<p>I'm sort of in a unique situation I guess. I have 39 credits with a 3.8 GPA at a decent 4 year university. But I spent the last 4 years of my life with the Marines. I basically had to get out of my house due to some personal issues in my family so I joined the military. I'd like to resume my education at a better school than where I was and could use some advice on what schools would be a possible match for me(basically the best I can do). I've been looking at a lot of schools but I'm pretty lost and don't want to waste my time/money applying everywhere. My HS GPA was a pretty mediocre 2.8 and my SAT was 1280/1600. Money is not an issue but I would prefer a warm climate. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!</p>
<p>Maybe look at continuing education programs at Penn LPS and Columbia CGS. For Penn, you get the same degree, you just pay less than students from CAS/SEAS/Wharton/Nursing.</p>
<p>Your college GPA is strong, and most continuing ed. institutions say that you need a 3.5 to be a competitive candidate.</p>
<p>Do you have an idea of possible majors? Could you think about and let us know your preferences re big/small school? public/private? urban/rural? big sports atmosphere or no? Greek scene or no? All of that kind of stuff.</p>
<p>I'd like to major in Psychology and I would prefer a moderate sized school in a more rural area. The other stuff doesn't really matter to me.</p>
<p>I'm realizing that I seem to have more knowledge of urban schools. But, thinking of rural/medium size/warm climate... a couple of suggestions might be Clemson or Northern Arizona U.</p>
<p>Have you gone to collegeboard's website and done the College Matchmaker thing? That can be a good place to start. Or, if you mention some schools which appeal to you... it might help spark more ideas here.</p>