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<p>Lots of schools do have good math and English departments. That includes some state universities that are not super-hard to get into, like Minnesota, Rutgers, Ohio State, Indiana, etc… But your state of residency and cost constraints will likely be the most significant factors in making a realistic application list.</p>
<p>If you are a native or heritage speaker of Chinese, you may want to make sure that your SAT subject test in Chinese is an additional SAT subject test beyond those which your colleges recommend or require for admission (i.e. if your colleges require two, have at least two others besides Chinese). Some colleges discount SAT subject tests in native or heritage languages.</p>