Please suggest a good university for me to transfer to!

College Search & Selection
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I’m currently attending St. Louis Community college and I would love to transfer to an awesome four year university. I have made a list of universities that I think I might have a shot at. My biggest problem is that I CANNOT afford the out of state tuition unless I get some sort of institutional grant or scholarship. And I also messed up my SATs and High school record. I would really appreciate if you guys could chance me in these universities or suggest the best one for me.

Gender- Male
Race- Asian Indian
Major- Mechanical Engineering ( Willing to go for Aerospace as well)
Applying for Fall 2016

Current institution- St. Louis Community college
Current GPA- 3.98

Classes- Calc 1 - A
Calc 2- A
ESC 101 (c++ programming) - A
ESC 100 (Engineering projects)- A
Engineering Physics 1 (calculus based physics) - A
Chemistry 105 - A
ENG 1 (College level English class) - B+
ENG 2 - A
ECON 150 (Introduction to Macro economics ) - A
History 101 ( upto 1865)- A
Photoshop 1 (I know this is random) - A

Currently enrolled in Calc 3 , PHY 2 and a programming class where I expect an A in all the classes.

Would be done with 40+ hours of course work before transfer.

ECs at college- Member of the music club (I play guitar), engineering club and international club.
I’m also into video editing but I don’t have any certificate or club membership to prove that.

Awards and recognition - Dean’s list in all the semesters.
Phi theta kappa member since the second semester
Stood 3rd in college math competition.

Projects- Made a working rube goldberg device with a team.

Volunteer work - Taught math at the local library for sometime.
Awarded with a certificate from the state of Missouri for completing 45 hours of community service with 2
recommendation letters.

Additional responsibility- Part time job at a warehouse.

Recommendations- A letter from my Calc 2 teacher.
A letter from my Calc 1 teacher.
A letter from my current employer ( who btw is an award winning author)

HS GPA - 3.6 ( Completed high school in India )
ECs at school- Performed as a guitarist in various school events.
Represented school as a video editor in 2 competitions.
Won a certificate and a trophy for best band performance.
Participated in tons of national science and cyber Olympiads.
Participated in school play.

SAT score - 1600 (I hate this)
TOEFL score - 110

Universities that I’m considering-

-Texas A&M

  • University of Michigan ann arbor
  • Purdue University
  • Cornell University
  • University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Wisconsin Madison

I know my dreams are a little too big for my qualifications but I would really appreciate if I could get some help/advice from you guys to boost my chances.

Thank you for your time!

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Transfer rate for Cornell University is about 21%. See http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer-applicants

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Do you think I have a chance there?

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The majority of that Cornell transfer rate is taken by articulation agreements with NY CCs.

Can you afford all the schools you listed? You may have to stay until you get your AA so your HS record isn’t used at some of those schools.

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That’s my biggest problem. I cannot afford the schools and I’m hoping I might get an institutional grant, scholarship or some sort of financial aid.

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Well how much can you afford?

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$10,000 tops

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per year

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BUMP

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$10K basically pays for room and board. What recommendations have you gotten from your CC guidance counselor? Are you considered in-state for Missouri?

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Assuming that you are a Missouri resident, have you run the net price calculators on:

Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Missouri - Kansas City
University of Missouri - Saint Louis

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$10,000 per year implies zero parent contribution, since that is about the maximum that you can self-fund with federal direct loans and work earnings. Is this the case?

If your parents actually can contribute $10,000 per year, then your stretch budget is probably around $20,000 per year after taking federal direct loans and working to earn a few thousand dollars.

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Looks like at least some of the Missouri public universities listed above have transfer student scholarships for GPA, and transfer student scholarships for being in Phi Theta Kappa (community college honor society). Your 3.98 GPA may collect some of the GPA based ones; you may want to join Phi Theta Kappa if it exists on your campus.