whats the differnce from Elon and Emory? - Page 2

pakjan6 · 04-14-2009, 09:41 PM

oh and I am not restricted geography because my family is moving the summer before I go to school and they have no idea where, so they don't mind where my school is.

and i am taking the SAT again in may, act in june

Whistle Pig · 04-14-2009, 10:03 PM

Have you done a search on princeton review or other similar sites to get a "list?"

pakjan6 · 04-14-2009, 10:17 PM

yes i have, I either get a way too broad list or a list of schools that get bad ratings or somthing or another....

Right now my top choices are college of charleston and James madison...

But I'd really like somemore..

arkitex · 04-21-2009, 09:57 AM

pakjan6 - I suggest that you find the book Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope. There are some fabulous schools in there, and the book describes the atmosphere of each in a way that goes way beyond, and deeper than, the numbers game. Best of luck. Oh! and there is a CTCL website where you can find links to the schools, and college fairs where they will visit near you, etc. But get the book - it's small and has great in depth info.

Whistle Pig · 04-21-2009, 02:30 PM

Maybe a start point. But I found it sorta ho-hum. More Princeton Review pablum, only more of it on fewer campuses. With all respect, I didn't find many monumental or particularly meaningful insights in this one.

pakjan6 · 04-21-2009, 05:26 PM

I have the book.. haha

Rex212 · 04-23-2009, 05:35 PM

CTCL is a nice beginning point...

pakjan6 · 05-27-2009, 04:57 PM

yea, idk, i got a 1890 on my sat

DougBetsy · 05-28-2009, 12:27 PM

Too bad Roanoke is < 3,000 enrollment. It could be a match for you.
Likewise for Allegheny College at 2,100 enrollment.

Other, larger, safer schools could be...
UNC-W
Coastal Carolina
East Carolina

If price is the only thing preventing you from considering High Point, I suggest applying anyway. Sure, you might not get any aid. But, then again, maybe you will. You won't know unless you try.

Oh! And don't forget about your Maryland publics! Salisbury is probably a match and Frostburg a safety. (I know, I know. They're Salisbury and Frostburg. But you gotta have at least one in-state school as a financial fall-back. You'll be considered in-state for at least freshman year.)

I went to MontCo schools, too. But now live in another part of the state.

pakjan6 · 05-28-2009, 04:46 PM

I feel bad by saying this, but i really really really cannot be at a school like coastal or ECU...

Thanks for the advice, but its not as much of a money issue anymore rather than a Where can i get into issue

DougBetsy · 05-29-2009, 08:10 AM

Don't feel bad saying that. It's your life. Pick what you like.

Just brainstorming, here, so I'll throw out 2 more ideas...

York College of Pennsylvania
Virginia Commonwealth U

And, chin up! You WILL get in to plenty of schools. You just have find the right batch for your apps.

pakjan6 · 05-29-2009, 06:15 PM

I'd much rather go more south than that... remember I am class presdient for 4 years with a 3.15 and 3.7 w... i have a 1890 on sats

greekmom · 06-15-2009, 01:33 AM

My d was accepted ED at Elon this year with a gradepoint in the low 3's, and a 1910 SAT--she had varied EC and many long-term communitiy activities, plus strong in sports, student government, music & theater.
We are Midwestern, so that might have been interesting to Elon (geographically interesting?). Look at TCU or Trinity in Texas maybe--but we liked Elon better. SMU a good school (snobby rep for women), but harder to get into than Elon. I'd say that Emory is out for you with your gradepoint even if you get a 4.0 next year.

greekmom · 06-15-2009, 01:36 AM

My son will be a junior at GW, and his friends at Rollins in Florida really like it. His best friend is happy with U of So. Carolina.

pakjan6 · 06-15-2009, 10:47 AM

parents have bad view of rollins, donno why?

my friends who have visited USCC don't like it