Help Me Pick Some Schools Right For Me

College Search & Selection
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<p>*California State Resident
*White Male</p>

<p>GPA
UW = 3.3 (ouch I know)
W = 3.64</p>

<p>SAT = 2190
(CR 700, M 750, W 740)</p>

<p>SAT II's
Math = 700
Physics = 670</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>Bunch of sports including Club Soccer for 10 years
Founder and President of the Ski/Snowboard Club - second largest club on campus - organized ski trips with carpools and everything for 150 kids.
Model UN - 2 year - Treasurer
Guitar 10 years, DJing 2 years </p>

<p>I'm looking to major in either engineering, business, or economics.</p>

<p>Looking for colleges that will give me a good education but that are still "fun" with a good location and weather. I'm not a huge partier but I don't want to go to boring school.</p>

<p>Any ideas what schools I should apply to? I already applied to all of the UC's and I have to say my essays are freakin amazing (I bet everyone thinks that about theirs =p but seriously they're good). </p>

<p>I've been hearing stuff all over the place between Pitzer, Vassar, Claremont, Oberlin, USC, but I'm not sure if those fit my criteria and if I could even get in to those.</p>

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<p>10char bump</p>

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<p>10charbump</p>

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<p>Wake Forest, Holy Cross, Bucknell, Colgate, Lafayette</p>

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<p>UCB, UCSD, UCD, UCSB; possibly Claremont McKenna; Santa Clara.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I see you already applied to the UC’s. Pitzer does not sound like the school for you based upon your possible majors. Maybe Cal Poly SLO.</p>

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<p>You sounded like a USC person to me even before I read that it had been mentioned. Liberal arts colleges like Vassar and Pitzer do not sound like a good fit for you, because you may be interested in engineering or business and they do not have it. Boston University and George Washington U are east coast schools that may fit. Also, look at Northwestern. The UC schools sound like a good fit for you as well. The smaller schools give a good education but usually not in engineering or business.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross-great combination of academics and social life. HC has nice campus near Boston.</p>

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<p>Cross Wake off the list–your GPA will not work.</p>

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<p>1980’s grad what are U thinking? Colgate with a 3.3 GPA…I think not. Lafayette and Bucknell are reaches at best.</p>

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<p>Alright So My List So far Is</p>

<p>Already Applied
All UC’s
Cal Poly SLO</p>

<p>Still To Apply
Claremont McKenna(Business - Accounting)
USC (Business - Acounting or Engineering)
Boston University (Materials Engineering)
George Washington University (what are they better at business or engineering?)
Boston College (Finance)
NYU (Accounting or Materials Engineering)
University of Michigan (Business)
Loyola Marymount (Is their Accounting/Business program any good?)
University of Illinois (What’s better, Business or Engineering?)</p>

<p>I realize most of these are reaches, but I think I’m already pretty safe into a fair share of the UC’s so I’m looking to shoot for the moon a bit. Hoping the SAT sort of makes up for the lackluster GPA.</p>

<p>I had a question about CMC though. Suppose I don’t get into Claremont but do get into Pitzer. Is it any easier to transfer to Claremont McKenna from Pitzer since they’re in the same college network?</p>

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<p>10char bump</p>

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<p>suggestions, and thoughts on my choices above?</p>

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<p>Suggest Univ. of San Diego. Your GPA is low for SC.</p>