Looking to build a list of schools to apply to (new to CC, seeking wise advice!)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi all, this is my third post on CC. Ive been reading threads on here for a while and finally decided to join and start posting the other day.</p>

<p>I am preparing to transfer after my sophomore year next year and was looking for advice in creating a list of schools to apply to. I feel like every so often I'll hear about a school that I had never previously considered and become interested so I wanted to see what the nice people on CC thought!</p>

<p>Major: business/Econ (but mostly business lol)</p>

<p>These are the Schools I plan on applying to so far:
Cornell (AEM)
USC (Business)
Umiami (international marketing finance)</p>

<p>Also, what do you guys think is a good number amount of schools to apply to? Don't want to overdo it haha.</p>

<p>I'm looking for a list of great schools but schools that I am also competitive at so I feel I should share my stats:</p>

<p>applying from a community college in California
Entering as: Junior</p>

<p>HS gpa: 3.1/4.0 (my effort level was seriously lacking, satisfied by coasting by with B's)
College gpa: 4.0/4.0 (during transition from high school to college I realized I really had to work to get what I want. Took 21 units first semester (ppl called me crazy) and got the first 4.0 of my life. 19 units 2nd semester and all A's again.</p>

<p>Units: Just completed my first year of college and took 40 units in 2 semesters (as i just said lol). Taking Public Speaking and Physics currently over summer session.</p>

<p>Ec's: very involved in school, part of honor society ptk (and doing leadership), international ambassador to international students on campus, started own investing club (serving as president), played baseball first semester (offered redshirt, declined to focus on school and other things). serving as an RA (resident assistant) for my sophomore year next year. my cc is rare in that it has a private company that provides a 1st year dorm living experience for freshmen. also had an internship at a law firm in high school and worked at a bagel shop.</p>

<p>got presidents honor roll both my 1st and 2nd semesters. also should have very strong recs from teachers ive formed strong relationships with.</p>

<p>Taking 17.5 units in fall and 16 in spring of next year. got everything planned out school-wise.</p>

<p>Never thought I would be applying to schools like Cornell when i first entered college but with the support of a really encouraging counselor and people around me, i am hoping to make my dream of attending a top school a reality!</p>

<p>Thanks for reading this and offering your advice to me!!</p>

<p>Best </p>

<p>Sidenote: I know as a CCC student there are great public universities in my state that I can apply to. However I am dissuaded by both the budget cuts and from what I have heard from many of my friends at UCs and CSUs. Leaning private but please share any schools you'd recommend! Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Have you compared your cost limit with what the net price calculator says for you at each school?</p>

<p>You may want to apply to UCs and CSUs anyway. The main effect of budget cuts at UCs seems to be to raise in-state tuition, though it is still lower than at the private schools you list. Some CSUs do seem to have more trouble with overfull classes. You should check on school-specific forums about anything you are concerned about. Note that not all private schools are in good financial health either.</p>

<p>You can use <a href=“http://www.assist.org%5B/url%5D”>http://www.assist.org</a> to check transferability of your courses to a UC or CSU, but private universities are often more opaque about that, only doing the evaluation after you commit to attend. But USC does have transfer credit articulation listings for some nearby other colleges.</p>

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<p>ucbalumnus, thank u for your response! At the end of the day I know I probably will end up applying to some ucs and/or csus at the guidance of my counselor. But those schools arent on the list im building now.</p>

<p>In terms of a cost limit comparison, no I haven’t. However, though the financial aspect is very important to me it is not the “end all, be all” it would be if i was entering college out of high school and facing tuition prices for 4 years as opposed to 2.</p>

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<p>Some of the private schools are said to be less generous with need-based financial aid for transfer students than for entering freshmen.</p>

<p>Most schools (including public schools) appear to be less generous with merit scholarships for transfer students than for entering freshmen (although UCs do offer Regents’ scholarships to transfer students as well as freshmen).</p>

<p>If the school does not have a published transfer credit articulation listing, and is not willing to evaluate your transfer credit before you decide whether to attend, then you run the risk of enough of your credit being denied to require you to spend an extra semester or more at the four year school. This can be expensive.</p>

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<p>Take a look at the Transfer Forum. There is a sub-forum just for the CA system. You can find that forum by going to the main page where all of the forums are listed.</p>