Another transfer kid lookin for schools

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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>I know there are a lot of these topics, but I'm feeling lost as to where I should go. I currently attend a small, private college in Vermont and am looking to transfer for Fall 06. I just don't feel academically challenged enough and the social scene is completely different from what I was expecting. </p>

<p>I'm looking for a school to major in Computer Science with possible minors in Chemistry or Biology or Forensic Science. Just a little bit about me, I'm a freshman this year at college. At the mid-mark of college I havea 4.0 GPA. In high school, I was VERY involved in community service and extracurriculars and I earned some distinctions from the community. My gradepoint average in high school was a 97% and I graduated in the top 20 of my school. I believe I was ranked 18 or so out of 135 students. My SAT scores weren't too good, I got an 1150 combined (630 Verbal, 520 Math). </p>

<p>I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of schools that I would have a good chance at transferring too. I'm pretty much open to any type of school as long as it isn't too expensive. However, merit scholarships for transfers which are limited I know, but would be a big plus. I'm still debating whether I should just transfer back to a state school in Pennsylvania and pay less than 13K a year and just go to grad school rather than worry about an expensive undergrad experience.</p>

<p>I appreciate anyone's input and help! Thank you!!!</p>

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<p>Hi. I have one friend studying compsci and engineering at CalPoly, and another with compsci at somewhere called Mines in CO, but that really doesn't help you on East Coast. I'm about as far as you when it comes to knowing where I want to transfer, but I wish you good luck just the same. I know, that's no consolation.</p>

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<p>Cal Tech, Mit, Ucla</p>

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<p>That is an unwise suggestion: MIT only accepted six students for Fall 2005, and five for Fall 2004. </p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=4075&profileId=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=4075&profileId=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Though the collegeboard numbers are frequently inaccurate, I believe the MIT stats were corroborated by USNews.</p>

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<p>nspeds has too much time on his hands...</p>

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<p>Which Pa State schools were you thinking of?</p>

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<p>Ditto Ophiolite. What don't you liek about the social scene? If it's heavy drinking and nothing to do, you should steer clear of any of the state affiliated schools besides UPitt and Penn State - University Park. Mybe even Temple might be okay,</p>

<p>I'm going to suggest, however, Drexel and RIT. Both are on a quarter system and offer co-ops, which should defray the cost of your education for at least your junior-senior year, maybe even your sophomore if you're lucky enough.</p>

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<p>Screenname: There is absolutely nothing wrong with the other state schools in Pa...they all produce excellent graduates if you know which one to attend!</p>

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<p>No, I agree. But, I was going off the assumption the OP wanted harder classes and a different social scene (I'm assuming part of the problem is drinking since that tends to happen at small town LACs)-- you're not going to get that at, say ESU (my hometown U), Bloomsberg, or any of the Penn State and Pitt satelite campuses.</p>

<p>Though, I think you should tell the OP what schools you do think are good, since the only state school I applied to was Upitt.</p>

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<p>I would recommend trying for Cornell / CMU / Michigan. I would also strongly recommend retaking your SAT's and actually studying for the exam. Transfer students who retake the SAT tend to do significantly better. This is also one of the reasons many colleges (not all) place slightly less emphasis on the SAT for transfer students. As far as I can see, the only thing holding you back is your high school sat score. Bump that up and you'll get admission (very likely) that you'll get admission into 2 out of the three colleges I listed above.</p>

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<p>Well for one, being a Pitt grad...I know that there is a lot of drinking on that campus, I didn't partake...but it's pervasive. But it is challenging academically...and is a state supported school, but is quite expensive, even in-state. </p>

<p>As for actual state schools, Millersville sends a lot of students to very good grad schools. A PhD student in my department at UNC did his BS at Millersville, MS at Vanderbuilt, and started his PhD at ASU (top school for astrogeology) before transferring to UNC because of social reaons. So, Millersville will give you an excellent baseline for graduate level education and is pretty easy academically speaking (my best friend graduate 4/483 in my class and NMSF graduated with a 3.97). I also have a friend who graduated from there that is going to go to Maryland for her advanced degree in forensic anthropology I believe (haven't spoken with her in about a year though...). Additionally, none of my friends who attended Millersville were drinker, so there is a great social scene for non-drinkers.</p>

<p>Another pure state school to look into would be Clarion University. It's a great university, that claims to be the best state university in Pa that would also prepare you well for graduate school. I only know one person who graduated from here, but he was a very intellegent person.</p>

<p>Millersville and Clarion are in different locations in Pa, so depending on where you want to be (central v. western) one may be more appealing than another. I don't see you having any problem what-so-ever getting into either as a transfer but couldn't find any information on scholarships for transfer students. </p>

<p>Also, I see no problems with you getting into Pitt, Penn St. or any of the other state-supported schools. However, these state-supported schools do cost a bit more to attend. Temple would be a good choice a well, Drexel isn't a state supported school, but it is a good choice for computer science too.</p>

<p>Hope that help a little bit on what I would sugget if you want to stay in Pa for the best cost/benefit ratio, imo. I would like to say that you can get into great grad schools (not top...but great) if you kick butt at pretty much any of the Pa full-state schools though.</p>

<p>Edit: wizardswriter: that school that your friend goes to is called Colorado School of Mines...it's an excellent school for the geosciences and geoengineering.</p>

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<p>^^Note that the school of mines is also ranked #1 for having the "unhappiest" students on campus. Be careful before transferring in just because of the prestige.</p>

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<p>WPI in worcester is great for sciences.</p>

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<p>CIT, CalPoly pomona or slb, UCSD, UCI, and coming from an out-of-state college, if 4.0 is your GPA, you may have an outside shot at Berkeley or UCLA, depending on the quality of your essay. If you do not have at least 60 units in college, you will have to submit your high school transcripts, at least this is the case for the UC's. CIT is very competitive. If you wanna go tech, I suggest one of the CalPolys. But you might as well give everything a shot.</p>

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<p>I meant CalPoly SLO (San Luis Obispo)</p>