Info on University Of Maryland, New Haven, JCU

College Search & Selection
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<p>Thanks to you guys, my college list has been getting smaller and smaller and therefore ill be able to visit most of the colleges on my list come this fall.</p>

<p>The following colleges are colleges im still debating about:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>University Of New Haven (has a good music biz major that im looking for but this school is in CT and im not a big fan of the area).</p></li>
<li><p>University Of Maryland (excellent Communications/Journalism program but its out of state fee is pretty high..same with any other public out of state college I guess).</p></li>
<li><p>CCNY (Cuny) (commuter school but offers a very good music biz/audio engineering program from what I hear. Low acceptance rate though).</p></li>
<li><p>New Jersey City University (as a safety? Its in the area.)</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>UMCP all the way...It's stupid to make ur decision on the application fee...college is an investment...well w/e</p>

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<p>Oh I wasn't referring to the application fee, but the tuition for out of staters.</p>

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<p>Don't you pay in-state after 1 year?</p>

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<p>You do? I didn't know that.</p>

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<p>Have you been into CT? Maybe if you visit again it'll help. If you don't like it, no problem. If you do, you have another college!</p>

<p>I'm looking into UNH too. But it's a tad on the small side.</p>

<p>UMCP ...don't cross it out because of fees. Financial aid can help.</p>

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<p>I had no idea UNH was small. I was assuming it was this big school.</p>

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<p>a little over 2000 kids.</p>

<p>You're better off with UHart if you want a CT college with an adequate amount of students.</p>

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<p>Actually, im narrowing my list even more. Thanks for that tid bit. You just made me realize something.</p>

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<p>What is that, exactly? I'm curious haha.</p>

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<p>Well, besides the fact that I don't like the area, its a pretty small student body and the price is kind too high. Too many things going against it for me, I don't know why I still had it on my list. ;)</p>

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<p>I don't see what exactly is wrong with the area, could you explain that to me before I trek up there?</p>

<p>UNH would offer a buttload of aid on top of that anyway. It's almost like in-state tuition.</p>

<p>What have you gotten you list down to?</p>

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<p>if youre deciding between new haven and maryland, its no contest: maryland is a much better school in all aspects.</p>

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<p>UMCP is a good choice, UMCP is an excellent school and it's one of those college s that I think is really underrated. CP has a good honors college and is really strong in computer sciences and biology. If you're interested in research, there is an invitation-only program called Gemstone that offers great research opportunities for undergrads.</p>

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<p>Connecticut feels so isolated to me sweetsaz79. Feels so lost. I feel out of place when I go there. Im just not a fan of the area. Theres like nothing to look foward to there as apose to Boston, Philly or NY. But thats just me. A lot of them aint too cool with NJ folks either.</p>

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<p>Calloftheblade, I have yet to take the SATs, but wit a GPA of about 3.4 and me being out of state, would UMCP be a reach or a match?</p>

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<p>Santo I would say CP is a match for you as long as you keep your grades steady and score at least 1900 on the sat</p>

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<p>Did you do any practice tests? Known in what range your real SAT scores will fall will help others and I find out whether it's a match or not. </p>

<p>Again, what's your list? I know you had quite a few (like I).</p>

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<p>I have not taken any practice tests sweetsaz. And I take the SATs in October. And Ive been studyin out of the country, in SPANISH, for the past 2 years, so I really need all the help and practice I can get. Im american and english my native language but for 2 years I was following a different curriculum than that used in the U.S. Any online sites that can serve as practice for me?</p>

<p>**My current list:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Matches -
University Of Maryland
Five Towns
Rutgers
Temple</p></li>
<li><p>Reaches -
Emerson (Berklee)
Northeastern</p></li>
<li><p>Safeties -
William Paterson University Of NJ
New Jersey City University**</p></li>
</ul>

<p>I might take out Northeastern a being that its too much of a reach for me. And when you compare it to the rest of the schools in terms of price, its too much.</p>

<p>Im still in looking over CCNY and some NJ colleges (Ramapo, Kean, Rider, Seton).</p>

<p>Still a looong list but believe me, its a lot smaller than what I originally had. I can use all the help I can get narrowing it even more so that ill have more time and less colleges to visit this fall.</p>

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<p>Collegeboard has a great REAL SAT you can practice with. </p>

<p>If you don't like NU as a reach, then replace it with Ramapo. </p>

<p>Kean is a good safety. Elizabeth, my hometown, is like right there. I could probably walk there in 20 minutes. It's alright looks-wise. The sports may bring you in. I hear they have a nice football team.</p>

<p>Five Towns? Whuzzat?</p>

<p>Your list isn't long. You just need to get one more solid reach and one more solid safety and then you'll be ready to visit. So if you hate a couple, then you'll still have leeway.</p>