<p>I have an overall high school gpa of 2.86,but currently have a3.17 gpa and almost done with my first semester of senior year of high school. have a 1560 overall sat score(470 math, 520 reading, 510 writing.) Have pretty decent EC’s. Have a job, done 80+ volunteer hours, vice prez of a club.</p>
<p>Any public universities for me that will take me? It can be anywhere in the country except for like idaho or wyoming. But anywhere in the country is ok. Please help, thank you.(no community colleges)</p>
<p>I hope to undergrad(bachelors of science) in athletic training/and or kinesiology. Thank you very much.</p>
<p>By the way I meet alot of the gen ed requirements for college.
4 years of english
3 years of History( AP U.S Gov/economics)
4 years Math(Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Statistics)
3 Years science( chem,bio,biophysical)
2 years foreign Language(spanish)</p>
<p>Many state universities will consider you a likely admission. My daughter (with very similar stats) was just admitted (rolling) to several in our state. Many states have a range of selectivity across multiple public campuses. </p>
<p>It does depend on your state, suggest you speak with your guidance counselor as soon as you can. It is already pretty late for rolling state admissions (they start in October).</p>
<p>Another option is a development program affiliated with your state uni, usually for 2 years, that will allow all credits to count for your flagship state uni, where your diploma will be from. </p>
<p>There are basically many possible choices for you.</p>
<p>I am from california, And I was accepted to some schools already, like Ole miss, Bowling green, Kent state, but I was wondering if there were any out of states that I could apply too, because I am not to fond of the california state unis, plus its too late to apply anyway to them as the deadline passed, and my mom is against community college because she thinks its for the quote on quote “potheads in high schools who didnt care about their grades.” and in terms of financial aspects. we have one income and that’s my mom… Single parent household. She brings home about 60 grand a year.</p>
<p>and my mom keeps telling me “dont worry about the money, the problem will take care of itself.”…and “everyone graduates from college with some debt.” But I would prefer a college that for out of state tuition is 34 grand and lower.</p>
<p>Theres plenty that would.
Arizona State
West Virginia
LSU
U of Missouri
Alabama
South Carolina
East Carolina University
U of Kentucky
Missouri State
U of Colorado,Indiana University, U of Iowa,Michigan State most likely would.
U of Georgia might also too.</p>
<p>are you sure those schools would consider me? Georgia is a top notch school I believe as well as Kentucky and coloradao and indiana…those seem like pretty big reaches?</p>
<p>Does your mom have a secret college fund stashed somewhere for your? Has she told you just exactly where that $34,000 is going to come from each and every year for the next four years. Without a qualified co-signer, your borrowing is limited to the federal loan maximums of $5,500 freshman year, $6,500 sophomore year, $7,500 junior year, and $7,500 senior year. </p>
<p>If your mom is willing to borrow as much as you need for the education you think you want, that means that she will have to take on parent PLUS loans, or co-sign private loans for you. And she will have to re-qualify for those loans every year. Often students find out that they can’t pay for year 3 or 4 because their parents have taken on too much debt and no longer qualify. Not to mention that all those loans will need to be paid off. Along with your $27,000 worth of student loans. Before you contemplate burdening your mom and yourself with a boatload of debt, get a clear sense of what that debt level means, and just exactly how long it will take you to dig yourself out from under it. Run the calculators at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) and visit [url=<a href=“http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org%5DProject”>http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org]Project</a> on Student Debt: Home<a href=“click%20on%20the%20tab%20labeled” title=“Voices”>/url</a> to learn more about this issue.</p>
<p>I can assure your mom that there are plenty of CC students who aren’t lazy, or drug users, or uncaring about their grades. Those words do not remotely describe the CC students I know. If you find that your best option is to live at home and commute for the first two years, you will be in good company.</p>
<p>Colorado, Indiana, and Kentucky arent really big reaches for you. Georgia would be harder than those, but not out of the realm of possibility. Indiana is extremely hard if your going for the business program tho. I got accepted to Michigan State with a low ACT score, but I had a excellent essay, extracurriculars, and volunteer work. Everybody I know thats applied to Georgia and Indiana has gotten accepted, even the kid who slept through class. Haha go figure lol. Rutgers branch campuses would accept you if your interested…not sure about NB tho.</p>
<p>I myself, have tried to convince my mom that community college is probably the best choice for me as I can knock out my general ed requirements and then be able to focus on my major after transfering, and quite possibly If I do well or better in a cc then i did in high school then my range of colleges that I can apply to will expand, but it’s kind of hard for her to be convinced because her story is unique. She believes in the whole “finding your own path in life without help.” since she was an immigrant from south korea who didn’t get a college degree and has since become an accountant and is making her own way for us now, so she is pretty set on me going to a four year, and it’s sad because I dont want to inherit so much debt when I graduate, and there is a very realistic chance of me not being able to get a job, but in her own words “if I can come from nothing to something without anybody’s help, then so can you.”</p>
<p>But you aren’t going to be able to get that much debt. She is going to have to take it on (or at least co-sign for it). You are limited to the federal loan maximums. Where I live, the federal loan would cover tuition and fees for a year at the local CC. It would cover a bit more than half of the tuition and fees for a year at the in-state public U, but that would still leave all of the living expenses.</p>
<p>Yes, you can come from nothing to something without anybody’s help. The options that you have include: landing a big merit-based scholarships (which you don’t qualify for), getting into one of the work colleges where your labor there pays for your tuition and fees [Welcome</a> to the Work Colleges Consortium! | <a href=“http://workcolleges.org%5B/url%5D”>http://workcolleges.org](<a href=“http://www.workcolleges.org/]Welcome”>http://www.workcolleges.org/)</a> , getting a job at a college or university where you can take classes for free (yup, even if you are a janitor you can do this), attending part-time while working full-time (most likely a CC or public U), enlisting in the military so that you will have education benefits after graduation. Going away to a four-year school the way your mom is dreaming that you can, is a luxury the majority of students in this country can’t afford. If you can’t either, it will be OK.</p>
<p>Your mom has big dreams for you. She may want the live-away experience for you because she didn’t have it herself. Try to find someone whose judgment she trusts who knows more about the financial aspects of this than she does. She might be willing to listen to an adult when she won’t listen to you.</p>
<p>Check out East Tennessee State University. ETSU is a mid-size school (between 15,000 and 16,000 students, combined. One can earn a bachelor’s and master’s in Kinesiology / Exercise Science, and a PhD in Sport Physiology / Sport Performance.</p>