Help with matches/slight reaches

College Search & Selection
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<p>I just got rejected from UIUC.
Now, I'm getting kind of worried. I know my GPA is pretty pathetic because I have been traveling around a lot and have been to multiple high schools, both in the british system and in the american. I was hoping someone could help me out with some match/slight reach schools. Hell, even safeties, preferably in the midwest or east coast.</p>

<p>Rest of my list:
Knox College
Macalester(reach.../ slight reach?)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
George Washington University
DePaul
Loyola University Chicago</p>

<p>And does anyone know anything about Illinois Wesleyan University? Any good?</p>

<p>Ethinicity-Afghani/Pakistani-American</p>

<p>SAT scores:
730 critical reading
620 math
640 writing
1990/2400
1350/1600
AP english literature 3 : (</p>

<p>My gpa is approximatley a <em>3.1 ish</em>(9-11)-- don't have a class rank.. haven't been in one high school for long enough...my screw up.. My junior year though, i had a 3.7.
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did 9th grade twice.. because of family drama I went to the british system for a semster abroad, then returned and credits didn't really transfer or anything so i had to start over in the american system</p>

<p>My extracurriculars:
Vice president of school (11th)
Model United Nations conference in Doha, Qatar- hosted by Georgetown University (11th)
Varsity Basketball- Traveled to Bangladesh (10th)
St. Joseph's Hospice volunteer (11th)
Earthquake Relief (11th)
Job- working at a clinic (12th)</p>

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<p>bump asdfsdf</p>

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<p>Knox, DePaul, and Loyola are good bets. Macalester is a Reach, as is GWU. UMinnesota is iffy.</p>

<p>Illinois Wesleyan is a good school, as is Earlham, Beloit, Hobart & Wm. Smith, Wheaton (MA), Hampshire, St. Lawrence U, Alfred, Goucher, College of Wooster, St. Olaf, SUNY-Geneseo, Bradley, Creighton, Butler, Lake Forest, and Valparaiso.</p>

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<p>You have good list of schools on your plate. Illinois wesleyan is good school they are very concerned with interest you show to them- every visit, email, etc will count so I greatly advise you to visit them and establish working relationship with admission people. My eldest graduated from Macalester and my middle one is a freshman at Knox now and I do not see much difference. Mac students might be touch more politically louder and active and have more self depreciating humor but otherwise ...it is a same great education. Knox might have more homey feeling though... Mac will be a reach for your stats.</p>

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<p>You can add Ohio Wesleyan to what IsleBoy listed.</p>

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<p>You will get into some of your list. You don't absolutely need to add more schools, but can if you want to. How about Marquette? How about U Illinois Chicago? U of Iowa?</p>