I am a Geology major with a 3.8 GPA coming out of an Illinois community college and can afford a large Price tag. I am looking for school that can fit my academic standards and has a decent social scene (wont be a frat guy) and am looking at schools in California and Arizona.
sophomore or junior transfer?
Junior
On another thread I saw that U of Arizona has a really good geology program
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/node/623
Arizona seems like a great place to study geology.