Need help with finding a transfer school

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello. I'm an Astronomy/Spanish major with English minor (yeah, I know, I'm odd like that), and I'm trying to find a challenging institution to transfer to. Right now I'm at a highly-rated liberal arts college, but the atmosphere is entirely wrong for me, the physics department isn't so great, and I don't feel especially challenged academically. I've been looking at mostly Catholic universities, since I'm having trouble finding a supportive Catholic community at the college I'm at, but the ones I've found interesting appear to not be as difficult -- or maybe they are, I'm having trouble figuring it out. I'd like to go back to West Coast, although I did apply to Villanova in PA, and I'm in MN at the moment for school. </p>

<p>Does anyone have any information about physics/astronomy programs at schools that are either Catholic-affiliated or that simply offer a good community for Catholic students? Some sort of music program wouldn't hurt either, but eh you can't have everything, I suppose . . . I'm hoping to become a science editor or writer, if that helps.</p>

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<p>Thomas Aquinas in San Paulo.</p>

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<p>Already looked at them. The Great Books program is not for me. But thanks for the response.</p>

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<p>Peperdine.</p>

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<p>No physics major. :) I know, I'm so picky.</p>

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<p>Pepperdine is Protestant. The only reputable Catholic schools in SoCal are LMU and Occidental. The best Catholic schools in the country are Notre Dame and Georgetown. If you want to comeback to CA for physics and astronomy try CIT first, then the CalPolys.</p>

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<p>.................Occidental isn't catholic</p>

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<p>Notre Dame is a good Catholic school, but it is pretty homogenous- my best friend goes there and she says that there is not a lot of diversity</p>

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<p>You're right, Occidental is Presbyterian. My bad, but at least I spelled it right. My friend went there, and I thought he said it was Catholic. My mistake.</p>

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<p>Pepperdine is definitely not Catholic, which I guess leaves Loyola Marymount as the only reputable Catholic university in the L.A. area. You're probably not going to find a lot of diversity at any religiously themed school.</p>

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<p>where are you now? (might help us know what qualifies as "better" physics dept...)</p>

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<p>It is my understanding that universities who specialize in science and technology most likely would have superior physics programs too. The top tech schools in CA are: #1 CalTech, I don't think anyone disputes this. CalPoly SLO and Pomona are tops as well. I'm sure Berk and Stanford are really good also, but no where near the same level as CIT. CalTech is world renoun, many of their graduates go on to work for NASA, JPL, Boeing, etc.
CIT is right up there with MIT, some would say it is even better. The CalPolys are tops as well. If I were trying to be an astrophysicist, or a rocket scientist or something; my first choice would be to attend one of these schools. It really is their specialty. Not very many people attend CalTech for humanities, social sciences, or english. These are science and mathematics schools, and some of the best in the world at that. This is my perception anyway, and I don't think a lot of people would disagree with me.</p>

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<p>I'm in CA. My uncle went to MIT and Stanford. Even he says CIT is better, of course he taught there as well.</p>

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<p>"My bad, but at least I spelled it right."</p>

<p>...Nice shot scumbag...</p>

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<p>You know Ivy, it sounds like your a real tough guy online.
Let me assure that if we were face-to-face you wouldn't be runnin' your mouth.</p>

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<p>"You know Ivy, it sounds like your a real tough guy online.
Let me assure that if we were face-to-face you wouldn't be runnin' your mouth."</p>

<p>HAHAHAHAHA...
Yeah right son...
I've a mixed martial arts background....</p>

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<p>You don't impress me with martial whatever. I have a whoop A-S-S background. You wouldn't last a day in these streets.</p>

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<p>"You wouldn't last a day in these streets."</p>

<p>HAHAHAHAHAHA...You must be such a toughie huh, always hanging out on the street corners of collegeconfidential...HAHAHAHAH</p>

<p>You prolly sell crack too huh</p>

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<p>Powned Times Four.</p>

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<p>Didn't you just say you were done responding?</p>