Safety Schools in the South?

<p>Hey im in a little bit of a dilemma. Im a Senior, and I am waitlisted on my top schools list, and the backup school I got into (High Point U) isnt really where I wanna go, but ill be okay there if it comes to that. Can you guys recommend some schools that I can easily get into this late in the SC, GA, NC area that arent that bad?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>why dont you just apply for spring semester? youll have a lot more options this way...</p>

<p>kyle, wont that decrease my chances, and what does that mean to colleges? And im really not sure that if I take a semester off that I will want to go back to school. Would it be better for me to go to a college and transfer than to wait?</p>

<p>i took a semester off and just got a fulltime job, made me want to go to school more. applied to uconn and lsu for spring semester and got into both. i think you could get into kentucky or tennessee (i did, 3.3 25) for spring semester if you wanted to. i dont think colleges will accept apps this late, and i dont think it hurts your chances, i think it helped me with getting into uconn...</p>

<p>On May 5th, go to <a href="http://www.nacacnet.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.nacacnet.org&lt;/a> for a list of schools which have openings for fall, 2006.</p>

<p>Ow wow, thanks firefly! Do schools have to post their openings on there if they have any?</p>

<p>No, it's a voluntary list, but many do participate. There will probably be several that would meet your needs.</p>

<p>I'm pretty sure Kennesaw State still takes applications. They have pretty decent dorms (most freshman are suite style with own bedroom and bathroom) and many of my friends are happy there.</p>

<p>Jijboi--There are a number of schools still accepting applications--I don't know what your preferences are as to location (urban, rural etc.), whether you're male or female, what your monetary situation is or whether you mind a school with a religious affiliation, but here are some reasonably good schools that I believe are still accepting applications:</p>

<p>South Carolina</p>

<p>Claflin University
Presbyterian College
Winthrop University</p>

<p>North Carolina</p>

<p>University of North Carolina--Charlotte (seems like a pretty high percentage of students commute)
Campbell University
Meredith College (all female)</p>

<p>Georgia</p>

<p>Agnes Scott (all female school accepting aps until Monday--maybe they'd give you an extra few days to get in recommendations etc.)
Berry College
Covenant College
Mercer University</p>

<p>If you're willing to consider Florida, there are some very good schools in Florida that I believe still are accepting applications as follows:</p>

<p>University of Tampa
Eckerd College
Stetson College
Florida A& M (May 10th deadline)</p>

<p>Also, Hendrix in Arkansas is still accepting aps. Your SAT scores are low for Hendrix, but it's an excellent school and you never know what might happen if you apply.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

<p>A little off topic, but is the school I got into (High Point University) any good? I heard that Nido Queibin (the new president) is trying to increaase the schools reputation and hes done a lot so far with the millions hes raising to improve the campus.</p>

<p>Definitely try GSU as well.</p>

<p>High Point is highly ranked in Comprehensive Bachelor's - South in USNWR. The school isn't too well known outside the area, but I think Queibin will make an enormous difference. He has contacts and drive and vision.</p>

<p>Here's the link to last year's NACAC Space Availability List, so you can play around with it before this year's list becomes available.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nacac.com/survey/results.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nacac.com/survey/results.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Thought I would give those of you who helped me out an update:</p>

<p>I got in to WINTHROP!!!!!</p>

<p>Im soo excited right now since I really didnt want to go to High Point and im glad I got into a great school thats affordable too.</p>

<p>Jijboi--Many congratulations. I'm really impressed that you sent in a new application so quickly and got positive results. If you plan to attend Winthrop, have a great time and if you're still waiting to hear from other schools, good luck!</p>