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Question: What are some of your experiences with college admissions?  //T////o get started, I will tell you a bit about my own experiences with college admissions. In terms of difficulty, I would say the level of effort varied from application to application since my choices were quite adverse in choice. I had applied to colleges in states like Illinois, California, North Carolina, as well as Virginia, whose requirements were somewhat easier due to my status as an in-state student. I applied early for my applications (One was early decision, the others were done the month before), which is saved a lot of time and kept me from stressing out about deadlines. I chose to do early decision for Duke University (Originially my first choice) because of my desire to research various scientific subjects on genetics, in other words I want to pursue a career as a scientific reasearcher. However, I changed my mind later on when I figured out that they wouldn't provide enough financial aid to cover the major expenses (Tuition $40,000-Aid they offered $10,000).//