<p>3.28 GPA
rank 45/250
1570 SAT (560 CR/ 500 M/ 510 W)
no EC's</p>
<p>looking for safety/match colleges in; California, Oregon, Washington, New York, Massachusetts, maybe some other states. </p>
<p>All suggestions welcome :)</p>
<p>looking for:
private
small school
coed
possible majors/minors-english, classics, communications, journalism
FAFSA only schools. I'm not looking for schools that use the CSS profile</p>
<p>if anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate it :) Thanks</p>
<p>anyone? thanks :)</p>
<p>Because of your liberal arts major you have many good choices. Here are some on the west coast: University of San Diego, Pepperdine, Occidental, Loyola Marymount, Mills College, Chapman, Santa Clara University, Redlands, Lewis&Clark, Willamette, Seattle University, Gonzaga University. A few are reaches, but most are matches. Check out the SAT ranges at each school. In Massachussetts you might check out Emerson.</p>
<p>Communications and journalism are not considered liberal arts.</p>
<p>Ricegal, most of the schools on your list would be significant reaches for the OP. Pepperdine, Occidental, Willamette, and probably even Gonzaga would be high reaches. </p>
<p>Realistically, the OP might have a shot at Redlands or Seattle U. She could also try at UC Riverside/Merced or Oregon State/UO (all are relatively small state schools).</p>
<p>I think Loyola Marymount is a good choice. Maybe check out U. Boulder and Colorado College? UC Merced is quite small at this point and they are selling the fact that their professors have a lot of contact in and out of class with the students, so that might be something to look at if they have the major(s) you are interested in. Pepperdine and Occidental may be a pretty big reach so include some safeties.</p>
<p>I'd recommend you retry taking the SATs if you haven't already. Also you could try the ACTs. Some suggestions based on your current stats...</p>
<p>SEMI-REACH: Adelphi University (NY), Arcadia University (PA), Assumption College (MA), Biola University (CA), Champlain College (VT), DeSales University (PA), Elmira College (NY), Endicott College (MA), Geneva College (PA), Hood College (MD), Manhattanville College (NY), Pace University (NY), Philadelphia University (PA), University of San Francisco (CA)</p>
<p>GOOD FIT: Albright College (PA), Chestnut Hill College (PA), Colby-Sawyer College (NH), College Misericordia (PA), Concordia University (OR), Concordia University (CA), Daemen College (NY), Eastern University (PA), Emmanuel College (MA), Fresno Pacific University (CA), La Salle University (PA), Marywood University (PA), Niagara University (NY), Northwest University (WA), Pacific Union College (CA), Rider University (NJ), Springfield College (MA), Whittier College (CA)</p>
<p>LIKELY: Cabrini College (PA), Caldwell College (NJ), Cazenovia College (NY), Concordia College (NY)</p>
<p>Look at Quinnipiac University</p>
<p>Okay, so communications is not liberal arts, but English and classics are. I agree that world changer mentions are reaches, but while one needs to be at the upper end of the SAT range for highly selective universities, it isn't quite as necessary for less selective universities. The OP's stats put her above the 25th percentile for most of the schools I listed. Her math scores are a little weak, but she isn't planning to major in math. I think she has a shot at Gonzaga and Seattle, and another Jesuit school to add is University of SF.</p>
<p>thanks for the suggestions</p>
<p>the problem with alot of the ones on your list, ricegal, is that they require the CSS profile, and I won't get much FA at those schools, and I need it.</p>
<p>Chapman and Willamette are on my list. Those are reaches? I was told Willamette was a match...</p>
<p>My SAT score is my first test. So I will probably take it again, unless I do well on a practice ACT. </p>
<p>I like Emerson, it would be great because of their writing,lit, and publishing program, because I want to go into publishing, but they require the CSS profile, and I don't think we can afford it...</p>
<p>Not sure about Gonzaga, it might be too religious for me.</p>
<p>ithaca college</p>
<p>You're a bit below Willamette's range, especially if you have no ECs, but apply anyway! Who knows?</p>
<p>Another school you could look at is UNR. Communications is a pretty strong program, and you could probably get it.</p>
<p>Truth be told, you have literally at least a thousand different choices to choose from, many of which offer great programs. Do a little searching on the net; ask around. </p>
<p>I'd suggest Bowling Green State or Oakland Uni, but that's only because I like Oakland's basketball team, and I'm attending BGSU for the fall.</p>
<p>I have been...</p>
<p>The problem is, alot of the lesser know small schools don't have as much aid as the more known small schools.</p>
<p>For example, one school covers 100% need, but another only covers 50%...</p>
<p>There are always independent scholarships.....</p>
<p>St. Bonaventure (south of Buffalo in NYS) is a small liberal arts school which has a solid mass comm/journalism program. Very good alumni network which is helpful later when looking for jobs. It might be a match for you. It's not as expensive as some other schools mentioned here, they are pretty generous w/ financial aid, and they take FAFSA. It is kind of in the middle of nowhere, but Buffalo's not all that far away - a little over an hour north, and Rochester's a little over 2 hours away. Beautiful place, but mighty cold there in the winter so be warned.</p>
<p>I'll take a look, thanks :)</p>
<p>Elmira College is small, private, co-ed, has a solid academic reputation, and has a very generous financial aid program. If you come out to NY, it's worth checking out.</p>
<p>I haven't looked at the strength of their individual academic programs, but I think that California Lutheran in CA and Wells College in NY would be safety/matches for you and they don't use Profile as far as I can see.</p>
<p>u of oregon might be good. They got a great journalism program. I know for in state y need a 3.25 , so your 3.28 might be kind of low, but its got a high acceptence rate. Try also for their honors college.</p>