Can any one tell me the acceptance statistics for the eckerd college and unc w honors program. She goes to a private school which has a very demanding program. Also how do they internally get PGA with IB. So courses at these schools. Ours doesn’t calculate
For Eckerd College, click [here[/url] and go to Section C of its 2014-2015 CDS. For UNC Wilmington, click [url=404: Page Not Found | UNCW]here[/url] and go to section C as well.
UNCW [url=http://uncw.edu/honors/admissions/application.html]states that](http://www.eckerd.edu/about/files/CDS2014-2015.pdf)
For specific questions such as credit awarded for IB, it is best to contact admissions themselves if the information is not available on the website.
Thanks for the info. but uncw is confusing bec as use sonetimes its eeighted gpa and sometimes not.
Sorry it was a typing tia. Uncw is confusing because sometimes they use weighted and somerimes not
If you are not a resident of North Carolina, your statistical profile will need to be higher than the typical UNC-Wilmington admittee. Nearly all the UNC campuses are “popular” and admission standard for non-residents is stricter than for citizens of North Carolina.
By the way, Marine Biology is largely a discipline that requires a graduate degree for employment. This topic has been discussed many times here on CC. Professionals in the field often recommend that a prospective undergraduate student forgo most marine bio courses, since those courses will be required at the graduate level. Thus the undergraduate marine science courses really won’t have any bearing on a graduate department’s decision whether or not to admit an applicant. M.S. and PhD candidates in the marine sciences just need a solid undergraduate background in life sciences or physical sciences, and math.
Here is an excellent semester program in Environmental Science at a marine lab that can augment a regular environmental science or biology program…
[Moss Landing](California State University Monterey Bay - Acalog ACMS™) also has a somewhat similar program although I’m not sure if it’s restricted to students in the California State University system.
[Here is a listing](http://marinebio.org/marinebio/careers/research-labs/) of all of the major marine bio labs in the US although the world section is very incomplete. James Cook University in Australia also has a supposedly [outstanding[/url] study abroad program.
Last April I was offered a field tech position with the [url=<a href=“http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/fisheries/ennis.php%5DEnnis”>http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/fisheries/ennis.php]Ennis Fish Hatchery](James Cook University | Arcadia Abroad) via the Student Conservation Association despite not having taken a biology course since freshman year of high school. Though I turned it down in favor of a less isolated, better paying corporate job, I thought I’d throw out the SCA as a possibility for a marine biology loving young person.
For marine biology, I would be sure she is focused on top programs.
I was just talking to parents whose son majored in marine biology at an average college. They said he is now working in a salt water aquarium store. I doubt that is what he had in mind initially.
What state are you from? I’m from NC and our weighted GPA is different than most states. In most schools in NC, and A in a Honors Class is 5 points and an A in AP is 6 points. I’m not 100% sure on this (finding and answer to this would be nice) but if you had a 4.2 weighted GPA from say South Carolina it might be considered higher than a 4.2 from North Carolina. NC Schools are harsh on OOS students. I have a theory that it’s because the top public schools in NC (NC State and UNC Chapel Hill) are already really tough for in state students to get into, so NC tries to save room at the lesser known public schools but that’s just my opinion. UNCW has a 57% acceptance rate and the average weighted gpa is 4.06. The average unweighted gpa is (about) 3.4. I’m not too familiar with the honors program though.
I lived in NC when they imposed their 18% cap on out-of-state students. If I remember correctly the reasoning for the cap was 2 fold; 1) It was keeping in-state students from attending 2) OSS were less likely to end up living in the state & thus the state would not benefit from educating them.
Thanks for all the good advice. Her major would really be environmental and bio with a minor in mb. She wants a smaller school on east coast. We are trying for schools in the east coast.
Allegheny? http://sites.allegheny.edu/envsci/
Have heard that UNH has a great program http://marine.unh.edu/programs/undergraduate
If she’s interested in Eckerd, she can take a look at New College of Florida as well. It’s a different type of school but they also have good marine biology (and on the water)
UC Santa Barbara
^^ Indeed my impression too is that UC Santa Barbara is fabulous for this. My friend’s dad works there and the work he does is v interesting. Also the most commonly used textbook for teaching env economics is written by a prof. who works there.