What college to apply for?

International Students
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm an international student who are planing to study abroad in USA 2010.
We don't have the same gradesystem as you, but I think I'm going the get a GPA around 3.2 - 3.4.
I want to attend a college with a Graphic design and/or fine arts major.
I also want the college to have a soccer team i the NCAA I.</p>

<p>Please come with suggestions for colleges that you think I can get into.</p>

<p>My first choice is also to apply for colleges in California..
But come with other good suggestions to</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>don’t anyone have any suggestions… also tell what SAT score I need to get in to certain schools; the one that you recommended for me.</p>

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<p>sorry!! don’t know much about the majors yr interested in… so don’t really have any suggestions… this might help though:
[CaliforniaColleges.edu</a> - Explore Colleges](<a href=“http://www.californiacolleges.edu/explore-colleges/explore-colleges.asp]CaliforniaColleges.edu”>http://www.californiacolleges.edu/explore-colleges/explore-colleges.asp)</p>

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<p>You should also see what you can find using the College Board’s College MatchMaker search engine:</p>

<p>[College</a> MatchMaker - Type of School](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)</p>

<p>If you haven’t already done so, you should read everything at <a href=“http://educationusa.state.gov/undergrad.htm[/url]”>http://educationusa.state.gov/undergrad.htm&lt;/a&gt; and then make an appointment with the counselors at their office closest to you.</p>

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<p>Thanks for answers… I wish for som suggestions also (names of schools for me)</p>

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<p>Do you require financial aid?</p>

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<p>Well, it’s not a requirement. I could take a student loan in my homecountry. But it would help me alot.</p>

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<p>California College of the Arts? I don’t know much about their admission standards but it’s the first thing that came to mind with California and art/design.</p>

<p>It also depends if you want to go to a art/design school or a big university with that program. The College Matchmaker happymomof1 posted above is great.</p>

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<p>How important is the division 1 soccer to you? I would recommend Chapman but it is div 3.</p>

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<p>Well, the soccer division is pretty important. div 3 feels way to low.
Do anyone know a webpage or some way I can watch games from NCAA I? It would be intreresting. </p>

<p>Well, I’ve looked a bit myself and found 3 pretty interesting…
UCSB, San Diego State and CSU Northridge.
They all have either Graphic Design or Fine arts.</p>

<p>What GPA is needed to UCSB for an intrenationel student?
For all Schools: about what SAT score would I need with my expected grades?</p>

<p>Thank you for al responses!</p>

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<p>The schools you mention are public so they take few internationals and will not give you any aid. That said, Santa Barbara would not be possible with your current GPA but the other two would probably be doable with a 1600-1700 score and a 3.2-3.4.</p>

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<p>Ok, thanks for your answer.</p>

<p>I prehaps, a college like Loyola Marymount University a better fit for me?
How big chance is there to get financial aid at LMU?
or maybe Santa Clara University?</p>

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<p>My only advice would be to work on your english</p>

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<p>Don’t you mean English (not english)? As long as you know what he/she means, its not that much of a problem is it?</p>

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<p>^well its not much of a problem here but it might be in college, yes?
If you were trying to prove a point with "E"nglish, you failed.</p>

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<p>Not really since you felt obligated to respond.</p>

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<p>I felt obligated to talk some sense into dumb people like you, thats all</p>

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<p>Dumb? For asking you not to fuss about others’ English?</p>

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<p>Dumb for not understanding what i meant. I wasn’t fussing <em>sigh</em>. Ok to make it simple for you, i’ll go through it again.</p>

<p>You need to be able write grammatically correct english in college, right? For that, the only solution is IMPROVING your english. That is what he needs to do. The professors there are not interested in giving you lectures about your grammar mistakes in half the assignments you submit.</p>

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<p>Let me make it simple for you. This is a fairly informal forum where spelling and grammar are less of a priority than exchanging information. People use informal language. Now you clearly don’t get that and insult others who try to put that across. So fine, continue with your acrimony cos I’m done with this diatribe.</p>