Help finding Safeties/Matches/Reaches

College Search & Selection
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<p>Gender: Male
Race: White</p>

<p>GPA: ~3.25UW, 3.8W (Upward trend)
Most Rigorous
Suburban public HS</p>

<p>Classes-5yrs Math, 4yrs English, 5yrs Science, 5yrs Social Studies/History, 2yrs Foriegn Language by the time I graduate.</p>

<p>Class Rank: Top 20%</p>

<p>SAT:
CR-800
Math-770
Writing-640
Math 2-800
US History-800
Physics-760</p>

<p>ACT:
34E
33M
34R
31S
9W</p>

<p>33C</p>

<p>APs:
Econ-5 (both)
US History-5</p>

<p>6 APs Sr. Year-
Physics C
American Government
Comparative Government
Calculus BC
Stats
Biology</p>

<p>ECs:
President of Political Science club, won a few medals in Science Olympiad, member of a few other clubs. Only did ECs 10th-12th grades, had to take care of younger siblings after school in 9th.</p>

<p>Excellent teacher/counselor recommendations.</p>

<p>What I'm looking for:
Strong Economics program
Preferably in Midwest/Northeast
Would prefer a school with a liberal leaning student body
Good Financial Aid
Size: medium to large
Location: Preferably urban, or near a city
Sports: Don't care</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for your time, I'll chance you back if you want.</p>

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<p>Northwestern is a good reach if you can somehow account for your GPA in your essay or elsewhere on your application.</p>

3

<p>NYU as a potential match/low reach
uchi = reach</p>

4

<p>If you need good FA then look to your in-state publics. Also for some merit aid (though that GPA isn’t the best) look at some LACs like Ohio Wesleyan, Earlham, Taylor, Knox, Denison.</p>

5

<p>Thanks for all the suggestions. Also forgot to mention that I’m in Illinois, and (probably) will be a NMF.</p>

6

<p>BU would probably be a low match/safety.</p>

7

<p>If you do make NMF then definitely look at Denison. They offer full tuition merit aid for NMFs.</p>

8

<p>Rice sounds good, as does Macalester (fit all except the medium-large size requirement).</p>

9

<p>Try Notre Dame.</p>

10

<p>Hopefully your HS will send a note with your apps that explains how rigorous your school is. You might give Cornell a look, although not near a big city. Georgetown, Boston College, Penn, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross, Tufts.</p>

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<p>for medium to large university in Midwest/Northeast, you can find:</p>

<p>reach
U Chicago
Northwestern
Washington U</p>

<p>Match
Michigan
Brandeis
George Washington
BU
Villanova
Union College</p>

<p>Safety
American university
Northeastern
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana</p>

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<p>Thank you for all the replies. I was looking at University of Wisconsin - Madison, does anyone know if they offer much aid to OOS applicants?</p>