<p>White
Male
Income bracket 40-60k (Single parent house)
Divorced Parents
UW GPA 3.67
Weighted GPA 4.41
Clas rank: 45/603
SAT Scores (probably wont submit, should i?): 740 Math, 620 Reading, 610 Writing
ACT 32
SAT IIs: </p>
<p>Activities:
200+ hours community service
Work 50+ hours a week
Vanderbilt PAVE program over summer
Student gov, senior class Secretary
Debate
PC Support
Tech student association</p>
<p>Achievements:
AutoCAD Autodesk Certification
AICE Diploma
Completion of Vanderbilt PAVE program
Academic varsity letter
Principals honor roll</p>
<p>Senior class schedule
AP Gov
AP Macro
AP Computer Science
AP Calc
AICE Literature
AICE Physics
AICE Global Perspectives</p>
<p>My school doesnt offer many APs theyve been replaced with AICE classes which are the equivalent.</p>
<p>I live in florida.</p>
<p>My idea for a list was UF, UCF, FSU, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Stanford</p>
<p>I’m afraid that I don’t see Stanford happening for you. Georgetown and Vanderbilt are probably big enough reaches. Why not consider including Tulane, Georgia Tech, and Emory to your list instead? As for submitting your SAT scores: I would say it depends on how your ACT broke down. If that 740 in Math is better than your ACT Math, it might be worth submitting, especially if you are interested in STEM programs. A 740 corresponds to a 33-34.</p>
<p>What is your home state? How much can your family afford each year? The income of your non-custodial parent will be considered for schools like G’town. </p>
<p>@woogzmama @gandalf78@mom2collegekids@erin’s dad , Thank you for the quick responses. I toured Tulane and I mean it was nice, but I didn’t really love it. I didn’t like the majors that much and I didn’t really feel safe in downtown New Orleans. I didn’t consider Georgia Tech or Emory because my hometown is Florida, and if I’m going to pay the out of state fees I would like to get somewhere far away and nice Atlanta didn’t really entice me that much either the two times I’ve been. My ACT breakdown was English 31, Math 32, Reading 33, Science 33, Writing didn’t come out yet. I’m interested in computer science or engineering right now, but I’m really undecided overall. I could see myself being a lawyer or a doctor or doing something management related, I really just don’t know exactly what I want to pursue yet. My income is about 52-55k. I plan on taking out loans to pay for whatever scholarships don’t cover. My parent that I don’t live with makes about 75k a year.</p>
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<p>Are you aware that YOU can only borrow the following amounts:</p>
<p>frosh $5500
soph $6500
jr $7500
sr $7500</p>
<p>And, most schools will ALREADY have those loans in your aid pkg, so you wouldn’t be able to borrow more to cover any gaps or to cover parents contribution.</p>
<p>You can’t just borrow whatever you need. You would need willing and QUALIFIED co-signers to borrow more…and most parents won’t do that…and many parents can’t do it (can’t qualify, etc).</p>
<p>You need to ask your parents how much they will spend.</p>
<p>At top schools, they will look at both parents income and determine what they should pay.</p>
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<p>Well, that gives you plenty of options. Eng’g or CS majors can do all sorts of things…or also go to law school or med school. My son was an eng’g major and he is in med school. </p>
<p>I wasn’t aware of those statistics. I don’t want to cause a financial hardship for my parents, I think they could probably afford maybe $15,000 a year or so? If I got into a great school they wouldn’t mind paying more. I can go to UF for really cheap since 75% of my tuition is covered (Bright futures scholarship), so I feel like it would make the most sense to stay at UF for undergrad and then if anything go out of state for grad school. A lot of adults I know have been telling me its hard to get into a good grad school even if you do really well if you stay in state at a public university.</p>
<p>I haven’t toured UF yet, but after spending the summer at Vanderbilt I realized that I like a college that is located in a city that has more to do than partying and drinking and I feel like UF can’t offer that because Gainesville is very quiet and boring </p>
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lot of adults I know have been telling me its hard to get into a good grad school even if you do really well if you stay in state at a public university.</p>
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<p>You must be talking to “a lot of adults” who don’t know what the heck they are talking about. Who are these people?</p>
<p>In the meantime, instead of guessing how much your parents will contribute, ask EACH parent. Many kids guess wrong. Neither of your parents makes a lot of money, so it can be hard to know how much they will pay w/o asking.</p>
<p>It’s hard to beat UF with Bright Futures, even with the downsides of one compulsory summer semester and online courses. UCF is pretty competitive but it’s also very overcrowded.
So, you’re right to aim for (at least) better learning conditions for value’s sake.
In the South, you can look at Emory and Davidson, they “meet need” so you can run the Net Price Calculator to have an idea of the price.
If you want urban universities with good financial aid and better learning conditions than UF, check out GWU, Tufts (you’d bring geographical diversity), Brandeis, URochester, Case Western Reserve, RPI, UMiami, but also Macalester (right in the middle of a great are in St Paul), Vassar (1h30 to NYC), Haverford (Philadelphia), Colorado College (Colorado Springs), URichmond, Occidental (LA), Pitzer (LA/near), Rhodes (Memphis), Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington). Run the net price calculator on EACH (each college calculates differently and makes different FA offers) and fill out the “request information form” to demonstrate interest at the colleges you’re interested in knowing more about.</p>
<p>You might look into Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. In addition to your standard liberal arts majors, it has an Engineering Science major. Also, your ACT score and grades might qualify you for some pretty decent merit aid.</p>
<p>$15,000 will cover room/board, books, transportation and misc expenses. You will be surprised on how costs add up.</p>
<p>Compare UA to your instate option - at UA you would have full tuition scholarship, and if in engineering and extra $2500/year scholarship. You may get enough at a private (run Net Price Calculator) as others say. </p>
<p>Make sure a smaller school will offer you the opportunities you are seeking. </p>
<p>UA offers great honors program and other opportunities like a program getting into research as a freshman. With the business interest, you could apply for STEM MBA (you take a business course each semester undergrad, but it is a small course, like 1.5 hours the first semester - my DD is one of the 300 current STEM MBA students).</p>
<p>A big school would allow for flexibility to your interests that may change. However you want to be in a school where you are not lost in the crowd either. I believe UA does a great job and is worthy of a look.</p>
<p>It is great to have costs covered and so you can focus on academics, preparing for your future, and enjoy college life.</p>
<p>I think I may be doing these net price calculators wrong… on the Vanderbilt app, it said of the $63,000 annual fees I would only have to pay $4500?</p>
<p>UA is University of Alabama. My daughter is there and she is getting a great education. She did a one week summer thing at Vanderbilt (a leadership program) - she really enjoyed the students that program drew (from all over), but has planned to go to UA for years - did not apply to Vandy. UA has a pretty active campus, but students do sometimes go to Birmingham (1 hour away) for shopping etc. Look at the admissions web site and video campus tour.</p>
<p>I would submit ACT scores. You ACT scores are higher than your SAT scores.</p>
<p>You will get into the public colleges of Florida. Your test scores are a bit on the low side for Georgetown, but you have a shot. Vanderbilt is a reach, and Stanford is up in the stratosphere for you. You could apply, but their 5% acceptance rate is way too low for you.</p>
Atlanta didn’t really entice me that much either the two times I’ve been. My ACT breakdown was English 31, Math 32, Reading 33, Science 33, Writing didn’t come out yet. I’m interested in computer science or engineering right now, but I’m really undecided overall. I could see myself being a lawyer or a doctor or doing something management related, I really just don’t know exactly what I want to pursue yet. My income is about 52-55k. I plan on taking out loans to pay for whatever scholarships don’t cover. My parent that I don’t live with makes about 75k a year.</p>
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