Can you suggest a couple of matches for me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Can you please glance through my numbers and stuff and give me a couple of match-reaches, solid matches, and maybe a few safety-matches? I have my reaches and I always have state schools as safeties, but I'm having a hard time gaging what a match is. </p>

<p>I'm looking for schools in the north (not south) and preferably on the east coast (west and mid-west isn't bad either). It has to be good with giving money. And I also want it to be strong in LINGUISTICS, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, and SOCIAL STUDIES.</p>

<p>DEMOGRAPHICS:
-Korean-American male
-low family income (<$40,000); 1.5 people already in college
-Long Island (NY suburbia)
-public high school (did unusually well with college admissions this year)</p>

<p>STATS:
- [96.395] Unweighted GPA @ end of Jr. year
- [101.395] Weighted GPA @ end of Jr. year
- [2/365] Rank @ end of Jr. year
- SAT [1410/2090]
1st: CR600 M710 W680(essay9)
2nd: CR650 M760 W650(essay8)
3rd: will take 10/07
- SAT II
MathIIC: 740 (will take 11/07)
Chem: 700
U.S.: 780
Spanish w/ Listening: (will take 11/07)
-AP
5: U.S.
4: Euro, Stat, Chem
3: English
-Regents (NY state exam seen on transcript; do they matter?)
Chem(100), Spanish(100, proficiency98), Living Environment(87), Earth Science(97), English(97), Global(96), U.S.(98), ASL(proficiency91), Japanese (might take), MathA(90), MathB(95)</p>

<p>COURSELOAD (most difficult):
-10 APs
Soph: Euro
Jr.: U.S., Chem, Stat, English
Sr.: U.S. Gov, Calc BC, Spanish, Bio, Lit
-Languages (gave up lunch for 3 years for these)
Spanish 1-4 (+AP)
American Sign Language 1-3 (+proficiency,Regents)
Japanese 1,2 (+Regents)
Korean school
-all other courses were Accelerated, Band, or required</p>

<p>SUMMER (studies):
-Rising Frosh: JHU-CAA
-Rising Soph/Jr.: CCB (SAT) Prep
-Rising Sr.: Johns Hopkins U Pre-College (Democracy/Development/Globalization (A-) and Intro. to Roman Culture (A+) for 6 college credits)</p>

<p>ECs and LEADERSHIP:
-Mathletes (9-12; President)
-The Crier Newspaper (9-12; Layout Editor)
-Concert/Marching Band tuba/sousaphone (9-12; Section Co-leader)
-Language Honor Society (11,12; office holder)
-Class of '08 (10,11,12)
-couple of other clubs/honor societies that I haven't shown much dedication to</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE (voluntary >__<"):
-200+ hours @ local hospital (2 summers and falls)
-~100 hours for various honor societies (2 years)
-~50 hours for sign language shows: Holidays, Lights on for Education, Language Week (3 years)</p>

<p>HONORS and AWARDS:
-Honor Societies (MAO, language, MMM, science, nat'l, jr.nat'l)
-Mathletes district/school top scorer (at least 2nd in school, 3rd in district every year)
-AMC12 high score in school
-2nd seat tuba in District Band (audition)
-Principal's Award, departmental, and Mathletes awards (9th)
-asked to represent the LOTE department at a high school alumni event
-never missed the high honor roll
-Honorary Attendant to the Graduation of '07 (for the top 5 boys and 5 girls)
-Science (Chemistry) awards (10th,11th)</p>

<p>I know I should really be able to do this on my own, but I'd appreciate just a few schools that pop into your head. Thank you so very much.</p>

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<p>Do you want big or small classes? Conservative or liberal? What type of social scene?</p>

<p>It also helps if you give us your reach schools, and then ask for schools that are similar in terms of student body and academics.</p>

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<p>My reaches are Georgetown UChicago, and JHU. Do you think they're too high or too low for reaches?</p>

<p>Class size doesn't matter, but small is always better I guess, but I think lecture classes would be fun too. I prefer a more liberal school. Social scene.. hmm.. no crazy drinking/partying, but not so that I won't have a party to go to or somewhere to go on weekends.</p>

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<p>Please? D:</p>

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<p>-low family income (<$40,000); 1.5 people already in college</p>

<p>i stopped there, EXPLAIN YOURSELF!</p>

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<p>My brother goes to JHU, and my mom is continuing her studies part time to become a nurse at the local cc. The reason? My dad is running a dry cleaners that isn't doing so well... My mom also works there part time, and still has time to care for her family. :D</p>

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<p>i dont think gtown or jhu are reaches for u...i would also suggest middlebury if you're into linguistics</p>

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<p>oh, that counts as 2 :P. unless your mom is half a person or something.</p>

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<p>I should've written 1.5 college students. :O</p>

<p>I heard Middlebury was good for languages overall, but they don't seem to have a linguistics major. For that matter, they don't have Korean classes either... Does anyone have any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>I think Chicago and Georgetown are solid choices for reach schools.</p>

<p>At Chicago, thanks to our new financial aid endowment, you'll be debt-free.</p>

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<p>Actually, very few schools have a Korean department.</p>

<p>I know UT Austin does, which could work as a low match. It's in Texas, but Austin is a really liberal, eclectic city with a northern vibe. And the standard rate, I believe, is only $14k a year OOS.</p>

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<p>U Chicago sounds like a perfect choice, and they can offer full rides to low income students. Look at U Rochester for another match that gives money. Two other schools that may work for you are George Washington U and Boston U- as safeties that give money. Look at Boston College, too. Many of the liberal arts colleges are giving good aid these days. How about Amherst?</p>