<p>I appreciate the honestly. Which ones would you say are just going to be a waste of the application fee? Should I add more safties to my list?</p>
<p>Point taken. In your opinion which schools would you say are unreachable reaches?</p>
<p>I think people are being too harsh. If you retake the SATI and SATII and you'll get into all of them.</p>
<p>thats complete bull, do NOT listen to Suze, my father wrote a book on college admissions, I LIVE IN GAINESVILLE, and I have 7 family members that have gone to UF, and 3 that currently attend. YOU WILL GET INTO UF, IT IS A SAFETY. That is a good list for you because you have a safety in UF, so if you for some freakish reason dont get into the other schools you can without a doubt fall back on UF. That being said I believe you will get into Macalester, NYU and Colby (Id say that they are matches or extremely slight reaches. The other ones are all achievable reaches. If you applied to every school on this list, I'm confident that you'd get into at least two.</p>
<p>Yeah, that was pretty much my thinking in the beginning, blindcirca. UF is still a perfectly respectable school and even though, its size is much bigger than i'd like and even though i would love to leave Florida, I'm sure I could still have a good college experience there. If like you said though I could get into at least 1 or 2 other schools on my list, I would be incredibly happy and look back with no regrets. Thanks so much; I think that was the most realistic advice I've gotten from anyone.</p>
<p>Feel free to keep adding your thoughts, everyone</p>
<p>Colby- Accepted
Tufts- Accepted
Middlebury- Rejected
Wesleyan-Rejected
Vassar-Accepted
Barnard-Rejected
NYU-Accepted
Macalester- Accepted
Carleton- Accepted
Nothwestern- Rejected
and University of Florida- Accepted, w/ money</p>
<p>Question about financial aid: My mother can't work and so we live off of child support and what money my father gives us through alimony, totaling around $35,000 a year. My father makes a good salary, but I maintain no relationship with him anymore and his position has always been that he doesn't want to help me pay for college. Is there a way that I could not include the non-custodial parent information when submitting my financial aid papers? Is there any way I would get financial aid if I include them by explaining the situation? This is just as important as actual acceptance to the schools and I need help.</p>
<p>If financial aid is the case...
Colby- Rejected
Tufts- Rejected
Middlebury- Rejected
Wesleyan-Rejected
Vassar-Accepted
Barnard-Rejected
NYU-Rejected
Macalester- Accepted
Carleton- Accepted
Nothwestern- Rejected
and University of Florida- Accepted, w/ money</p>
<p>This thread has a lot of bad advice, especially the above poster who's discouraging you with finances. Solid opinion "accepted/rejected" list posters really get on my nerves as there is no way to holistically judge whether or not you'll get in. Although it's a game of chance, i's talso much more than what we list on college confidential - it's not just what we see here. </p>
<p>I think your chances at Tufts are decent. Do write about your financial struggles and possibly your estranged father in your application if not your essay. You've come a long way considering all the obstacles you've faced. It's not easy to be ranked 9th in a high school along with obtaining good test scores. Emphasize your accomplishments and your challenges - they're a good place to start when taking an internal perspective of who you are which ultimately is what the admissions officers want to see.</p>
<p>I agree that there's been quite a bit of poor advice. Your chances at all of these schools are decent - none of them are "wastes of an application fee." I believe you will surely have options other than UF at the end of the application process. Just make sure to write a strong essay, because that pushes borderline students over the edge :)</p>
<p>Also, most schools offer need-based financial aid that never seems to actually offer financial aid. I don't know if you'd be interested in New Jersey, but The College of New Jersey is a fairly respectable public school that's a bit cheaper, but also has a smaller-college feel. You might want to look into it. Your stats are such that you would have a very good chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Any other opinions? PLEASE give them. And also a thank you to everyone who's posted--very much appreciated, guys.</p>
<p>northwestern is a huge reach? why? the poster shows some solid leadership in various extarcurricular activities and his/her GPA and test scores (assuming the retake will be 2100's region) are excellent.</p>
<p>i don't quite understand why his/her chances for Northwestern is a huge reach. Not enough hard classes?</p>
<p>I think the point suze and I were trying to make is that yes, you will likely be admitted to U Florida, but it can't be classified as a "safety". It doesn't fit the definition of a safety, because it's acceptance rate is only about 50% and the OP's test scores weren't in the top 25%. There is less than a 75% chance of admittance, therefore it's not really a safety.</p>
<p>Hmm, they automatically accept top 5% though, and I'm in the top 3%.</p>
<p>can anyone else please comment on my chances? i'd really like some more feedback.</p>