<p>I live in Florida but I'm willing to apply out of state. I'm already applying to </p>
<p>University of South Florida, University of Central Florida, and University of Florida.</p>
<p>However, i was looking for more suggestions to more competitive schools outside of Florida. I'm specifically looking for schools i might have a chance at being accepted to.
SAT
math: 660
Reading: 670
writing: 750</p>
<p>ACT
Composite: 31 (should have been higher got 33 on english and 34 on math but felt sick and bummed out on the science)</p>
<p>I'm also extremely passionate about Environmental Science that incorporates a lot of field work and study and also basic science classes like biology and chemistry etc. So a school with a sought after or top notch Environmental program would be awesome! </p>
<p>So far I've been kind of considering Cornell, Stanford (no chance) Berkley, any onions on these or other suggestions?</p>
<p>Side question: My family income is less than 40k for household of 3, financial aid is almost certainly necessary for out of state. </p>
<p>This is my first post so don't judge me. thanks in advance</p>
<p>Hampshire. Their new president is an environmental scientist and a friend attends as an environmental sciences major. Their emphasis in this field is huge now and still creative in the “Hampshire” philosophy, she is doing amazing things.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions guys, I haven’t been able to look at all of these colleges. The ones suggested are a lot of private colleges that i dont know if i would be able to afford though.</p>
<p>A great state school with a strong enviro sci program is Evergreen State University in Olympia, Washington. They have multi-disciplinary units instead of single classes and I do think their enviro students get a lot of field work. It might be a school that interests you.</p>
<p>If you want to up to Delaware for school, UD is great for Env-Sci. I had dinner with a UD Env-Sci professor, and a few other friends, up in philly a few weeks ago. Very cool guy.</p>
<p>Post #1 – Berkeley is highly unlikely to give you enough financial aid to attend.
Post #8 – Same with Delaware, which is good but nothing special for environmental science.
Post #7 – New College of Florida might be a better option than Evergreen State. Similar feel but smaller, more selective, and much more affordable.</p>
<p>It’s not entirely clear what you’re looking for in a college, but you have a shot at universities like Wake Forest, U Miami, Boston College, USC, and Tufts.</p>
<p>Some of the LACs that meet full financial need may be worth a look – Davidson, Bowdoin, Colby, Oberlin, Conn College, and the like. </p>
<p>Consult the list of colleges that have gone loan-free; many top colleges have eliminated loans, especially for those making under $40K. A few have gone even further and are nearly free for such students.</p>
<p>If you’ve done environmental work before, you’re likely aware of how varied the field can be. Everything from geology to urban planning can be part of environmental science which makes it somewhat difficult to evaluate which schools are incredibly strong in the interdisciplinary major. </p>
<p>Depending on your asset levels, you might want to consider Emory. Really the only downside to its environmental science program is a lack of geology. Other than that, the curriculum heavily emphasizes field work across a variety of platforms. </p>
<p>Since you live in Florida, I’d add FSU to your list.
Here are some more with strong programs and generally good financial aid:
-Carleton College
-Smith College (all women)
-Wesleyan
-Colorado College
-Sewanee: University of the South (very isolated, somewhat of a party school, but fantastic for some of the environmental science subfields)
-Whitman
-University of Southern California
-University of Rochester</p>
<p>If you love the outdoors, look at U of Montana. Great programs in environmental science, wildlife biology, resource conservation, etc. You’re basically located in a giant ecology lab with tons of fieldwork opportunities. They have quite a low out-of-state sticker price, and you would have a good shot at merit aid. (I’m hoping/assuming that your grades are as strong as your test scores.)</p>
<p>Humboldt University in California doesn’t match the theme of your list (Berkeley, Stanford, Cornell, etc., much better and more well known schools) but it is considered one of the main universities for Environmental Science majors here in California (it’s located right between the pacific ocean and the tallest forest in the world, so it’s “hands on”).</p>
<p>This is a partial list of their related majors so basically anything you can think of. It might as well be called the California State Environmental Institute because that’s what almost everyone there seems to be studying:</p>
<p>I meant to say that Berkeley, Stanford and Cornell were BIGGER schools, not better. Humboldt is rather small (never even 10,000 students) and located near heavily protected nature, so comparing it to an huge, urban campus like the larger UCs is apples/oranges.</p>
<p>Humboldt is quite affordable not only for tuition but also for cost of living; a studio apartment there is about half what it costs in the bay area or LA. Houses less than half.</p>
<p>I think Humboldt and Cornell both made it onto the same top “sustainable 16” universities list though.</p>
<p>UC Santa Barbara has a rather well-respected Environmental Science program and is right on the beach (as in, if you were drunk you could walk off a cliff into the ocean between classes) if Humboldt seems to small and “out there” for you. However, I don’t think out-of-state students qualify for the whole blue&gold program so it could be very costly, and I doubt its as hands-on. All of the above (except for the beach) can also be said for UC Davis.</p>
<p>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is an extremely well-known/well-regarded school on the west coast and often chosen over LA/Berkeley/etc. It’s the flagship of the separate Cal State (CSU) system just like Berkeley is the flagship of the UC system. I don’t think Cal Poly has an Env. Sci. program but it has lots of similar stuff: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, BioResources, Forestry, Environmental Plant-Science, etc. </p>
<p>Famous because their “learn by doing philosophy”, Cal Poly’s science programs (esp. the natural sciences) integrate much more hands-on fieldwork into their classes compared to UCs and it may be more affordable than a UC to an out-of-state student. Nice area too, not as remote as humboldt, not as sleazy/polluted as the bay area.</p>