UCLA- Paige Rackley
Located in Westwood village, LA, 5 minutes from Santa Monica
Westwood is a metropolis, clean, lots of activities, no car necessary on campus,
Campus: smallest UC campus (but the most kids), all the dorms located in one area
(creates sense of unity – everyone walks to class on the same path, 2 campuses (north &
south) North campus is for humanity majors, South Campus (science & math majors)
Founded in 1919
25,000 undergraduates enrolled
Acceptance rate is 22%, average
high school gpa: 4.14, average
sat critical reading 657
average math 689,
average sat writing 662
General UC app $60, no recommendations required, 2 people read your application,
Human Judgment
-Look for achievement in course loud, qualities like motivation, contributions to
intellectual and cultural vitality, performance on standardized tests, academic enrichment
programs, other achievements such as sports, performing arts, and have you taking
advantage of opportunities given to you, challenges (did you overcome anything)
Due Nov 30th along with the rest of the UC schools
On the quarter system (1 midterm & final per class)
Plethora of activities and clubs. Sports (football team, gnarly basketball team),
Greek Life – Rush Week
40% of undergraduates live on campus
Westwood = UCLA Territory (USC stay away), Starbucks, ice cream cookies!!!!!! $1.25
(poor college students), movie theater (premiers),
Price: Instate 6,485$ Out of state 24,000$
Room & Board: 12,000$
Average debt when graduating: 13,000$
Scholarships: Regents & Alumni scholarship as well as many others!
Chapman University- Gina Vaynsh
Orange county (Forest Gump Bench is there~!), vintage, soda fountain shops, top 50 best
wired campuses, 20 minutes from the beach, near Anaheim
Average SAT: 1825
Average ACT 27
Application requirements: Academic history, teacher transcripts, 1 recommendation
required (2 optional), transcript, essays, & short answers
Topics: 4 topics about 1000 words
Early action: nov 15th, reg admission jan 15th
Founded in 1861, one of the oldest and prestigious private universities in California
Religiously affiliated- Christian, not strictly followed
Lots of majors, 60 +
Student Body: middle class, social, film & TV majors with business majors, diverse!
Academic structure / environment: Over 80 clubs, Greek Life, Student news paper &
radio, dance concerts, plays
5 residence halls + 2 apartment campuses, housing is available, but not guaranteed
Students are guaranteed housing if they apply by deadline
Semester System
Cost: 40,000 (lots of scholarship opportunities) 90% of applicants receive at least
$20,000
5,000 students (small!, but not too small, bigger then LCC at least)
Individual Attention 15-20 kids per class
Hampshire College- Erin Cole
Unique, Located in MA Amherst (5 college consortion)
Size 1,500 students
Receives resources from other colleges in the system ( free buses to other colleges) You
can take classes at other schools as well
Class Structure: No freshmen – senior designation: 3 divisions, 1st year General ed, 2nd
year concentrated / pick a major (your own designated major almost), last year = senior
thesis (graduate feel)
No grades!!!!!!!!! Small classes, elvuated through writing, classes are discussion based
2 cities nearby, Amherst & North Hampton – lots of student hang out there
56% admittance rate
Passionate and interested students, close to people since it’s so small, non competitive as
a result of no grades
Drawback: No varsity sports, NO greek life
Some intramural sports (XC, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, fencing, ect.)
800 acre campus
Free busing gets you into the cities nearby
Admission:
Focuses on essay & personal qualities
Extracurricular activates, test scores aren’t important
Solid liberal arts, 2nd best dance program in the country
Cost: 35,000-40,000$
Motto: To Know is Not Enough
Washington State University- Dana Walters
Foreman Washington, Idaho border
23,000 student
18,000 undergrads
Rural, next to college town, not much of campus lives on campus, 33%
Over 200 majors offered
Top 15 best lit programs
Pre-vet program top notch!
Pac 10 decent football team
6/7 varsity men sports, 8 women’s
Largest intramural sports program in the COUNTRY
650 acre campus, surrounded by bike trails
Cougar calves! ( lots of hills) lots and lots of walking
SAT: CR:480-580 M:500-610 W:560-650 GPA: 3.45
Total applicants accepted; 77%
App fee: 50$
Recommendation letters
Standardized test scores
80 to 100 degrees in fall
20 degrees in winter! Brr
Top 5 jazz music programs
Well rounded programs
Concerts restaurants in town
Getting a new stadium! Exciting
$15,000 out of state
Emerson College- Mia Josov
Boston
Founded in 1880
Private school
Urban setting coed student body
14:1 student staff ratio
SAT: 1120-1310 math and CR GPA: 3.59
App due: January 5th
Interest and ability in major 4 years of English 3 years of math 3 of science 3 of social
sciences and 3 of foreign language and academic promise
On semesters
66 clubs
$25000
Acceptance rate 48%
3,000 full time students
NCAA3 basketball XC lax etc.
Cinematography, radio, TV, theatre,
Look at recommendations class rank tests essays extracurricular, talent, and ability
personality
UC Davis- Becca Bokoch
Over 100 majors
35,000 students
3500 acres
Near san fransisco bay area, small college town in the middle of nowhere
Due nov 30- uc app requirements
Avg gpa- 3.66, 4.0
Avg act- 27
Avg sat- crit read: 625 math: 645 writing: 643
$60 application
68% applications accepted
Active student body, “asb”ish, spirit, whoo
Greek life: 10%
Spots sports sports
Theatre, radio, tv yearbook lots of stuff
Econ and psyc most popular
19:1 student to teacher ratio
Biking school
No city- claustrophobic
Big vet school.
UC Santa Cruz- Thea Porter and Jenica Dev
15,000 students
62 majors
humanities, sciences, social sciences, arts
100 student organizations
Monterray bay north, Mediterranean climate
Liberal.
Lots of festivals, street fairs, ya
Gpa: 3.67
Sat: read 580 math 598 writing582
Act 24
Uc app
Only non NCAA? No athletic scholarships
No football!!!!! agh
Live with your major or something
56000 in santa cruz city
330 mil from NASA for research
Theres greek?
In the trees.. its really true. Hippie scene for sure Weeeeeeed
Southern Methodist University by: Justine Schott
Dallas, Texas
Founded 1911
75 buildings 150 acres residential location
6200 undergraduates
4,000 graduates
31% female greek life
29% male greek life
55% women
45% men
SAT reading 560-650 math 580 670 writing 550-650
45 % 3.75 or higher
Recommendations, test scores, class rank, extracurriculars, work experience, talent
Family career development center: really help!
SMU alums over others in a SECOND
12:1 student faculty ratio
#19 little class race interaction
In top 123 best in the west colleges
Very republican and conservative
Very GREEK
Next to Dallas TONS of activities
Pretty expensive sorry
ASU- Arizona State University
*Rachael Maile
Est in 1885
Admit 92 percent
Ranked 3rd in the nation of public schools
Small city suburban setting
42,000 undergrads
Most students from Arizona.. 36% out of state
Different ethnicities
Semester calendar
Coed housing, apartments
Greek life offered
Special housing disabled
Offer many different sports- (football)
Have radio and tv station
Due date reg. application: May 30th ????
Doesn’t offer early action or decision
3.0 GPA but they consider GPA’s starting at 2.5 and higher..
Require 24 ACT, average 1110 on SAT
480-600 reading 490-620 math
Credit for AP exam is offered
Out of state $29,000. Includes basically everything
Attractions and activities to do outside of the school
Located in Phoenix, Arizona
Not sure if they require an essay or not..
University of Hawaii at Hilo
*Annie Tiffany
Founded 1941
Located in Hilo, Hawaii on the Big Island
Ranked top ten for ethnic diversity
Lowest percentage of students with debt at graduation
115 acre campus
Large surrounding town
Under 3,500 students
14:1 student teacher ratio
Commuter campus, semester calendar
51% applicants admitted
3.24 average GPA
Reading 440-560
27% out of state students
Required SAT or ACT scores (writing optional for ACT)
Many groups and clubs… sports, good racquetball team
$11,212 out of state tuition, and in state around $3,000
No essay required
Really good for marine biology!
No Greek Life
64% students return back for their second year
University of Florida
*Matt Kim
Public university
Gainsville, FL
College Town
2,000 acre campus
3,500 undergrads
SAT: 1220-1390 including reading and math
ACT: 26-31
GPA: 3.9-4.1
SAT II’s only required if you would like a placement in a certain major
July 1st to November 1st but accept apps until March 1st
Semester calendar
Business, Journalism, Communications *strongest
22% undergrads live on campus
Do not have a lot of dorms
Social Security # lottery to get into dorms
Greek life
Camping, canoeing, hiking
Performing arts center
Beaches very popular!
Around 30,000 out of state…?
Mascot is the gators
Give away 7-8 different types of scholarships
Pepperdine University
*Alison Keenan
Located in Malibu, CA
Beautiful view, sits on a hilltop
Founded 1937
Christian University
Apply Online
Doesn’t use ACT or SAT scores for admission, but it is required
Campus visit recommended
Interviews
2 letters of recc required
Semester calendar
Business, Communications, Psychology, Liberal Arts
Double major, honors programs….
Campus housing available, womens/mens dorms
Really safe, 24 hour patrol
64 different clubs/ organization
6 fraternities and 8 sororities
Expensive- everything around 44,000 per year
Private school
Offer many scholarships, no athletic scholarships
Small classes with good ratio of teacher to student