<p>Well, unfortunately I did not get into top schools, for my current status are not so "stellar". However, I need to make a decisions as soon as possible.
So, here are the schools I got into:</p>
<p>FSU- florida
SUNY- binghamton
SUNY- Stony brook
ST. John's Univ.
waitlisted: UF (adcom told me that probably no one will be pulled from waitlist)</p>
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<li>I really wanted to go to UF since I have family there, but I have to decide among the other four. I currently live in new york and am intersted in majoring in either law or biochemistry.</li>
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<p>-I know that FSU has a very good law and business program and that stony brook is good for science, but suny bing is ranked the highest by usnews. At the moment I am undecided, but it will surely focus on one of those two majors. One more thing, I prefer a better and more resourceful campus- with labs and etc.</p>
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<li>but there is a rub- one very important thing that I want you guys to consider is that I only applied to those schools and painfully regret not applying to reaches. Since my application, I have raised my SAT score form 1250(680w/570m) to 1400 and my GPA is 92/100 as of now. With that in mind, I earnestly intend to transfer form any of these schools to a more prestigious one ( rice, Ut-austin, boston university) after my freshmen year there.</li>
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<p>Hence, can someone please comment on which school I should attend? - Please keep in mind that schools that will provide me with a better chance at tranferring later are preferred, of course.</p>
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<li>Thank you very much for your attention and please reply promptly.
Any help is appreciated and money is not a factor.</li>
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<p>what if I transferred after a semester?- That way I woudlnt waste any time waiting for an entire year.
- Also, I would get started with credits and with a high gpa.
- Does anyone think it would be a good idea to contact one of the colleges I want to apply and ask the adcoms if I had a good shot at applying for the spring term and take the semester off to preapre my application?</p>
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<li>Then comes the question, can I take sat IIs if during my semester off?</li>
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<p>Much of what you get from a university depends not on rankings that change from one year to the next, but on what <em>you</em> invest into <em>your</em> education.</p>
<p>It's really all about the effort you put into the school - less about fairly arbitrary rankings. If you get into Harvard and flunk out, will you be a better candidate for a job than a person who went to JC, then graduated <em>on time</em> with good grades, then attended a 4-year state school, graduated <em>on time</em> with good grades? I think not, unless you're Bill Gates, and that's quite rare. </p>
<p>Unless you go to one of about 20 really elite US schools no one will really care in the professional world, beyond sports conversation. A state school is a state school. I've worked in a large national concern with people from all sorts of schools - from the elite to the humble. What matters is the work they do, and how they get along with others to get the work done.</p>