<p>Hello,
I just visited College of Charleston and I have a few questions about the school for people on here that know the school.</p>
<p>I'm a male junior who goes to a competitive public school in NY with a weighted GPA of 3.31. I have no APs just honors spanish but will be taking APs in 12th grade. My first SAT I took I got a 1730 or an 1170 out of 1600. I only have a few JV sports from 9th and 10th grade and I am on the debate team and the SWATT. I also want to go to law school almost definitly.</p>
<p>So I am justing if you think I could get in? I should go up in both GPA and SAT as I take more and I will also take the ACT. But is this school about my level? </p>
<p>Also, could you give me other schools that are close in comparison to give me a gauge of how good this school is? How does it compare to say University of South Carolina or UMASS?</p>
<p>Do you think it is a good school to go to before going to law school? I guess a degree is a degree and if I get one in a fitting major it would be good for law? </p>
<p>Also how does it as a college compare to a university? Does it have less to offer?</p>
<p>One last thing about the dorms, I guess for people who are really familiar with the school. There is a mix of different residences some all women, some all men and some coed. I like coed and am jusy wondering what the deal is? Do men and women share floors? What about rooms?</p>
<p>I guess when applying you get to choose what hall you want to be in? </p>
<p>Thanks for all you help,
Rob</p>
<p>I know that women and men DO NOT share rooms or floors (not 100% on floors, but pretty sure)!</p>
<p>Hello!</p>
<p>Based on what you told me, CofC is right on your level. Still work on your grades and SAT scores, and definitely take those AP classes, but you should be fine. Don’t worry about the ACT, unnecessary.</p>
<p>In terms of the school’s reputation… I don’t know if I can satisfy that answer as well. I personally think CofC is much better than South Carolina or Clemson, but the schools are very different. I don’t really know anything about UMASS, sorry. When I was applying (I’ve graduated now), my GPA was around a 3.7, SAT around 1200, and CofC was my safety school. My reach was UVA, and VA Tech was probably my most exact match. Got into Tech, not UVA, but I fell in love with CofC when I visited. I know it gets harder to get in every year, but it’s generally easier for guys to get in because of the school’s demographics (65%+ girls).</p>
<p>A few of my friends have gone on to law school after graduation. A lot of people choose Charleston Law because they fall in love with the city. That school is very new so it doesn’t have much of a reputation, but a very active study body and faculty. My friends could’ve gone to more established schools, but they wanted to stay in Charleston. Other friends of mine got into very very impressive schools for other graduate programs. Because of the size of the school, you can be a big fish in a small pond and really excel if you work hard. Go to class, be involved, get an internship, and make friends with your professors. You’ll be golden.</p>
<p>As for the dorms, boys and girls don’t share rooms, but they can share floors depending on the specific dorm. Definitely go for a coed dorm, Craig is awful. Go for McCallister or Liberty. Liberty opened after I moved off campus, so I didn’t spend a lot of time there, but it’s new so I’m sure it’s nice. You get to rank your housing preferences, but you don’t always get what you want. The sooner you apply, the better.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>dodstar - were you in the honors college? I am always interested in hearing experiences since my daughter is thinking about applying. Any insight?</p>
<p>No, I wasn’t in the honors college. When I applied I didn’t know a lot about it, so it didn’t really occur to me. My advisor said I could transfer in when I was a freshman, but I would’ve had to retake my history courses, which I wasn’t really interested in doing. It’s definitely better to be in the honors college from the beginning, if you’re going to do it. </p>
<p>Honors college students live together in a separate dorm, which was, according to my friends, a really great experience. They got to feel like part of a club from the beginning, without doing sports or joining a sorority (we did that later, haha). They have a few different course requirements, the most famous being Western Civilizations. It’s a very intense history course that’s a lot of hard work. It’s meant to weed out the students that shouldn’t be in the honors college, I guess. Some of my friends made it, while others dropped the program. There’s no harm in applying and trying it out. If I were applying again, I would probably go to the honors college. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>That’s very helpful, thank you!! This board isn’t as active as some of the other schools she’s looking at (UVa/W&M), so I was thrilled to hear from you 
Like you, she’s reaching for those top Va schools, but she definitely fell in love with Charleston and CofC when she visited and remains firmly on her list.
One question we haven’t really been able to get a firm answer on is how generous CofC is with merit aid. Any idea?</p>