<p>@MYOS1634 uhm, where? Sorry but I can’t find the link! o_o</p>
<p>shoot, you’re right, one of my posts was eaten by the system!
I’d actually spent time listing the universities that matched your criteria. (If I have time later on, I’ll try to do it again. In the meanwhile…)</p>
<p>two lists with different types of universities:
<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/11/05/highest-ranked-universities-with-rolling-admissions”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/11/05/highest-ranked-universities-with-rolling-admissions</a></p>
<p><a href=“Colleges with Rolling Admissions - ListAfterList”>http://listafterlist.com/colleges-with-rolling-admissions/</a></p>
<p>Once you cut out the universities that have snow (90% of them), the lists become manageable.</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 Ouch! Thank you so much for your help!
I’ll look at these and post updates. </p>
<p>Updates: I thought about this with my mom. Why am I choosing almost-randomly schools just because they have rolling admission? I will also apply to some unis in Italy (U Milano, U Cattolica, U Padua, U Bologna, Bocconi U), so it’s not like if I don’t get into US univs I don’t go to university.
Isn’t it better to save money (by not applying to some school) and then, at the end, chose what’s better?
And at this point, I am thinking if it’s worth it to apply to some safeties (for ex. Regis - that, by the way, has very col winters according to the internet).</p>
<p>What you/CC community think? </p>
<p>Your choices are very random indeed. As an Italian, you have access to British universities, which are much cheaper but no less in quality, open to you. Going to Pittsburgh instead of, say, Cardiff, by paying a huge premium is just silly, regardless of your wealth. If you want to go to an LAC, however, that’s a different story.</p>
<p>I think, in the US, you should apply to two schools you could definitely get into (University of San Francisco? Chapman?), and 2-3 matches, and 5 reaches. There’s no point in applying to a billion schools, whether rolling or not-rolling, but having options, in the end, is what matters (in case you change your mind), so do apply to safeties.</p>
<p>I have considered British schools, but they do not offer what I want to study. Plus, there I would have problems with the weather.</p>
<p>right now I have 3 reaches, 4 matches and 3 safeties, plus the italian universities.</p>
<p>Yes, don’t apply to a billion rolling admissions schools. But trust me on this, having one university admission “in the pocket”, regardless of whether you end up going or not, will help you get through the application season. It really is that stressful and time-consuming and confidence-shattering for internationals and having that one US admission helps tremendously. Even if it seems silly right now, trust me and the hundreds kids who went through the process before you.
But indeed, you don’t need to apply to ALL rolling admission schools. Just one or two, that you choose based on your most important criteria.</p>
<p>Note however that areas that have a lot of snow tend to have well-tended campuses with regard to snow days, ie., you don’t actually walk on snow (unless you want to go off the paths or choose to roll in it, play make snow angels, etc). I know that some sidewalks at Penn State have steam heat to melt the snow, for instance.
One more serious issue for you is ice, especially ice storms, black ice, and so forth. The solution would be for you to register <em>right away</em> with the office of disability at whatever campus you enroll at (regardless of location), which would then know that if there’s ice on the ground you can’t go to class and would provide a forewarning to your instructors so that you’d be excused (and may provide further accomodations). This applies regardless of whether there’s frequent ice or not since freak ice storms can also happen in the South (cf. this Winter).
I also see how rain would be a problem (hence, Cardiff or Scotland not being a good choice - it’s much harder to “clear” rain than it is to “clear” snow.)
I think your focus location-wise should be on dry areas, so no Pacific Northwest, and probably nowhere where icey sidewalks are common due to common subzero night temperatures. What do you think?</p>
<p>I agree with International95 that LACs are really the most distinctive feature in US higher education. No European university is like them. (Try to watch the film “Liberal Arts” by Josh Radnor, I think it describes quite well what student life at a top LAC is. If you have an “American Pie2” -infused view of American campuses, that film will be another perspective on being a student in the US.)</p>
<p>I think UA (Arizona or Alabama) is a safety, but you should aim for admission to the Honors College and that will hinge on your SAT/ACT score.</p>
<p>Off the rolling admission schools, beside Penn State and Pitt that you’ve looked at but do have snow, the only two top universities that meet your weather criteria would be UAlabama and UTulsa. Purdue, UMinnesota, and Michigan State would fall into the “ice” category. Rutgers and Stony Brook remain, with SB being too commuter for an international I think and between Rutgers, Penn State, and Pitt, I think the former isn’t as good except for some fields like Philosophy (but ymmv on that!) and the fact it’s closer to NYC, which would be a definite draw.
(Baylor does, but it’s a Southern Baptist school which is serious about religion and you mentioned you didn’t want that.)
Among the other schools, check out Eckerd (in FL so no snow, and good science programs, plus great campus), Elon in North Carolina (more preprofessional, no snow, good science and good campus), Hendrix (AR), Southwestern University (TX), Maryville (MO), Loyola New Orleans (LA). These have good academics, good weather, and a good campus life.
I would pick Eckerd, Elon, or Hendrix over a safety in Italy because of their campus culture and unique opportunities (especially research).</p>
<p>I also recommend that you watch Pitch Perfect. It’s set in Louisiana, I believe.</p>
<p>whoa this is long! I should pay you for all your help!!</p>
<p>I agree with everything you said! My concern is that I don’t know how they treat disability issues!
I’m scared about this (and I am trying to avoid areas with snow) not only because I don’t like cold weather, but mostly because here at my school, they basically do nothing for disabled students and I don’t really want to move out of here to find the same treatment. I don’t know if you understand what I am saying.</p>
<p>with UA I mean Arizona, sorry for the mistake. And yes, I aim at Honors in every school I have on the list (except for reaches, obv)</p>
<p>Anyway, I do really like Penn State, so I will consider it (as a safety?).
I also like Rutgers, but isn’t like very cold and snowy in NJ?
Hendrix has some Neuroscience program that is listed, but doesn’t have a link (so, I don’t know what are the courses or what they really study). Plus, it requires 2 semester of PE - I would cross it out.</p>
<p>Italian universities are not “in my college list” because most of them don’t have the admission process (apart from Bocconi - and I will give them the SAT)</p>
<p>I decided that my birthday present for my 18 birthday will be another SAT haha. Just to see if I can bring it up a bit more. (especially math, since I know I can). This is not sure due to the fact that I will be very busy with the school this year.</p>
<p>Thanks for the film titles to both!
@MYOS1634 I’m watching “Liberal Arts” right now.</p>
<p>Colleges have disability accommodations. Certainly they wouldn’t require someone physically disabled to engage in PE. Email Hendrix?</p>
<p>yup - I’m writing it right now. </p>
<p>Hey there! NJ resident here, I live less than an hour from Rutgers, and can attest to the fact that it does indeed get cold here. We generally expect 1 or 2 major snowstorms a year, and it gets cold around the end of October and doesn’t really warm up again until March. I would imagine they salt the walkways at Rutgers to counteract the ice, but for someone who has a disability, the delay between when it snows/gets icy and when the campus is salted could be a major annoyance. </p>
<p>Hey! Thanks for your help!
I will cross it out then, I have no choice :(</p>
<p>US schools must meet the Americans with Disabilities Act, so you will find most buildings at US schools are quite accessible. Those exceptions may be older buildings and campuses that are very hilly, but again they work hard to be accessible for all, so may have a shuttle for those who can’t do a lot of walking, etc. most colleges will also have a special office that focuses on accessibility. There are a lot of codes and standards in American buildings to help make them more accessible that you won’t find in Italy. </p>
<p>On your list, I’ve been to U of Richmond - beautiful campus, a bit hilly, but it isn’t really large and they have campus shuttles. Also been to Elon - also pretty, mostly flat campus, though a bit more spread out compared to Richmond. </p>
<p>Oh I see, I didn’t know that! Thank you :)</p>
<p>I still want to have only Penn State as “cold weather” school. I’d really prefer to be somewhere with a good weather (also because if I have to put on more clothes, I am less able to move freely, and it’s not really the case)</p>
<p>Anyway, thank everyone for the help, you’re amazing! :)</p>
<p>btw - why anyone never proposed Cal State? Fresno and Stanislaus both have Cog Sci major.
Are they really that bad? (or in the middle of nowhere…)</p>
<p>“I really like to study, to learn. I do not do drugs and I don’t smoke. I would like not to see people do drugs around me, but smoking is fine. I do drink sometimes, but not too much. I don’t really care about too much drunk people, but less there are the better it is.” @woahika I don’t mean to start a controversy here but I must get this off my chest. And before I start this rant just know that it is not meant towards only the OP but everyone with this opinion. I’m sorry but people who think that drinking alcohol is less deteriorative to the human body than smoking pot (under the drugs category) bug me. If you wish to go to a school where nobody smokes pot, I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but you have unrealistic wishes. Just remember that pot does little to no harm to the human body (proven by research), whereas alcohol is poison. </p>
<p>@PMoney1 I’ll take that in account. Just to let you know - I don’t smoke just bc I don’t like smoking, not because of harm or whatever. I just don’t like it, I guess. </p>
<p>@woahika Got it. I just wanted to let you know that there are no campuses (that I know of) where nobody does drugs. Not trying to tell you to do it, in fact I recommend you do not. I just wanted to let you know not to be afraid of the “so called” harmful drug pot. </p>
<p>hello PMoney1: Woahika is Italian. Culturally, s/he’s more likely to be shocked by the freshmen’s antics with alcohol (many European students I know are shocked that American college students would drink to the point of throwing up everywhere and this, regularly, as this is seen as loutish/laddish behavior for the uneducated or the very young) than s/he is to see a handful of students smoking pot. In addition, “smoking” would mean tobacco and “doing drugs” in Europe tend to mean “cocaine, heroine” etc.</p>
<p>Anyway, Woahika: yes there are colleges with a drinking culture (Dartmouth, Denison, flagships where spectator sports or fraternities are big), colleges with a drug/pot culture (e.g., Reed, Hampshire, Humboldt), colleges with a drugs/hard culture (e.g., Rollins). Typically, it’s easier to avoid the mass effect at colleges that have a pot culture than colleges with a drinking culture. Wrt to drinking culture, it’s easier to avoid if you’re at a college that has lots of activities and/or a college with many different groups of students and/or a college that says it’s a “dry campus” (dry means even students who are 21 aren’t allowed to drink alcohol in their rooms. These tend to be religious, going from the very religious for one religion like BYU to very conservative religious but open to all creeds like John Brown or Wheaton IL to open minded related to a faith like St Olaf.)</p>