<p>There are plenty of colleges–very good ones–that will be happy to have you, even if your grades, scores, and ECs stay about the same. If you improve them, there will be even more. My advice would be not to think so much about going to somewhere you don’t like that much and then transferring, but rather to look for places that you’d really like to go for four years (unless there are financial considerations, which is a different story). In my opinion, it’s not a good idea to enter a college (especially a good four-year college) with the idea that you are planning to transfer out.</p>
<p>Don’t drink the CC cool-aid. Take a look at [Colleges</a> That Change Lives | Changing Lives, One Student at a Time](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org%5DColleges”>http://www.ctcl.org) for some great but little known schools.</p>
<p>For computer science, you should look at MIT, UIUC, CMU. These three are top schools for computer and also good for physics. It seems that your SAT need to improve a bit for these schools. GT is not bad at all for your in state options. Keep working at it. you will be fine.</p>
<p>Nothing wrong with UGA. I transferred there reluctantly (from a 7 Sisters college) and ended up loving it.</p>
<p>Op reminds me of the old joke- if I had known I would live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.</p>
<p>Success and happiness aren’t determined by the school one attends.
It may be some of the top top U’s are out, but OP needs to know more successful people DIDN’T graduate Harvard than those who did. The big name schools aren’t the answer. The person you are now, and will work to become is the answer.</p>
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<p>You really need to stop believing this. Once you change your view, you will be amazed at all the wonderful options you have.</p>
<p>Go to a library, get the Colleges That Change Lives book, and spend a couple of hours with it. It is eye opening. There are many wonderful colleges in the U.S. and you could be admitted to many of them, some with merit money.</p>
<p>I finished my final and I have calmed down a bit. There are probably colleges out there that would be great for me. I’m still not sure how to go about finding these colleges. </p>
<p>Searching for good schools for my major net me results like these, [Best</a> Computer Science Programs | Top Computer Science Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings]Best”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings), where most of the schools are Ivy Leagues or similarly competitive. </p>
<p>I have never really considered my preferences for schools, I just assumed everything would work out if the education was top notch. I suppose a mid-size urban school in the Northeast would be great because of the cold climate and my familiarity with city life. It also helps if the campus is beautiful as I think it would help keep my mood up. </p>
<p>Sum up of stats :
SAT 1900
1 AP junior year, 3-4 senior year (self studying AP Calc if I can’t take the class at school)
3.8 unweighted / 3.9 weighted GPA</p>
<h2>Interest in a Physics and Computer Science double major</h2>
<p>While it’s great that not all hope is lot yet, I am still not happy with where I am currently. While taking a gap year might work to improve my image, I don’t think I’d be willing to do it without some sort of assurance that it could really be the difference between a great university and an okay one. Being out of school for an entire year would be too weird of a feeling for me.</p>
<p>Aside from the Georgia state schools and out-of state publics, your choices will include selective but less that elite private schools. Have you talked to your parents about whether they would even be willing to pay for such schools? </p>
<p>Full disclosure: unless you get MAJOR financial aid, in my view such schools would be a complete waste of money.</p>