The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part three — Page 413

*Right* now I'm filling out the Columbia application. I'll be applying to five, total.

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Good luck with your applications, Elphie. Both your lists are very impressive. I did pretty well in high school but would never have considered some of those places.

Ah, college applications. I only applied to one school (before everyone starts looking at me like I'm crazy, keep in mind that I applied early decision to a school that my college advisor said was a safety for me), and that was stressful enough. Most of my friends applied to 6 or 7 places, and I don't know how they did it.

You'd be surprised how much is out there in terms of financial aid. I definitely got more from my school than I would have expected, and there are lots of scholarships available from outside organizations. Bug the hell out of your guidance counselors and find out about ones you can apply for.

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I know people who applied to 14 schools. Now THAT is crazy. I only applied to 7, and I made sure I would be happy at any of those places.

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Well, I'm not a National Merit Finalist and I don't live in NY state... but that's suprising. NYU is notorious for being the stingiest with financial aid. May I ask if that was the best offer you recieved?

Weighing in on the whole college topic:

If I would have done as well as I did on the SAT on the PSAT, I would have been a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist (or however that works). Insomniak, I'm not sure what grade you're in (it's likely that you've posted it in this thread and I've just missed it, sorry), but definitely give it your all on the PSAT. I felt lazy that day and wasn't really aware of the importance of that test -- not for college admissions, but for scholarships. I scored "only" a 69 on the verbal section... not bad, but considering I earned perfect scores on verbal both times I took the actual SAT, the PSAT score was only due to laziness on my part and I'm still angry about that. (BTW, I'm talking about laziness just reading and filling out the answers, not studying; IMO, it's nearly impossible to study for the revamped verbal/critical reading section).

As I'm sure many of you know, I was accepted ED to NYU last week. I received no financial aid beyond the option to take out a couple-thousand dollar loan. From what I hear, NYU only gives merit scholarships to the top 10% of the incoming class. Considering only 28% of those who apply to NYU are accepted in the first place, the caliber of students at the school is extremely high and the likelihood of being in the top 10% of the incoming class is low.

Keep in mind that my family is upper middle-class, but as you stated, NYU is HORRIBLE with financial aid. I had a discussion about this with a friend who actually got a 1600 on the old SAT. He, perfect score and all, only received a couple thousand dollars per year of merit money from NYU. We came to the conclusion that they're stingy because they simply *can* be... when so many people are willing to go to the school regardless of money, they can afford to do that and still get top students.

If you really feel NYU is the place for you, I'd definitely recommend applying there (obviously, heh). However, do *not* get your hopes up with FA. I never felt that I was going to receive much of anything and I didn't, so I wasn't totally shocked. Definitely don't apply ED if the money is a big factor for you -- you don't want to be bound to go to a school that you just realized you can't afford.

Updated On: 12/22/05 at 08:21 PM

As I've said before, what a lot of very smart people on this thread. As I've also said before, I wonder what it is about the non-intellectual Adam that attracts all the brainy girls. Even his wife went to grad school.

I don't think he's stupid either, just not literary or theoretical-minded. He probably has quite a bit of emotional intelligence, though, not to mention the kind of straightforward sensuality that over-thinkers would find very refreshing. Well, I guess I over-thought myself into answering my own question.

ETA: I see that the part of Armand in Lestat is going to be recast. I wonder if there's any hope in hell that Adam would be considered for, or want to do it.

Updated On: 12/22/05 at 09:44 PM

Chloe, that's an interesting question. I think a lot of it has to do with how Adam, even though he may not be an "intellectual" so to speak, always comes across in interviews as very confident and knowledgeable about the subject at hand, whether it be his evolution as an actor or the importance of getting young people interested in theater or the culture of instant celebrity. In addition, smart people are better at identifying bull**** and knowing enough to be repelled by it, and Adam is pretty much the antithesis of bull**** (damn, that sounds like it would make a great title for a play).

I can totally picture Adam as one of those people who got decent grades in school without really working too hard, but scored really well on SATs and such.

"or we're attracted to those who possess a talent or strength in abundance that we admire but don't have. :) "

I can definitely see that. I've never been the artistic type (quit dancing school when I was 8 because they stuck me in a the class with the 6-year-olds, always struggled through required art classes, etc.), but I'm rather in awe of those who can sing/dance/play an instrument/paint really well.

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Updated On: 12/22/05 at 09:52 PM

Hi!

Well, this computer is horrid. But it works, even though my brother f*cked it up terribly. It's very slow.

I visited my old high school today, and had the same conversation at least ten times, about how school was, and things. I felt like I stepped back in time.

I think Adam's got a brain in his head. Maybe he doesn't always act like it, but I think he's quite intelligent. And very clever.

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Well, he is certainly witty!

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We can hope! I have no idea what they'd be looking for, though.

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Well, he was the bad guy in Temptation...

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