I don't know where I could get in.

College Search & Selection
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<p>I don't really have any idea where I could get in. These stats are a little speculative, but nothing too outrageous (or conservative).</p>

<p>White male from Ohio public school ("excellent" rating)</p>

<p>Dad has a bachelors from a state school
Mom never graduated from a university</p>

<p>Gpa: 3.7/8 unweighted, not sure about the weighting.
Sat: 1450-1500
Act:32</p>

<p>Ap English
Ap American history
Ap Government
Ap Chem or bio
Ap Spanish
Possibly another if I can find it.</p>

<p>National honor society
Jazz band
Some service hours
Newspaper
Job
Guitar lessons at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music.
Trip to Mexico for Spanish</p>

<p>A few others possibly.</p>

<p>As of now, I'm interested in Journalism and History, but some sort of science is possible.</p>

<p>Sorry that this is posted on another board, but I realized that it fits in this one moreso.</p>

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<p>No one? I guess I am being impatient. bump?</p>

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<p>Tell us a little more about what size school you like, whether you want rural, urban, or suburban, and if financial aid is a consideration. Are you conservative or liberal or does it matter? You sound like a good candidate for Northwestern, Kenyon, Lawrence, Carleton, or maybe Oberlin. Do you want to stay in the Midwest? You have nice stats and interests; I think you should be a good candidate for any number of fine schools.</p>

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<p>I suppose I'm liberal.
I'd prefer a city, but if it's a really exceptional school, it might not matter.
I don't mind cities like Chicago, but I'm kind of sick of the midwest.</p>

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<p>Financial aid is somewhat important; however, I'm not sure that I would qualify. So aid is ideal but not absolutely necessary.</p>

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<p>If you're looking at the northeast, perhaps you'd like to consider Tufts.</p>

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<p>Here's a list of schools that are going to be all safeties. They don't rank high or are prestigious but you will get a full ride to them. <a href="http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Northwestern might be an option.
Claremont McKeena is very liberal and in a city, but I don't know much abou its financial aid stuff.</p>

<p>Boston University will give you merit aid.</p>

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<p>Claremont McKenna does not have a very liberal student body. I'd describe it as balanced, and slightly more conservative than most selective liberal arts schools.</p>

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<p>Boston University gives a lot of aid? I looked on the princeton review website and it said something like 57% recieved aid, and the average was 18k. That's good? I'm pretty clueless, but it seems that other schools that are similar have better rankings in the aid department.</p>

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<p>That's need based aid, never mind. I hope someone could give me a range of schools though, so I can narrow it down a little bit. While the individual recommendations are great, a list might be better. thanks.</p>

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<p>George Washington U, Tufts, Northwestern, Washington U (StL), William and Mary, Boston U</p>

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<p>If you want be in a city outside the midwest, then I suggest that you look at Georgetown, George Washington, and American in D.C. You are probably a match for GW, a match/slight reach for Georgetown, and American would be a safety for you. </p>

<p>In NYC, you could look at both Columbia (a reach) and NYU (a match). These are just suggestions off the top of my head.</p>

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<p>How about Emory, Tulane, and Vanderbilt? They are in cities and offer merit aid. Good music scenes too. The University of Chicago offers very limited merit aid, but you could give it a shot. DePauw offers merit aid, but I don't know anything about their majors.</p>

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<p>Thanks alot, I'll look into those,</p>

<p>but about the ap courses. I'm taking alot of those as a senior, will they see these? I also guess the grades won't count towards admissions...</p>

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<p>Another question...</p>

<p>Is need based aid proportional to the cost of the school? </p>

<p>If the school costs 40 thousand with room and board, I would think they would have to raise the cut off, because even for someone who makes 80k, it's half their salary. </p>

<p>If not, the system really screws those who barely miss the cutoff. Too much for aid, too little to pay out of pocket.</p>

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<p>They'll check to see if you are taking a rigorous schedule senior year. Some schools also want to see your mid-term grades after you are admitted. The best part is getting credit for college courses if your AP classes are accepted.</p>

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<p>Alright, sounds good.</p>

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<p>I finished the title with a preposition.</p>

<p>You should have recommended me to a local community college without reading the post.</p>