<p>Have a gpa of 4.2
African American
Top quarter. I believe 59 out of 487
All honors and AP, including my senior year i will have taken 5 AP classes
Honor Roll and Nation Honors Society
ACT score was a 27 but I am retaking
Volunteering opportunities such as senior citizens dinners, donation to food drives and clothing for the homeless, Special olympics
In a club at school that involves spending some time with the special needs students
4 Years of football, 2 of wrestling, 1 of track
Parents are divorces, 2 younger siblings
I live in illinois</p>
<p>Compare UW and UIUC in terms of total cost. I think UW has a slight edge overall, but not enough for you to choose it if it costs, say, $10k more per annum than Illinois.</p>
<p>Of those schools listed, UW and Illinois are the best… both in your interests and overall. I’d put IU third. </p>
<p>You’ll get into all three, so I’d visit them all first before deciding.</p>
<p>Yeah UW and UIUC are what my parents worry about finacially. In state at illinois is still pretty expensive and i heard both UW and UIUC really dont give money</p>
<p>If money is important, have you thought about applying to some top area liberal arts schools? They tend to give excellent financial aid. Might be worth taking a shot at Grinnell, Carleton, Macalester, Beloit, Lawrence, Earlham and St. Olaf.</p>
<p>My counselor asked me and when i told her what I was looking for in which schools I’d pick, the liberal arts once just aren’t what I’m looking for</p>
<p>The state schools are going to give less aid, generally. If you need aid, I’d reconsider the liberal arts schools.</p>
<p>Maybe add area universities like Marquette and DePaul – private schools (universities, not LACs) that might give you strong aid.</p>
<p>And Loyola U Chicago. </p>
<p>I’ve considered Marquette and Loyola a little bit, what we get financially isn’t the biggest deal to me or my mom. I really would like to attend a bigger public university that has good studies like the schools I listed</p>