<p>Yeah, Agnes Scott is on my list.
There are some community colleges in L.A. that offer a honors program.
And they have articulation agreements with many California Universities.
Not really worried about becoming a California Resident anymore.
But would enjoy attending college in CA!
Another college I’m interested in is Spelman, not really feeling the all black thing though. It might be a littttttle overwhelming.
I think my only chance though is my SAT scores so…
I went and bought some SAT Prep books, I’ll be busy with my AP English class and studying for the SAT over the summer!</p>
<p>You might also want to look at Bryn Mawr even though your scores are currently low. It’s worth making contact.</p>
<p>*I’ve thoroughly researched colleges in Ohio. Non of which appeal to me, I do realize I can’t be picky but I refuse to attend a college where I will not be happy. </p>
<p>MiamiU is full of white, upperclass, snobby children who have no respect for minorities.*</p>
<p>I didn’t know that about Miami U. Is that true? What is the ethnic breakdown of the campus? </p>
<p>Anyway…aren’t there any OTHER publics in Ohio that are more diverse and respectful?</p>
<p>Many of the regional state schools have a balanced racial mix (and provide very good educations), but the OP seems determined to wipe the dust of OH from her shoes…</p>
<p>It’s unfortunate that Ohio has cut their state grant programs, but you should be awarded more than $4,000 in federal grant aid. It sounds like you’ll be eligible for a full Pell grant, which is $5550 next year. With a 0 EFC you would also likely get some FSEOG money (depends on the school), a Perkins loans, a $5500 Stafford loan, and some work study money. So, you should have at least $12K in funding before any other institutional grants or scholarships.</p>
<p>In addition to targeting private schools where your stats are competitive for merit aid, I would encourage you to look at some SUNY schools. Most of the SUNYs have very diverse student populations as NY is such a “melting pot” state. The cost for OOS is reasonable, it’s close enough to Ohio to make transportation home affordable, and some of the SUNY’s offer very good aid to OOS students. UB, for example, offers a full tuition scholarship for URM, low income, and first generation students. It comes with other perks such as designated housing, first year activities, free tutoring, etc. If you qualify for merit aid, their scholarships for OOS are generally higher than offered to instate students. Fredonia, Oswego, and Brockport are also in Western NY and have been known to give good FA to OOS students. I believe Oswego also has a 4 year tuition guarantee.</p>
<p>The western state colleges will sometimes let students from neighboring states attend for 150% of in-state tuition costs . . . Is there anything similar in the midwestern states?</p>
<p>@Mom2 – Yep, I even read the Princeton’s Review of the best 361 colleges in the U.S. and it even stated that MiamiU isn’t a place to come if you’re looking for diversity. It also said majority of the school fits the typical MiamiU “stereotype” the white, rich, snob. It also stated if you don’t fit the sterotype ( which I don’t ) then you will have a very hard time making friends, or even fitting in. I believe there is 10% minority. And the majority of those non-white students are Asian. And no, I won’t be happy in Ohio. I know for a fact I will get lost in a big school like OSU but I’m willing to attend any public university in Ohio for now and hopefully transfer to another University outside of Ohio.</p>
<p>@Erin’s dad, I like the way you put that! I sure would like to wipe the dust of ohio off of my shoes. I’m from Dayton too :]</p>
<p>@sk8rmom – I was looking at some SUNY schools. I’m interested in them. At first I was interested in collegs in New York City. It was the place I really wanted to be but I realized there aren’t many “good” colleges that I would even attend besides Barnard and Columbia both of which I won’t even bother applying to because I know I won’t be accepted. Do you know of any colleges on the east coast ( MA, PA, ) or even down south like (FL) that are similar to these SUNY schools.</p>
<p>*Princeton’s Review of the best 361 colleges in the U.S. and it even stated that MiamiU isn’t a place to come if you’re looking for diversity. It also said majority of the school fits the typical MiamiU “stereotype” the white, rich, snob. It also stated if you don’t fit the sterotype ( which I don’t ) then you will have a very hard time making friends, or even fitting in. I believe there is 10% minority. And the majority of those non-white students are Asian. *</p>
<p>Miami U Student Body</p>
<pre><code>* Total Enrollment: 14,671
-
% Female: 53% -
% Male: 47% -
% Out of State: 30% - American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 2.97%
- African-American: 4.04%
- Hispanic: 2.15%
- Caucasian: 83.95%
- Race/ Ethnicity Unknown: 3.14%
- International: 3.14%
</code></pre>
<p>Unfortunately Ohio does not participate in the Midwest Student Exchange Program.
[MHEC</a> : MSEP Description (328)](<a href=“http://www.mhec.org/MSEPDescription]MHEC”>http://www.mhec.org/MSEPDescription)</p>
<p>Bowling Green >10% black
Wright State ~25% black (great engineering and business programs, and you should be able to commute)
Kent State <10% black
Cleveland State >20% black
Youngstown State ~15% black</p>
<p>I mentioned the SUNY’s because they are fairly affordable for OOS kids. Stony Brook and Purchase are downstate, as well as CUNY in NYC. Binghamtom is considered a “public ivy”, as such they do not give merit aid to freshmen. If you’re interested in other publics, U Pitt, Penn State, and UMass may be worth looking into…they’re all more expensive than the SUNYs though.</p>
<p>Miami U Student Body</p>
<ul>
<li>Total Enrollment: 14,671</li>
<li>% Female: 53%</li>
<li>% Male: 47%</li>
<li>% Out of State: 30%</li>
<li>American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.6%</li>
<li>Asian: 2.97%</li>
<li>African-American: 4.04%</li>
<li>Hispanic: 2.15%</li>
<li>Caucasian: 83.95%</li>
<li>Race/ Ethnicity Unknown: 3.14%</li>
<li>International: 3.14%</li>
</ul>
<p>As I said, 83.95% Caucasian.
Not that race is extremely important to me, nor is it a deciding factor.
I would just like to be in a diverse setting.
NOT in a rural area of Ohio with more than half of the student population being white.
I’ve lived in a white suburb all of my life, I’ve always been the only “BROWN” kid in everyone of my classes.
That isn’t how I imagined college to be.</p>
<p>That said it may be a good financial safety and you should consider it, your opinion and desires may well change as senor year progresses.</p>
<p>@Erin’s dad – Ew @ all of those Universities.
Do you know of any colleges in Ohio that offer an outstanding honors program?</p>
<p>1) Public Us almost universally do not meet full need for out of state students.
2) Institutional financial aid is even worse for transfer students.
3) The farther you go from home, the more expensive travel costs are. </p>
<p>Do you live near by a private college/ university? If so, they may offer scholarships for local high students. </p>
<p>There are lots of schools in Ohio: [List</a> of colleges and universities in Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Ohio]List”>List of colleges and universities in Ohio - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>There’s the honors tutorial college at OU: [Ohio</a> University: Honors Tutorial College:Home](<a href=“Honors at OHIO | Ohio University”>http://www.honors.ohio.edu/)</p>
<p>Test optional schools: [Optional</a> List | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional]Optional”>ACT/SAT Optional List - Fairtest)</p>
<p>Have you seen this? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html</a></p>