College opinions

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am a high school senior in Florida. I have never left the state and am wanting to go out of state for college. I am looking for a college that is good academically and looks equally good. As crazy as it sounds, I have never see trees turn red, yellow, and orange. I have also never seen snow so I would like to experience that (I would prefer the northeast xD). Schools that are out of my league but look appealing are kenyon college and University of Chicago</p>

<p>INFO:
International Baccalaureate student
Have passed 4 AP tests so far (English, Biology, World History and Spanish)
Around 150 service hours
Spanish Honor society and National Honor society member
Cuban-First Generation college student
I co-founded a small film group at my school</p>

<p>SAT=1790
ACT=28
GPA= unweighted: 3.42
Weighted: 4.54</p>

<p>I am interested in Physics and neuroscience</p>

<p>Please no reach schools (CC has some lofty goals). I want a school here I have a legitimate chance at and wont go into crazy debt in. I am already applying to ""reach" schools in my state </p>

<p>Please help me and for those of you who do, thanks :)</p>

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What can your family afford? Do you know many OOS public schools cost about the same as private schools ($50K/year)?</p>

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<p>Yes I am aware. My parents cant pay a penny unfortunately. Poor , 3 kids, single mother home. Thing is, at my school every year kids in the IB program seem to get amazing scholarships at out of state schools. So I know I have a chance, but im not sure where…</p>

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<p>Also I don’t want to seem like I am spamming but if anyone else can help me out that would be good too. I’m really not sure.</p>

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<p>Three colleges in the upper midwest that are ranked in Princeton Review’s Top 20 for “Students Happy with Financial Aid” and would be good target schools given your stats, are Beloit in WI, Knox in IL, and Lake Forest in suburban Chicago.</p>

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<p>Depending on how that SAT score is distributed (math being the important factor), you might be a good fit at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It is a private school and not “cheap” (~$30k), but it consistently wins awards for being a high-value school (#2 in the North for “Great Schools, Great Prices”) and they’re pretty generous w/ aid. My financial situation is very similar to yours and they take care of 50% of my tuition, no questions asked. I know people in the Physics program, and I’ve never heard a bad thing about it aside from it being very challenging (but that’s the point, right?).</p>

<p>Beyond that, check out Binghamton/Ithaca/Syracuse/Stony Brook. If you want to see beautiful autumn weather and hearty winters, it’s hard to beat upstate NY.</p>

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<p>^ That’s the first recommendation that I’ve seen on CC for Syracuse and Ithaca that was based on the weather! :p</p>

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<p>If you’re from Miami (guessing), I’d be a little cautious about winter enthusiasm. The transition can be bad.</p>