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I grabbed a random t shirt out of the closet tonight and it was an old tattered shirt I picked up on my first college visit.

Trenton State had just become The College of New Jersey. Their big tout for the upcoming year was to have one computer in each dorm for student use.

I did not end up there. Spent two years at Wittenberg University and two years at Xavier University.

Though I guess technically my first college visit was actually to Penn State with my older brother he ended up at Purdue.

Kind of wonder how different my life would be had I gone to TCNJ?


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Oberlin, because that's where my (otherwise pretty damn good) advisor thought I should go. Boooo-cheeeet!
 
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I did 6 “college visits,” all to Austin to march in the annual Band Day Parade, after which all the bands who wanted to stayed and watched the Longhorn game that evening.

After that, I was going to UT and play in the Longhorn Band, and nobody was going to stop me or talk me out of it. I did. I have never regretted that.

There is a scholarship presentation this week at which some band member will receive a scholarship in my name which I funded ~10-12 years ago. I believe we have several dozen to distribute now funded by various alum.

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Villanova, with my grandfather who graduated from there when it was an all men’s school. we actually found his initials carved in a dorm room ceiling, I applied and got in early and it was done. If either my sister(bil is an alum) or my cousin(she and her husband are alums) oldest kids go there, they will graduate 100yrs from when my grandfather did
 
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Montana State.

Yep.


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I never had a college visit. My first day on campus was the day I moved in. Same for graduate school.
 
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No college visits for me. I grew up here, so I went to community college then UCF. The community college was never a question, it was a matter of which state school id finish up at after I had my AA.




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first college visit-Western Carolina University

Application sent to - Clemson &WCU

Actually joined the USCG after being denial letters from both

Graduated Cum Laude from NC Weslyan18 years later after going to night school while working three jobs



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I didn't do any college visits. I applied to a couple ivy leagues and my safety school was Univ. of Texas. Hook 'em Horns!
 
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I did 2 years at Montgomery Community College, the only college I visited. Primarily because it was an easy drive from where we lived. (married, working full time for IBM. Got my 2 year degree, transferred to University of MD, got 2 BS degrees and a minor in Accounting and finance. IBM transferred me to Poughkeepsie. Later I attended the local college and earned my MBA in Finance and accounting with a minor in econ.

Never did a "visit" to any of them. Had no time for that, and no time to spend driving all over hell getting to and from.


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Montana State.

Yep.


My paternal grandmother's family are big supporters.
 
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Visited Auburn only.
I did ten years, three degrees, and found a wife there.
This year, I’ve been here thirty years. I guess it’s an OK school.


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Visited
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Purdue

The Navy won out.

Then Idaho State

and ended up at Montana State - Billings.

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I never had a "college visit". My family didn't have a lot of money and the local "streetcar college" (Wayne University) had a good reputation, so I just applied to it and was accepted there, where I got my Bachelor's degree. The Air Force sent me for my Master's degree work and it picked the school--University of Southern California. My first day on campus was the day I started class work.

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I went to UNF (University North Florida) in Jacksonville,FL. Lived in Fort Lauderdale,FL. Went up there, took the entrance exam, picked put my classes, went home and changed my mind 2 days later as I didn't want to be away from my friends...….went to Broward Community College for a few years/ then Indian River Community College for a few years, then graduated, then went to FAU and got my BS in Finance.....I was on like the 7 or 8 year plan for a 4 year degree.....LOLOLOL
 
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Montana State.

Yep.


My paternal grandmother's family are big supporters.

Maybe you could ask them to demand a new football coach?

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Can’t remember but I think Lafayette. Didn’t go.




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UT Austin.

Attended for 1 year. First semester, aerospace engineering, 2nd semester undeclared engineering.

2 yrs community college to knock out basics & repair my GPA.

Graduated from Sam Houston State University with a BBA in Accounting.




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Never really did one. Went to community college first and then one of the local universities in Chicago. I think it was more of a convenient choice for me. School still has a decent reputation within Chicago. It was between the University of Illinois at Chicago and Chicago State. University of Illinois at Chicago did it for me.

For grad school I didn't visit any schools as I was doing their online program. Applied at 3 schools and got accepted to 1.

If I continue with my education after my MBA, it will be to a local school, either UCF or Rollins College.


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Montana State.

Yep.


My paternal grandmother's family are big supporters.

Maybe you could ask them to demand a new football coach?

Big Grin


If only I was close to that side of the family. If you're from Montana there is a good chance you know the name, Sletten
 
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