Chance me for these colleges!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: UW/W 3.44/3.8 (trying to explain GPA through Guidance Counselor letter and my essays) (also taken a rigorous course load)
Scores: ACT 27, 29 (superscored 30)
Sat: 1750, 1910
SAT 2: Planning on taking US history, World History, Lit, Bio
AP Tests: 4- AP World 4-AP Psych 4- AP Lang 5- APUSH
Taking: AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Lit, AP Bio
Have Taken: 1 concurrent enrollment course, mostly honors and AP
ECS: Track, Cross Country
Mock Trial 3rd in Region (hoping for state next year)
National Competitor for Biomedical Debate
Founder of Peer Tutoring Club
National Spanish Honors Society
National Technical Honors Society
Vice President of Biotech Club
Law college class taken at top 10 school over summer
Beautillion and Black Leadership Conference at Selective College over Summer
Currently have 2 jobs, work 20 hours a week
Volunteering= 50 hours
Financial situation: Pretty Bad but have done NPC for some LAC colleges
African American URM</p>

<p>Plans: Majoring in Biology and Psychology or Neuroscience</p>

<p>What I'm Looking for in a College:
Liberal and accepting of everyone, regardless of race, sex, orientation etc
Academically strong with good sciences, BUT a fun school with school spirit and sports (football, basketball)
2000-15000 population size
Great campus</p>

<p>Colleges I'm Thinking About:
University of Utah (safety)
Bucknell University
Lafayette College
Union College
Gettysburg College
University of Richmond
Vassar College
Colgate
Wesleyan
Oxford College of Emory
Southern Methodist University
Tulane University
University of Southern California
Vanderbilt University</p>

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<p>All other aspects of your application look good, but I think your GPA and standardized test scores are kind of too low for some of the schools you’re trying to reach for, even with a rigorous course load. Gettysburg College is in my area, and it’s known to be very conservative, so I don’t know if you’d wanna go there. Same w/ Lafayette and Bucknell - Most LAC’s in PA are pretty white, save for Haverford/Swarthmore/Bryn Mawr (which are harder to get into).
Since you’re looking for a place with school spirit and strong sciences, why not go for some bigger, state schools? Penn State is the first thing that came to my head, and I think it would probably be a match for you, along with Ohio State, UMass, etc. Even though you may have to pay OOS tuition, it’ll probably be less than it would be for private schools. </p>

<p>Safety:
University of Utah</p>

<p>Match:
Southern Methodist
Gettysburg </p>

<p>Low Reach:
Bucknell
Lafayette
University of Richmond</p>

<p>Moderate Reach:
Colgate
University of Southern California
Tulane</p>

<p>High Reach:
Vassar College
Wesleyan University
Vanderbilt University<br>
Emory</p>

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<p>Bucknell, Colgate, and Gettysburg are not what comes to my mind as liberal. Maybe Ursinus or Muhlenberg if you are looking for a more accepting, liberal, LAC… best of luck to you! </p>