<p>What would you guys suggest for someone who has the same general interests–politics, Northeast-- as OP, but slightly different stats?</p>
<p>3.8 GPA, 2300 on SAT (740M/780CR/780W), taken once.</p>
<p>I’m taking 4 APs this year (junior year) and will take 3 APs and 2 post-AP courses (in Latin and math) next year.</p>
<p>I’ll be a 4 year varsity player on one team, am in a selective leadership program at school, head two big clubs (we do faculty presentations, bring in speakers etc.), and have acted in/written several shows (drama) at school.</p>
<p>Outside of school I am a part of an activism group which meets once a week and does a lot of awareness actions in addition to nitty gritty work with one of the youth homeless shelters in the city (I was the point person for this).</p>
<p>My financial situation isn’t as great as OP’s, but I still don’t apply for any of the financial aid for those who make less than 60,000 a year.</p>
<p>Like OP, I love politics, and would appreciate a fairly liberal campus because I am gay (so religious schools are out for me).
I also prefer the broader Northeast (north of DC, west of the great lakes) because it makes traveling easier money-wise (I could take a bus instead of a plane).</p>
<p>I was thinking UMBC because it’s near DC and is totally doable financially, although I know very little about it. Besides that I don’t really know of any safeties for me.
Any help would be appreciated!</p>