The First Response!

Although I have no followers, I received my first suggestion! It's a good one too! And yes, I did post my blog on Dan Bergstein's Facebook. If you don't know who he is you should look it up. 

Hey Emily,

I saw your post on Dan Bergstein's about your blog, and I was wondering what exactly you're doing? I checked it out, but it still wasn't clear to me; I'm assuming that you're asking people to talk about their college? <--Yes, I am!

Anyway, based on your description of yourself on your blog, I really encourage you to look up Oberlin College at oberlin.edu. It is an excellent and small liberal arts school and tends to have a lot of quirky, hipster, and hippie-ish students. You mentioned that you play the cello. If you're a serious musician, Oberlin has an excellent, somewhat famous music conservatory. If you apply to Oberlin, you can apply to be a music student at the Conservatory, or just a student at the College. Both are great options. If you want, you can apply for a double degree at the Conservatory and the College- you earn your degree over five years, instead of four.

Wow. People are so helpful. And it gets better after my reply. Read.


Well, if you're getting a degree from both the College and the Conservatory, you get a degree over five years; if you're in just one school, then it's the typical four. And of course you can post this on your blog.

If Oberlin interests you, I think you should also look into schools like Vassar, Middlebury, Grinnell, Kenyon, and other small liberal arts schools. Good luck with your college search! Starting now is a REALLY good idea.

PS: Another fun fact: Oberlin students play Quidditch.


QUIDDITCH!!!!! I love Harry Potter. Awesome. Thanks, Erica!

WHO AM I?

I am emily. I am 15. But you know that already because I wrote it in the nifty description!

Now to elaborate. I am a sophomore in high school. I know it sounds a bit silly that I am already starting a blog about choosing a college, but really it’s not. In fact, I feel pretty smart right about now. My plan is I will actually have a sense of where I want to go before the last minute. And maybe, if this works out the way I want it to, I can help other people get an idea of where they want to go as well!

Oops, I got off topic. More about me. I usually wouldn’t tell people about my school life, but I suppose school is an important part of going to college. I am in the PIB program, which means I am supposed to start IB next year as a junior. Not sure about that either…AP sounds good too. I have good grades, mostly A’s. I’m in yearbook, which is tons of fun, mostly because I LOVE photography. And talking to people. But don’t assume I want to do journalism. Because I don’t know that, either. My sport of choice is jump rope (I don’t feel like explaining right now), but I also plan on playing tennis in the spring. I play cello. As of this moment my dream job is a photojournalist for National Geographic, but I also like science, math, history, and english. In other words, I have no clue what I want to do with my life.

We’ll start with that.

Let's Get Started

I must admit I feel a bit silly starting off with the contraction “let’s” because there is no “us” yet. YET. Hopefully that will change.

Now that I got that off my chest, I’m not really sure where to start. I don’t know what I’m doing. Well, I’m trying to choose a college. And I don’t know where to start. I looked at some websites, and it seems impossible that every school is as perfect as it looks on the computer screen. I want to know what a school is really like. Different people will have different opinions, and I want to hear all of them. I guess if I’m asking for college suggestions it would be best to say a little about myself.

Hey, I know! That could be my next post!