Help me find a school that fits me :)

Metallika
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:05:25 +0000

I don’t want to be mean, but I dislike how you brushed off your GPA with “oh I’m URM”. As am I, and I have a 4.8. Remember that even when you’re URM you’re competing against some very high achieving URMs, so I’d take the advice of others and work on that first.

But on that note, most large state flagships on the east coast seem like they’d be good fits for you. UF, UNC, etc. However, remember that these are very highly selective universities to OOS students. UNC reserves 87%, I believe, of it’s spots for in state. If the campuses of these universities don’t seem pretty enough to you, I suggest looking on the west coast, where you could get all you wanted and still be by a coast. Maybe UCLA or UW (which has a gorgeous quad in the spring)?