help me with safety and match schools please

College Search & Selection
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<p>Please suggest safety and match schools...or even reach schools if you want :) thanks!</p>

<p>White male</p>

<p>SAT: CR: 630 (><)
M: 790
W: 670
SAT IIs: Math II: 760, Physics: 700, US: 630 (fml)
ACT (with writing): 33</p>

<p>unweighted GPA: 95 (top 10%)</p>

<p>courses (most rigorous- 10 APs and the rest honors): BC Calc, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Gov</p>

<p>APs taken:
Euro- 5
Physics B- 4
US- 4
Comp Sci A- 4
English Lang- 4</p>

<p>ECs: Eagle Scout, tons of leadership in Boy Scouts
Executive Student Council President
Captain of Math Club
NHS Historian
Foreign Exchange Club
Tutoring
Big Brother
Piano Lessons
I also have a part time job (10-15 hrs/week) and am a camp counselor during the summers</p>

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<p>I’d look at tech/engineering schools, inferring from your SAT’s, depending on what you want to major in</p>

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<p>What kind of college are you looking for? Big, small? Urban, rural? Heavy on art students or Greek life?</p>

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<p>And will you need financial/merit aid?</p>

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<p>What’s your career goal? Is money no object? Do you know if you’d qualify for aid?</p>

<p>What kind of schools do you like? Big, small, quiet, rah rah sports, warm weather, snowy weather, rural, city/suburban, big city urban?</p>

<p>ha ha…we all cross-posted.</p>

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<p>Haha. I laughed. Is that actually worth including? I’m a big sister!</p>

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<p>im drawn towards psych/pre-med and the only specifications I have are either in the Northeast or in a city.</p>

<p>And I will be applying for financial aid!</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>OK…</p>

<p>It’s not enough to “apply” for financial aid. Do you know if you’ll qualify for FA? Have you used an EFC calculator to figure out if you’ll qualify for FA other than loans? [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml]FinAid”>http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml)</p>

<p>Also, how much money will your parents spend on your college education each year? If you don’t know, ask them now.</p>

<p>So, assuming that you’ll qualify for some FA, then you need to make sure that you apply to schools that can meet need (no point in applying to schools that will have big gaps or will only include loans in their FA packages.)</p>

<p>Your ACT is higher than your SAT, but that’s fine. Schools will use your ACT :)</p>

<p>You should try for some ivies - do any interest you?</p>

<p>Vandy is also a good choice…it’s in a big city (Nashville and it can meet 100% of need without loans)</p>

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<p>To be honest, I’m not really involved with the financial aspect of college…it’s not a determining factor for me, but I know that we get some from NYU(where my sister attends)…</p>

<p>I actually applied ED to Penn (will find out on the 11th) and am looking at Cornell and Columbia. I’m a legacy to Yale but I don’t think that will give me a good shot at getting in anyways so I don’t plan on applying.</p>

<p>Would you recommend sending in my SATs even though my ACT is better?</p>

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<p>Rhodes is a match in terms of stats, academic interests, and location in a city.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross-great pre-med, nice campus, 1 hour from Boston. HC is SAT optional and like Georgetown not that religious.</p>

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<p>hm thanks! would you recommend holy cross over boston university?</p>

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<p>Holy Cross is a great suggestion, but does anyone know how they do with aid?</p>

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<p>Holy Cross is like the Ivies need blind-very good with financial aid.</p>

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<p>do you think i’d get admitted to Villanova?</p>

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<p>Villanova is very nice :)</p>

<p>Yes, you’ll likely get admitted. Be sure to send your ACT 33 :)</p>

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<p>Thanks!! Do you think I could get in to Villanova or McGill?</p>