College, what schools to consider?

[thadman 10+ year member]

Im having a little bit of difficulty deciding on what colleges to visit and/or potentially apply to. I screwed around as an underclassmen and have currently got my shit together, although im feeling the effects of not working hard previously:crap:

Im not 100% on what I want to major in, but at the current moment PreMed and eventually Medical school sounds like its the ticket (and I am currently enjoying ap chemistry, albeit im aware that college chem is several orders of magnitude more difficult). Engineering isnt completely out of the question, as Im really interested in the inner workings of things and technical concepts. Although, Im hoping to be successful (pay off college debt quickly) and engineers arent paid very well locally, although doctors are always in demand. everywhere lol

I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana and the weather sucks:crap: In-State would be fine, but out of state might even be better (more southern and closer to the east coast would be nice, but buying a plane ticket every time I need to come home would be a little extreme)

My semester GPA was a 4.5-4.6 and my accumulative should be right around (or slightly below) a 4.0 (not including senior classes, as colleges dont really look at those other than course selection).

Course selection:

Sophomore year I took

Honors Chemistry

Honors English

Latin III

Algebra II

World History

some retarted art class

New Testament/Old Testament

Junior year I took

Genetics/Microbiology

Honors English

AP Chemistry

Morality

Latin IV

US History

PreCalculus

Senior year im taking

Calculus

AP Bio

Honors Physics

Study Hall (2 semesters)

Creative Writing/Speech

Catholic Social Teaching

Honors Gov/Econ

I have taken the SAT once, just to get the feel of it (stayed up till 1am the night before, sporadically answered questions, basically if I studied I should be able to bring my score up). I got a 670 on Math and a 630 on English, and a 1450/1600 seems easily achievable next time I take it.

Im not really involved in many school activities (mainly because we've got a lot of jocks, and I'd never get to play but also because im lazy)

Anyhow, looking for any input I can get. Thanks

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

devry or ITT tech

 

[prochobo 10+ year member]

devry or ITT tech

I hope you're kidding. I've seen SOOO many dumbasses come from that POS school.

You've got the grades to get into lots of places. Get as many scholarships as you can! As for a recommendation on colleges, I don't know much about Indiana colleges, but I went to IU once and it was fun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jadon087 10+ year member]

vanderbilt

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

I dont want to be limited by Indiana schools, and my grades hardly reflect my true potential (I screwed around) so I dont think Ill have a problem at more difficult schools.

For instance, I doubt I could get into Notre Dame/Duke/Princeton/etc with my credits, but I know I can get into like Butler/Wabash (promised me 60k over 4 years for just my GPA)/etc for nearly free. Im trying to find a realistic goal, somewhere in between the top level IVY leagues and the colleges that are easy to get into. I'd also like a private school, so I can keep focused, get more personal attention, and have //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif less fun and hopefully make it into Med School:yumyum:

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

Mecp.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Come to LSU...we are teh Awsomes

 

[CaliforniabOY5 10+ year member]

you'll love southern california. . .

USC-UCLA

and some safety schools : Cal State Fullerton, any Cal state, or some UC

 

[jrr323 10+ year member]

you'll love southern california. . .
USC-UCLA

and some safety schools : Cal State Fullerton, any Cal state, or some UC

x2 we got the best state college system in the country, and youl love the weather.

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

Iu

 

[Showrides]

The Ive League is the JL Audio of colleges. They are solid schools, but not the best out there for the money.

Your first step should be to figure out what you want to major in. Once you have an idea of what you want to go into, you can pick schools they have excellent programs within that major.

For Example, I am a Uconn Alum. Uconn has one of the best dental programs out there right now. You could spend $50k a year and go to Yale, or you could spend $25k a year (or less depending on scholarships) and go to Uconn. And at Uconn you will get a better degree if you become a dentist.

So instead of just looking at the big names, figure out what you want to do with your life, or just get some sence of direction to what you like to do, then find a school that has a great program for you. You would be surprised at all the amazing schools you can find that you probably never knew had great programs.

Hope that helps.

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Talk to your guidance counselor/advisor.

 

[scarolina 10+ year member]

THE CITADEL, its in charleston, not to hard to get into, but you are sure to get a job right out of there with more pay, especially if you stay in S.C. thats were im going,

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

The Ive League is the JL Audio of colleges. They are solid schools, but not the best out there for the money.
Your first step should be to figure out what you want to major in. Once you have an idea of what you want to go into, you can pick schools they have excellent programs within that major.

For Example, I am a Uconn Alum. Uconn has one of the best dental programs out there right now. You could spend $50k a year and go to Yale, or you could spend $25k a year (or less depending on scholarships) and go to Uconn. And at Uconn you will get a better degree if you become a dentist.

So instead of just looking at the big names, figure out what you want to do with your life, or just get some sence of direction to what you like to do, then find a school that has a great program for you. You would be surprised at all the amazing schools you can find that you probably never knew had great programs.

Hope that helps.

Maybe for undergrad, but for business school, you are quite incorrect. Employers pay for a pedigree. You go to Wharton, you will get paid quite a bit more than if you went to SOM. (Unniversity of Penn vs. Yale)

Undergrad doesn't matter that much if you plan on going to graduate school / professional school. It does for the top 20 schools, but not so much after that.

Also, Indiana's Keller school of business is top notch.