Comments on: State Schools Get Selective

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:51:59 +0000

All of the schools you are interested in have web sites that list their admission requirements.

By: leazngurl

leazngurl — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:47:30 +0000

Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html

Practice Exercises in Paraphrasing

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphrEX1.html

A paraphrase is an indirect quotation. It must be documented because it relates in your own words and style the thoughts you have borrowed from another person. Paraphrases are more flexible than quotations. They fit more smoothly into your text, and you can express your own interpretations as you paraphrase.

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingpara.html

http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html

Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:38:37 +0000

It does not really matter which school gives you a degree, unless you want to go into the more competitive fields (medicine, law, investments, etc.). If you transfer to an inexpensive school at this point, it will probably be very obvious why you made the decision. As long as your GPA isn't a red flag, the transfer will not need much, if any, explanation.

By: FreshPrince

FreshPrince — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:05:30 +0000

Wid da way u rite, prolly nut!

By: Medal909

Medal909 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:58:33 +0000

Schools do not have quotas for different races, despite what some may believe. If you are an URM, you'll have an extra boost in the admissions process, but it's not like an URM will take away the chance of another equally or better qualified ORM. A 2400 for an Asian student would be better than any score below it, regardless of whether the Asian student were compared to an URM.

By: lifeisamixtape

lifeisamixtape — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:50:22 +0000

It depends what you mean by top schools. Most of the elite schools accept few — if any — transfers. Princeton, for example, doesn't accept transfer students at all. Stanford accepted 20 out of 1300 applicants. Harvard accepted 35 out of about the same number. It is unlikely that many of those students transferred from a community college.

However, there are many public universities that are considered to be in the top tier of schools. They are required to accept a certain number of transfer students.

You can talk to your CC admissions office to find out what schools its its graduates get into. I'm willing to bet that almost all of them go to a state school, and none got into Tufts.

By: rt2012

rt2012 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:35:21 +0000

By: Funny guy!

Funny guy! — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:14:20 +0000

STATE!

you meet different KINDS of people
in private you meet the kinda same people

By: Christa

Christa — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:47:30 +0000

Here's how it works.

Colleges and universities are ranked by the strength of their academic programs, and by selectivity in admissions.

Some private colleges and universities (the Ivy League: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, etc.; the "Little Ivies": Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan, Colby, Haverford, etc.; the "Seven Sisters": Vassar, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Smith, Wellesley, etc.) are extremely selective, and are very prestigious because of this.

Some state universities are also academically rigorous, and very selective in admissions. Examples: University of California at Berkeley, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, University of Vermont. Sometimes these schools are referred to as "Public Ivies."

Other state universities are not so rigorous, and not so selective in terms of admissions. I will not name examples, but usually (but not always) if the university is "ANYSTATE" State University, or "ANYSTATE" A & M, the university is an average state university, and accepts most (but BY NO MEANS ALL) residents of that state. (Please note that there are some exceptions to this general rule. Some ANYSTATE State Universities are more selective than others. But generally, with some exceptions, a University of STATE will be more prestigious than ANYSTATE State University.)

There are also many other private colleges and universities in the US. Some are extremely selective and extremely prestigious, and some are not.

So, basically, a degree from University of Virginia, which is a state university, carries more prestige than a degree from ANYSTATE State University.

I have not mentioned technical colleges and universities (MIT, Cal Tech, etc.). But then again, you didn't ask.

You can always tell how selective (and prestigious) a university is by looking at the average SAT scores of its accepted students. There are websites that have search functions that can produce lists of universities by selectivity. Try the "College Matchmaker" functions at sites like http://www.princetonreview.com
or http://www.collegeboard.com

I really hope this helps!

By: dawerkaholik

dawerkaholik — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:21:35 +0000

reputation of school does make a difference (even though some will say it doesn't – usually those from less prestigious schools – never heard anyone from Harvard or Yale say this. Of the schools you mention University of Georgia is probably the best. Now certainly if you have a 4.0 from one and a 3.0 from the other the name won't make a difference. Bu you better believe that if you have a 3.8 from Georgia and someone else has a 3.8 from one of the others…you will be looked at a bit more seriously all other things being equal. DA