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exboyfil

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3. I lived in California from 2nd to 9th grade

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 12:03 PM

Aug 2018

I always wonder what would have happened if I had stayed in the state. Most likely I would have gone to one of the Cal State schools and not to University of California system (probably would not have had the grades). I did end up at Purdue University after graduating high school in Mississippi. I kind of think I was an affirmative action admission into the engineering program (getting diversity from other states). While I had a good ACT (31) and a ROTC scholarship, I was definitely not in the top 10 to 15 of my graduating class (it was an exceptional class in my opinion).

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Money magazine: These Are the 727 Best Colleges in America [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 OP

These lists to some degree are meaningless exboyfil Aug 2018 #1

I agree (that the lists tend to be meaningless). mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #2

I lived in California from 2nd to 9th grade exboyfil Aug 2018 #3

These polls are meaningless snowybirdie Aug 2018 #4

If your child has an excellent academic record exboyfil Aug 2018 #5