Hey there, I’m wondering if I could get some insight on the college admissions process and where I would have a reasonable chance of getting in. I am a female California resident.
Academics:
GPA: 3.87
ACT: 33
AP’s: European History (5), Biology (4), Language and Composition (5)
-For my senior year, I’m taking the following AP’s: Calculus, Microeconomics, Government and Politics, Statistics,
Literature and Composition
-Also, what’s your opinion on if I should take a class at my community college to bring in something interesting for the
college apps and maybe learn something new?
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Girl’s Basketball (9-12)
Chamber Orchestra (10-12)
Key Club (9-11)
-I was secretary of Key Club for my tenth grade year and vice president for my eleventh grade year
National Spanish Honors Society (11)
Elementary Student Tutor (9-10)
Math Center Tutor (12)
Hospital Volunteer (12)
Location-wise, I want to go to school on either coasts - nothing in the middle of the States. Nothing against them, I’ve just always been by the ocean and it’s weird of me to think that the states in the middle don’t get to visit the beach whenever they want.
Major-wise, I’m currently interested in Political Science, Psychology, and Anthropology. I’ll end up choosing one (maybe even two), but they’re all really interesting to me. I do know, though, that I want to go law school.
My parents’ annual income is about $120,000 and maybe some. I’ve been doing research on financial aid (there’s some complicated stuff) and will be applying. My parents are the type of parents that think, “Get into the best school possible and we’ll figure out the money situation later,” but I’d much rather not throw them under the debt bus.
I would think that any on the Gulf of Mexico would be fine, as would the East coast up to around Maryland for most of the school year.
And, as a Long Islander, I’ve got to say: there’s something absolutely glorious about the beach on a winter’s day.
My most favorite day ever!! at the beach was late October in 2012-- about 30 hours before Superstorm Sandy arrived. It was simply magnificent!!! Freezing and windy, but breathtaking!
I absolutely see your point, OP, about the beach. I would find it hard to spend too much time away from it. I’m not sure it would be my highest priority for college-- you can always come home for summers-- but I would hesitate to make a permanent move too far from the ocean.
The Eastern seaboard, Florida, and all the way to Texas offer good access to beaches. Worth looking into.
Unc Wilmington, College of Charleston, and Eckerd woukd be safeties.
DC colleges (Georgetown, GWU, American) as well as UMD CP should probably be looked into.
For your interests, Vassar, Dickinson, Brown would also be interesting.
Run the NPC on each if the clegrs listed on this thread.
This is SO NOT my forte… my older f2 are B average kids who are thinking SUNY. So I’m just going to throw names at you, with no idea of finances or whether they’re what you’re looking for.
But my niece LOVED Towson in Baltimore. Take a look at Georgetown, Catholic and American in the DC area. Another niece (different side) LOVES Clemson in SC-- her sister will be joining her there in a few weeks. (But check a map-- I think they’re inland a bit.)
A friend loved Tulane in New Orleans-- and EVERYONE should at least visit New Orleans once in their lives!!!
Recommend College of Charleston. With your stats you would be competitive for the Honors College. It’s a great urban campus located 20 minutes from the beach. @bjkmom Clemson is 3 1/2 hrs from the beach. 2 hrs from Atlanta and Charlotte and the mountains of Tennessee .
The Honors College is a college within a college that requires a higher GPA to be accepted . Benefits of an Honors College include specialty dorms, merit scholarships, additional mentoring and advising , priority registration .
So I’m also a Californian who loves the ocean more than anything (I actually cried when I saw Moana last year while at school) and I chose to go to Georgetown which has amazing Poli Sci and IR programs. While I LOVE the school and DC in general, it’s not really easy to get to the ocean from school. People don’t generally make an effort to go out to the coast and if people are going to the beach, it generally means that they’re going somewhere exotic-ish for a long weekend or whatever. Even though the school itself might be technically somewhat near the ocean, it doesn’t mean it’s going to be like what you’re used to. I think I saw the Atlantic maybe twice my entire freshman year and I missed the Pacific so much it hurt.
