(sorry may be a long story but input and suggestions are helpful)
I applied to the middle 5 UC’s (SD, SB, I, Davis, SC) and some state schools as a senior. I planned on attending either Cal Poly or SDSU. After all the waitlists and deferrals were said and done, I got into CSU Long Beach, CSU Sonoma, and UC Santa Cruz. I was rejected by everyone else in the end. I thought forsure that I wouldn’t want to go to college out of state but thinking back on it I regret not applying to more colleges. UCSC was the way to go my parents and I agreed. I am excited, but at the same time in the back of my head I know its not the right fit for me. I am totally going into next year with an open mind, but I have visited the school several times and feel like it just isn’t my fit unfortunately
I plan to transfer after I complete 24/30 credits (freshman year). Where are some colleges that have good business/economics programs that I could transfer into as a sophomore? I personally was thinking Chapman, USD, CU Boulder, Rollins College (in Florida)?
SAT: math- 600 reading: 540 writing: 580
I have a decent/okay amount of EC’s and was a lifeguard for two summers. I also plan to get really good grades at Santa Cruz
For Rollins, I am good family friends with a MBA who is graduating next year. Also my Dad went to Cornell and Stanford (idk if that makes a difference in how they look at me)
@MBuchanan Chapman University’s undergrad business school recently went from not ranked to #60 on Bloomberg. My son attends Chapman and likes it very much and he just finished his junior year in the Business school. Small classes and this year all of his professors held PHD’s. USD is a beautiful campus and is also small. A school that was a close second for my incoming (Chapman) freshman student was Santa Clara University. It is small also and the campus is pretty and many friendly people. You might check out Loyola Marymount University which is in the LA area which is another small school.
If you are looking for larger schools you could try to transfer to SLO or SDSU? University of Michigan has a good business program also - just Google “Best Undergrad Business Schools” to give you more information.
All the smaller schools are private, which can probably double the cost for attendance.
Hope that helps.
SLO and SDSU require Junior level transfers (60 semester units/90 quarter units). Are you in need of FA? Transfer students get very little FA, so going to an OOS school could be very costly so this may be a consideration.
If you don’t think UCSC is going to be a good fit, I would recommend going to community college. Most people don’t want to hear that, but it will save you money, and with your upward trend you could probably get into some higher tier UCs afterwards.
