New colleges to list?

<p>Hey everybody,
I kind of feel I need to add a couple schools to my list because I got my first denial and it was a good fit so I feel as though I need an easier admission school.</p>

<p>My GPA: 3.3
SAT: 1050 (terrible I know)
EC's: Above Average and I have good Rec's</p>

<p>List:
Indiana (Denied)
Purdue
Michigan State
Rutgers
Penn State (Reach)
Virginia Tech (Reach)
South Carolina</p>

<p>You basically can see the trend in my schools. I want to add schools that are big with good sports, good b-school, social life, etc.
I'm trying to add good fits to safeties so no more reach schools</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>I basically had a similiar GPA and SAT score. I had a 3.2 GPA and a 1140 on SAT. </p>

<p>You kind of applied to the same schools as I did also which were Purdue(where I went), Mich. State, Rutgers, Penn State. I got rejected from PSU-Univ. Park but was guaranteed admission to any branch school. Waitlisted from Rutgers even though its my state school. Accepted to Purdue and Mich. State. So I would say you MAY get into Purdue and Mich. State but you have a lower SAT score than me by 110 pts which is quite alot. Rutgers-New Brunswich may be a reach for you also, but if you don’t need FA and are OOS then you may have a better chance since RU loves OOS students. VT is a reach also in my opinion. However the last time I saw South Carolina, it had pretty low standards similiar to that of Purdue so I’d say you have a good chance. To be honest, I’d just add every other Big Ten school since you really never know. I thought I was going to be rejected from Mich State and Purdue but got accepted to both. Except for UMich, Northwestern, Illinois, and Minn. you should apply to Iowa, Ohio State, Wisconsin. When you apply, apply as Undecided if you could since it gives you a better chance than applying to a specific school. Best of luck.</p>

<p>Thanks for your help.
How do you like Purdue?
I’m hoping MSU and Purdue accept me and yeah I might add Ohio State.
Rutgers is my state school too, so either way it will be tough.</p>

<p>Pitt; Temple; West VA; Umass; URI; Kansas; Alabama; Arizona State; Florida; Georgia; NC State–the earlier you apply the better</p>

<p>Lots of kids with your stats do very well in college and life; ignore the CC snobs</p>

<p>And St. Josephs and Siena</p>

<p>OP, What is your home state? Do you need financial aid or can you pay full freight?</p>

<p>Purdue is a GREAT school, I can give you more info or you can look at the Purdue area in Colleges under P where I have a thread about questions. If you have anything specifically just PM me. I don’t go there anymore cause of finances since they aren’t the most generous to OOS unless your in-state. Yeah I think you have a good chance, did you apply for the Undergraduate Studies Program and what? </p>

<p>Erin’s Dad, his home state is New Jersey since he said his state school was Rutgers like me.</p>

<p>OP: you got denied at IU or deferred? thought they usually defer and ask for retake of SAT’s (assuming your 1050 is just M/V?)…</p>

<p>rodney: I got denied from IU, unfortunately.
and Erin’s Dad yeah my home state is NJ. I most likely will end up out of state and will need financial aid.
thank you yabeyabe2 I will consider those schools as well.
Jim if i do have questions, ill be sure to ask!</p>

<p>Iowa, and Ole miss also fit the profile</p>

<p>Yeah I also would add University of Iowa, its a great school, unique campus and college town.</p>

<p>Was accepted into Iowa myself though not sure if I will be attending.</p>

<p>Good luck. Remember that out of state tuition varies enormously from state to state, so factor that in before applying. Consider, too, the cost of air travel–to some of these places that will be additional thousands over the course of the year.
Clemson and Florida State are 2 last big sports schools which are not very difficult out of state.
Go to the websites of these schools and see if that allows you to apply online for free to save your parents some bucks. See if they have some local alumni who caninterview you and educate you about the schools.</p>

<p>yabeyabe2, actually Florida State is a pretty hard school to get into for OOS. Most of the state schools in Florida are quite hard for any OOS. I believe the minimum GPA requirement for OOS were a 3.5 when I last checked since I was going to apply there myself two years ago.</p>

<p>1/3rd of the student body is from out of state here at Clemson and sports are BIG here. As for social life, here are some of our rankings by publications:</p>

<p>1: Top ranking of Jock Schools, based on the popularity of intercollegiate and intramural sports, according to the 2010 Princeton Review.
1: Top ranking Clemson’s Town-Gown Relations received from 2010 Princeton Review.
2: Ranking our “happiest students” received from 2010 Princeton Review.
3: Ranking our career services received from 2010 Princeton Review.
5: Ranking Clemson received among colleges where everyone plays intramural sports, according to the 2010 Princeton Review.
10: Ranking of Clemson’s quality of life, as determined by the 2010 Princeton Review.
14: Ranking of Clemson’s students as “most conservative” by the 2010 Princeton Review.
15: Ranking of the number of future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution, according to the 2010 Princeton Review.
17: Ranking our athletic facilities received from the 2010 Princeton Review.
20: Ranking our administration received for running “like butter,” according to the 2010 Princeton Review.
22: Ranking of top public national universities that U.S.News & World Report gave Clemson in 2009.
4: Ranking our generous alumni boosted us to when it comes to alumni giving participation among national universities.
27: Ranking Clemson’s Undergraduate Business School holds among Top Public National Universities, according to BusinessWeek magazine in 2009.
1: Rating as Best Value in Public Universities in South Carolina, according to Kiplinger’s magazine in 2009.
8: Ranking in terms of students’ return on investment, as rated by SmartMoney.
91: Percentage of seniors who would choose Clemson if they could start their college career over again, according to 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement.
89: Percentage of Clemson students who believe this school has a substantial commitment to their academic success, according to 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement.
89: Percentage of students who believe Clemson places a substantial emphasis on academics, according to 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement.</p>

<p>If you want more information, here’s our admissions video: <a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZ2tIrqoBk[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZ2tIrqoBk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Looks like I did much better suggesting Clemson than FSU–go Tigers!</p>

<p>*
My GPA: 3.3
SAT: 1050 (terrible I know)</p>

<p>I want to add schools that are big with good sports, good b-school, social life, etc.
I’m trying to add good fits to safeties </p>

<p>I got denied from IU, unfortunately.
and Erin’s Dad yeah my home state is NJ. I most likely will end up out of state and will need financial aid.*</p>

<p>Is that your SAT M+CR score 1050/1600? or is it 1050/2400?</p>

<p>Are you aware that OOS publics can’t give you the financial aid that you’ll need to meet their OOS costs? Schools like Penn State cost about $40k per year for OOS students, yet they won’t give you needed aid.</p>

<p>There are some schools that might work for you, but first we need clarification on your SAT.</p>

<p>In either case those scores are not going to help in getting any merit aid, especially OOS. OP, you might be best off starting in a community college building up your GPA at a relatively affordable cost. Then apply to transfer to a four year school.</p>

<p>What does OP mean?
I’m 100% not going to community college, sorry it’s just not for me.
As for Clemson, it is a very good school but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be admitted with my stats.
I appreciate all the help and if there are any other schools I would love to hear them!</p>

<p>OP= Original Poster of the thread</p>

<p>College of Charlestown or Coastal Carolina?</p>

<p>Can’t hurt to check out Clemson</p>