Any suggestions??

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I’m very interested in politics, I’m currently trying to figure out what schools I want to apply to next year. If you have ny suggestions for good schools with good politics programs please leave a comment and let me know if it is a low reach, match, or high reach. thanks.

Academic Interests
Language
Foreign Service/government
I plan to major in international politics and economics, or International relations and minor in Spanish

SAT: aiming for at least a 2000, but i think Im going to get better scores on ACT anyway
GPA: UW 89 W 91 (Upward trend)
AP: Human Geo, Macroeconomics , U.S. government, Environmental Science, Spanish, Literature
Senior Courseload: AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. Government, AP Environmental Science, AP Literature, Contemporary Affairs, Math 12r, College Spanish
ECS:
President and founder of Political Activism Club; President and founder of Model Congress; President and founder of student section club; Vice President of UNICEF club;Future business leaders of America; Key Club, two jobs (Up to 45 hours a week)
-Placed third in a contest for my take on Long Island diversity (out of about 400)
-Have participated in over 30 EXTENSIVE contests, and received honors and won multiple(almost all pertain to my interest in politics)
-Plan to attend a Washington D.C congressional seminar
-Contributor to the school newspaper
-Captain of J.V. football team
-Won an award from my state senator for my leadership
-Have been in contact with a state senator and may have an internship lined up this summer
-Organized a year round recreation program for High School and Middle School aged kids in my town

Honors:
-honor every single year
-3rd place essay winner
-National Spanish exam honorable mention 2x
-Still waiting to hear back from over 10 contests but I am very confident

Other:
Recommendations- I expect they will be excellent, (my social studies teacher thing im the next president haha) and I have had the same spanish teacher for 3 years (honors) and she always uses me as an example to the rest of the class as a hard worker.
-My guidance counselor I also expect an excellent essay. She described me as one of the hardest working students she has ever had.
-My college essay will be about how my experiences in an affluent town next to a notoriously violent and poor town has sparked my interest in government. (Coworkers deported, Witnessed acts of racism,etc.) and I am a very good writer. I am very critical of my own writing and will not send in anything less than excellent
-Male
-caucasian
-150k+ Income

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http://www.dickinson.edu/homepage/132/political_science

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Can you let us know a bit more about what you’re looking for? There are tons of schools with good programs in those areas. What do you want in terms of size and location? Are you more interested in universities or liberal arts colleges? What other preferences do you have?

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Big, medium, small? Urban or rural?

American, second the suggestion of Dickinson.

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There are thousands of colleges and universities in the US. You need to help us out.

(1) Large research university, small-to-middle research university, small liberal arts college preferences?
(2) City, suburban, rural preferences?
(3) Geographic area preferences?

I suggest you select the SuperMatch link on the upper left to help you clarify those qualities that matter most to you.

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My son had a similar unweighted GPA, but was in all AP/IB classes, and had 4.0-ish weighted. His background and interests were very similar to yours. He applied to loads of colleges. Check back once you have some actual test results. Will you need a significant amount of financial assistance? Do you like your own state flagship university as a safety? Are you more interested in International Relations or in US Government and Public Policy? Don’t feel you have to focus your energy on “brand name” schools, either, especially if you have your sights on graduate or law school down the road. My son opted for the best financial deal he could, which will give him the freedom to pursue unpaid internships instead of scrambling to earn money in every free moment and incurring any debt.