Good school to go to before transfering

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<p>Hey, I have my heart set on a school with a great creative writing and English program. My first choice would probably be Kenyon, but I highly doubt that I would be able to get in this year. My high school stats are not spectacular, but I’m ready to kick butt(I got all As going my senior year). So I’m really looking for a nice school somewhere solid where I can go work hard for a year or two and apply to Kenyon or another good creative writing school(I’ve heard Oberlin is pretty good, and I also like Skidmore). I know I could possibly go to a Community College, but I’m desperate to get out of this city, and especially my parents’ house. As for location I really don’t care, i like the northeast and the midwest, and I don’t really like the south to much. </p>

<p>High School stats</p>

<p>Gender: male
HS: Private prep school, all of my classes are honors.
GPA: 2.3 I know it’s very low, but it’s mainly due to me messing up really bad freshman year, I’ve mostly had Bs and Cs plus my classes are all honors level and pretty tough. I also have all As this semester, and I’m hoping to keep that up.
ACT: 25
ECs: 150 hours of volunteer work, Model UN, vice president of school music club</p>

<p>Also I’m considering taking a gap year and getting certified as an EMT and as that for a while, and then continue doing it in college. </p>

<p>So can anybody help me out?</p>

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<p>Do not apply to college with the intent of transferring elsewhere. There are several downsides to that:

  1. You will not give your best effort at a school you do not want to attend, no matter how motivated you may be.
  2. You will blind yourself to the full experience of the college you’re in if you’ve got one foot out the door.
  3. Even with a 4.0, you may not be able to transfer to your dream school. What if there are few transfer slots open? It’s harder to transfer to most schools than it is to get in as a freshman.</p>

<p>Find a school you like from the get go. Then you can decide if you still want to transfer. You will not be the same person at 19 as you are at 17 and your priorities could well change in that time.</p>