I Need Some Safeties...

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've already gotten my reaches and matches straigtened out, I just need suggestions for safeties. </p>

<p>My Preferences:
- Located in the East, ideally in the Southeast
- Not huge (Less than 15-18k people)
- Solid economics program
- Liberal arts focused academics (Not necessarily a liberal arts college)</p>

<p>My Stats (Abridged):</p>

<p>Eth: White
Sex: Male
State: NC
Grade: Junior</p>

<p>GPA:
- Unweighted - 3.93 (Will increase to 3.95 at end of year)
- Weighted - 4.64 (Will increase to 4.89 at end of year)</p>

<p>Rank:
10/404</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: 2110/2400 and 1380/1600
I plan on retaking in either May, June, or next October.</p>

<p>Sports-
School Soccer (9-11) Captain 11th Grade Year
Competitive Soccer (9-11) - Club Soccer
Indoor Soccer (9-11) </p>

<p>I am NOT nearly good enough to play at a DI level, I just really enjoy the sport. (Will probably continue to play inturmurals or club soccer during college.)</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Beta Club (10-11) - President in 11th grade, hopefully in 12th also
SEAL Club (11)
FCA (11)
Interclub Council (11) </p>

<p>Community Service (Will add on):</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Volunteer at least 2 hours a week at the public library. It is in a disadvantaged side of town if that makes any difference. (Exposure to diversity?)</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer for Special Olympics every year</p></li>
<li><p>SEAL Club litter pick-ups (Roughly an hour every few weeks)</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>I have about the same stats as you and would also like to know about some safeties.</p>

<p>Help!</p>

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<p>^Yeah I saw your thread, unfortunately I don't know anything either. (Hence the reason I posted this.)</p>

<p>Any help is appreciated!</p>

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<p>Aaron, not sure, but what about Tulane and American?</p>

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<p>If you mention some schools you like that are matches or reaches, we might better understand what kind of schools you prefer.</p>

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<p>Poi: Yeah I've heard good things about both schools. I will have to research those two, thanks for the help!</p>

<p>ivan: I'm not sure how accurate these are, but this is what I put in my "chances thread"</p>

<p>Reaches:
Duke
Brown (Unrealistic, but whatever lol)
Davidson (Top Choice)
University of Chicago</p>

<p>Matches:
UNC-Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
Emory (Not sure though)</p>

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<p>well not sure about economics programs, but you might like</p>

<p>Elon U
Clemson U
Pfeiffer University
Randolph-Macon College
College of Charleston</p>

<p>Mind you, I have no knowledge about ANYTHING about ANY of these schools. I simply put some info in a college search. Sorry if it wasn't much help.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info!</p>

<p>I've heard good things about Elon's law school, however I'm unsure of undergraduate studies. According to my friend, College of Charleston has a nice campus so I will have to look into that.</p>

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<p>Elon's an interesting case, for sure. Not so sure about their law school unless one intends to practice in Burlington.</p>

<p>Also, I'd be very cautious calling Wake and Emory "matches." UNC is a slam dunk for you. They're as tough as Davidson. </p>

<p>Possible safes in your area in addition to Elon might include UNC Asheville, High Point U. Furman definitely. Richmond may be a 'tweener for you, too. Rhodes, Millsaps, Hendrix, Sewanee, Berry, Tulsa, Tulane are all safes foryou, imo. Also, Birmingham-Southern would be a safe. Trinity in Texas. Centre in KY.</p>

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<p>I know Emory is considered pretty close to Davidson, but I'm pretty sure Wake Forest isn't as hard to get into as Davidson. </p>

<p>My friend actually suggested Furman as a safety to me also. (He has pretty similar stats and that is where he is planning to apply as a safety.) </p>

<p>Thanks for the advice! My teachers tout UNC-Asheville as 2nd to UNC in terms of academics, so I will probably look into that.</p>

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<p>Davidson as a top choice and Wake as a match? Yup, your safety is Furman. You're welcome.</p>

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<p>Should I have more safeties than just Furman? Or will one be sufficient?</p>

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<p>U of Miami?</p>