<p>I am just about to wrap up my second quarter at University of Washington. I really feel that this is not the right school for me, but I'm a little worried about disappointing my parents. I've made some friends here and people are generally nice, but the social scene is completely dominated by greek life. A lot of the students here are from the Seattle metro area and go home on the weekends. Also, my classes are huge and I feel that professors here are extremely unhelpful. The academics aren't really what they are cracked up to be. A lot of scantron tests. I am doing better in college than I did in high school and it's not like I'm constantly studying. I love Seattle, but I think I made a mistake going to school in a big city. It makes UW feel like somewhat of a commuter school.</p>
<p>I had a 3.75 my first term and it looks like I will have at least a 3.6 this quarter (if the term ended today I would have a 3.68).</p>
<p>What I am looking for in a college:
-Liberal atmosphere
-Nice college town
-Good psychology program
-Social scene that isn't dominated by greek life (this is point should not be overlooked)
-Not a commuter school</p>
<p>Coming out of high school, I came very close to attending University of Oregon. I loved the campus and Eugene seemed like a great college town. My parents also liked it, but felt like it wasn't prestigious enough. I also really liked CU-Boulder and UC Santa Cruz, but my parents felt the same way about those schools as they did about Oregon. Now, I regret not going to Oregon. One of my best friends goes there and she absolutely loves it.</p>
<p>I definitely think I'm going to apply to Oregon again and possibly University of Michigan. I've never been to Ann Arbor, but I've heard great things about it.</p>
<p>Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>If your issue is with Greek life, then don’t apply to the schools you’ve mentioned. Most big state schools, including all the ones you’re looking at, tend to have a very active Greek scene. Scantron type tests are also the norm at many of them as well, and the classes are enormous. Finally, a lot of people commute to places like Michigan and Oregon. If you really want to escape this, you should apply to liberal arts colleges. They’re smaller; generally have no Greek scene, often have fewer commuters; and have more intimate classes based on discussion and essay writing, rather than scantron testing. Many of them also have very good psychology programs. Some liberal arts colleges you might want to consider with your stats would be Reed, Claremont McKenna, Colby, Bates, Colorado College, Hamilton, Sarah Lawerence, and Oberlin. Give them some thought, because they’ll do a much better job of giving you an education than many big state universities.</p>
<p>UCSC definitley fits your wants (except psycology which idk about) alsmot non existent greek life. You should also check out UCSB.</p>
<p>Not sure how interested I am in going to a liberal arts school. Definitely not interested in going to school in the Northeast though.</p>
<p>tsakashvili- have you even been to Oregon? The greek scene definitely is not big there and it’s not a commuter school at all. Portland is about 100 miles away. I have visited my friend there and most students live within a mile of campus.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of Michigan being a commuter school either.</p>
<p>There are some definite perks of going to a big state school (athletic events, school spirit, name recognition, lots of activities)</p>
<p>Is University of Texas a longshot? I have been to Austin and would love to go to school there.</p>
<p>I believe you have to be a rising junior to transfer into most UC’s, and the deadline for apps is relatively early (November.</p>