HS Sophmore Starting My Search.

College Search & Selection
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<p>Apparently, I wasn't logged in. I just lost my WHOLE POST, and have to retype it up. ARGH.</p>

<p>Ok, so some basic stats about me first off!</p>

<p>Name: Leslie
Age 15, will be 16 in less than a week!
Gender: F
High School sophomore, coming from a junior high.
Location: Metro Detroit area
Current Weighted GPA: 3.736
Possible major: Something related to film.</p>

<p>Schedule</p>

<p>9th Grade:
English 9
Pre-AP World History
Biology (1 year ahead)
Accelerated Geometry
Japanese II
Phys. Ed. (required)</p>

<p>EC: High School Swim Team</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Honors English 10
AP US History
Alg. II (1 Year ahead)
Chemistry (1 Year ahead)
Japanese III
Film Making</p>

<p>EC: High School Swim Team (will NOT be rejoining next year due to several problems with the members of the team)
Possibly Drama Club.</p>

<p>Ok, -deep breath-</p>

<p>In my little fantasy mind, here's the colleges I'd die of happiness to go to.</p>

<p>NYU
Vassar
Columbia</p>

<p>My parents want me to go somewhere in Michigan, like U of M or Grand Valley due to the cheaper cost.</p>

<p>However, my dream colleges, these are INSANE reaches, academically and financially. I really, really want to go to somewhere in a major city. I know location isn't the be all end all, but I'm sick of living in these suburbs, sorry. It's like Groundhog Day movie, same thing over. And over. And OVER. I've been to Chicago several times before, and am planning on visiting NYC soon. I honestly can't describe the feelings I get in a city. I feel so much more in my element if you want to call it that, and I feel like well, where I belong.</p>

<p>Obviously, there are other colleges out there. And scholarships. And EC activities. </p>

<p>I honestly have no idea at this point what to do. -drowns in stress- Where are some good colleges in urban areas that are somewhat cheaper? And what are good scholarships for a middle-upper class kid who needs a good amount of money? And I seriously need to find EC activities. And there's no film club.</p>

<p>Also is it possible to go a smaller college in the area, like Oakland University or Macomb Community and then transfer?</p>

<p>Thank you so so so much. :)</p>

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<p>I know the feeling of getting out of that small town feeling… well at least you’re in the suburbs. I’m stuck in a rural city with a population of less than 5,000. But, make sure you do good on your SATs (>2000) or ACT, whichever you take. Really focus on your passions through your ECs. Since you want to major in film, do something relating to that. Like start a film club, find interns at universities in your local area during the summer. Do something that you love and take it far. And yes you can transfer from a smaller college, but I think it’s even harder to get into that way, though I’m not sure…</p>