Could you help me with this college list?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a Chinese,and i love such subjects as biology,biological engeneering,pre-med...etc
and my SAT Reasoning Test 2000,SAT Subject Test 2400;GPA about 3.500;quite common extracurriculum activities(a bit poor comparatively);NO AP scores,but plan to take;
and i love to go to a not so crowded college with good financial aid or scholarships...
So in terms of the above factors,could u give me some advice?
ED:Boston U
EA:Northeastern U;
U of Massachussets Amherst;
RD:Wellesley C
Swarthmore C
U of Iowa
Purdue U
Harvard C (just take it as a very expensive lottery lol )</p>

<p>Please don't hold back any of ur opinion,i'm right here waiting!!!
Great thanx!!!</p>

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<p>Which three did you take?</p>

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<p>If financial is a consideration for you, I don’t think applying ED to Boston U is a wise move. They are very selective as to who receives aid packages - look at threads in the Boston U forum from last spring - a lot of accepted students were unpleasantly surprised.</p>

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<p>Lol @ Chinese+loving pre-med/bio</p>

<p>you could probably get into wellesley early if they have early admissions</p>

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<p>If it’s financial aid you’re looking for, Princeton and Washington University in St. Louis are really good at giving aid to people who normally wouldn’t qualify.</p>

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<p>Not to mention each has an exceptional pre-med/medical program. Wash U for a fact has a medical scholars program you might be interested in. [University</a> Scholars Program](<a href=“http://admissions.wustl.edu/faq/Pages/USP.aspx]University”>http://admissions.wustl.edu/faq/Pages/USP.aspx)</p>

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<p>Math2
Physics;
Chemistry</p>

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<p>Thanx…i really got unpleasantly surprised…
Could you plz help me choose one for ED?
I forgot to add that my Critical reading 570,quite poor…;Writing630;and Math 800</p>

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<p>Sorry,i’m a bit confused…Why is Wellesley?
Wellesley has only ED,so should i choose Wellesley for ED instead of Boston U?
Thanx!!!</p>

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<p>You sure WUSL give such aid for international student ,too?</p>

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<p>Don’t apply ED if you need financial aid. The package may be poor (unless the school has guaranteed no loan or parental contribution under certain income and you qualify)</p>

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<p>Thanx,yeah,i am interested in the program,but is the program interested in international students? And i figured that WUSL pays attention to extracurriculum activities a lot…
My EC is quite normal…</p>

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<p>There are several colleges on your list that should not be there if you are in need of significant aid. State schools are unlikely to give much to internationals. </p>

<p>None of your schools are need blind to internationals. As long as you have a safety in your country your list is fine. If you’re counting on going to college in the US it’s not a good list.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t apply ED anywhere because it is binding and you would have to go to that school. I think you should look into multiple schools for Early Action (EA). I applied to 5 schools EA and was accepted to 3 which took a lot of pressure off of me for the rest of the year. Some EA schools are : Villanova, Georgetown, Fordham, Notre Dame, Boston College, UNC-Chapel Hill. Yale is EA, but if you apply EA there you can’t apply anywhere else EA (they do a very strange single-choice EA system). Best of Luck!</p>

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<p>I guess i can afford about $20,000 per year…
is that possible?</p>

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<p>ED for Boston U or Vassar C ,which is better? or neither?</p>

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<p>Thanx to all!!! U r all Life saver!!!
I’ve changed the list:
ED: Vassar C / Boston U (not decided)
EA: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Northeastern U
U of Massachussetts Amherst
RD: U of Iowa
Purdue U</p>

<p>Wait for ur advice! :)</p>

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<p>Is it better to apply for scholarships instead of financial aid?</p>