<p>Hi, I'm an entering frosh into a state college in international studies, I was too scared to move away from family and friends so I didn't apply to any big nice schools, nor did I think I could of afforded them anyway. I now realize my mistake of not following my dreams, so I plan on trying to transfer to a better school like, UCLA or something my junior year or at least trying to go to graduate school at the better school. I am extremely interested in history and foreign study, especially European but I love all areas of the world. I plan on to continue studying French so I can become fluent, and I also speak a little family danish.</p>
<p>can someone plz give me the lowdown on some schools that are great in history? I know I'm an international studies major, but deep down, I'm a history nut. But at my school where elementary education is like the 1st or 2nd most popular major a history major means you're just learnin' so you can go teach 7th grade history. I want to be a scholar a lifetime learner, so I figured international studies for my bachelors, then more history oriented for my masters. </p>
<p>I like UCLA, but I'm afraid it doesn't have that old gothic academic atmosphere I'd like to be in.</p>
<p>thank ya</p>
<p>when push comes to shove, do Eenie Meanie Mine-ee Moe.</p>
<p>Works every time.</p>
<p>Within the USNWR Top 50, there are many schools where 5% or more of the students with declared majors have opted for history. Those schools are:
14% U Wisconsin
13% Yale
12% Harvard
12% Columbia
9% Dartmouth
8% UCLA
8% W&M
8% Boston College
7% U Penn
7% Brown
7% U Virginia
7% Wake Forest
7% Brandeis
6% U Chicago
6% Northwestern
5% U North Carolina
5% Tulane</p>
<p>This does not necessarily mean that these are the best history departments in the country, but there likely is a fair bit of overlap. </p>
<p>I don't know what kind of student you are, but if you think you are competitive for Northwestern or UCLA OOS, then I suspect that you would have a decent chance at many of these. From a money standpoint, these schools would all be over $30k a year in tuition and fees (and up to $10k more for room & board) with one big exception which is U Wisconsin where OOS tuition & fees are $20,726. You are likely familiar with most of these schools, but one you may not have thought of is Tulane. Tulane has been aggressive in its student recruitment efforts (read merit aid) as it tries to come back from Katrina and might be worth a look.</p>
<p>thanks, I wish I could get into Stanford.
My HS grades arn't too good, I was bored for the most part, never was challenged. Can't take APs till my junior year at my HS, and it was all biology and medical stuff, I did really well in american his and american gov, and comparative gov, I've always been a self-learner on that subject, constantly reading researching things I love.</p>
<p>I'm going to have to work hard my 1st two years at my state school to impress these to colleges and make sure they know how dedicated I am to this subject. </p>
<p>thanks for the help guys</p>
<p>Cornell and the University of Michigan have excellent History departments and large transfer classes.</p>
<p>since you say you live in a "inland western state" I assume its not CA. So my advice is to look for schools other than the UC system (of which ucla is a part). As an out-of-state resident you'll be paying over $40K/year to attend ucla. For that money you could attend almost any school (that will admit you, anyway) and get smaller classes, an assigned advisor, more personal attention, etc. The UC schools are a great deal for CA kids, but you give up something when you go to a large state school.</p>
<p>Why not post where you will be going this fall? This is an anonymous forum, nobody will know who you are. And you might find people who know your school and can give specific advice on making the most out of it.</p>
<p>Whether you're thinking transfer or grad school, recs from your profs are going to be important. So be sure to visit profs during office hours so they get to know you and can write a rec that says more than "HG got an A in my class". With your level of interest in learning I'm sure you'll find the profs are happy to talk with you.</p>