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I did a College Board search for you based on your stats and came up with this list of Midwestern colleges, all of which accept half or more of their students with stats like yours. Please keep in mind that this means that, at some of these colleges, you'd be considered an outstanding applicant (so they're safety schools), while at others, like Indiana University or the University of Wisconsin-Madison, you'd be considered acceptable but not a priority (so they're reach schools). The vast majority, however, are "match" schools for you. You can visit the college profiles at CollegeBoard.com to see exactly where you match up for them. Of course, please remember that some state universities expect higher GPAs from out-of-state applicants, and don't forget all of the other factors involved. :) But hopefully, if your whole application will be as strong as you expect, all of these would be within reach. Adrian College Anderson University Andrews University Augsburg College Augustana College Ball State University Beloit College Bethel College (Kansas) Blackburn College Bluffton University Briar Cliff University Buena Vista University Butler University Calumet College of St. Joseph Carroll University Case Western Reserve University Central Michigan University Cleveland State University College of Mount St. Joseph Coe College College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Columbia College (Missouri) Concord University Concordia University (Michigan) Concordia University (Minnesota) Concordia University (Nebraska) Concordia University (Wisconsin) Defiance College DePaul University DePauw University Drake University Drury University Earlham College Eastern Illinois University Eastern Michigan University Elmhurst College Eureka College Franklin College Friends University Grace University Gustavus Adolphus College Hanover College Heidelberg University Hillsdale College Hiram College Illinois College Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Iowa Wesleyan College Jamestown College Judson University Kalamazoo College Kent State University Kettering University Knox College Lake Erie College Lake Forest College Lawrence Technological University Lawrence University Lewis University Lincoln College Lindenwood University Loras College Loyola University Chicago MacMurray College Malone University Marian University Marquette University Marygrove College Maryville University of Saint Louis McKendree University Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Minnesota State University - Mankato Minot State University Missouri State University Missouri Valley College Monmouth College Morningside College Mount Mary College (Wisconsin) North Central College North Park University Northern Illinois University Northland College Northwood University: Michigan Notre Dame College (Ohio) Ohio Dominican University Ohio State University: Columbus Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Valley University Olivet College Ottawa University (Kansas) Purdue University Rockford College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Joseph's College (Indiana) Saint Louis University Shepherd University Siena Heights University Silver Lake College Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Southwest Minnesota State University St. Luke's College St. Mary's University of Minnesota St. Mary-of-the-Woods College St. Olaf College St. Xavier University Stephens College (Missouri) Sterling College (Kansas) Tiffin University Trine University Trinity International University Union College (Nebraska) University of Akron University of Charleston University of Cincinnati University of Dayton University of Detroit Mercy University of Dubuque University of Findlay University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Michigan: Dearborn University of Minnesota: Crookston University of Minnesota: Duluth University of Minnesota: Morris University of Minnesota: Twin Cities University of Missouri: Kansas City University of Missouri: St. Louis University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of North Dakota University of St. Francis (Illinois) University of St. Francis (Indiana) University of St. Mary University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University of Wisconsin-Green Bay University of Wisconsin-La Crosse University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Stout University of Wisconsin-Superior University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Upper Iowa University Ursuline College (Ohio) Wartburg College Webster University West Virginia University Institute of Technology West Virginia State University West Virginia Wesleyan College Wheaton College Wheeling Jesuit University Wilberforce University William Jewell College William Penn Univers

Emerson was named one of the most 'gay friendly' colleges, and it has a very good journalism program. These are other 'gay friendly' schools: American University (DC) Ball State University (IN) Binghamton University - SUNY (NY) Bowdoin College (ME) Bucknell University (PA) Carleton College (MN) Colgate University (NY) College of Wooster (OH) Colorado College Colorado State University Connecticut College Davidson College (NC) Denison University (OH) DePauw University (IN) Duke University (NC) Eugene Lang College (NY) George Mason University (VA) Gettysburg College (PA) Goucher College (MD) Grinnell College (IA) Hamilton College (NY) Haverford College (PA) Hawaii Pacific University Hendrix College (AR) Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY) Hood College (MD) Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University James Madison University (VA) Juniata College (PA) Le Moyne College (NY) Long Island University (NY) Lycoming College (PA) Marquette University (WI) Miami University (OH) Michigan State University Mount Holyoke College (MA) New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University (MA) Oberlin College (OH) Ohio State University Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University (VA) Pennsylvania State University Randolph-Macon College (VA) Reed College (OR) Roger Williams University (RI) Shepherd University (WV) Simon's Rock College of Bard (MA) South Carolina State University Suffolk University (MA) Susquehanna University (PA) Swarthmore College (PA) Trinity College (CT) Tulane University (LA) University of Colorado-Boulder University of Georgia University of Iowa University of Maine University of Maryland - College Park University of Massachusetts – Amherst University of Michigan University of New Orleans (LA) University of Pennsylvania University of Puget Sound (WA) University of Rochester (NY) University of Scranton (PA) University of South Carolina University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse Utica College (NY) Virginia Commonwealth University Washington & Lee University (VA) Washington College (MD) Wells College (NY) Wheaton College (MA) York College of Pennsylvania Good schools on that list that are especially good for journalism include UPenn, UVA, U Mass Amherst, NYU, and American. Use the Princeton Review for college-finding...or a better bet is to buy one of the college guides from a bookstore, like Fiske.

These colleges either have a current accredited social work program or are in the process of getting accredited by the Council on Social Work education. You only want to attend a program that has been accredited because the majority of social service agencies insist that their social workers have accredited degrees. Program Name City State/Province Program Level Accreditation Status Adrian College Adrian MI Baccalaureate Candidacy Andrews University Berrien Springs MI Masters Accredited Andrews University Berrien Springs MI Baccalaureate Accredited Calvin College Grand Rapids MI Baccalaureate Accredited Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant MI Baccalaureate Accredited Cornerstone University Grand Rapids MI Baccalaureate Accredited Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI Masters Accredited Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI Baccalaureate Accredited Ferris State University Big Rapids MI Baccalaureate Accredited Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids MI Baccalaureate Accredited Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids MI Masters Accredited Hope College Holland MI Baccalaureate Accredited Kuyper College Grand Rapids MI Baccalaureate Accredited Madonna University Livonia MI Baccalaureate Accredited Marygrove College Detroit MI Baccalaureate Accredited Michigan State University East Lansing MI Baccalaureate Accredited Michigan State University East Lansing MI Masters Accredited Northern Michigan University Marquette MI Baccalaureate Accredited Oakland University Rochester MI Baccalaureate Candidacy Saginaw Valley State University University Center MI Baccalaureate Accredited Siena Heights University Adrian MI Baccalaureate Accredited Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor MI Baccalaureate Accredited University of Detroit Mercy Detroit MI Baccalaureate Accredited University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI Masters Accredited University of Michigan-Flint Flint MI Baccalaureate Accredited Wayne State University Detroit MI Baccalaureate Accredited Wayne State University Detroit MI Masters Accredited Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI Masters Accredited Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI Baccalaureate Accredited

I found several schools that are worth you checking out. Look for majors in Ceramic Sciences/Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Plastics, Polymer/Plastics Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Obviously the engineering programs at MSU and UofM are considered to be the premier programs. Materials engineering is a superb way to combine your interest in ceramics and engineering into a worthwhile career with a great and growing future. However, check out all five. You can google them to find their home pages. There may be something about any of them that really meets your interests.

Meteorology is actually a formal major of its own, so that is what you would take. :) You should therefore be looking for a college/university that offers a meteorology major. The American Meteorology Society maintains this list of all colleges/universities that offer undergraduate meteorology or atmospheric science programs: - Arizona State University - Ball State University - Boise State University - California Institute of Technology - California University of Pennsylvania - Central Michigan University - College of Charleston - Colorado State University - Columbia University - Cornell University - Creighton University - Dalhousie University - Drexel University - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Florida Institute of Technology - Florida International University - Florida State University - George Mason University/COLA - Georgia Institute of Technology - Hampton University - Harvard University - Hawaii Pacific University - Humboldt State University - Indiana University - Iowa State University - Jackson State University - Johns Hopkins University - Kean University - Louisiana State University - Lyndon State College - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - McGill University - Metropolitan State College of Denver - Michigan State University - Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Mississippi State University - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - New York University - North Carolina State University - Northern Illinois University - Northland College - Ohio State University - Ohio University - Old Dominion University - Pennsylvania State University - Plymouth State University - Princeton University - Purdue University - Rice University - Rutgers University - Salisbury University - San Francisco State University - San Jose State University - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - St. Louis University - St.Cloud State University - Stanford University - State University of New York at Brockport - State University of New York at Oneonta - State University of New York at Oswego - State University of New York, Maritime College - Stony Brook University, State University of New York - Texas A&M University - Texas Tech University - United States Air Force Academy - United States Naval Academy - Universidad Metropolitana - University at Albany, State University of New York - University of Alabama in Huntsville - University of Alaska Fairbanks - University of Alberta - University of British Columbia - University of California, Berkeley - University of California, Davis - University of California, Irvine - University of California, Los Angeles - University of Chicago - University of Colorado at Boulder - University of Connecticut - University of Denver - University of Georgia - University of Guelph - University of Hawai'i at Manoa - University of Houston - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - University of Iowa - University of Kansas - University of Louisiana at Monroe - University of Massachusetts at Lowell - University of Miami - University of Michigan - University of Minnesota - University of Missouri-Columbia - University of Missouri-Rolla - University of Nebraska-Lincoln - University of Nevada, Reno - University of New Hampshire - University of North Carolina at Charlotte - University of North Carolina, Asheville - University of North Dakota - University of Northern Colorado - University of Oklahoma - University of Saskatchewan - University of South Alabama - University of Texas at Austin - University of the Incarnate Word - University of Toronto - University of Utah - University of Virginia - University of Washington - University of Wisconsin-Madison - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - University of Wyoming - Utah State University - Valparaiso University - Vanderbilt University - Washington State University - Western Connecticut State University - Western Illinois University - Yale University - York University Keep in mind that most jobs in meteorology require advanced studies at the graduate level, so plan to have fun with your studies for a while! Good luck. :)