Help With College Selection

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am about to be a senior this fall and i need help on what colleges to apply for and possibly recieve scholarships from.
I was thinking about schools such as umass amherst, URI, Umaine, or UNH.
gpa is a 3.0 unweighted and about 3.4 weighted? top 25 percent of class with an SAT of 1600 out of 2400 590 math, 460 reading, 550 writing. 1050 out of 1600. I am in all honors with a couple AP and Dual Enrolment classes.
I have been on the varsity crew team every season in high school as well as varsity hockey for 3 years about to be 4. I will have been involved in the international language club for 2 years as well as the science club for 2 years. I was on the honor roll 2 semesters and have also volunteered at the local animal shelter for about 50 hours total.
I have also been working as a lifeguard full time over the summer since the summer going into sophomore year with certification in CPR and first aid.</p>

<p>Any tips or advice on which colleges i can get into and im uncertain on what i want to major in thus far.</p>

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<p>What is your home state? What can your family afford?</p>

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<p>im from massachusetts and money is not much of an issue, acceptance is my main concern</p>

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<p>My D’s friend who looked at a lot of those schools also looked at SUNY Buffalo and liked it a lot. Consider studying for the SATs or ACTs over the summer and giving it one more try in the fall. Also you can look at test-optional schools. <a href=“http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional[/url]”>http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks for the reply, any feedback is much appreciated</p>

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<p>We need more info on your selection criteria, especially if money is no object. Size, part of the country, potential major, activities you want to do, culture…anything to help us narrow the search down from the hundreds of good schools that are out there for solid B students.</p>

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<p>Definitely check out some LAC’s as well (I probably sound like a broken record, but I love my LAC). I guarantee you that there is a good (maybe not top-tier, but still great education) LAC you can get into that has strong programs in your desired major. Just depends what your prospective major is and what part of the country you want to be in. :)</p>