Any Selection Help/Suggestions

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm going into my senior year of high school and want to narrow my list of school down. I'll give you a little run-down of myself:
-Go to the best public school in Pennsylvania
-3.8 Unweighted GPA
-Should be slightly over 4.0 WGPA (pretty tough schedule, 3-4 APs senior year)
-30 on ACTs
-2000 on SATs
-Class Vice President
-Got into PA Governor's School for Global Entrepreneurship (Highly selective state-sponsored college program at Lehigh)
-Track and Field (along with random other semi-involved sports)
-NHS (of course) Possibly with an officer position
-President of CISV Pittsburgh (International Cultural Understanding Organization)
-Co-President of World Affairs Club
-Law, Spanish, LINK(helping special-ed kids) Clubs
-Extensive Travel to CISV camps (see above) since I was 11 (looks pretty sicko on resumes I think)
-Paul Harris Rotary Club Award
-Some other volunteering and resume filler BS...
Sorry about the list, I just want an good opinion... and I want to study International Business. My current list includes:</p>

<h1>1. U. Virginia (Dad/lots of Family Alumni so I've heard I'm considered in-state... true?)</h1>

<h1>2. Georgetown</h1>

<h1>3. Penn (Ridiculous Reach?)</h1>

<h1>4. Wake Forest</h1>

<h1>5. UNC (out of state though...)</h1>

<h1>6. U. Michigan</h1>

<h1>7. U. Maryland</h1>

<h1>8. U. Florida</h1>

<h1>9. Northwestern</h1>

<h1>10. U. Indiana</h1>

<p>I know I have a decently comprehensive list... any suggestions? Do you think these schools are attainable? I'm also looking for schools in the mid-range (like Wake) that seem to be on par-with my scores, but I think my extra-currics will pop me up some... I just don't know how much.... Thanks a lot! I'd be happy to give advice to anyone else if you need it.</p>

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<p>CISV travel is international by the way</p>

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<p>Just my thoughts:</p>

<h1>1. U. Virginia - NOT in state - high match</h1>

<h1>2. Georgetown - high match</h1>

<h1>3. Penn - reach</h1>

<h1>4. Wake Forest - match</h1>

<h1>5. UNC - match</h1>

<h1>6. U. Michigan - match</h1>

<h1>7. U. Maryland - match</h1>

<h1>8. U. Florida - match</h1>

<h1>9. Northwestern - match/safety</h1>

<h1>10. U. Indiana - safety</h1>

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<p>I mostly agree with the above, with a few differences: </p>

<p>I would bump Georgetown up into the reach category, albeit a low reach.</p>

<p>UNC-OOS is really tough, or so I'm led to believe....high match/possible low reach (not a UNC expert!)</p>

<p>UFlorida seems more like a safety/safe match</p>

<p>Northwestern? Like, the one in Evanston? LOW REACH, not safety or even match. Similarly competitive to Georgetown, plummeting acceptance rate...my HS sends a lot of applications to Northwestern, so that skews our results somewhat, but only 5/26 from my school got in...one kid ranked 8/770 with 34 ACT was waitlisted...it's quite competitive.</p>

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<p>thanks guys, you seem to have some good ideas and input... but any NEW college i should look at?</p>

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<p>Penn is a high reach, Northwestern a reach. You should be OK at UMaryland. Have you looked at Boston College and Vanderbilt? How about U Wisconsin-Madison? It's a little easier to get into than Anne Arbor, and to me it sounds much friendlier.</p>

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<p>Might look at Holy Cross or Colgate-both have good combination of academics and athletics. HC is SAT optional and nice campus 1 hour from Boston. Colgate is more rural.</p>

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<p>Agree with advantageous.
Erin's dad is, I believe, much too positive on several counts:</p>

<p>Northwestern's median SAT score just amongst APPLICANTS (not accepted students) was 1463 this year (CR and math) - far reach. Penn as well.</p>

<p>UNC out of state (over 80% of freshman, by state law, are taken from NC) and Georgetown will be reaches.</p>

<p>UVa - if your father is an alumnus, you are essentially considered an in-state applicant - match. If your father is not an alum, far reach.</p>

<p>While Michigan appears to be a match, they have a very specific set of rules by which applicants are ranked (e.g. - and + grades are shifted to nearest letter grade A, B, C - i.e., with lots of +'s on your transcript you are hurt, with lots of -'s you are helped. In addition, only the best single sitting SAT composite score is considered – they will not combine best SAT sectional scores to produce a best composite as most schools will). Don't know how this will affect you.</p>

<p>UVa is a great choice if you feel you are compatible with the campus culture. Your legacy status will absolutely prove critical given otherwise significant out-of-state bias.</p>

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<h1>1. U. Virginia - NOT in state -Slight Reach</h1>

<h1>2. Georgetown - Reach</h1>

<h1>3. Penn - Reach</h1>

<h1>4. Wake Forest - Match</h1>

<h1>5. UNC -Reach</h1>

<h1>6. U. Michigan - Match</h1>

<h1>7. U. Maryland - Match</h1>

<h1>8. U. Florida -Slight Reach</h1>

<h1>9. Northwestern -Reach</h1>

<h1>10. U. Indiana - Safety</h1>

<p>I'd like to know what the 'best public school in Pennsylvania' is, because my school is up there.</p>

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<h1>1. U. Virginia - match(in state) - reach(OOS)</h1>

<h1>2. Georgetown - reach</h1>

<h1>3. Penn - high reach</h1>

<h1>4. Wake Forest - match/low reach</h1>

<h1>5. UNC - reach</h1>

<h1>6. U. Michigan - match/low reach</h1>

<h1>7. U. Maryland - match</h1>

<h1>8. U. Florida - match</h1>

<h1>9. Northwestern - hight reach</h1>

<h1>10. U. Indiana - safety</h1>

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<p>Upper St. Clair High School.... I know we were #1 in PSSA Tests and top 3 or so for SATs, plus good sports and such if that matters</p>

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<p>I think we're equally up there with you for SATs and such. We're also substantially better than you at sports. Not to say that USCHS isnt a great school, but saying it's the best is a bit much.</p>

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<p>Where do you go loslobos? Please don't say you're from Mt. Lebanon or I might have to fight you.</p>

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<p>nah, Lower Merion.</p>

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<p>i'm sorry but i'm very concerned, any help if possible? thanks a lot everyone your all very helpful!</p>

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<p>any other suggestions? i would be willing to rate you as well, thanks a lot</p>