<p>Hi all!
I've started to figure out my college list (I'm graduating 09) and the only problem is that I don't have any safeties on my list.
So I was wondering if anyone could recommend some safeties..?</p>
<p>My stats:
GPA: 3.8 (W), around 3.6 unweighted
Top 15% of my class of around 200
Public school
SAT: 2030, 2100 Superscore
SAT Subjects: 750 Lit, 680 World History, 610 Biology
AP: 4 on AP Euro (my school doesn't offer many APs, and the ones available are for senior year only for the most part).
Decent extracurriculars including a mix of clubs, sports and volunteer...</p>
<p>I want to major in International Relations, and am looking for the most part for smaller, liberal arts colleges, although I'm feeling pretty open to anything right now! </p>
<p>My list right now(I've visited all of these colleges)
-Macalester
-Carleton
-Occidental
-Claremont McKenna
-University of Richmond
-Boston University</p>
<p>I realize that most of these are reaches for me, and so this is why I'm asking for help finding some schools that I have a better chance of getting into! Thanks!</p>
<p>Consider applying to a local state university, however much you dislike it, as a guaranteed admissions and financial safety. Then, of course, find another safety that you do like. Don't have any suggestions for the latter, though; I'm unversed in IR.</p>
<p>My SAT section scores were:
630 math
640 critical reading
760 writing
and then the for the superscore, I had gotten a 710 on the critical reading the first time I took the SAT.</p>
<p>Bard? I looked it up and it seemed to be pretty selective still, but thank you for your suggestion and I'll look further into it!</p>
<p>Keilexandra, as for the state school thing, I'm considering applying to UMass Amherst if I can get into the honors program, but I'm bordering between top 10 and 15% so I'm not sure if I qualify...I might still apply anyway because it would be so much more affordable.</p>