how to sift out colleges for your list ... incoming senior

To get concrete suggestions, let us know at the least:

  • What is your home state for in state tuition?
  • What major or areas of study are you leaning towards? (it’s ok if you are undecided)
  • How much your family is willing to pay?
  • How far away from home are you willing to travel?

Knowing these things, along with your current SAT and GPA, you should be able to get a ton of good schools to consider. Once you have some schools that interest you, you can run the Net Price Calculators for those schools to get a sense of how much financial aid you would get to determine if they are affordable.