I was just accepted into gsu but I learned they don’t have a meteorology major. They do have a geosciences major along with physics and chemistry. Should I just select one of them as my major and then next year transfer to a college that offer meteorology?
One thing to consider as you figure out to do is financial aid.
Freshman students get the best financial aid.
If you get need based financial aid, could you also get it at the college you transfer to?
If you get merit based financial aid, I am not sure you could get it at the transfer college. Would a gap year make sense?
If you pay full price, are the colleges similar in price?
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You could take a gap year / gap semester. and reapply as a freshman to the school of your choice.
What to do during gap time?
Student Conservation Association
https://www.thesca.org/serve/youth-programs
Americorps (and provides money for college)
coolworks – https://www.coolworks.com/
Or volunteer someplace, or go for a hike along the Appalachian Trail or, many other possibilities.
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What do you want to do with that degree? Will you need grad school? I believe many meteorologists who go into research can do something else undergrad if it is math/chemistry/physics/earth science/CS/geoscience and then get the appropriate grad degree.
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I want to be a weather broadcaster
I already took a gap year because I wasn’t ready for college. Also only two colleges in my state has meteorology but they require high sat scores and mines wasn’t high enough
Are you trying to stay in-state for financial reasons? Is the college you were accepted to affordable for your family, the only problem is the lack of meteorology?
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Can you start at a community college that has an articulation agreement (transfer agreement) for meteorology with at least one of the colleges/universities in your state that offers that major? That would be a much better option than starting at a 4-year institution that doesn’t offer the major. If there is an articulation agreement, you would need to complete the required coursework at the community college with the required GPA, and you could go straight into junior year courses when you transfer.
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CC doesn’t permit direct links, but you can easily google and find a list of colleges offering meteorology programs (hint: try noaa and national hurricane center library). Even for broadcast meteorology, you need a program that meets the requirements of the National Weather Service. Good luck. I’m guessing GSU means Georgia State. FWIW, Mississippi State has a fine program, and also a specialization in broadcast meteorology. Good luck!
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