Help me with safeties and matches please? :)

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<p>Hello. I am a rising senior and I'm wondering if you guys could suggest some matches and safeties. I have my reaches basically figured out. They are Princeton, UPenn, and Duke. </p>

<p>Quick profile:
35 ACT
800s on Math 2, US History, Latin, and Chemistry for SAT IIs
5s on USH, Chem, Calc AB, Macroecon, Latin Vergil
Most likely NMSF/finalist
Participated in band for 3 years (section leader junior year), youth orchestra for four years (principal tuba for 3 years), symphony orchestra for four years, pit orchestra 3 years, quiz bowl (captain 11,12), science Olympiad for 3 years, Latin club for 3 years (treasurer 11 and president 12), NHS two years.
Worked at a grocery store for 2 summers
Went to 2011 Michigan Boys State
Live in MI
Will need financial aid</p>

<p>I want to study some sort of social science like economics or history. I'm open to LACs. Merit aid is a plus. Thank you!</p>

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<p>Claremont McKenna college. If family income under $60,000 no loans and meets 100% need.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross.</p>

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<p>I was looking Into CMC before. It might be a little too far away for me though, as I’ve never been west of Minnesota lol. But college is, of course, the time for new experiences. I’ll investigate some more.</p>

<p>Anywhere in the Midwest that you’d recommend?</p>

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<p>Macalester and Carleton have good aid.</p>

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<p>Possibly some of these, with a good reputation for economics?</p>

<p>Michigan (in-state tuition, right?)
Minnesota (relatively cheap for out-of-state tuition)
Chicago
Northwestern
Stanford (reach, but generous with need-based aid)</p>

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<p>*Will need financial aid</p>

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<p>Will you qualify for the need-based aid that you need? </p>

<p>have you run any FA calculators to find out how much your family would be expected to pay?</p>

<p>Do you have a non-custodial parent?</p>

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<p>GPA over 3.5? Safety: [Out-of-State</a> Scholarships - Undergraduate Scholarships - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html]Out-of-State”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html)</p>

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<p>I qualify for instate tuition at U of M.</p>

<p>I forgot to mention that my GPA is 3.99 UW and 4.39 W</p>

<p>Have not run FA calc before…probably should do that soon…</p>

<p>I do not have a noncustodial parent.</p>

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<p>bumping this up</p>

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<p>Let us know your EFC. You already have some great recommendations here.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth
Colgate
Bucknell
Davidson</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone!</p>

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<p>Use this to get your EFC…</p>

<p>Use both methodologies…Federal Methods…and Institutional Methods.</p>

<p>make sure you have the numbers right from your parents. And use the “before tax” income…not the after tax income.</p>

<p>[FinAid</a> | Calculators | Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Financial Aid](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator - Finaid)</p>