My daughter is a student at George Washington University. She entered as an undecided but has since decided she is interested in conservation and the environment Not having luck finding her group there with Covid restricting many activities and the environmental science program being great but small. She took the semester off to pause and explore other schools. While the schools in California and Colorado always come up on her list, she doesn’t want to go that far from home (NY). Does anyone have suggestions for a great school in her area that doesn’t cost 75-80 thousand dollars? We are assuming she won’t get merit money as a transfer student. Is that a correct assumption?
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Have you considered
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry?
See University of Maryland scholarship for out of state students.
Or University of Delaware
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I would look into University of Vermont for your daughter.
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Thank you; we are going to look at SUNY ESF and University of Vermont, but both are long cold and hard winters for students shroud a car; I’m a little concerned about that and would love feedback if anyone has!
If home is in NY and a short flight is ok, check Eckerd in St Pete. One thing to look at tho is what type of focus area does she want ? It can be a wide major.
But the ESF and UVM are wonderful suggestions. There’ll be many great schools in the NE.
If you google niche dot com and environmental science you’ll see a rank. Looks like you need to go down to page 4 or 5 to see easier schools to get into (and cheaper) but you can start looking at schools. But I’d focus on the area she interested in within the discipline too.
Plus size of school etc.
Edit : did a search of wildlife conservation……WVU. UTK. UK. VA tech. Penn State. Delaware comes up on all lists. . All are reasonably close.
If water is an interest look at coastal Carolina.
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This site may offer you ideas for schools to research further:
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Some schools, such as Dickinson, do offer merit scholarship recognition to transfer students.
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I second Eckerd College:
eckerd.edu/environmental-studies/
eckerd.edu/environmental-studies/why-environmental-studies-at-eckerd/
eckerd.edu/news/blog/eckerd-professors-fort-de-soto-park/
eckerd.edu/admissions/transfer/. $10,000 to $17,000 merit aid plus generous financial aid.
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A state’s flagship land grant university is going to have the research opportunities and relationships with state and federal agencies for wildlife conservation and environmental Sci majors.
UNH
UMass
UVM
Umaine
NC State
Clemson
VT
Have her look at the course offerings and requirements for majors to see what aligns with her actual interests.
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If your daughter did well while she was at GW and you are from NY, why not apply to the College of Agriculture at Cornell University. Cornell is known for taking lots of transfer students both sophomores and juniors. It has an excellent degree program in conservation biology and environmental sciences. They also have an ecology house where students can live with others that are like minded.
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That is a great point about flagships; UNH is on her list too. She had gotten into Dickinson initially but didn’t get to visit because covid shutdown happened before we finished college tours. I have only heard good things about Dickinson. I will have her check out the courses they offer. Thank you!
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She has a 3.91 after two virtual semesters and this semester on campus. CALS has anything and everything she could be interested in taking course wise. I didn’t know about the residential living situation which is exactly the kind of thing she is looking for and is missing at GW; a community of like minded people, most are interested in policy, social Justice and law and less focused on conservation or ecology. Thank you for the information! It’s just so cold and gray there for such a long time in the winter! But could be the perfect place otherwise if she could get in.
Anyone have any thoughts about UNC for Environmental science?
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NC State would have more opportunities than UNC. They are both state funded and in those career fields NC State is going to have more respect even if UNC is more beloved with national name recognition outside of those sectors.
Far more opportunities for undergrads to get involved in research. And for policy, the statehouse is right there in Raleigh.
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She also may want to look at Duke’s Masters Programs in these areas if she is focused on policy. Their lab in Beaufort NC is the base for part of time I believe. They also have summer undergrad programs others can go to.
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My son goes to UNC and loves it. My daughter was accepted to NC State as a freshman but it was another case of not having had the chance to visit yet before the Covid shutdown. She is not as excited about policy, more interested in wildlife and or conservation biology maybe and ecology.
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UNC’s campuses in Asheville, Chapel Hill and Wilmington all appear to offer strong environmental studies programs.
In New York, Binghamton would be worth a look.
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Sorry, misread the strand above I guess.
I appreciate all the suggestions and help!
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I edited a previous post to add this - not sure if you saw - but given your statement on wildlife, etc.
Edit : did a search of wildlife conservation……WVU. UTK. UK. VA Tech, Penn State and Delaware all pop.
Thank you; I think she has now added Virginia tech and Penn state to her list of possibilities.
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