too . A LOT. even more than that....... students here like to scream "I am different."
3.
i wanted to go to oxford. like ...its my dream uni.....don't know why. ..... just felt that it is my grand desire. until i realized that engineering students for JPA go to america.....not UK....sighs.....proof of my great ignorance.

hmm..... desire to make the most of the university? right now i am still trying to balance my time and energy.... making full use of the university's resources is important i suppose, but right now i am just trying to survive here......good luck to all those aspiring high-achievers.....

[gal_flower]

U of Chicago has a great economics department...even people who are not majoring in econs will take a class or two of econs just because it's good here...

I'm here...freezing my toes off...I wouldn't really say U of C is the best place to be...it really depends what you like and you don't like....I like it here but I wouldn't say that for everyone...=) anyone applying here can always drop me a line!

[el_empty]

Originally Posted by prince

Brown is "preppy"? That's new to me. Did you perhaps confuse it with the Princeton?

i guess it's a personal experience thing. there are the preppy kids and there are the hippy kids. how do you confuse rhode island with new jersey? haha.. btw to sidetrack i have a view of NJ from my office, and the sun sets over the cranberry state every evening. ahh..