Chance me for Penn State?

MYOS1634
Sun, 19 Nov 2017 17:35:11 +0000

OK
Check with your parents wrt budget… what range did they give you? If you haven’t discussed “budget range” with them, do so ASAP as many students are surprised, as are parents.
If you’re instate, you should also apply to Temple, right?
There are LOTS of excellent private colleges in OH, PA, and NYS BTW. They allow for easier exploration than big universities because you don’t apply for a major, you are admitted to the college and can explore as you wish with no “premajor” requirements to get into your major. Have you looked into those?
Strictly speaking Summer Session isn’t an extra semester - you take 2 of your required first year classes, so that you can take 14 credits first semester and at a later point when you’re taking a weedout class, and don’t have to take a summer session then. Summer session doesn’t take your whole summer, it’s six weeks. (There’s a Maymester, then two six-week summer sessions). Obviously even if you took 6 credits over the summer, you’re free to take 15-16 credits in the Fall and Spring, and keep the ‘extra’ credits toward a semester when, say, you do an externship or an independent study.

WVU is a good match.
What about looking for an honors program/college? You would have a shot at Honors Program at SUNY New Paltz (an easy train ride into NYC) and SUNY Geneseo (high match/low reach).