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Quick College Update post

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Hi everyone. So, a couple posts ago, I mentioned that I had absolutely zero clue where i wanted to transfer to next fall. Well this is still the case, but I have a little bit more figured out.

For starters, college. I have been looking into schools for about a month, picking ones with a variety of majors, extracurriculars and good financial aid packages. I had written a list of maybe 15 colleges down that had all of these. Upon further investigation, hearing from other students, etc, I have narrowed my list down to 7, and here’s why.

  1. DePaul University- Lincoln Park, Il: DePaul is a great school that is close to almost everything in Chicago. With a wide variety of extracurriculars. Sports, and majors, it’s basically perfect. The only con is that because of the proximity to my house, my parents are urging me to live at home while I attend. I get saving $15000 and potential loans in ideal, but at what cost?
  2. Ohio University- Athens, Ohio: This is newer on the list so I don’t have an insane amount of reasons why it’s there. The school is great, they have everything I need and more, plus  I Wouldn’t have to live at home…
  3. Xavier University- Cincinnati Ohio: Xavier is still high on my list because it was my second option for schooling the first time around. It’s a beautiful quaint campus with an impressive track record on all things academic. My only issue is it doesn’t have a huge variety of majors so if I want to switch (again) I may be out of luck.
  4. The University of Findlay- Findlay, Ohio: These last 4 are on the list because they have everything I need, some even more. I really want to attend one of the top 3, but if somehow that can’t happen, one of these four will be just as great.
  5. Otterbein University- Westerville, Ohio: These last 4 are on the list because they have everything I need, some even more. I really want to attend one of the top 3, but if somehow that can’t happen, one of these four will be just as great.
  6. Winona State University- Winona Minnesota: These last 4 are on the list because they have everything I need, some even more. I really want to attend one of the top 3, but if somehow that can’t happen, one of these four will be just as great.
  7. Clarke University- Dubuque Iowa: These last 4 are on the list because they have everything I need, some even more. I really want to attend one of the top 3, but if somehow that can’t happen, one of these four will be just as great.

I have asked my dad to let me visit Xavier and University of Ohio soon so that I Can gauge if I want/still want to attend either. I have visited DePaul, however I have not taken an official tour. I want to do and get a bit more information to make a truly educated decision.

Alicia

2nd Semester

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Hey guys. My university used to have this thing called crashing where if a class was filled up, you could show up to the class and ‘crash’ it. You would give the professor your name and he/she would make a wait list and if a student dropped the class, the crashers would be put on. This is based on who actually cares enough about the class to actually show up and who really want/need this class in their schedule. However, as of spring 2016,they decided to switch it up and create a waitlist online. While it benefited me, I know a lot of seniors who aren’t registering until tomorrow or the 14th who need classes to graduate and they are going to be #30 on the waitlist. This makes it a very low chance that they will get the class they need. So, while it has benefited me this semester, it may not benefit me in the semesters to come.

Enpugh about the waitlist, here’s my tentative schedule for next semester

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or how about an easier version of a timetable view

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However I’m hoping to get a different chem lab which would start at 11 on Tuesday so that my earliest class everyday is 11 because

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Also,  my Africana studies 140  class; I hope it can move to 1530-1645 on Monday and Wednesday, and not shown there is my online class.

So, there is my schedule for the semester. If I do get off of the waitlist, I’ll let you guys know if/when it happens

Talk to you all soon

Alicia

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