Southern Schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>These are my crudentials, Thanks!!!!
New York public school
GPA Weighted: 92 (3.6)
Im not sure unweighted</p>

<p>SAT: 660 (Math) 650 (Reading) 620 (Writing)
ACT: 29</p>

<p>Class Rank: 42/325 (87th Percentile)</p>

<p>Junior Classes:
AP Biology (3 on AP)
AP English (5 on AP)
AP US History (4 on AP)
Pre-Calc
SUNY (State University of NY college level course) Spanish
Intel Science Research-11</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP Statistics
Physics
2 SUNY elective courses
SUNY Spanish-2
Syracuse University Project Advance Public Affairs (registered course at SyrU)
Intel Science Research-12</p>

<p>The Intel Science research class is a 3 year class where I have done independent research at Syracuse University under the supervision of a professor there and have composed a reseach project and paper that I compete in scientific competitions with including Siemens Talent search as well as Intel Science and Talent Search, my research is based on alternative fuels from tree biomass.</p>

<p>Education</p>

<p>Honor Roll ‘04-Present
School Periodical "The Current"- Staff Writer
Intel Science Research Program ‘06-Present
White Plains Invitational 3rd Place Microbiology ‘08
Westchester Rockland JSHS: Junior Science Humanities Symposia 3rd Place Biology
Westchester Science and Engineering Fair: 3rd Place Microbiology ‘09
Siemens Talent Search
Intel Science and Talent Search
Envirothon Competition</p>

<p>Volunteer
Habitat for Humanity: Shreveport, Louisiana April ‘06
People to People Ambassador Amsterdam, Holland Summer ‘06
Phelps Memorial Hospital Orderly Volunteer Fall ‘07
Habitat for Humanity Member Fall ’08-Present
JSA: Junior State of America Winter ‘08-Present
NHS: National Honor Society Fall ’07-Present
Pre-School for children with Autism and Aspergers Syndrome- Summer '09</p>

<p>Athletics
Varsity High School Basketball ‘05-‘08
Varsity High School Track & Field/ Cross Country '05-'06 '09-'10
Varsity High School Football ’07-'09</p>

<p>Im looking more at schools in the southeast and along the eastern seaboard such as Emory (A reach) and Tulane (which I applied to EA)
Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Can your family afford OOS schools? Do you need financial aid?</p>

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<p>I do need financial aid, but my parents are separated and are willing to put up about 20G between I hope that helps</p>

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<p>What kind of school are you looking for - other than in the Southeast?</p>

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<p>A school with a good science program, I’m looking to go into an area that has something to do with biological sciences and a good number of students (anywhere from 5000 and up)</p>

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<p>Although it’s a little small, Wake Forest would certainly be worth a look.</p>

<p>Clemson and UF are known for giving in-state tuition for strong OOS applicants, so those may be options. U Miami would also be worth checking out, although like UF it is not particularly southern.</p>

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<p>^^^ His stats are not high enough to get “in-state” at Clemson or at UF. </p>

<p>Since you’re applying to private schools, the schools are going to look at both your parents’ incomes and determine how much their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) should be. If that number is higher than $20k, you’ll have a problem.</p>

<p>Also, if you apply to any schools that don’t meet 100% of demonstrated need, that would be another problem.</p>

<p>Alabama OOS cost would be more affordable, but only if you applied by Dec 1. You’d have to apply to both the school and to scholarships by that date. It works like this: first you apply to the school (super EZ - no essays, no recs). Then, a few days later, you’d get an email with logon info. You set that up and apply for the scholarship. If you do it by Dec 1st, you’ll get $3500 off your tuition each year. You could also be awarded department scholarships - depending on your major. </p>

<p>See below</p>

<p>Collegiate Scholar
An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 28-29 ACT or 1250-1320 SAT score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Collegiate Scholar and will receive $3,500 per year ($14,000 over four years).</p>

<p>And, again, you’d also likely be given a department scholarship. What would be your choice of major?</p>

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<p>I’m undecided on my major this far…but I know I’d like to go into biological sciences.
Alabama may be a little TOO southern for me, seeing that I’ve lived in NY for my whole life, but thank you very much for the suggestion and the info about the scholarship, I’ll pass on the information to a friend of mine who has similar crudentials and is looking into Alabama so all of that info did not go to waste!
I’m looking maybe into schools in VA or NC not too far away but far away enough you know but I’d really like to hear all suggestions
Thank you all again!</p>

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<p>Have you considered U Richmond? Beautiful new science center on one of the prettiest campuses in the USA? It’s a touch smaller than you might like, but probably worth considering. School has a ton of money and an energetic President that is very undergrad focused. School has a lot of positive momentum.</p>

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<p>UMiami, U Florida, UGeorgia, UAlabama, Georgia Tech (seem to really be into science), Wake Forest</p>

<p>I think these schools fit you well… please chance me back!!</p>

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<p>U of South Carolina-Columbia
U of Alabama at Birmingham
Wofford College, SC
Clemson University, SC
Belmont Abbey College, NC</p>

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<p>Alabama isn’t that southern anymore… :)</p>

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<p>^^^
I just wanted to add to my above post (which was typed from my phone… :wink: )…</p>

<p>Thanks for forwarding the info to your friend… :slight_smile: I’m including some more info below that might interest him :)</p>

<p>However, I think you need to “rethink” Alabama. It isn’t all that “southern” anymore. We are California natives and our 2 sons go there. Many of the students at UA are the children of “transplants” - that’s because the state is the home of Cummings Research Park, the second largest research park in the nation. Many of those high-tech employees have been relocated to the state, and they send their kids to Alabama.</p>

<p>UA has also been very aggressively recruiting OOS students for awhile now. I think Illinios will be sending its largest group of students next year. Plus, I *personally *know of students from NJ, NY, Calif, Mass, Mich, Texas, Florida, and Washington who are strongly leaning towards Bama. :slight_smile: And, those are just the ones I know. :)</p>

<p>There are many reasons why more and more OOS students are coming to UA…strong academics, beautiful campus, fab facilities, “super suites” residence halls, and fun atmosphere. :slight_smile: </p>

<p>[Campus</a> Tour - The University of Alabama](<a href=“Page Not Found | The University of Alabama”>http://tour.ua.edu/)</p>

<p>**Super Suites Residence Halls (each student has his own private bedroom within a 4 bedroom suite) ** [Housing</a> & Residential Communities - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://housing.ua.edu/ridgecrestsouth.cfm]Housing”>http://housing.ua.edu/ridgecrestsouth.cfm) Scroll down to see all pics.</p>

<p>Above I posted the scholarship you would get, but UA is very generous with OOS students - see below. (BTW…I would not be surprised if UA gave you more than what is listed below. Bama is very generous with scholarship money. The school also awards department money for various majors.)</p>

<p>Out-of-State Scholarships for 2010-2011</p>

<p>Presidential Scholar
An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 32-36 ACT or 1400-1600 SAT score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Presidential Scholar and **will receive the value of out-of-state tuition for four years. **</p>

<p>UA Scholar
An out-of-state first time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 30-31 ACT or 1330-1390 SAT score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a UA Scholar and will receive 2/3 tuition for four years.</p>

<p>Collegiate Scholar
An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 28-29 ACT or 1250-1320 SAT score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Collegiate Scholar and will receive $3,500 per year ($14,000 over four years). </p>

<p>Capstone Scholar
An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 27 ACT or 1210-1240 SAT score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Capstone Scholar and will receive $1,500 per year ($6,000 over four years).</p>

<p>**An out-of-state student who goes to UA recently posted on CC that… “UA is recruiting for the best and brightest students nationwide. For many students, it is the money that first interests us in Alabama, we visit, and then we get hooked.” **</p>

<p>You should apply and see what you’d get. You and your friend could come down for a visit. You’ll be hooked. :)</p>

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<p>There are significant differences among the three leading campuses in university system of Alabama.</p>

<p>U of Alabama-Birmingham; Health and Biological sciences focused. An urban campus that is rapidly transforming itself by enhancing its residential appearance. Gets a lot of federal research money, more than most schools in the southeast.</p>

<p>U of Alabama-Huntsville; Widely known in the field for its superlative astrophysics programs and aerospace engineering.</p>

<p>U of Alabama-Tuscaloosa; the old flagship. Trying very hard in recent years to attract out-of-staters. Reportedly, lots of kids who fell just short of the 10% rule at U of Texas are attracted to Tuscaloosa.</p>

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<p>It’s true that UA gets a lot of kids from Texas for 2 reasons…the scholarship offers and that 10% rule that hurts some kids in Texas. That rule hurts kids in academically strong schools where a student in the top 20% would be in the top 10% in another Texas school - but UA is happy to take them!</p>

<p>UA is also getting a bunch from Illinois and Florida. When Illinois students and parents found out that students with an ACT 32 (or SAT 1400 (M+CR) could get free tuition at The University of Alabama, you can imagine how many applied. Every Illinois junior is required to take the ACT, so many did score an ACT 32 or better. :)</p>

<p>**In The University of Alabama’s Fact Book…I just found this amazing statistic!</p>

<p>GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN OF ALL NEW ENTERING STUDENTS**</p>

<p>FALL TERM - The University of Alabama
… 2006… 2007… 2008
Freshmen
Alabama …2,898 …3,035 …3,207
Out-of-State … 1,451 …1,478 …1,877
Foreign… 29… 25… 32
Subtotal…4,378… 4,538… 5,116*</p>

<p>Imagine, last year, about 40% of incoming freshman at UA came from outside of Alabama! That’s aggressive recruiting. This trend has been going on for several years, but I only included the last 3 years stats, because those are the students who’d likely still be on campus in 2010. :)</p>

<p>The above is why The University of Alabama is NOT a deep south school. You can’t have 1500 - 2000 freshmen coming from OOS in recent years and not have a more cosmopolitan inpact.</p>

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Alabama is a regional school and draws virtually all of its students from the South. </p>

<p>Alabama 70.4%
Georgia 7.38%
Tennessee 3.17%
Texas 3.17%
Florida 3.07%
Virginia 1.42%
Mississippi 1.26%
Louisiana 1.11%
North Carolina 1.05%
South Carolina 0.60%
Arkansas 0.14%</p>

<p>Total southeast: 94%</p>

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<p>^^^</p>

<p>That doesn’t tell the whole story.</p>

<p>The state of Alabama has Cummings Research Park, the second largest research park in the nation - home to many Fortune 500 and high-tech companies. The high-tech employees at CRP are from all over the US, and many of their kids are at UA.</p>

<p>So, a student’s “home state” may be Alabama, but his roots can be from anywhere. My kids are “in-state” for Alabama, but we’re California natives. The fact that the roots of many of Alabama’s in-state kids are not southern, is also helping expand its cultural diversity.</p>

<p>And, virtually all schools are “regional” - most draw from about a 500 mile radius with the exception of the ivies and similar that have elite rankings and big money to grab kids from all over.</p>

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<p>If you can lower your minimum from 5,000 students to about 3,000, Furman is a good fit.</p>

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<p>mom2collegekids, does U of Alabama pay you?! There is never a thread in which you’re not extolling the school! :-)</p>

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<p>LOL…no, no payment going on.</p>

<p>There are a lot of kids needing merit money and such, so when the stats fit, I recommend. :)</p>

<p>But…I do recommend other colleges. I’m very familiar with California schools, many midwest schools, some NE schools (only about 10 NE schools), and about 15-20 Catholic schools.</p>