<p>I need some help finding the right fit colleges outside of California for a student. Student's major is dietetics / nutrition at cc, so a BA major in those or similar to those is necessary. Student will transfer after 2 years. </p>
<p>As for "fit", student ...</p>
<p>-hates cold weather
-loves sports and wishes they are big there
-does not want a party rep like Chico or Santa Barbara have in CA but also doesn't want a suitcase school
-prefers politics of student body to be "down-the-center"-- definately not extremely liberal</p>
<p>This criteria altogether might be hard to find but I hope we can help this student.</p>
<p>What kind of grades? For the major of interest you would be looking at a limited scope of colleges, mostly state schools probably. So the student would end up paying high OOS tuition with far less chance of financial aid than at a CSU or UC, many of which do have this major.</p>
<p>Grades: 3.0 GPA w/no honors / AP classes and missing some math that near all colleges require. That is why student is at cc - to redeem. 1560 SAT. Luckily, junior transfer admissions seem to disregard hs grades for cc grades. You can bet this student will get a higher GPA and more math classes in aswell as retake the SAT. I will personally handle what are reaches and matches when the numbers are finalized. Thank you for your concern though. For now we are searching in a broad sense, by “fit”.</p>
<p>UCs & CSUs are pretty much entirely liberal. One would most likely have to join a club just to find some conservatives or middlers. And I’m sure there are schools outside of CA where you wouldn’t have to dig that deep to find them. Now, this does not mean this student is weak or fearful of this student’s beliefs, but this student just prefers what this student prefers – more common ground.</p>
<p>As for the financial situation, you’re right. Luckily the student will only be there for 2 years and loans won’t be too enormous. This student will have to buckle down and do well in cc to even qualify for aid in the future.</p>
<p>So again, I’m looking for help in the preference department.</p>
<p>Your problem is that it’s generally going to take a large state school to find a nutrition major. LAC’s, some of which are conservative, don’t offer this type of major. Check to see if BYU has a related major.</p>
<p>The fact is that the vast majority of colleges in the US today are uber liberal. It doesn’t mean you can’t find conservatives.</p>
<p>And the wisdom of taking loans to go out of state when the student will be a dietitian or nutritionist, not high paying jobs, should be looked at closely.</p>
<p>You could look into Florida and Texas state schools. They all have warm weather and great sports programs. However, they all have a little bit of a party reputation, but they’re big enough that the student should be able to find his or her own social outlets. </p>
<p>UNC also might work. Its a little hard to get into out of state, and it gets a little cold during the January and February, though.</p>
<p>Generally, I think state schools in the southeast are your best bet. They should be less liberal than California or Northeastern schools, warm, have a nutrition major, and have pretty good sports teams.</p>
<p>I believe Case Western Reserve University has a nutrition major. It’s not in warm weather, nor are sports “big”, but it definitely doesn’t have a “party rep”.</p>
<p>If your son could get into Rice, I’d definitely recommend that. They have great weather, are very renowned in the biological sciences, sports are decent there (they have a fantastic baseball team), and as far as the last two categories go, I’ve heard that Rice students have a ton of fun while still learning a lot during the week, and I’ve never heard anything about a very liberal student or conservative student body. Out of all the schools I was looking into, I heard the least negative things about Rice, and everyone I talked to there absolutely loves it.</p>
<p>Some colleges that are somewhat more on the conservative side (or even quite conservative), which offer the nutrition major or something quite related, and which are in warmer weather states, include: Baylor, Clemson, Pepperdine (right there in CA), Samford U, U Arizona, U Hawaii Manoa, Florida State, U of the Incarnate Word, and UNC Greensboro.</p>
<p>You’ll need to check for the party scene on each college, and likewise on the sports. I can’t help you there.</p>