What colleges sound right for me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Okay, so I'm in my first year of community college. I plan to transfer either during winter term of my sophomore year or as a junior. However, I still don't know where I want to transfer. If you guys can name some names for me based on what you gather of my personality, interests, and stats, that would be great.</p>

<p>Stats: I don't really have any stats to speak of. I was a chronic procrastinator during high school and constantly failed to turn in assignments, leading to a very low gpa. Think 2.0, or possibly a tinge lower. I am unsure of the exact number. However, this was related to a lack of time management skills, not a lack of interest or knowledge. </p>

<p>My SAT score was 2080 both times. I got 800 WR, 720 R, and 560 M the first time, and** 690 WR, 740 R, and 650 M** the second time. </p>

<p>In college, I am to get my first quarter grades in mid-December, but I am expecting *A's and B's. * </p>

<p>As for me...I am a fairly reserved person who isn't really involved in the party scene. I'm not into sports at all. I would like to become more outgoing and more assertive as I enter a university, but it isn't something that comes naturally to me. However, I love a good conversation, I would love to really explore the world, and I would love to meet new people who are open and friendly - I would be disappointed to go to a school where cliques have already formed and where I can't connect with people. </p>

<p>I am a very curious person with a desire to learn and be intellectually challenged. I like subjects like anthropology, political science, writing, photography, the less mathematical aspects of science. I want to be in an environment where I can also grow creatively - I like to be aesthetically and spiritually and mentally and emotionally inspired. </p>

<p>I am very attached to my family so no matter where I go, I am going to be out of my element initially. I have not spend any time away from them at all in my 18 years. So that part of me doesn't want to be terribly far away from home (I live and have always lived on the West Coast), but if there is a school out there that suits me perfectly, I am willing to.</p>

<p>And oh yeah! My major. That's a problem - I don't know yet. But I hope you've gathered enough about me to even make a suggestion or base it on my interests.</p>

<p>If you've read through all this, you get me. I am long-winded. So there's another bit about me.</p>

<p>Suggestions are very very appreciated!
Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Anyone? Advice on specific unis would be great…</p>

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<p>If you can afford a private school, then consider Beloit (Wisconsin). For a public consider Evergreen State (Washington).</p>

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<p>What state are you in?</p>

<p>How much will your parents pay each year?</p>

<p>Your budget will likely determine where you should apply.</p>

<p>*However, I love a good conversation, I would love to really explore the world, and I would love to meet new people who are open and friendly - I would be disappointed to go to a school where cliques have already formed and where I can’t connect with people. *</p>

<p>I don’t think you should go to a “too small” of a college. You’ll be a transfer and you may feel that cliques have already been formed at small schools.</p>

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<p>I don’t know what you’re expecting us to recommend? The usual California schools? (Berkeley, USC, UCLA, the other UCs, etc.) It’d be very difficult for you to transfer into any other halfway reputable university and there are only so many colleges on the West Coast.</p>

<p>Now that I think of it, if you’re a community college student, UCLA/USC/Berkeley are literally your only “good” choices. I literally cannot think of any better schools in the entire nation that are keen on admitting transfers. -.-</p>