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8 june 2006 college the stentorian I ncssm Sophia Sullivan First-choice school: either Stanford or Princeton Also applied to: NC State, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Arizona State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Anticipated major: Operations Research Extracurricular activities: marching band at old high school, along with other clubs, in some plays, RLA Scholarships: Rose-Hulman merit scholarship, Watson Scholar ship and the Home-Builder’s association scholarship Hardest part of high school: “Learning how to deal with re sponsibility at NCSSM particularly. Learning to make lists and check them off, follow up with people, etc. And balancing my academics with exercise, free time, sleeping and any other duties was really hard.” Results: Sophia had a very specific college vision and Rose-Hul man Institute of Technology in Indiana fit and is where she will be attending college. “What I was looking for in a school was kind of unique. I wanted a small engineering school devoted entirely to undergradu ate education, and Rose-Hulman is exactly that. When I vis ited, I loved the campus, people, and the professors I met.” While Sophia had specific needs from the college she chose, she also has a very focused plan for her future. “I would like to become an Operations Re search consultant years in the fu ture. Hard work and focus are the only things that will get me there.” Emme Johnston First-choice school: “I wanted to go to all of them.” Also applied to: Mount Holyoke, Barnard College, Browi College, Smith College, Wellesley College Anticipated major: undecided major, but currently thin environmental studies, statistics or English. Minor in mus Extracurricular activities: played cello in the Triangle Orchestra, and the North Carolina Honors Orchestra as we! Brevard Music Festival, started NCSSM’s Music Club, pr community service activities Scholarships: Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, Nicholi STRIDE research award from Smith College and a leader Hardest part of high school: “Learning to have ‘me’ tii my other responsibilities that I forget to give myself timi have fun.” Results: Emme was introduced to Moimt Holyoke College to attend the Mass, school next year. “I went to a summer camp in Massachusetts the su decided that it would be a good time to visit some colleges much from this first [visit to Moimt Holyoke], but when I' ‘real’ college visit, I remember being impressed by the be that students do not have to do housekeeping.” Ben Reinhardt First-choice school: Kimberly Applewhite First-choice school: New York University Also applied to: UNC-CH, Columbia, Wake Forest, Brigham Young University, NC Central University, Wellesley, Randolph- Macon Woman’s College,Yale. Anticipated Major: psychology, possible minor in English/ American Literature Extracurricular activities: plays piano, piccolo, flute, alto sax, member of Math Club at old school, head of 2006 Africa Fest, choreographer for the Wizard of Oz, member of several service organizations, participates in church youth group, church every day before school Scholarships: a $25,000 renewable scholarship to NYU, one-time award from National Achievement Corporation scholarship and Junior Miss pageant scholarship Hardest part about high school: time management Results: Next fall, Kim will start college at her “dream” school, NYU. “I heard about it at my old school, but it was definitely just a dream then. I’ve been on their mailing list since then, so my interest in it has gradually increased over the years. NYU seemed like an excellent school for all the different fields I was interested in, so if I changed my mind while in school, I’d still be in a good place.” Kim intends on utilizing her scholarship and the location and variety offered at NYU to pursue her future goals. “I want to be either a psychologist or a juvenile lawyer, so I’m going to spend time in college trying to figure out exactly what each of those entails. I plan on getting some internships through the scholars program I’m in, so I’ll have some experience.” none Also applied to: Duke, State, MIT, Princeton, Caltech Anticipated major: some kind of engineering, maybe aerospace Extracurricular activities: Sci ence Bowl, Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl, Ultimate Frisbee, Robotics Team, Latin Club, Research Scholarships: none Hardest part of high school: “Learning that life is more than just getting your homework done and sitting in your room.” Results: Ben chose to make the move across the country to attend Caltech, and will be facing many changes. “Obviously, I won’t be as close to home, especially so, since I live in Chapel Hill. I’ll go home all of three times a year for spring, summer and winter breaks. I’ll also probably be doing a junk load more work.” The extreme distance away made the decision more difficult for Ben and made Caltech harder for his parents to ac cept. “I’m not exactly happy about moving to the other side of the country. Obviously my mom isn’t happy about me being on the other side of the country either. [My family] just went along with whatever f chose.” Dave Shaw First-choice school: UNC-Asheville Also applied to: UNC-CH, Chowan University Anticipated major: either literature or philosophy Extracurricular activities: varsity soccer freshman and sophomore year, IM soccer junior and senior year, started Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club as a senior Hardest part of high school: “Probably getting out of bed for the first class, whenever it may have been. There’s always been the temptation to just stare at the ceiling. Finding motivation, would be my guess” Results: Dave made the easy decision to attend UNC-A next year. “I hear about their great humanities department, small campus size and great location and was hooked. I love the mountains, so it was an easy pick. I took a trip to campus over Thanksgiving and loved it. The town was beautiful, and the professors were actually pretty interesting.” His choice was not as easy for his mother to accept. “My mom was very reluctant to let me attend because my parent’s house is about 7.5 hours from Asheville, but she really thought it was pretty so she let me go.” Mary Eannarino First-choice school: Davidson and Kenyon Also applied to: Grinnell, UNC-CH, UNC-A, Connecticut lege, Bryn Mawr, NYU Anticipated major: undecided Extracurricular activities: varsity soccer freshman and so more years, cross country sophomore year, involved in to Youth Council, church youth group, MPC, involved in 3 th productions. Model UN, been a part of the Sustainability c tion and Durham Outreach Scholarships: Presidential Scholarship from Davidson Hardest part of high school: “I think mostly some of the s aspects, especially before I came here. In high school pe can be really critical and unkind just because they re inse But I think everyone is insecure: we’re all trying to figuri who we are and how we fit in.” Results: Once Dr. Miller recommended Davidson to her, I added the North Carolina private school to her list ofcoHeg apply to, and after touring chose Davidson to attend next j “I went to visit in October last year, and I fep with the school. The campus was beautiful, the students all friendly and really nice, and the classes I went to werg ^ challenging and interesting.” One thing to consider in the decision making pr( for Mary was the loss of the tuition grant earned by all NCS graduates. “My college isn’t out of state but it is pP'^ate, so I did lose my grant money. It did make it a httle harder to turn down Carolina, just because it’s such a good school and costs very little to NCSSM sm- dents. But I think that Davidson will be a good h* 'ate, Z for me”
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