<p>She's very much a physical person - likes track, team sports, etc. I consider her to be adept at socializing (or maybe I'm just so bad at it that it seems like she's a genius at it), but she's also overly empathetic and will get affected by the issues of other people easily. She enjoys writing, but she has a poor grasp of writing mechanics. She doesn't hate but also doesn't particularly like science. Math is the bane of her existence.</p>
<p>She has around a
3.0 GPA
1650 SAT
2/3 APs with scores of 3s</p>
<p>She has dedicated a LOT of time to color & winter guard and has also done track. (For a while, she also did Irish dancing).</p>
<p>She doesn't know what she wants to do in the future. She's considering ROTC atm.</p>
<p>We are in California. I don't think she's eligible for UCs. (I wish I could've helped her more, but I was and still am swamped with troubles.)</p>
<p>I reckon location wouldn't be a problem for her given her independent nature. Costwise, we hope that it's relatively inexpensive since my parents will be covering the costs of two students for a couple of years, but we're relatively well off so nothing is technically "out".</p>
<p>^^^She sounds like your typical HS senior. :)</p>
<p>Way too many majors to make a suggestion (lots don’t require a lot of math). Sounds like she needs to experiment her first year or so in college and take a few classes in different majors. By the middle of her Soph year, she’ll have a sense of what she’ll want to major in…</p>
<p>This means keeping cost to a minimum, don’t go to a super competitive school (look for ones that give plenty of support to freshmen), look for a school that has plenty of majors to choose from…and ignore much of the advise from the super competitive CC crowd…She really doesn’t need a 4.0 GPA/2400 SAT score … :)</p>
<p>Have her look into colleges that don’t require standardized tests. Many are excellent and less competitive. Also check out the CTCL type of schools.</p>
I recommend you get a clearer reading on how much your parents are willing to pay for her college. Living in CA is good in that she can start taking courses at a CCC and move on to an appropriate CSU or UC for whatever she decides to be her major. And I have to say you don’t just “do” ROTC. It’s a time and dedication commitment.</p>
<p>^^ I second the Colleges that Change Lives schools (they have a free website).
Check out UC Merced, they only require a 3.0 GPA and it’s the smallest UC so she wouldn’t be lost in a crowd.</p>
<p>perhaps look at Event Management or Hospitality Management. The hours are long, pay is not good, but it really rewards people that have great social skills and can schmooze. </p>
<p>Only requires minimal math along with some basic accounting and business type courses.</p>
<p>My suggestions in order; Sonoma State, San Jose State, Sac State, and maybe Humboldt which is on a whole different planet. All good schools with a huge variety of majors. Of those, I understand Sac and SJSU have ROTC on-campus. I don’t think the less selective schools in So Cal are as good as these. </p>
<p>It worth submitting an ap to Merced. My gut says she won’t make it but, with essay aps, you never know. </p>
<p>Business is a good major for someone with no preference. No matter what you do in life you will find the Econ, Marketing, and Accounting courses useful.</p>