u/Excellent_Avocado170

Hi - incoming freshman interested in majoring in applied math with a specialization in CS and Econ. I was looking at the requirements on the website and noticed that there is a A.B./S.M. Option where I can complete a bachelors and masters in 4 years. Does anyone know how doable this is? Is the masters something that I have to apply for separately, or no? I’m currently taking Honors Multivariable Calculus my senior year of HS and got a 5 on my AP CSA exam and have been coding for 5 years.

Any advice or feedback would be appreciated!! I definitely will discuss with Office of Academic Programs too. Would love to hear personal experiences from anyone who has done this or knows someone that does!

Random question I thought of today. I know there's a saying that beauty is subjective and in the eyes of the beholder, so I'm just wondering in general. I'm really happy with the way I look and with myself, and I'm just curious as to what social norms/standards/society thinks.

I'm an F, and I've always been told by other girls that I'm either gorgeous or really pretty/cute, even ones that I don't talk to. Sometimes, I'd be walking by and a girl would tell me that I'm pretty. However, I've barely told that before by a guy. How can I actually tell if I'm actually considered pretty/attractive to others? I know there's a saying that attractive people don't get told a lot that they're attractive because people assume that they already know. Is that the case with me (i.e., I'm considered "ugly")? I'm also from a place where there are a lot more white people than my own kind (Asians are only like 3-5% ish from where I'm from), so I usually I'm not really anyone's type in where I'm from (most of the guys here are into white girls), and I feel like the Asian girls usually found "conventionally attractive" are more popularily like ABGs, which I'm not one.

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Hi, unfortunately, my state school offered me NO aid at all (tried appealing, which didn't work)..... I'm going to a T20 that offered me some money, as that is my cheapest option. With that being said, I might have to take out $30-40k in loans a year (for this year at least, but we're trying to sell our house right now, which should be able to pay off my tuition sophomore and junior year at least, since my parents are going to rent just an apartment now that it's just the two of them). I got around $8,000 from FAFSA. With the new federal student loan limit, that means I won't be able to borrow that amount. I applied to a bunch of scholarships, totalling maybe $30k, so I'm hoping to win some, and I'm still applying for more, though a lot of these come out in July. Is a private loan my only other option? I really want to go to college, but I have already committed, and this is my cheapest option. I also have a community college nearby, which my parents are not letting me go to. I am also a first-generation college student, so getting into the school that I got into means a great deal to me because it has so many opportunities and feeds into so many things. I plan to work in investment banking, and my school is one of the target schools (not sure if that helps). I plan to work summer jobs to also help fund my education. Any helpful advice would really be appreciated, please!

With the new cap on the federal student loans, I might have to borrow some private loans (a reasonable amount). Still, I feel bad if my parents have to take out a loan and pay for me, so are there any last-minute scholarships still open right now? Any amount is good. I'm on the East Coast. Also, are there any private loans you recommend (e.g., low interest rate, etc.)?