<p>UUUGGHHH I cant seem to find a college!! IDK why its so hard. All I want is a decent looking campus that doesnt look like the great depression hit it. a decent amount of black people in a big city thats not expensive!! and easy to get into! is that too hard?? am i asking for too much or does any of my criteria not match up where I can get one thing but not the other?? could anyone help me!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>my gpa: 2.75
my act:20
my SAT:1320
max ill pay for tutition a year is 20,000 (for right now until i get my grades up and can apply for scholorships)</p>
<p>should I just go to 2 year or community college in the city of my choice and get residency?? then transfer to get cheaper tution?? but there arent a lot of community/2 year colleges with housing! every door i try to open always seems locked. im almost to the point of just not going and finding a state job and become an alcoholic b/c i hate my life.</p>
<p>Go to the CC Home page (not forum home) and run the “Super College Match”.</p>
<p>I just did it for you for the info you gave (not including preferred state, major, etc), and it seems to think St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, NY is a good match for you.</p>
<p>Based on:</p>
<p>Your scores/GPA
$20k max
High portion of African-Americans
Big City</p>
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<p>Run it yourself for your other matches. It’s not the place to end, but the place to start.</p>
<p>Brownsugar (nice name btw) - I don’t know what part of the country you’re looking at, but you should consider Tennessee State University. The requirements for admission are a 19 on the ACT and a 2.25 GPA.<br>
It is one of the Historically Black Colleges (HBC) with a great tradition in Nashville TN. It’s a great city, even if you are not a country music fan (I am not).
Tuition is approximately $20k for out of state, and room/board is reasonable as well.
It has a beautiful campus (go to Google images). </p>
<p>The application deadline for fall `11 is July 1st, so you can still apply.</p>
<p>Trust me, it’s too early to become an alcoholic & hate your life…save that for middle age :o)</p>
<p>thanks you guys! I will def. take a look @ TEN state. I never thought of going down south. never been so i’m skeptical, plus i hate hot weather unless i’m by a beach. I looked up st. francis and it’s a little too expenive but it seems like a great school and i LOVE the location. I’m going to have to persuade the heck out of my mom lol. thanks you guys =)</p>
<p>That would be Clark Atlanta University. Nice campus, HBC, $25K a year (tuition, fees, room and board) before financial aid, in the nation’s most exciting city for African American students. You’ll probably learn to get along without the snow and ice. :)</p>
<p>I believe that in another post, brownsugar said that s/he lives in Wisconsin, where the highs for the next week are in the 20s and 30s, the lows are in the teens and the 20s, and the weekend forecast calls for “wintry mix.” We sure enjoyed the 71 degrees and blue skies in Georgia today! :D</p>
<p>I think it’s clear that going to a community college is in your best interests now. You’re not going to get into any school right now that’s better than UW-Madison. With 2 years at a CC you should be able to easily transfer into UW-Madison. On the whole, you will save quite a bit of money and have two relatively easy years. </p>
<p>Also, why would you want a CC with “housing”? On campus housing is seriously over-priced.</p>
<p>If this is true, then UW would clearly be the choice. But the OP’s standardized test scores are about 30th percentile and the GPA is 2.7. Here’s what UW-Madison says about transfer admissions:</p>
<p>"The University of Wisconsin is a world-class university and admission is both competitive and selective.</p>
<p>"Our transfer admission counselors review each application individually and are looking for students who demonstrate strong academic ability. Toward this end, we evaluate candidates based on both their high school and college records, valuing applicants who demonstrate strong performance in a challenging curriculum.</p>
<p>"When reviewing applications, we pay particular attention to the college-level course work you have completed, and specifically:</p>
<p>"Cumulative grade point average (GPA). Competitive not only for admission to the university, but for your intended major as well. Most transfer students have a GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. </p>
<p>“Rigor of course work. Appropriate for continued study at UW-Madison and increasing in difficulty.”</p>
<p>It sounds unlikely to me as if Madison would be a good target.</p>
<p>Thanks gadad. I misread the 1320 as 1320/1600. I don’t know if UW requires SAT scores. If it</p>
<p>Nonetheless, if the applicant can get a high GPA in community college than she is in a fine position to transfer to UW. I have seen students with sub 3.0 HS gpas pull 3.5+ in CC). </p>
<p>My advice would still be to go to CC for 2 years and then try to transfer to UW, possibly a smaller campus.</p>
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