Help! All reaches..?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Middle-class white girl from suburban/rural Pennsylvania.</p>

<p>SATS: 1360 (700m, 660v)
2030 (700m, 660v, 670cr, 11essay)</p>

<p>ACTS: 32 composite (34 all but science-26, 12essay)</p>

<p>Our school doesn't rank until the beginning of senior year, but I know I'm in the top 5% (we have an awards banquet), and in at least the top half of that...
so somewhere around 7/302</p>

<p>GPA around 4.4 (weighted, it's so conviluted that I'd estimate around 3.7-3.8)</p>

<p>I've taken most of the AP classes that my school has to offer, about 75-80% of them. I've taken all the honors classes that have been available in the subject area. I have 4 years of the same foreign language (Latin)</p>

<p>AP Exams:
US History- 3 :(
Gov't- 4
Calc AB- 4</p>

<p>Extracurrics-
...National Honor Society (Treasurer)- 11,12 (only available 11,12)
...International Thespian Society- 11,12
...Future Business Leaders of America- 11, 12 (chapter started my junior yr)
...Teenage Republicans of York (Vice President)- 10, 11, 12
...York Republican Center Volunteer
...Varsity Soccer
...School paper opinion editor
...Target employee (yeah, lame, I know- but I've been there over a year, and had 2 promotions...haha) </p>

<p>ARE THESE ALL REACHES? I DON'T WANT TO BE IN OVER MY HEAD AND WIND UP WITH A BUNCH OF REJECTION LETTERS COME SPRING. </p>

<p>Colgate
Washington & Lee
William & Mary
University of Virginia
Princeton (I know this one's a reach, I figured no harm, no foul in applying)</p>

<p>Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks :)</p>

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<p>I definitely think that you need a few more schools on there - looking at the schools you have chosen, I will suggest a few different schools for you to check out which would be considered low matches or high safeties - I'm presuming you want to stay on the east cost or slightly into the midwest so here are a few suggestions:</p>

<ol>
<li> Beloit College</li>
<li> Ohio University</li>
<li> Dickinson College</li>
<li> Muhlenberg College</li>
<li> University of Delaware</li>
<li> Virginia Tech</li>
<li> University of Mass-Amherst</li>
</ol>

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<p>I have a question, Wealthofinformation (if you know)...</p>

<p>Virginia Tech- do they have good programs for non-sci/tech/math majors? I plan on studying political science, so I haven't looked at any schools like VT</p>

<p>I have looked at Dickinson & Delaware, both of which I have liked. Dickinson is a little too close to home (I live in south central PA, about 45 minutes from D'son), but I haven't ruled it out entirely. Delaware is a little too big for my tastes (I knowww..the University of Virginia is almost as big, and I want to go there). I'll research the others. Thanks!! :)</p>

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<p>You're in York, maybe you should visit Delaware and see if you like it - colleges like Delaware are often a lot smaller in person than they appear on paper. I would suggest a visit if you get the chance because I think it appears to be a really good low match for you.</p>

<p>VTech definitely has some great programs outside sci/tech fields so I would check that out too. </p>

<p>GL</p>

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<p>Add Miami-Ohio, James Madison (VA), Denison</p>

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<p>Princeton: huge reach
UVa out of state: reach
Colgate, W&L, W&M: very attainable reach/matches</p>

<p>Your 32 translates to above 1400 on the old scale, you're in top 2 or 3% of your class and you've taken lots of APs, so I think you have a chance even at UVa.</p>

<p>To me you need more matches and match/reaches. How about Lehigh, Bucknell, Vanderbilt, BC, Davidson (reach?), Cornell (reach?), NYU, Haverford (reach?), Hamilton, Richmond</p>

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<p>Some other possibilities: the U of Rochester, Brandeis, Case Western Reserve, Trinity in Connecticut, Union in NY. If Lafayette's a little farther from home, consider it instead of Dickinson.</p>

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<p>IF interested in Colgate, might try Holy Cross and Bucknell.</p>