<p>Im just finishing my junior year and I have my college list pretty much figured out now as I want to major in political science. All of my choices are in the South and I live in NJ. I have a 3.8UW gpa and 4.7W. I have taken 3 APs this year and I expect to have completed 7 by the time I graduate next year. On my SATs I have received a 1850 (M-660, CR-600, and W 600) and I am taking them again on June 2nd and hoping to raise them to about 1900.
I play 3 sports a year-football, indoor/outdoor track and will have 10 varsity letters when im a senior and hopefully captain senior year for each sport.
I do 7 hours of community service a week at my church, in NHS, and am in a few other clubs.
Anyways, I have put my list together and it includes the following and I would appreciate any suggestions or reccomendations:
1. University of Georgia- UGA is my top choice as I have always been a Dawgs fan and my scores match up well. However, since I am out of state it is quite expensive and I do not know how much money they offer.
2. University of Mississippi- I love everything about the South and Ole Miss seems like the perfect school. As of now I would only pay 9k a year to go and everything about the social life seems great. Being from the North, however, I hear it is not considered a great school, but I would like to receive more input on this.
3. University of Alabama-At 'Bama I would be given some money, but would still be paying around 18k a year in tuition. The school seems great and I know a few other people around here going there.
4. Auburn University-I have heard that Auburn is a step up from UM and UA and I hear they have a good poly sci program. I havent seen much about how much money they give out, and would appreciate any thoughts.
5. Baylor University-As of now I would get half of my tuition off and it seems like a nice private school to go to. I just do not know if I would like Texas or Waco enough to go.
6. Vanderbilt -Complete reach. I just need to apply to a reach school and I figured Vandy would be nice. Being accepted would be one thing and paying for it would be another.</p>
<p>anyone!!!</p>
<p>It seems like you have a good chance at all of them except Vanderbilt. Chance back?</p>
<p>thans, any ideas which schools seem better suited for me?</p>
<p>Are you qualified to be recruited for one of your sports? if so, that could be an avenue to more money.</p>
<p>If not, just apply to all of them and see who offers the most aid. Also consider where you would like to work, and what type of job, after graduation. If you plan to stay in the South, a school like Ole Miss would be fine. If you want to work in NYC, DC, or Boston, well then you may want a higher ranked school.</p>
<p>I wont be recruited for SEC football, but yes thank you, I am interested in staying in Mississippi for politics</p>
<p>Ever think about University of Texas at Austin? Its a great school</p>
<p>yeah I had thought about it but their out of state tuition is pretty high</p>
<p>Check out both Tulane and Emory. They’re both slightly less selective than Vandy but they are not nearly as “southern” as Ole Miss. Not sure if that’s what you’re looking for or not.
If you are looking for the deep south vibe, why not Louisiana State? Top notch football program and extremely southern.</p>
<p>As for chances, with a 3.8UW and 18xx on your SAT you should be good at all except Vandy. You will probably get some very nice merit money from most of the state schools. Honestly, if you get into Vandy I’d be surprised, but you should still apply. You never know what can happen.</p>
<p>Virginia Tech has a very competitive out of state tuition</p>
<p>I was considering Tulane and I believe I may apply there. LSU seems good but I am not sure about their political science program. VT is cool but I am looking to go a little more South, thanks a lot!</p>