<p>My brother and I have been attending the local community college and will be receiving our associates degree this fall. We would like to attend the same four year school and were wondering what are some realistic choices.</p>
<p>We both got invited to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
My GPA is a 4.0 never ended a term with less than a 98%
My brothers is a 3.8 should be a 3.9 with A's this final term.</p>
<p>We are planning to apply to NYU, Ann-Arbor,UW-Seattle,Boston College,Boston University,Pace.</p>
<p>Are any of those a realistic possibility or are we going to need to add some other schools? if so can anyone recommend some preferably in a city setting Boston,New York,Chicago,Seattle.</p>
<p>In general, it’s much harder to get financial aid as a transfer than as a freshman. Can you afford those schools? If not, take a good look at your in-state flagship (or is that Michigan?)</p>
<p>No I’m originally from Boston, but living and going to school in New Mexico. I hate this state that is why I’m looking else where. I can’t afford these schools, but i don’t care if I finish 200k in debt from student loans either, because i plan on finishing graduate school or maybe law school haven’t decided yet.</p>
<p>i know boston university is okay with financial aid (got accepted from hs but decided not to go) pace accepts basically everyone
the other schools i think you and your brother have good shots in</p>
<p>but if you want to go to graduate school, do not go to a really expensive undergrad school
the rule is the total amount of loans you should have from school (all 4 years) should be about what you plan to make in 1 year after you graduate. so unless you are planning to make 200k in the 1st year, look at schools that give you great financial aid</p>
<p>I don’t think you’re looking at finances in a way that will benefit you. Law school debt, where few grants are available, will leave you with huge debt if you also borrow big for undergrad. You will also need parents willing to take out most of the loans.</p>
<p>You’ve chosen schools unlikely to give transfers much aid. And frankly, many aren’t worth the big debt. I would encourage you to look at more affordable schools. Do you know how many unemployed lawyers and low paid ones are out there?</p>
<p>What are some transfer aid friendly schools that are nice. (good campus pref a city not a big rural person i guess if the campus community is really good i can deal with a rural setting) We are the first in our family doing the college thing so we don’t really know what is best. I was just told that student loans weren’t difficult to get and had the mind frame once I get the degree they can never take it away so money is money and I pay it back when I get into my career. I’m still torn between going for a PhD and teaching at the college level or going to law school.</p>
<p>Ravs, like I said earlier Vanderbilt is an excellent school for what you and your brother are looking for. It’s located in a major city (Nashville), is friendly for transfers (~50% acceptance last year; I’m sure that number will go down this year, though), and provides students with 100% of their EFC with grants and scholarships - no loans. Look into it.</p>
<p>yea I was looking into vandy, but the parents were looking at the Forbes most violent cities and Tenn. has 2 of the top 10 most violent cities in North America Nashville number 9 and Memphis 3 so they would pref it is not top of my list. I’ll do some more research I’m sure the campus is in a good area.</p>
<p>Do your research. Getting a University teaching job these days that’s not in the sciences is extremely difficult. You would really not want to have big debt is that is you goal. As you get further into college you’ll see more opportunities and probably change your mind a few times. Big debt severley limits your options.</p>
<p>We need to know more to suggest schools, most importantly if you qualify for need based aid. If you’re 24, this will depend on your and your parent’s salaries. Also, what state do your parent’s live in? Do you have SAT scores?</p>
<p>The unfortunate bottom line is you need to start the search with money as the key factor. Many would love to go to school in NYC but most can’t. Huge loans are not easy to get, you can borrow maybe a quarter of the cost of a private college at most before it becomes your parent’s loans.</p>
<p>Ravs, I was born and raised in Nashville, and I can tell you that Vanderbilt is in an excellent part of the city. It’s only a couple of miles from downtown, and the campus is near the healthcare sector. Nashville is safe as long as you are smart about where you go.</p>
<p>hmom5, I am 24 my parents also live in NM. I should qualify for need based aid. I haven’t taken any Sat’s because most of the Transfer Programs did not require them when over 30 credits.</p>
<p>jjay1, cool I’ll look deeper into vandy the school looks really nice.</p>
<p>Vandy requires SATs as do most good private colleges.</p>
<p>24 is good, it means if you’re not working and have no assets you’ll qualify for lots of aid at schools that give it. Beware that if you are working, they’ll expect you to be saving to help pay next year. Many are surprised when a good part of their earnings are included in their EFC.</p>