<p>I also posted this in the Transfers Forum, but figured the parent's would have good advice as well.</p>
<p>I'm currently a freshman at a pretty good school in Boston. But, the loans and price are starting to put a strain on my family. I don't know my QPA yet, but I am an English major, and expect atleast a 3.2 QPA. </p>
<p>I'm looking to transfer to a school that has:</p>
<p>-Low tuition
-decent English program
-decent FA for Transfers
-Preferably somewhere in the South or West Coast
-ARABIC! I am studying Arabic and I would love to continue but if you know of a good school that doesn't offer it, please by all means let me know about it!
-3 credit/class system (my school's on 4 credits and it really irks me)</p>
<p>Also, I am a CA resident, so CA schools would be cheap, if you know of any UC/CSU's that match my preferences please let me know. </p>
<p>UCs and CSUs should be fine for financial aid to California resident students, including transfers (there are lots of transfers at UCs and CSUs receiving financial aid).</p>
<p>Among UCs and CSUs, at least UCB, UCLA, UCSB, and CSUSB have Arabic. Those UCs have very good English departments as well. However, the UCs and CSUs generally favor junior level transfers, not sophomore level transfers like you would be, so you may have to come back to California and do your sophomore year at a community college while applying to transfer at the junior level (see [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to help plan courses at community college). Also, a 3.2 GPA may not have very good chances at UCB and UCLA – recent English major transfer admits averaged a 3.72 GPA, according to [Profile</a> of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2012 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof12_mjr.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof12_mjr.htm) .</p>
<p>UCs and CSUs have courses of varying numbers of credit units, although 4 credit units is the most common “size”. However, the beginning and intermediate Arabic language courses at UCB, UCLA, and UCSB are 5 credit units per semester or quarter.</p>
<p>Minnesota (good English, has Arabic) and some SUNY schools may also be of interest to you; their out-of-state list prices are similar to UC in-state list price. However, financial aid for out-of-state students may be limited compared to UC or CSU in-state.</p>
<p>University of Montana might be worth a look:</p>
<p>-Fairly low OOS costs–OOS tuition, fees, room, and board are currently about 28k a year. It’snot pocket change, but cheaper than a UC in-state.</p>
<p>-Offers Arabic, and a student was recently awarded a Fulbright to study in the Middle East.</p>
<p>-Very good English department, especially for creative writing.</p>
<p>PM me if you have any questions.</p>
<p>ETA: Looking at your previous posts on wanting a closeknit black or African American community, the lack of a sizable African American issue might be a concern for you–given relative lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the state, most of UM’s diversity comes through international and Native American students, although representation of other racial and ethnic minority groups is slowly increasing as the university attracts more OOS students. However, if a small AA community isn’t a deal-breaker for you, it might be a good fit and worth looking into. :)</p>