College Application Results!
In approximate list of desirability.
| School | Location | Accepted? |
| Stanford University | Palo Alto, CA | No |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Priority Wait Listed (Withdrew) |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | No |
| Harvery Mudd College | Claremont, CA | No |
| California Institute of Technology | Pomona, CA | No |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | Yes (Attending) |
| … | … | … |
| … | … | … |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | Yes |
Update 3/29:
No Stanford. While I didn’t expect to get it, it was still my dream school (literally, I had a couple dreams about the campus!). I’ll hear from Cornell on Monday, very excited for that!
Update 3/31:
No Cornell or Harvey Mudd, and priority wait listed at Carnegie Mellon. I still feel pretty good about the Mellon, as I can apply to different sub-colleges, and I’m on the priority wait list. And, things always seem to turn out pretty good for me! Regardless of what happens, I’ll have Rensselaer to fall back on, and they’ve given a me a TON of money, so that’s still a very good option. Though its last on my list (OSU doesn’t count), I still regard it pretty highly and would still like to go there!
Update 4/1:
I took a virtual tour of the RPI campus using Google StreetView and Microsoft Live Local. It looks nice! And bigger than I thought. I also checked out their full list of clubs, and needless to say, I’m quite excited about their DDR club. Lots of fun things to do at Rensselaer! I think I’ve successfully rationalized not being accepted anywhere else.
Update 4/27:
After visiting both Rensselaer and Carnegie Mellon, I decided I liked RPI much better. As such, I’ve withdrawn from the CMU wait list, and have alerted RPI that I intend to attend! I’m very excited, and can’t wait for the fall!