Any schools that you think would fit me well?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am really confused about which colleges I should be looking at. I am going to be a senior this fall and I would just like some suggestions. The only school I am seriously considering is TCNJ. I would like some schools that you think I should get into and then some schools I should definitely reach for.</p>

<p>College size isn't really important to me. I am fine with a small, medium, or large school.
I live in New Jersey and I am not looking to go TOO far. So I am looking obviously in New Jersey, any school in the Northeast (Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, etc.), Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, and Maryland.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White
Income: $85,000-90,000 </p>

<p>Both of my parents attended college and graduated with a bachelor's degree</p>

<p>SAT Scores
Total - 1920
Math - 760
Reading - 570
Writing - 590
I am retaking it one more time and my goal is to get a 600+ in both reading and writing, and then to have a total of 2000+</p>

<p>No Honors or AP classes (it's a long story) other than Italian III Honors. I am taking Italian IV Honors, and AP Statistics this upcoming fall.</p>

<p>GPA unweighted - 3.82
GPA weighted - 3.85
Class rank - 8/152</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities - (Years involved in activity)
Foreign Language Club - 10,11,12
Junior State of America - 9,10,11,12
Tutoring (Volunteer) - 10,11,12
JV Soccer - 9,10
Varsity Cross Country - 11,12
Freshman Basketball - 9
JV Basketball - 10
Varsity Basketball - 11,12
Varsity Outdoor Track - 9,10,11,12</p>

<p>Work
Summer Town Pool - 11
Summer Library Job - 12</p>

<p>Honor Societies - (position, if any)
National Honor Society - Vice President
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society) - President
Foreign Language Honor Society - Secretary
American Technology Honor Society
English Honor Society</p>

<p>I know, my school has a ridiculous amount of Honor Societies. I am in all five that my school has.</p>

<p>Intended Major: Mathematics</p>

<p>So all I am asking is for some schools that are good (I am obviously not expecting Ivy League) academically, that you think I should get into. And then a few schools that I should reach for.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance and please no rude comments.</p>

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<p>Maybe University of Rochester?</p>

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<p>Syracuse U.
Ithaca College</p>

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<p>Thank you, I will check these three out!</p>

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<p>philadelphia university
u of pittsburgh
u of new haven (safety)
randolph macon college and elon university (semi safety)</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon as a reach? Very.strong math program</p>

<p>Sent from my SCH-I400 using CC</p>

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<p>Rutgers (in-state) and Stony Brook (relatively low out of state cost) are obvious candidates to consider.</p>

<p>Other nearby schools like Maryland, Penn State, Ohio State may be possible for admissions, but then there is the cost and financial aid issue (most public universities are not that generous to out of state students). Have you found out from your parents what they are able and willing to contribute and compared that with the results of the net price calculators on various school web sites?</p>

<p>You may want to see if you do better on the ACT, as it is different from the SAT but is considered equivalent in college admissions.</p>

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<p>Thank you for all the responses, I will check out all these schools. And answering ucbalumnus’ question, my parents are willing to help. But the most they are willing to take out in loans is $100,000 ($25,000 a year). So if I was going to a school that is $30,000+ per year, then I would need to get some financial aid/scholarships.</p>

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<p>Meaning that they have no money saved at all and that they are unable to contribute out of current income while you are in college (not even a few thousand dollars per year that you are currently costing them in food, utilities, etc. while living at home?)?</p>

<p>If so, it does not sound like a good idea to put your parents in that much debt. This means that you may have to look for schools as low cost as possible. Some possibilities:</p>

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<li><p>Check net price calculators at each school, but do not get your hopes up too high, since most will likely ask for a substantial family contribution that they do not have.</p></li>
<li><p>Big merit scholarships. However, most of the automatic ones are not in your area of the country (e.g. University of Alabama Birmingham). There may be some competitive ones at less selective schools in your area. Higher test scores can help.</p></li>
<li><p>If you are not highly advanced in math courses, consider community college for two years, then transfer to a state university to complete your bachelor’s degree.</p></li>
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<p>OP, you can take out from $5.5K-7.5K per year yourself in loans (Stafford) which will get you over $30K. That should cover in-state publics and low cost OOS schools like the SUNYs.</p>