<p>Hey Guys,
I'm 17 years old, I'm from Greece and i'm currently at the end of the 11th grade.
I wanna study Psychology as an undergraduate student in US beggining the fall of 2012 and i want some recommendations about universities/colleges:
Just so you know, in Greece there is no such thing as AP Classes or Honor Courses
9th Grade GPA: 3.7
10th Grade GPA: 2.9-3.0
11th Grade GPA: i suppose it will be something like 3.3-3.4
12th Grade GPA: i'm going to aim for a perfect 4 but i dont think it counts at all
So all together divided by 3 , gives as a 3.3 GPA <----
I'm going to study the whole summer for the S.A.T. exams
and i'm aiming high. Dont imagine something like 2200+, but i can get a good enough grade.
I'm also going to take the TOEFL exam that is going to be way easier than SAT.
I play basketball and electric guitar for a couple of years and i go for mountain bikind ( i dont think it really counts tho)
and i have won a math competition back in 8th grade
Does International student's GPA count that much? or does SAT count alot more than GPA(international student-wise)
University/College pref: -standard 4-year academic programm
-Well....a good psychology programm
- To be a tier 1 university
-Being able to double major
-academic/carrer counselling
-I also want the university to be located somewhere with not always bad weather. I wont be able to stand Canada-like weather. But that doesnt mean that I absolutely want california weather 24/7, i just dont like the weather being too cold in all seasons
-Dont really care if its located in urban or rural area</p>
<p>Until now i have this list :
Franklin and Marshall College - Scientific and Philosophical Studies of the Mind Major
University of Massachusetts - Amhers -Psychology Major
Penn State University Park -Psychology Major
Indiana University Bloomington -Psychology Major</p>
<p>And i want you to tell me , with a nice SAT score do i have any chance in getting into
any of the following universities/colleges? -Any of the UC's
-UIllinois
-University of Rochester . NY
-Vanderbilt University (i suppose with a kickass SAT score i have some chances)
-University of Wisconsin - Madison</p>
<p>Also, can you recommend me some other universities?
Thanks</p>
<p>You left out a crucial piece of information:Will you be needing scholarships or financial aid or can you afford to pay full freight(Which can be as high as $60K) Also,your criteria about whether is not reasonable as it rules out all the schools in New England and parts of the midwest(where most of the good schools are concentrated!)</p>
<p>Some of the schools on your list are located in areas where IT GETS VERY COLD in the winter: Rochester & Madison are famous for it, and all the others (with the exception of Vanderbilt) have cold winters/snow as well. </p>
<p>Also, you have a mix of private and public schools on your list. I hope you are aware that your chances of getting ANY financial aid at the public universities are almost zero.</p>
<p>Thankfully i’m able to pay full freight. So no, financial aid doesnt bother me.
About my weather criteria…i said i dont wanna be in places with cold weather all year. I dont mind snowy winters. Actually, i like them a bit, but ofcourse weather will not be my main criteria, so please recommend me some universities and just pretend i said nothing about weather!</p>
<p>Your GPA is on the low side for schools like Vanderbilt.Check out- Northeastern University(Boston),Drake University(Des Moines,Iowa) Truman State University,(MO)Ithaca College(NY),Michigan State University,Boston University(reach),American University(Washington) and Lynn University(florida).Just on your GPA.</p>
<p>If you can pay full freight, there are many good universities that would love to have you.
Here are some to consider in the western part of the US:
University of Colorado
University of Washington
University of San Francisco
Santa Clara University
University of Denver
Rice University
University of Arizona</p>
<p>Awsome posts 
you are really helpfull guys !! thanks!!!
keep those awsome comments coming</p>
<p>Do you guys think i could get into any UC’s or UWisconsin - Madison with good SAT?
Also, if it counts, i believe i’m going to graduate from highschool being in 10% top of my school (since only senior year counts for it) and i’m aiming for straight 4.0’s on senior year grades.</p>
<p>Ok so i did some research too, and thats what i 've got so far:
-Washington University in St. Louis
-Rice University
-University of Rochester, NY
-University of California: Davis
-Franklin and Marshall College - Lancaster, PA
-University of Washington - Washington
-Boston University - Boston MA
-Northeastern University
-University of Illinois
-UWisconsin - Madison
I know some universities/colleges are reachers, but I will be studying all summer for a high SAT score + i’m willing to pay full freight, what do you think? any other recommendations?</p>
<p>Great list so far.How about a few more within the ballpark stats-wise?[FORDHAM.EDU[/url</a>] and [url=<a href=“http://www.depauw.edu%5DDePauw”>http://www.depauw.edu]DePauw</a> University](<a href=“http://www.fordham.edu%5DFORDHAM.EDU%5B/url”>http://www.fordham.edu)</p>
<p>Great list so far.How about a few more within the ballpark stats-wise?[FORDHAM.EDU[/url</a>] and [url=<a href=“http://www.depauw.edu%5DDePauw”>http://www.depauw.edu]DePauw</a> University](<a href=“http://www.fordham.edu%5DFORDHAM.EDU%5B/url”>http://www.fordham.edu).You may also find[University</a> of Richmond](<a href=“http://www.richmond.edu%5DUniversity”>http://www.richmond.edu) interesting.</p>