Recommend me some colleges(Below Average Student on CC)

College Search & Lists
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<p>Hi, I’m a California Resident.
3.7 Weighted GPA.
University of California Weighted Gpa like a 3.2(They only take 4 weighted classes when they calculate UC GPA. I have 9 weighted classes sophomore-junior year).
2100 SAT.
ECs-… pretty much nothing.
700 Math 2
700 English Literature
Didn’t take the ACT. </p>

<p>I know my low-average GPA/lack of ECs hurts me greatly. What are some colleges I could apply to that could are still pretty good within my range? I’m already applying to UC Davis/Irvine/Santa Barbara and SDSU(Probably my safety). I don’t know much about colleges outside of California though in my range. I also know its late asking what are some other good universities/colleges I should look into but I’m lost on what I should do. So please recommend me some other places that you think might be right for me.</p>

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<p>University of Miami, Northeastern and Syracuse. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>What do you plan to study and what’s the money situation? Are you open to anywhere in the US?</p>

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<p>I’m absolutely open to anywhere in the U.S. I’ve lived in san diego for my entire life and even though everyone tells me the weather is great, I would like a change in enviroment. Also, I’m pretty poor(Family makes less than 25,000 a year with 5 in my family) so I can’t go to a school that is amazingly expensive. It would help if they were able to offer me substantial financial aid.</p>

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<p>And you want to study?</p>

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<p>Cookieeater, you probably cpuld go to a reach school if accepted, based on financial aid/scholarship money alone. Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores are good, especially your SAT-IIs. If you want to try a change of scenery but still stay within the public system, you might be a match at UC-Santa Cruz, and Chico State would be a safety. You’ve only got a week to get those applications in though.</p>

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<p>I don’t truly know what I want to study(I know this is unfortunate, and I should have given more thought to this). I want to take the first two years of college or the first year to find out what I want to be so I’ll probably be applying undeclared to almost any school I’m going into . Thanks everyone for your comments so far.</p>

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<p>Minnesota State University-Mankato is perfect.</p>

<p>They have virtually EVERY major you could think of, and are easy to get into. It’s a good place for you to explore for your first couple years, see what you’re interested in, and then transfer out. (I don’t think it’s possible to live in mankato for more than 2 years w/o going crazy).</p>

<p>Plus, the tuition is super low.</p>

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<p>For a kid from SD to see a whole different world, some thoughts: NYU, BU, Northeastern, American, Quinnapac, Bates, Bard.</p>

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<p>Are you a URM?</p>

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<p>I’m not an URM i think? I’m an asian male(Vietnamese if it matters). The thought of going to a university out of state intrigues me because it’ll be a sort of way for me to get to see the world with no strings attached. I know that many students from california basically just go to the csu/uc system and never even give a thought to the idea of going outside california. Uh, this is bit much but if I do well in my first couple of years of college, how hard would it be to transfer to an ivy school such as HYPSM(Is that the correct abbreviation?)? I’ve always wanted to go to one, and this may be a bit presumptious on my part but I believe that if I studied hard, I would be able to do well in an elite school.</p>

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<p>It is pretty hard to get into HYPMS by transfering (btw you know that means Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford? MS are not “ivy league”)</p>

<p>Prestige does not mean much, and just because they are name brand schools doesn’t mean that they are the best. There are schools just as challenging academically that are much easier to get into. You do not need to go to an ivy or and ivy clone to get a great education. They say “It May Be Hard to Get into Harvard, but It’s Easy to Get out without Learning Much of Enduring Value at All”</p>

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<p>Go for it! You would be surprised at how many do leave CA, it’s one of the best represented states at many colleges in the North East. While Harvard and Princeton don’t accept transfers, the others do so you can try that later too, but do apply OOS and see how it goes.</p>

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<p>Any other schools I have an ok shot at that I should consider applying to?</p>

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<p>If you really want to learn something go to the "Daughter hates all matches and safeties’ thread.</p>

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<p>Go for Wake Forest University.</p>

<p>6th best financial aid in the nation, sats are optional, so it looks even better if you submit them, which you should. </p>

<p>North Carolina is a beautiful place.</p>

<p>and 42% admission rate (relatively high!). good luck!</p>

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<p>Looked into wake forest, looks great will definitely apply there. Also, does anyone have any other colleges I should look into? Also, what would be some realistic reaches(Is that possible?) for me.</p>

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<p>For good aid, consider Case Western and Tulane. University of Rochester may be good, as well. Rice is a possibility. Many of the liberal arts colleges need males and minorities, and many of them give good aid. Look at Vassar. Bates is good for aid, as is Rhodes. Look at Goucher.</p>