<p>May I just inquire to what field you’re going into? Because I know that while many consider URI to be a fairly easy school to get into, there are a bunch of programs that are VERY competitive including pharmacy and marine biology (or maybe it was astronomy…IDK). Also, as a Rhode Islander, I must question the motives of anyone from California who wants to move here. Really? WHY??? Also, it is getting harder for people OOS to get into URI because RIers are absolutely destitute (highest unemployment rate in the country Holla!) and so they’re the priority right now. Also, URI is VERY expensive for an OOS student.</p>
<p>No chance at University of Illinois.</p>
<p>Take these words with Wisdom: Do NOT, under any circumstances, DO NOT GO to Mankato State.</p>
<p>I don’t even know why you have that “school” on your list.</p>
<p>My sister is a Mankato Alumn and she came back every weekend when she was going there and just bawled. She ended up in Therapy because she saw things there that literally scarred her. She said people defecated all around the campus, ****ed in class (and all around the campus), and were low lifes who weren’t going to make anything out of their lives. And apparently downtown Mankato is super dangerous and people get mugged all the time.</p>
<p>However, Iowa State seems PERFECT for you. It’s really under rated and worth more of a look. I’d e perfectly happy going there.</p>
<p>Where’s mankato state? o_o
I’m from Cali and I’d love to get out. :d</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/724051-am-i-doing-too-much.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/724051-am-i-doing-too-much.html</a></p>
<p>So happy you’ve found a college. but some words of advice: stop moaning and complaining about your teachers and your math problems. You still got a 1.6 in junior year. not all of your teachers could have been horrible. just get over the past</p>
<p>Arizona State for the paaaarrrrtttaaayyy</p>
<p>I joined this thread late …</p>
<p>Nicole, did you learn anything from what happened to you? You were in math classes that were too hard for you, you needed to switch to the regular track. I was a TA in math and I had some students who said they studied all the time but they still failed the tests. I felt bad about their grade because they had put in so much effort but I talked to the professor for the class and he pointed out that we weren’t doing them any favors by passing them along. For whatever reason they weren’t getting the material and they would never understand the next level without understanding what came before.</p>
<p>Get something out of this. Don’t try to work beyond your level, especially in math. Learn the basics and then the harder stuff will be easier.</p>
<p>Just for my 2 cents, I had a very tough honors algebra 2 class last year. I plan on applying for UC’s, which don’t recognize the class as honors, so it doesn’t boost my GPA. I plan on pointing out my shortcommings in the class and the fact that despite these, my teacher knew I would tear up normal pre-calc, saying it would be too easy for me…and he was right.</p>
<p>I would often stay up till 3 am in the morning cramming tea with lots of sugar down my throat so I could study/do his homework and comprehend it. I’d also wake up 5-6 am and try to study in the morning, and second semester he was available in the morning for tutoring (and I would be sore from track). Yet, I still got a D on the final.</p>
<p>Draw your own conclusions from this, but as much as I find him to be a challenging but great teacher, I would never want to relive that experience.</p>
<ol>
<li>Universty of Rhode Island - Yes</li>
<li>Indiana University-Bloomington - Maybe</li>
<li>The Ohio State University-Columbus - No</li>
<li>University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - Maybe</li>
<li>University of Illinois-Urbana - No</li>
<li>University of Maine - Maybe</li>
<li>Minnesota State University-Mankato - Yes</li>
<li>UC-Berkeley - Not in a million years</li>
<li>Purdue University - Maybe</li>
<li>UNC-Wilmington - Maybe</li>
<li>Iowa State Univertsity - Probably</li>
</ol>
<p>eastcoastlove- are you saying that it is easier to get into purdue than OSU-columbus? Because I think it would be much more difficult to get into purdue. I know people who have had terrible grades and test scores, yet have gotten into OSU.</p>
<p>Nicole, You have some excellent recommendations on this list. One of my kids had a similar profile (including the trouble with math) and had acceptances at Indiana and Arizona. I do want to make 2 suggestions:</p>
<p>1- Find out what the math requirement is at each college and for your major. This is important. </p>
<p>2- Talk to your parents early about $. Public colleges are generally lousy about financial aid for out-of-state students. They will easily gap you. So if your parents efc is $10,000 and the estimated cost is $28,000, they may easily give you a loan and say, “Figure it out yourself.” If you need financial aid, please look at some 4-year instate schools.</p>
<p>MSU-Mankato, is considered to be a lower level school here, if anything I think youd prefer MSU-Moorhead. also if you’re interested in U of M, the twin cities campus has been turning away people with very very impressive stats in state, however, if you apply to U of M duluth, then you’re getting the great education with less competition. I seriously suggest it. Also Arizona State University, Michigan state, NDSU, SDSU, Iowa State, Augsburg, UW-Milwaukee, UW-river falls, any of those schools are good. but it depends on how far or close to home you wanna go or stay, so yeah look into those.</p>
<p>I’m just wondering out of morbid curiosity…how does a math class account for a 1.6 on a trimester? exactly how many of these abominable math classes are you failing per trimester? You don’t get a GPA that low purely by failing math…you’ve gotta be doing crappy on ALL classes for that.</p>
<p>That being said, I’m glad you found a college worth going to.</p>
<p>You guys, I’m going for Purdue. It’s my official top choice and I need to make it happen.</p>
<p>Assuming you mean the flagship school, West Lafayette, that is not going to happen. For you to get into a public ivy would be impossible, nonetheless an out of state one. Furthermore since OOS schools are pretty much based on grades/test scores…you become an impossible case for top publics.</p>
<p>Your junior year is far from “okayish”, you barely got by 3rd trimester. And seeing as how junior year IS the most important year…yeah.</p>
<p>And you’re a white person from a meh-represented state (not great, not bad). You should luck at lower/mid tier (reaches) state school, or schools with a very high admit rate (80% or above).</p>
<p>Huh… Interesting thread.</p>
<p>I don’t know about Michigan (I think that’s where you live?), but in PA where I live, a person with grades like yours would most likely be going to Drexel, or one of the lesser known state schools (ex IUP, Bloomsburg). The biggest thing I can recommend to you is that transfers are always possible. Your stat’s aren’t great, but they’re not absolutely atrocious. Also, in my school, only final grades show up on the transcript, and no teacher comments (the same w/ GPA’s and such). You probably have a very good shot at some of the lower ranked state schools (Arkansas sounds like a pretty good match for you), and you will always have the opportunity to transfer out of them into a better school. Also, if you’re planning on grad school, an excellent GPA combined with great GMAT’s will do wonders, even if you’re not from the top tier schools. There are plenty of options open to you. I wish you the best of luck in your search.</p>
<p>I got accepted to Indiana University-Bloomington!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations! Is that your number 1 choice??</p>
<p>No, it’s my second. I really really really want to go to Purdue.</p>
<p>"I WILL NOT, under ANY circumstaces, tolerate going to a community college. I’m DEAD SERIOUS. So people, please stop suggesting it.</p>
<p>I’m a LOT smarter than my GPA, and I really need to find a way to make that come through… "</p>
<p>Its reality girl. You think everything’s not your fault, but it is. You have to take responsibility for it. You can clean up your mess by going to a local CC and fixing up your jacked up GPA or you can just stand there ranting and whining about your bad circumstances. You think you were at a disadvantage? Read my threads</p>