What's the BEST college I can get into??? Answers are appreciated.?

Question

I am a senior this year, and I go to a large (7A) high school. Here are my stats that I'll be sending to colleges:

ACT - 28
SAT - 1810
PSAT - 178
GPA - 3.35 (6 AP classes)
AP Tests - I averaged a 3.5 on the 6 that I took (I got one 5)

I live in Arkansas, which has pretty bad colleges, so I'd like to go somewhere out of state. What is the best college that you guys think I should be able to get into? Thanks.

Answer 1

Random notes, from a guy w/ a high-caliber college degree (sheepskin, in Latin!):

1. The place you need to go is the place where you fit in. You can get an awful education at the best university in the world. Conversely, you can get a great education at your local community college. They key is finding the spot where you belong. I turned down 2 big-name major universities to go to a much smaller big-name college, because I fit in better at the smaller place. I might've flunked out at one of those big universities, because I would have been miserable.

2. It really doesn't matter where you go. Okay, okay, a big name helps you get into grad school, and might help you get a better first job, and you'd meet people that would help you in later years. However, after you get your first job, or after you get into grad school, no one cares where you graduated. Seriously. And, they don't ask about your grades either.

2.5 BTW, after you get into college, no one will care where you went to high school, or the grades you got there either. And, you'll dump the school jacket and class ring by Christmas.

3. My local community college has graduated dozens of MD's, DO's, dentists, Ph.D's, and one astronaut. The classes, as well as the grades, transfer to Michigan State and the University of Michigan, so you know the classes are good. The best part is that, at $60 per credit your, you can work part-time at McD's and get through 2-3 years of classes with no debt.

Answer 2

It depends on your personality and what you are wanting to do "when you grow up."

Geek down there had a lot of good advice. But you also must consider what will be your major and/or minor.

I started out in a community college because I am a shy person, but smart. Not just book intelligence, but also common sense.

I also needed to think about where I would be accepted because of my disability, and what was offered at the colleges I was looking at. I visited Harvard and Yale at the invite of the universities. When they saw that I had blindness, they stopped speaking with me and began to speak to my father ABOUT me. At that point I spoke rather loudly when I said to Dad that we'd better leave, it seems as if blah University doesn't want me because I guess having little sight has suddenly made me quite stupid (and in some cases, deaf --- boy does that one bug me!)

I ended up at a very local community college and absolutely loved it after my first semester. Other students were very accepting, listened to me when it was my turn to speak and made me really feel like I was connected. I ended up student-leading a Peer Mentor program, the Orientation for new students program, and still go out to lunch with a few of my favorite professors and a couple of the counseling staff that were connected with the Peer Mentors. I learned a lot about myself, had a more personalized education because there were no classes that held 300 or more students and I did not feel like a number. Everyone knew me, not because I had blindness, but because of what I was doing and involved with in the college. This made me very humble indeed. I then moved to the largest university in the United States...and hated it. I endured all of the classes there because it was the best school to go to for what I wanted to do (psychology and SPED).

Follow the advice of Geek and I hope my little story can help when one makes a wrong decision for themselves.

Choosing a college or University is a lot of work. We who have been there do realize the turmoil you must be experiencing and have empathy for you. I do wish you luck, and I do hope you get out of Arkansas. This appears to be your biggest goal...to escape.

I wish you the best. and I am around...

Ebee

Answer 3

I have a friend that actually got accepted by the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and she only had an SAT score of 1710, 3.0 GPA, and only two AP tests and received a 2 on one of them and didn't report the other one. However her essay was pretty well written about her life experience. Colleges don't just look at one aspect of your application, so anything could happen!

Answer 4

Lewis and Clark College(portland Oregon) , Oregon state University(oregon), Clark College (mass.) Univeristy of Missouri-Rolla
Helpful book: The Best 361 Colleges the smart student's guide to colleges
Available in Borders for about $22
a helpful website:
http://www.collegescolleges.com/

I'm a senoir this year too college searching is hard work, good luck

Answer 5

Don't know what you major will be. But, a couple in NY are Cortland University and Brockport. they are both great, especially Courtland. my son went there and they help you get a job after you grad. They send newsletters to your home to tell you where there are openings in your field. the town of Cortland is not too bid. Not small but not a city. Friendly. Good luck.

Answer 6

i might want to stick with a state college - your GPA is basically too low to get any scholarships, and also you may practice for a wrestle to get a good score on your ACT/SAT. For the record, your GPA is basically your total volume. there's no 10-12 GPA or basically tutorial GPA. you in consumer-friendly words choose one: Your GPA. it really is it.

Answer 7

Princeton

Answer 8

You have to take these things in context. You got good scores, but you got your education in Arkansas............