Can you give me advice on choosing the right schools?

College Search & Selection
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Hi everybody! I’m currently an international high school senior hoping to apply to colleges in the US. I’ve chosen these schools:

  • Dream schools: Luther college, Saint Louis uni, Ohio Wesleyan Uni
  • Match schools: Roanoke college, Wartburg college, Nebraska Wesleyan Uni
  • Safe schools: Mercyhurst Uni, Manhattanville and Central College.
    I have the IELTS of 7.0, my GPA is 4.0 but I don’t take the SAT.
    Am I choosing the suitable dream, match and safe schools? Can you give me some reviews on the schools above?
    Thank you.
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Can’t help you without two pieces of info:

  1. Are you looking for financial aid? How much?
  2. You need the SAT score for us to chance you. A GPA just isn’t enough.
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I’m looking for need-based financial aid and hope that I can receive about $30.000 of financial aid.
I want for apply for the fall semester 2016 to study accounting in the US. I’m afraid that I can’t take the SAT since there isn’t much time till the deadline. All the schools above is SAT optional. Do you think I still have chances to study in the US?
Thank you very much.

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Most schools that are SAT optional nevertheless use the SAT to decide on merit scholarships.
You can still apply but be reasonable about your odds of getting sufficient financial aid.