School suggestions for a second-time transfer?

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<p>Hi! I am a second-year student, and I’m currently on my second college. More specifically, I go to college in Maine, and I’m on my second school in the public university system (UMaine Orono, the flagship). Recently I’ve realized that I’m not content spending the next two years here, and I’d really like to graduate from a college that I like.</p>

<p>My reasons for transferring are kind of varied. I want to get out of Maine because I’ve spent the last eight years of my life here - I’m tired of it and I want to be somewhere new and less familiar. I’ve also spent the last two years (my first years of college) with high school friends, and I think that as a result I haven’t made a lot of college friends. So I’d like to have a chance to find my own social group. The academics here vary by class and level, but I’d like to be somewhere a bit more challenging, with students who are more motivated as well. </p>

<p>Extracurricular activities: theatre (high school), LGBT club (senior year, college), women’s/feminist club (college), LGBT phone bank (college). I also have a job at home that I did throughout high school and during my college breaks. </p>

<p>Academics: 4.0 college GPA, 93.5/100 high school GPA, 31 ACT. I’m a psychology major, and I’m interested in going to grad school for cognitive psychology. </p>

<p>As far as fit, I’m looking for a more left-wing college, I guess. More specifically, I’m a lesbian and I’d like to be at school that’s more than just ‘tolerant’ of that. Size doesn’t matter that much: I’ve been to a 2k student college and a 12k student university. However, I am looking for a college that will offer good psychological research opportunities.</p>

<p>Colleges I’m currently looking at:
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Lewis & Clark College
Occidental College</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated. I really need to find places with decent fit that would give good aid/scholarships. Thanks!</p>

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<p>What can your family afford to pay? Usually aid for transfers is not good, and most public universities do not offer much aid to out of state students. If money is an issue at all, go to the Transfer Forum and read up on aid for transfer students.</p>

<p>Your grades are excellent and your ACT is good. Take a look at the women’s colleges. They tend to be GLBT-friendly, and most have good aid for transfer students.</p>

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<p>happymomof1: My family is lower middle class but I’ve been using an inheritance to pay for college. As of right now I don’t have any student debt, and wouldn’t need to have any if I stayed at UMaine. In high school I was able to get into Smith College but I wasn’t offered aid. </p>

<p>Thank you for your help.</p>

<p>(p.s. I don’t know if this makes a difference, but I have several English/writing awards and such from high school.)</p>

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<p>If Smith didn’t offer any aid, then it is possible that you will not qualify for need-based aid anywhere. Run the Net Price Calculators for the places you are considering, and see what the numbers look like.</p>

<p>Your high school awards aren’t likely to matter at all at this point. What matters now is your college record. If you still like writing, take a look at U of Iowa. If you like U MN-TC, you might like that one as well.</p>