Formulating my list...

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm making my list for Fall '09 transfer admissions, and I'd like some input, now that I'm farther along in the process, having done a bit of research online.</p>

<p>Ok, basic stats:</p>

<p>White female from SC
Low income ($25-30K/year, including my own personal income)
College: small, virtually unheard of LAC in SC
Major: History
GPA: 3.89 (may fluctuate slightly after this semester's grades go in, but I don't see it being that different)
EC's: good, focus on politics and international issues, but feel like they might be a little scattery? And they're all on-campus activities. I dunno. (Visit my chances thread to read them in detail - <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/611827-honest-chance-transfer-student.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/611827-honest-chance-transfer-student.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>High School Stats are pretty good: 740 M 670 V 660 W SAT, 3.9ish UW/4.95 W GPA, ranked 2nd/275ish, and a few EC's that I was really dedicated to. Again, refer back to chances thread for more info.</p>

<p>Recs will be pretty good, don't know if they'll be exceptional though. I don't know how the essays will go; I'm writing them over Christmas break. I feel like they'll be somewhere in the range of pretty good and excellent.</p>

<p>Here's where I'm looking at so far...</p>

<p>Smith College (dream school...)
Mount Holyoke College
Wellesley College
Bryn Mawr College
Hampshire College
Haverford College
Sarah Lawrence College
Agnes Scott College (I really don't want to go here, so I might not even apply, but it is free and I think I'll probably get in...)</p>

<p>My problem is I really don't know which of these are reaches, matches, safeties, etc. Which section do I need more of? Feel free to suggest removing or adding a school. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bumpity bump?</p>

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<p>buuuuuuuuump</p>

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<p>Most of those schools are reaches. What college do you go to?</p>

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<p>I really didn't want to say exactly, as I was kind of hoping for a little anonymity, and few people know about it anyways. But I guess I'll tell because it'll probably help a bit, I guess. </p>

<p>I go to Presbyterian College, which is a Tier 1 LAC but it's just out of the top 100, to give you some idea of its prestige, etc., comparable to Hampshire, St. Mary's, Goucher, and Bennington. It's basically overrun with Furman applicants who didn't get enough scholarship money.</p>

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<p>I have heard of Presbyterian. It is a pretty good school. This actually dramatically changes your stances. One last question and I will be able to decide. Are you a first generation college student?</p>

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<p>Yes. Both parents attended about a year of college and then dropped out. My older half-brother and half-sister did attend college though, paid for by my half-sister's father's family, and my brother's trust fund from where his father and grandmother died (they are half to each other too).</p>

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<p>This will help you a lot. Don't even mention that your parents went to a year of college. Same with your half sister. You have a good shot at getting into these schools.</p>

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<p>Don't you have to mention it on the Common App, though? I don't want to lie or anything...</p>

<p>Does anyone have any other opinions? Also, which ones seem more like a match/safety as compared to a reach?</p>

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<p>You will certainly be admitted to at least one of the schools.</p>

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<p>bump
10char</p>