<p>Hi everybody! My top school is Georgetown, where I applied EA, and if I get in there I don't plan to apply to any other schools. However, I am far from a sure thing at Georgetown so I want to have plenty of backup choices to apply to if I don't get in.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.97 unweighted, 4.5 weighted.
SAT: 2170 (800 reading, 670 math, 700 writing). I'm retaking in December to raise my scores.
SAT Subject Tests: 770 Literature, 740 U.S. History, 520 Spanish (uggh)
Last year I self-studied for two APs, English Language and U.S. Government, and this year I'm taking 3 courses and self-studying for 3 others (I'm homeschooled). I'm also taking two college courses and have been taking college courses since junior year, with a 4.0 college GPA.
Awards: NMSF; Phi Theta Kappa, the community college honor society, and I won another campus-wide award (in Spanish, ironically enough).
ECs: My main EC is a long internship for a political campaign (for which I have an astounding reference from my boss and almost 1000 community service hours). I also do judo and am on the board of directors of my judo club, and I went to Girls State (a summer government program) where I was a state senator and won an award.</p>
<p>Now for my requirements...
-A strong political science or government program is an absolute must.
-I love politics, so I'd ideally like to be close to political internships and other opportunities
-I'd like to be in a city
-I prefer Common App schools
-I'd prefer schools that don't require or recommend SAT Subject Tests, so I can get a way with not sending my horrible Spanish score
-I'd prefer to be in the Northeast, although I'm pretty flexible.
-It must have really good financial aid.</p>
<p>You can use score choice at most schools to suppress the Spanish. </p>
<p>George Washington (DC)
American (DC)
UChicago
Penn
Brown
Harvard
Columbia
NYU
Tufts
Boston University
Boston College
Northeastern (Mike Dukakis teaches undergrads)
Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>I agree with the post above me. Pretty much what I was thinking. For safeties, I would just remove the Ivy League schools and Chicago. They are usually not safeties for anyone. However, that list is a good general list and typical of what I’ve seen.</p>
<p>Thanks! I’m not sure I can use Score Choice, because I took all my subject tests in one sitting and I heard that you have to report all the scores from one sitting. But I will definitely look into these colleges!</p>
<p>For a safety, I’d be surprised if University of Maryland College Park didn’t have a great program since it’s so close to DC and needs to train locals to fill lots of roles in government, though you’ve missed the early deadline for a bunch of things.</p>
<p>Phi Theta Kappa, the community college honor society</p>
<p>Are you still in high school? Did your join PTK as a dual enrollment student?</p>
<p>If you’re still in high school, don’t apply as a transfer.</p>
<p>If you need a lot of FA, then some OOS publics may not work for you.</p>
<p>What is your home state?</p>
<p>How much will your family pay each year? </p>
<p>Do you know if you’ll QUALIFY for the FA that you’ll need? Or is it possible that schools will expect your family to pay a lot more than it can afford?</p>
<p>I’m in high school, but I take a couple courses at CC and was inducted into the honor society. I am not applying as a transfer.</p>
<p>My home state is Florida.</p>
<p>My family can afford to pay almost nothing. I’m not sure what the exact number would work out to, if anything. I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t get as much FA as I need, but I don’t know that much about the whole process tbh.</p>
<p>My family can afford to pay almost nothing. I’m not sure what the exact number would work out to, if anything. I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t get as much FA as I need, but I don’t know that much about the whole process tbh.</p>
<p>Well, there’s a few reasons why you won’t get as much aid as you need, even if you’re very poor…</p>
<p>1) Most schools do NOT have the funds to be handing out $200k+ to each needy student for their college education. Most schools have VERY LITTLE aid to give out. Most schools only have FEDERAL aid to give out, which isn’t much money at ALL.</p>
<p>2) OOS publics don’t like giving much aid to OOS students because publics often don’t have much aid, and the aid they do have needs to go to instate students.</p>
<p>Since you are a NMSF, I suggest that you apply to Alabama for its NMF scholarship. This can be a safety for you. If you are low income, then you’d also get a Pell Grant. </p>
<p>What is your status with Bright Futures? Speak with your guidance counselor about that. It is likely that Bright Futures would make the FL public universities affordable for you.</p>
<p>Each college website has a Net Price Calculator. Sit down with your parents and run them for each of the places on your list. You may be surprised at what they would expect your family to pay.</p>
<p>I think I would qualify for a Pell Grant. I’m pretty sure I would qualify as low-income, although I’m not 100% sure. My mom is a single parent and she doesn’t work. Most of our income comes from Social Security Survivors Benefits (I think it’s around $2500 a month, but I’m not sure). Then I think we have more money from investments, but I have no idea how much. Money always seems to be tight, but we do own our own home (in South Florida, which is expensive). So I’m not sure.</p>
<p>I meet all the requirements for Bright Futures, and I’m planning to apply.</p>