Any recommendations?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm currently a senior researching colleges. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Unweighted gpa: 3.8846
Weighted gpa: 4.9246
Ranked 27th in class of 390-something
On the SAT: 680-Critical Reading
590-Math
680-Writing (I'm retaking the SAT in October)
English Student of the Year (sophomore year)
Varsity Cross-country (2nd year)
Varsity Tennis (freshman year)
Ran track (sophomore year)
Spanish Honor Society (will be 2nd year- only for juniors and seniors)
National Honor Society (2nd year- and I'm secretary)
Green Group (freshman year, will do again this year)
Key Club (1 year)
I have a job and work 10-15 hours a week.</p>

<p>I take difficult classes. Sophomore year, I took AP Psychology and AP World History and got a 5 and 3 on the exams. This year I took AP US History, AP Human Geography, and AP English Language. Next year, I signed up for AP English Lit, AP Microeconomics/Govt., AP Environmental Science, and AP European History. As you can tell, I prefer history and English classes over math and science. I really like athletics so it would be nice to go to a school that had good teams to watch. I'm also interested in joining a sorority. A pretty campus would be nice too. I can't decide between a big or small school because I can see the benefits of both. I also live in Florida but would be up for going anywhere. So any ideas?</p>

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<p>Any idea of what you might like to major in?</p>

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<p>Possibly communications or public relations? I’m very interested in psychology also.</p>

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<p>Colgate, Bucknell, Holy Cross, American</p>

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<p>I’ll look into those schools. Are they affordable for out of state students?</p>

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<p>USC Annenberg School for Communication is top notch for communication majors. Syracuse is a nice low match/safety for you, and Northwestern could be a reach. If you want a smaller school, Emerson College is dedicated solely to communication and the arts. UF’s college of journalism and college is great as well, and would be both an academic and financial safety for you. Pull your SAT up about 100 points and you will qualify for their honours program, which gives you exclusive courses and special study abroad, internship and research opportunities.<br>
I know you said that math isn’t your strong point, but really try to pull up your math on SATs. Many universities still look CR and Math as the important part of SAT. And try taking ACT as well. Some people find that they score better on ACT than SAT, plus you don’t need to take any subject tests. I often recommend to just take ACT instead of SAT, and take ACT twice since you don’t have to bother with the subject tests.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for the advice! I’m definitely going to work on my math and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross is the only Need Blind college of that list of 4. Here is the complete list of need blind colleges: [Need-blind</a> admission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind]Need-blind”>Need-blind admission - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>Maggie, also keep in mind that although many public universities may have a higher acceptance rate, they can be much more difficult for OOS students. For example, NC have laws restricting the number of OOS students they can take. 2/3 of UT’s freshman came from Texas’ top 10% rule alone. Financial aid may also be more generous at private universities for OOS students, as OOS students are not at any disadvantage. Most need blind universities are private universities. Research OOS acceptance rate and FA carefully when you consolidate your list of schools.</p>

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<p>I probably won’t get a lot of financial aid because of the fact that my parents bring in a decent amount of money.</p>

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<p>any other suggestions for me to check out?</p>