purpleneckstra,

UMass

B.A., Music Teacher Education

Music Ed major at Umass Lowell struggling to pay for college. I recognize that music teachers don't make a lot of money but I'd rather live paycheck to paycheck than be miserable for the rest of my life.

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Hometown Rehoboth, Massachusetts

GenderFemale

EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic

AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019

English First Language Yes

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell (Lowell, MA)

Applied for a B.A. in Music Teacher Education

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

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Personal Statement

842 Words

Issue of personal significance, Overcoming a health obstacle, Overcoming personal struggle

Sleep is an incredibly necessary part of life. Without it humans would die. With too little of it, humans are unable to function properly. The optimum amount of sleep for people is anywhere between 9 and 11 hours. For me, the optimal amount of sleep is between 14 and 18 hours. This is because I have a sleeping condition that went unnoticed for years until a few months ago. The first time it was ever brought to my attention that something may have been...

General Admissions Advice

Whether I took out loans or applied for scholarships, and my advice

246 Words

The most popular route for paying for college is to take out student loans. The reason it's so popular is because it makes the most sense. However, in order to take out student loans you need a cosigner, of which I didn't have. Usually a cosigner is one's parents but my parents refused to cosign (they have their reasons and I'm not bitter about it but I digress) so in order to even get...

What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling

23 Words

Umass Lowell is mostly run on solar...

Most popular extracurricular activities at my college

48 Words

Weird thing I didn't know about before my orientation, but Umass Lowell is a...

What I’d change about my application process

50 Words

This isn't really a "just Umass Lowell" thing, but rather a "all colleges" thing--you have...

What I like about my school’s location and culture

68 Words

Umass Lowell is right on a river, so there are parts of the college that have a really pretty view....

High School Performance

GPA

3.50

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Top 50%

High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Some good some bad
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Highest SAT

1230

on 1600 scale

Highest SAT

1720

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Original SAT Score1720

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AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details6 classes and scores

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Extracurriculars

ActivitiesMarching Band, School Theater/Plays, School Band, School Jazz / Orchestra
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell (Lowell, MA)

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