So I’m an international student, and my parents are strict about young girls going to a new country alone, so they forced me to apply to several USC’s near my aunt’s house (also where I will live). I don’t hate USC’s, but from what my aunt said (a San Jose U graduate), USC’s are prone to computer science and IT related majors, which isn’t what I want to study.
I plan to study Computer Science or Economics there for a semester then proceed to apply to other colleges on the East Coast (Brown, Cornell would be a reach), Smith College and Clark University, NYU.
Is it possible to do that? And would I be able to change my major once I transfer (Cause if not I will be taking Econ classes)
Please read and give me advice, thank you.
What do you mean by “several USCs”?
What do you want to major in?
Where are you from (country should be enough)?
Several USC’s are schools near my aunt’s house, but she wants me to get into San Jose (as it only take 8minutes from her house)
I want to major in Psychology, and probably Economics
And I’m from Vietnam. That might be some diversity hook? I think so
People are confused on this site because you are confused.
There are two USC’s that I know of and they are nowhere near San Jose:
USC=University of Southern California is in Los Angeles. It is one school in one location in California.
USC=University of South Carolina is in Columbia, South Carolina. It is in the eastern US.
There are public universities in California:
CSU’s are California State Universities. There are 23 of them and they have hundreds of majors.
UC’s are University of California schools; there are 9 of them. These schools also vary in their majors.
I think you need to use the internet to get more information about US schools. There are over 3000 of them and they are all over the place. You may want to do a little bit of research to find out which states have which schools. Also, most schools will be very expensive to international students.
Go on those schools’ websites to find out the cost of each university that you hope to attend. Plan on paying $40K to $60K per year for most of these schools.
San Jose State University is one example of a CSU (California State University). San Jose State does offer majors in psychology and also offers majors in economics, and in many other fields. It is a pretty good university. I used to live near there and more recently used to work near there. I always liked San Jose as a place to visit (and to live relatively close to).
“I think you need to use the Internet to get more information about US schools. There are over 3000 of them and they are all over the place.”
Yes. I agree.
“Plan on paying $40K to $60K per year for most of these schools.”
Some can be even a bit more expensive than this.
This is OP’s other post asking about Cal States (CSU’s) along with some privates: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-colleges/2006220-chance-for-an-international-student-at-ucs-state-schools-will-chance-back-plz-help.html#latest
@sherlockmania: Being Vietnamese may give you some diversity points in some Midwest private schools, but CA public schools like the Cal States (CSU) or University of California (UC’s), do not consider ethnicity/race.
As stated above, if you want to study Economics or Psychology, all the Cal states including San Jose state offer these majors.
Also transferring to schools like Brown/Cornell, will be extremely difficult and you would need more than one semester of college courses to transfer. You need to check out the schools of interest website to see their Freshman applicant requirements and transfer requirements. If your family is barely able to pay for a school like SJSU, how are they going to pay for Cornell or Brown???
http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/ECON-section-1.html
http://www.sjsu.edu/psych/Undergraduates/BA_Major/index.html
You would have a better chance at your schools of interest: Cornell, Brown, Smith etc… if you apply as a Freshman since Freshman get better financial aid than transfers.
Where did you get in and what are your stats? Were you admitted to Brown, Cornell, etc as a freshman? If so, heading straight there makes a LOT more sense than attending a CA public college an hoping to transfer in a year. They simply don’t have room for a lot of transfers, so, you’d have to do something pretty amazing to attract their attention and earn a seat.