Help With Preparing Final College List

College Search & Lists
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<p>Looking for a school preferably in a suburban or rural area (with access to a big city) with a nicely kept campus, friendly people, good academics and relatively cheap tuition. (Under or around $25k for room and board preferred) </p>

<p>Preferred States: California (my state of residence), Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Colorado or Pennsylvania. (possibly new jersey and new york as well)</p>

<p>Preferred majors: Medical Imaging, Political Science, Communications, Marketing, Graphic/Web Design or Psychology</p>

<p>My stats: 3.1ish unweighted
taking two AP classes this year (my first, i’m a senior)
fairly competitive district
1950 ish SAT score
a few extra curriculars, but nothing extraordinary</p>

<p>My Current List: (<em>'s indicate maybes)
Drexel University
Misericordia University
Washington State
University of Oregon
Sonoma State
San Diego State
CSU MB</em>
Oregon Institute of Technology*
Holy Family University*
Northern Arizona or Arizona State*
Penn State*
Seattle University*
University of Pittsburgh*
SUNY Stony Brook*
Rutgers*
U of New Jersey*</p>

<p>Thanks so much in advance for all the help!</p>

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<p>I think ALL colleges are under $25K for room and board. Do you mean tuition, room and board? What is U of New Jersey?</p>

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<p>whoops, yes, I did mean tuition, room and board.</p>

<p>I made some impulsive choices on that list…honestly, it would more or less be best for the sake of discussion if it was just sort of ignored.</p>

<p>Sorry about all the confusion.</p>

<p>…So let’s make this a match thread…anyone know of any good matches? (pref. in PA)</p>

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<p>If you haven’t already, get a copy of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. It will help you put a sharper focus on what you’re looking for in a school, and then help you find some that fit.</p>

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<p>Yeah, there is no such thing as the University of New Jersey…</p>

<p>Since you mentioned schools in PA, maybe look at Temple.</p>

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<p>She probably means TCNJ - The College of New Jersey.</p>

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<p>You should be able to take your list and check the web sites of the schools for the cost of attendance to throw out those schools over $25K (like Drexel).</p>

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<p>In my case, Drexel actually would be under 25k, since I would be going for their medical imaging program which is about 17k.</p>

<p>And yes Kitty, that is what I meant.</p>

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<p>WA state and one or both Oregon schools are part of the WUE (Western University Exchange) program with California. This means you can get a tuition exchange to some degree (pay at the California in-state tuition rate), sometimes full sometimes partial. Check out the website, it may be worth your effort.</p>

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<p>Drexel will offer a great co-op program, with a chance to earn money toward tuition & expenses. But it doesn’t meet your location criteria of suburban or rural location - it’s right in the middle of Philadelphia. It’s pretty much the definition of an urban campus. And while Rutgers has its open spaces in various spots, I don’t think anyone would call it a rural or suburban campus, either.</p>

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<p>Is that including room, board, books, etc??? That seems too low for that. Maybe that was their “per semester” price…not their annual price (many websites are very confusing about that.)</p>

<p>Is that the 5 year co-op option? Is medical imaging within Engineering?</p>

<p>On the Drexel website, I am seeing MUCH higher prices…but maybe I’m not looking in the right place… :)</p>

<p>Three Co-op Option
(5 Years)
Annual costs…
Tuition $29,800
Fees $2,035
Housing $7,605
Meal Plan $5,076
Total $44,516 </p>

<p>One Co-op Option/No Co-op Option (4 Years)<br>
Annual costs…
Tuition $36,700
Fees $2,035
Housing $7,605
Meal Plan $5,076
Total $51,416</p>

<p>I may be wrong, but I think with the Co-op program a student can earn about $8k per year.</p>

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<p>^^^ oops correction…
A student can earn about $14k during one semester co-op unit - which it sounds like you can do 3 times.</p>