Where do I belong?

<p>I'm a girl that lives in New York, has a 30 ACT and 3.5 GPA (unweighted). By the end of next year I'll be taking 3 APs, have a job and a ton of community service ranging from playing tennis with autistic kids to reading books to terminally ill kids in a children's hospital and 4 walks. I'm an avid member of a bunch of clubs. My school doesn't weight grades so I have no clue what my HPA would be if it was weighted considering I'm in mostly honors classes. Im also white/not-Hispanic.</p>

<p>I'd LOVE to be in California, but I'm just not sure how that would pan out for me. The most I can pay is around $50,000 due to student loans, and I want a big school. </p>

<p>I would do this all on the Super Search, but it just doesn't tell me exactly what i need to know for it doesnt tell me about the social life.</p>

<p>I'm not a big partier but i'm not a hermit. I love to eat and go out and have fun, but i'm just not sure that a RARA school is for me. I love movies and music, playing my guitar and my nintendo. I'm also not sure that a sorority is for me either. Around where i live now in New York. all the girls go into jappy sororities and what not, but i don't belong in those types of clubs at all. </p>

<p>if someone like me would consider answering this question it'd help me SO much. </p>

<p>So far my choices are Tulane, UCSB, UCLA, USC. I want to major in business / communications. </p>

<p>Can someone help me?</p>

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<p>I know Columbus, Ohio is no California, but how about adding Ohio State to your list and save $48,000 for MBA in the future?? Fisher College of Business is currently ranked #14 in the nation via USNWR!!
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National Buckeye Scholarship for non-Ohio residents ** </p>

<pre><code>Award amount
$12,000 ($48,000 four–year value)

Criteria
Ohio State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The National Buckeye Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to non-Ohio students required to pay the out-of-state surcharge who are admitted to the Columbus campus for autumn semester. Those considered rank in the top 40 percent of their graduating classes and have ACT composite scores of 28 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math scores of 1260 or higher.

Notes:

Except where noted, the National Buckeye Scholarship can be combined with any other merit scholarships, as long as the combined total does not exceed the total cost of an Ohio State education.
This award is renewable for a maximum of eight semesters (or the equivalent) of full-time undergraduate enrollment, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 or higher GPA (earned by no later than the end of the first year), and nonresident classification remains unchanged.

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<p>Geographic diversity (Columbus campus, autumn 2011)</p>

<p>Ohio State enrolls students from every state and territory. States with the highest enrollment:</p>

<p>500+: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, California, Michigan
300 – 499: Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia
100 – 299: Florida, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona, Tennessee, Connecticut
50 – 99: West Virginia, Washington, Colorado, South Carolina, Kansas</p>

<p>The Ohio State University: A Grand Institution </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4KpfAHlz0[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4KpfAHlz0](<a href=“Merit-based scholarships - The Ohio State University”>Merit-based scholarships - The Ohio State University)</a></p>

<p>Best of Luck & Go Bucks!! :)</p>

<p>i think you have a headhunter…</p>

<p>OP, save your money, it is not worth paying OOS for a school in CA. what’s wrong with Rutger? Your might be able to get a good merit scholarship at Tulane. Do some research on the Tulane forum and see what students are getting with similar GPA and ACT score as yours. </p>

<p>i don’t think you will be able to get in to UCLA and USC.</p>

<p>This post is six months old…OP probably has applied by now.</p>