<p>I have 3 schools for you if you are willing to go to a smaller school with approximate costs, and all are private schools:</p>
<p>Hiram College in Ohio (36k), Queens University of Charlotte in NC (31k), Champlain College in VT (I think about 38k?).</p>
<p>You might look into the state of NC. Their public schools for out of state I believe run about 24k. If you want to look at smaller ones: UNC-Wilmington (think about 10k students off the top of my head), or UNC-Asheville (smaller than that, ?could be around 2-3k students, not sure).</p>
<p>Hithle, Franklin and Marshall promises to meet 100% of need if they admit you. Its a need-aware school, meaning it will take your need into consideration when deciding whether or not to admit you. Have you run your figures through a calculator? [url=<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml]FinAid”>http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml]FinAid</a> | Calculators | Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Financial Aid<a href=“Choose%20Institutional%20Methodology”>/url</a>. If the EFC you come up with is less than 30K, you can apply to Franklin and Marshall and expect to get enough aid to cover your need (as THEY define it) if admitted. </p>
<p>gapyearstudent, my mom is a high-income earner but just above the limit (140,000 dollars per year). My dad’s dead. Besides, I am an international student so financial aid usually is scarce if available at all.</p>
<p>NC @ Asheville is a commuter school, isn’t it? And I heard it’s got a reputation for far left loonies too.</p>
<p>Most big state u’s (at least all the ones I know in NC) could be called commuter schools since most students move off campus after after a year or two in the dorms. That doesn’t mean there’s not a good school atmosphere. They all still live nearby the sch. in shared houses or apts.</p>
<p>Your reference to far left and commuters is partly true. There are plenty of kids that move right off campus and live in apartments though. You might prefer Wilmington. I was looking for some solid UNC schools that are not too large for you, and keeping an airport nearby in mind as well.</p>
<p>Have you looked at Ohio State University (Columbus, the main camps)? Most schools don’t care much about writing, so your 1220 SAT is solid. With a 1220, Ohio State will give you an automatic discount of $7200/year, making tuition 14k, so COA is probably 25kish per year. It is ranked 53rd in the US bu USNEWS, pretty solid, imho. And being in the top 10% should look pretty good.
And about WVU having a SAT range starting at 480, they have major D1 Athletics, and are in a BCS football league, so of course they are going to let some people in that you wouldn’t expect, based on their academic stats. All big schools with D1 sports are like this, don’t let it bother you, it won’t effect anything (I don’t know much at all about WVU, I am just saying something that is true).</p>
<p>Yes, they do offer a scholarship for those with a SAT 1220 M+CR, but it’s competitive, it’s not automatically given for a 1220 SAT…</p>
<p>From the website:</p>
<p>Eligibility: This award is offered on a **competitive basis **to admitted international freshmen with ACT composite scores of 27 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math scores of 1220 or higher.</p>
<p>BTW…What is the OP’s M+CR SAT? I thought it was 1200, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>*they have major D1 Athletics, and are in a BCS football league, so of course they are going to let some people in that you wouldn’t expect, based on their academic stats. </p>
<p>All big schools with D1 sports are like this, don’t let it bother you, it won’t effect anything *</p>
<p>True…</p>
<p>And, usually the schools with strong D1 sports teams are high in spirit and are fun to go to as well as being academically strong schools. Yes, there will be some students that are rather average, but often they won’t be in the same majors as the smarter kids.</p>
<p>My SAT is 1190, so I’m mere 10 points shy of 1200. I am planning to take it again and I should be able to get at least around 600 with a few months preparation on maths and slightly above 720 or something on the critical reading. That should give me 1320 or something, which I suppose, is okayish.</p>
<p>I’ve eliminated Brigham and Young(after reading online reviews that are uncensored, it’s a very closed-minded school with religious fanatacism) as well as West Virginia which seems to be a very, very poor school with serious alcoholic problems with it’s student body.</p>
<p>Also, I’d like to remind of my earlier post:</p>
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<p>Amandarin(or anyone else), why wouldn’t you recommend Salisbury?</p>
<p>It’s usually a verrery last resort, it’s academics are preeltttty poor like wvu, way to patty it’s gotta alcohol problem and it’s just not very good many people transfer out of it but if u wanna waste your money be my guest</p>
<p>I can give you a little feedback on a couple of schools.</p>
<p>UMinn: Twin Cities is a very large school (larger than your stated preference) in an urban setting. Your nationality would be a plus here, as many folks from MN have Nordic heritage and would be interested in someone from Sweden. As you’re aware, UM is a HUGE bargain financially, and it’s a really good school, too. Weather is rotten much of the time, but if you want the typical American big school experience, it’s a great choice.</p>
<p>DS attends Bradley. Much smaller place and not nearly the urban setting of UM. Not a lot of students leave campus to explore Peoria, which may or may not be important to you. A good regional reputation, particularly in engineering, but not well known outside of the midwest. If your goal is to shine, you’ll have the opportunity to do it here (though be forewarned that there are plenty of very good students here, as well as at most other so-called third tier schools). About half the student body is from the Chicago suburbs, another third is from the rest of Illinois, and the majority of the remainder is from neighboring states, so geographic diversity is certainly lacking. Inexpensive for a private school. Community is somewhat conservative, blue-collar, and (for the most part) pretty friendly, but there’s a hint of resentment towards the “rich” (HA!) college kids that comes across sometimes. All in all, seems to fit what you said was important to you.</p>