<p>^^^ @brantly was talking about multiple schools/colleges within Cornell. </p>
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<p>@intparent, @brantly was saying that it would not be possible for OP to attend/enroll multiple schools within Cornell U, not that she would not be able to apply to multiple colleges.</p>
<p>And OP, it seems these are good matches/reaches (you should esp. get your ACT up if possible, but that’s been covered). Will you be able to afford these, though? If you’re low-income, you should be looking at % need met and scholarship potential. You absolutely need to apply to at least one college/uni that is both an academic/financial safety. </p>
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In that case, it is a low reach too.</p>
<p>@irlandaise I’m not sure what a financial safety would be for me. If we don’t get a fantastic amount of help like the 100% need based that some of these top notch schools have or a big scholarship like Questbridge or Gates Millenium then theres no money for tuition. Period.</p>
<p>@brantly I understood what you were saying. I’m going to look at the website to see their double majoring policy. Maybe I will post to let others know. </p>
<p>@intparent I won’t be counting on my melanin or x chromosomes to get me in. When SAT testing starts again I will scare up the money and take it again. And of course will spend time improving my math.</p>
<p>@Dunboyne Thank you for the link I will def read it. I really appreciate your help and will message you if I run into problems categorizing.</p>
<p>@billcsho Good thing I have long arms…(get it? Reach…haha I’m not funny) thanks for the chancing</p>
<p>If I were u, I would apply to Cornell or CMU ED. Ur SAT scores can be a little higher but u have a pretty stable GPA and EC. Dw my sister (if not VERY VERY slightly better) had similar scores and got admitted to Brown, Emory, Columbia, Cornell, JHU, Georgetown, and other schools like that. Im sure u can do it! U really just need that killer essay and interview. Good luck!</p>
<p>OP, I completely understand, as I’m pretty low-income too. The problem with relying on Questbridge and Gates is that it’s really, really hard to get - and while your stats are good, you’re probably competing against people with near-perf stats. What you need to do is look at colleges that have guaranteed full tuition scholarships - there’s a thread in the financial aid/scholarships forum about it. Again, get that ACT/SAT up as that’s usually the determining factor for getting these automatic scholarships. This means the bulk of your schools will be public state schools, and that’s alright. The thing about colleges that claim to meet 100% need is that they have their own formulas for figuring out your need - which might be significantly less than your actual need.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, when it comes to situations like ours where money is essentially the ONLY determining factor, you need to look FIRST at colleges that you will be able afford, and THEN pick from this pool. Best of luck, I’m in the same boat you are.</p>
<p>Yes I have a list of those schools. Have to see which is appealing. I feel like I’d be better suited to a smaller private school but if its not in my stars so it goes. I’ll go down fighting</p>
<p>I just looked back over the thread, and you do not seem to have any safety schools identified. While it is great to make plans and strive to get into reaches, you need some realistic schools you can afford on your list, too, in case those others don’t work out. You don’t KNOW your math score will go up in the fall, so you need to identify a couple of schools you can afford and you are pretty sure you will get into. Do you have some in mind? You want someplace where your test scores meet the 50% point at least (not just overall, but Math and CR individually), and the net price calculator shows you can afford the school. I know this is more mundane and less fun that looking for reach schools, but it is very, very important.</p>
<p>Your ACT math score is above average so I would not worry too much about your SAT math score.</p>
<p>Don’t be dissuaded from a bigger school, though. I, too, thought I would be best fit in a smaller LAC - and while I’m still a big fan, I really failed to notice the great qualities of large public unis early in my search. There’s the price - for one, I’ve already found a uni which I would automatically get a full tuition scholarship plus a stipend. That’s pretty hard to ignore, but large unis usually have smaller honors colleges within them that allows for that small LAC feel with all the resources of a large uni. Don’t look at it as having to “go down fighting”. There are many great colleges and unis out there, and there’s more than one that would be a great fit for you. Besides, student debt is a scary, frightful thing.</p>
<p>Agree that your ACT math looks good, but the science score is kind of low. Either standardized test could use some improvement, but I would send the ACT if I were picking at this point. </p>
<p>@intparent science score is about to improve leaps and bounds. I absolutely bombed the 1st time i took it…like answered 15/30 qs horrible time management. Mind in the wrong place. According to my PLAN my science section should be same as math and reading. Mercy on my soul if I dont improve atleast 5pts. Preferably 9.</p>
<p>Do you guys know of any schools with an above average Math/ computer science program that would be considered a safety for me?</p>
<p>So if you submit your ACT instead of your SAT (sorry, don’t know where my head was on this earlier), it is possible that UIUC could be. You would be at the 75%tile in ACT composite, and they accept 63% of students. Assuming the dollars work out when you run the net price calculator, they could be. But one thing I don’t know about them is if they accept by major or college, so you will want to look into that, if they do that could be more selective. </p>
<p>Case Western may be a match, but they do not guarantee to meet need – but run the net price calculator and see how they look. You could look into Lehigh and Bucknell, too, although their acceptance rates are around only 30-35%, Again, these are not schools that meet full need – but run the calculator and see what it looks like.</p>
<p>Most calculators results I’ve seen are very good numbers. I guess most of the calculators have been for my reach schools though.</p>
<p>Wow…I just did the calculator for Berkeley. That’s a scary number</p>
<p>Berkeley is a California public university. You are an out of state student. Taxpayers of California have an interest in offering in-state tuition rates and need-based aid to their own students, not to students from other states. You should just take them off your list. There are a couple of prestigious publics that I think do say they meet need to OOS students (UVA for sure, maybe UNC). But they are also harder to get into from OOS.</p>
<p>You are not aiming too high at all. A perfect score on the CR part of the SAT is strong. With your academic goals I would spend more time on the math part of the sat than be concerned about the writing section though you want to improve that also. Keep in mind a lot of the schools on your list super score both tests. Being a woman interested in stem will certainly at some schools make your application more intriguing. If you can raise your scores a little bit why not Harvey Mudd, Cal tech, or even MIT. These are schools where being female improves your chances. </p>