Best options for 3.7/4.0 gpa and 2020 sat

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<p>my gpa is 3.7 unweighted and 4.0 weighted.
sat: 2020 (reading:620, math:690, writing:710)
satII: korean 800, math 760, bioM 730
AP: sophomore: calc bc(4), biology(4)
junior: english lang(4), statistics(3), ap us history(4)
senior: english lit, psychology
I’m also taking multivariable calculus this year, which is not in the ap curriculum.
significant activities: leadership class(10-11), yearbook editor(12), yearbook staff(10-11), church small group leader(11-12), church welcoming committee leader(10-12).
I don’t excel in any musical or sports activities.</p>

<p>Here is my college list so far:
safety:
lewis and clark
willamette</p>

<p>target:
cal poly san louis obispo
university of connecticut
boston university
university of washington
lafayette
Whitman college
nyu</p>

<p>reach:
boston college
carnegie mellon
claremont mckenna
Haverford</p>

<p>I also need some financial aid… what colleges would be my best options?</p>

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<p>gochu university</p>

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<p>Might want to put this in the “chance me” forum. Where do you live? If you’re out of state for the University of Washington, then it might be a bit of a reach. I think the average GPA of an out-of-state student is 3.8, and the SAT average is higher as well. If you’re in-state, I think you’re fine.</p>

<p>Dunno what else, but I think ‘NYU’ is in the reach category as well.</p>

<p>If you need financial aid and you can’t get into a school that’s hemorrhaging money, don’t waste your money on a small liberal arts school. Go to a good state school and worry about your graduate degree.</p>

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<p>Your safety and target schools are mostly not good with aid. Depending on how much and what kind you need, you made need to revise the list.</p>

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<p>rengstorff</p>

<p>If you haven’t already done so, sit your parents down and have them run the EFC calculators at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) and at [College</a> Calculators - savings calculators - college costs, loans](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Calculate Your Cost – BigFuture | College Board) Talk with them about just exactly how much money will be available for your education, and find out how they feel about you taking out student loans and/or working while you are in college. Until you know about the money, you can’t find a financial safety for yourself.</p>

<p>You have very nice stats. Read through <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt; and see if you get any new ideas.</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply.
i live in California, and i’m also thinking of applying to uc davis, irivine, san diego, and ucla.</p>