<p>unfortunally the neuroscience program is just a minor, sigh 
thanks a lot anyway for the help :)</p>
<p>Could you have a neuroscience minor and a self designed major modeled closely after cognitive science majors elsewhere? (Check into “self designed majors” or similar on college websites that you like, it’d greatly expand your possibilities. Not all colleges offer this.)</p>
<p>U Richmond is 145 hectares or so. As a comparison, UColorado Boulder is about 370 hectares. So U Richmond doesn’t have a shuttle because its campus is not too big, although not very small. Macalester has a compact campus in a city: only about 21 hectares.
<a href=“http://www.macalester.edu/about/virtualtour/”>http://www.macalester.edu/about/virtualtour/</a></p>
<p>ah, yeah! I forgot to ask you this, thanks for the reminder.
How are self designed major? what is their ‘value’? is it difficult to start this kind of major (like, between 2/3 departments)? do you have the same job opportunities for (for ex.) cognitive science (at some random univ that has it) and cognitive science (self-designed)? In the bachelors diploma (or well, the paper they give you when you graduate, I don’t know how that’s called) do they write “cognitive science” or “self-designed”?</p>
<p>(ah, and just to know, UCI is good right? match/safety? I’ve fallen in love haha)</p>
<p>yes UCI is good and since you’re a full pay international, it should be a match for you (perhaps a safety?) Be careful that you need to have taken a specific number of classes including 1 year in visual/performing arts (in 9th or 10th grade, it’s fine) and 2 years in history or social science (I assume 1 year in history, 1 year in philosophy would fulfill the minimum requirement.)
What about UCSB and its College of Creative Studies? Or UCSC?</p>
<p>Have you seen this, too?
<a href=“https://www.iwu.edu/cogsci/”>https://www.iwu.edu/cogsci/</a></p>
<p>UCSC is on the list, as a safety 
If I remember well UCSB has only a graduate program for Cog Sci, unfortunately. </p>
<p>Since in Italy we have a fixed schedule and since I am in the lyceum I have all the classes most school needs (even more I think) - in Italy the lyceum is known as the school for the people that wants to study a lot and go to university. (not that the others don’t want/can’t study)</p>
<p>5 years of foreign language (italian)
5 years of english
5 years of bio/chem/earth science/natural science etc…
5 years of physics
5 years of history
5 years of drawning & history of art
5 years of math (calculus included)
5 years of computer science
5 years of PE
3 years of philosophy
2 years of History& Geography</p>
<p>My Lyceum is also the first that has this schedule (like Comp Sci).</p>
<p>I did know that university yes, but I was not particularly interested in Illinois (nothing wrong with it, eh!). Still, if that’s a good school I might consider it. I am a bit concerned about the religion… is it very religious? (In Italy I think that that religion doesn’t even exists o.o)
and how is that region/city in general? (or better, what do you know/think about it) </p>
<p>Yes I remember UCSC (and the fact it’s wooded and on a hill but you’ve already checked their accomodations). :p</p>
<p>If IWU doesn’t interest you, it’s not necessary to apply. Just trying to expand your match/safety list a little.</p>
<p>Ah, is UC Irvine big? Someone says everything is 15 minutes long, someone says everyone takes shuttles… I don’t understand o.o</p>
<p>It’s not that it doesn’t interest me… It’s just that it a big question mark for me! I don’t see much people talking about that area/state, so I don’t really know what to think.
The fact that is a safety is very good… I think that know I just need to find some low matches/safeties to be sure someone accepts me - still they must be school I like, not random. Just to have a plan C. Haha. </p>
<p>No, it’s not really religious. IWU is a good school, very well-known in the Midwest. Bloomington-Normal is actually considered a great area for young people. I’m not sure it’d compare to Irvine or Boston, of course, but it’s not in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>Your liceo curriculum has everything covered for every school in the US, I think! :)</p>
<p>I’ll check the school out ASAP :)</p>
<p>Do you know if the Irvine campus is big?</p>
<p>Yes, UCI’s campus is very big, about 800 hectares.</p>
<p>Whoa! Haha i didn’t expect that! Haha</p>
<p>I just recieved the college priority status by Washington college. How is that college? Should I apply?
And, more important, how can I receive more of these priority status things? Hahaha </p>
<p>Which Washington College (= State)?</p>
<p>No no, is called washing college, In Maryland.</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 sorry, maybe you didn’t see my prev post!</p>
<p>Does the U of Miami have your major? They do not require SATs for international students. Your Italian grades are quite good. The US conversion charts list a 7 as a B and an 8 as an A. So your 7.7 avg should be a 3.7. The difference is (and please don’t underestimate this), there is no comparison between Italian Liceo and American high school. The depth and breadth of IT liceo is comparable almost to the first two years of a Bachelors. Univ Miami automatically gives Italian liceo grads 5 course completions (15 credits). Italian, Latin, Calculus, Philosophy and Physics for Liceo Scientifico or Greek for Liceo Classico. Given the 5 years of Art History and 5 years of European History (most liceos) you could get those credited also. Make sure you have a smart high school teacher explain the depth of the Italian program and that students aren’t babied (liked in the US). My son’s liceo flunks about 15% per year and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. Stress the program and your grades. Sell it better. (I’m an American educated in a high ranking public high school with a BS from Wisconsin. I’ve lived in Italy for many years and know the differences between the two scholastic programs). Miami surely isn’t the only Uni with this philosophy but you’ll have to speak with Int’l admissions officers of the schools you’re interested in. Keep us informed e in bocca al lupo!</p>
<p>Hello @Mjtrome thanks for your advices!
I heard from Rhodes and they also said that my GPA is a B/B+, hat confirms what you said.
I do not have Latin, but I could get credit for Computer Science. I will try to find a professor willing to explain the school in depth. </p>
<p>Thanks again for the help! You relieved me :)</p>
<p>U Miami doesn’t have the major I like. UAlabama (Birmingham) and Florida Atlantic might! (It’s not exactly what I want, but I could integrate everything into a double minor or double major + minor)</p>
<p>I am still waiting for some responses from different universities, anyway.</p>
<p>okaaaaaaaay, after 10 pages of discussion, I might have the list:</p>
<p>REACHES:
- UCLA +
- UCSD +</p>
<p>MATCHES:
- DENVER ?
- U ARIZONA +
- UGA ?+ </p>
<p>SAFETIES:
- ASU ?
- UCSC ?+
- UCI +</p>
<p>Those with the + has the exact program I want, those with the “?” are school I’m not sure about.
UGA might be Early Action</p>
<p>How many school should I apply to? should I reduce again the list? (for the cost, more than anything)</p>
<p>I meant, which state is it located in, not “washington state” but you answered the question anyway. </p>
<p>Yes Washington College is a good college which would be a good back-up for you. Good location for you, too.</p>
<p>I don’t know if you remember what I explained at some point: don’t try to convert your grades. Have a teacher explain what percentage correspond to what - ie, at your liceo, x% get an 8, x% get a 7, x% get a 6, x% get a 5, and so forth. Then have another chart that explains deviation from national exam grades - ie., a student with a 6 at your school tends to have 6 at national results, a 5, a 7…</p>
<p>Your GPA would likely translate to a 3.75+ in the most rigorous curriculum offered but at this point it’s not crucial. The key elements are that you’d be considered in the top 10% by sole virtue of being in liceo AND doing well there + being full pay (things would be very different for you if the college had to pay for you to attend, ie., provide you with scholarships and grants).</p>
<p>I will ask my teacher to write that down (but I’m not sure she will…).
The thing is that I don’t know if I’m doing well! I’m trying my hardest, but I’m not sure this is enough to get into American universities.</p>
<p>Anyway, also UCLA confirmed: 8-9-10 = A, 7=B, 6=C. </p>
<p>I assumed no-one (or nearly no one) would have paid for having me in the university (same think my parents), I still will consider cost in my final decision (between going to the USA and staying here), but right now I would prefer to have only my top choices on the list (aka the ones written above).
I assume that if I consider scholarship/merit aid/etc my list would be mostly “bad” (sorry for the word. I don’t know how to explain right now) schools? </p>
<p>(how’s the list anyway?)</p>