Immediately Need to take out schools from the list!

College Search & Selection
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<p>*American University (Universal College Application)<br>
Babson College
Drew University
Emory & Henry College<br>
McDaniel College<br>
Colby Sawyer College
Bridgewater State University
Menlo College
Ohio State University<br>
*Southern Methodist University
Suffolk University<br>
Temple University
University of Dayton<br>
University of Hartford
University of Louisiana-LaFayette<br>
*University of Maine
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Southern Maine
Wagner College
Washington College
Washington & Jefferson College
Wittenberg University
*Boston University
Bucknell University
*Denison University
DePauw University
Franklin & Marshall
Fordham University
Santa Clara University
Stonehill College
Union College
University of Cincinnati
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Illinois- Chicago
University of New Hampshire
University of Rhode Island
University of Vermont
Wheaton College, MA
Clemson University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Iowa
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Missouri, Columbia
University of Pittsburgh</p>

<h2>Westfield State University</h2>

<p>I can pay $40,000 a year.</p>

<p>I want to study Political Science. (Accounting for Menlo)</p>

<p>I am a dual citizen including US Citizenship but I never lived in US.</p>

<p>My SAT score is going to be available soon, which Im waiting for a 1500 considering the previous one and my preparation exams. But as I am not familiar with the US system I think they will understand this (?)***</p>

<p>I am about to graduate from a well-disciplined French High School in Turkey. American Universities are aware of the strictness of French schools as well, they consider our grades higher than it is when converting to the US System. But they dont declare the exact point.</p>

<p>We get grades over 100. And my GPA average is 60% which is not bad for our school. But I assume the average GPA of the school is a bit higher. I had 60,99%, 51,44%, 63,94 and 65% respectively for years 1, 2, 3 and 4. And I am increasing my grades this year, I got grades above 70 for at least 5 courses.</p>

<p>I attended Boston University's English as a Second Language Programme this summer. (Is it good for BU admissions)(?)***</p>

<p>For extracurricular activities, I have 3 years of MUN (as VP, press member and delegate for respectively grades 11,10 and 9.) I attended another conference (governmental/politics based again) in grade 10, and we wrote a resolution on the problem between Turkey and Greece, which is the continental shelf. The resolution has been passed and sended to a governmental organisation.</p>

<h2>I was a member of the volleyball team for 3 years as well. I was the class president for grades 9 and 10. I was the president of the Entrepreneurship club(11th grade), which we organised an end-of-the year festival for fundraising for charity. In all grades, I volunteered at an animal shelter and fundraised at school to help build dog houses at the animal shelter. In grades 11 and 12 I assisted the elderly at an hospital on a regular basis. I interned at a radio station during a summer and assisted with the daily tasks. This year, I leaded the organisation on creating the design of the sweatshirts for senior year students. And just participated the Contrarwise International Contest by Columbia University with my poem.</h2>

<p>Which schools on my list are definitely too hard to get in for me?? and which ones are too too bad? There are nearly 40 schools, need to take out some more :( Thank you all! Every little opinion is valuable :)</p>

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<p>Suggest using a site like collegeboard to compare the details and further rule out some of these before posting here.</p>

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<p>How did you make this list in the first place, there is no reason here. You have to develop some criteria for yourself. sAT carries a lot is weight, it rules schools out if you are below accepted student levels. It does not matter if you are familiar, you can get prep materials. 1500 is only very average and will rule out many schools, unfortunately. I do not think attending DSL program carries any weight in admission.</p>

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<p>Your list is like a grocery list with all types of foods and items. Narrow it down by costs. You will be paying 40k, many of those schools listed are close to $60k. You won’t get much in federal funds, so assume full costs.
Then narrow down by region and personality of the school. </p>

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<p>I checked collegeboard. For some good schools, I can see that 4% of incoming fresmen has 2.5 GPA so its confusing. This is why I cant see whether I can get into them or not. @Rdtsmith</p>

<p>@BrownParent So which schools should I take out? (because of my stats)</p>

<p>On collegeboard I see they give great aids this is why I added them on the list. @aunt bea</p>

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<p>the good schools that are admitting a few low GPA students are admitting hooked athletes. Lower quartile admits tend to be hooked or talent students. They usually aren’t just run of the mill applicants.</p>

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<p>I need to know which ones I really cant get in…</p>

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<p>Without an SAT score, we can’t really tell you. These schools have different personalities. They are geographically all over the place with different customs, weather, accessibility, etc. Some are in big cities and some are in the middle of nowhere. Some are liberal and some are conservative. Would you be happy to be accepted anywhere in these extremes? You have to choose schools that you can afford right now, and not schools where you hope to get aid. It does not work that way. </p>

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<p>Babson College
Drew University
Emory & Henry College
McDaniel College
Colby Sawyer College
Bridgewater State University
Menlo College
Ohio State University…remove
*Southern Methodist University…remove
Suffolk University
Temple University…remove
University of Dayton
University of Hartford
University of Louisiana-LaFayette…why??? …you would hate it there.
*University of Maine
University of Massachusetts, Boston…why???
University of Southern Maine…why?
Wagner College
Washington College
Washington & Jefferson College
Wittenberg University
*Boston University…remove
Bucknell University…remove
*Denison University
DePauw University
Franklin & Marshall…why?</p>

<p>Fordham University…remove
Santa Clara University…remove
Stonehill College
Union College
University of Cincinnati
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware…remove
University of Illinois- Chicago…why???
University of New Hampshire
University of Rhode Island
University of Vermont
Wheaton College, MA
Clemson University…remove
Pennsylvania State University…remove
University of Iowa…why?
University of Maryland-College Park…remove
University of Missouri, Columbia…why?
University of Pittsburgh…remove
Westfield State University</p>

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<p>That is just too low for many good schools. </p>

<p>There are southern schools that are required to accept that score, but you don’t seem to have them on your list except for Lousiana-Monroe…a school that you would HATE…lol</p>

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<p>Wow thanks that was what I wanted:) I guess the ones you wrote ‘remove’ are the ones I cant get in, and 'why’s are the ones I would hate…if Im not mistaken:) @mom2collegekids</p>

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<p>@aunt bea
This is the first time I hear about conservative/liberal schools. I know some of them are Jesuits but…Politically conservative too?</p>

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<p>Jesuit schools are typically more liberal about many issues…particularly about issues involving social justice. Of course, since they’re Catholic they’re going to be pro-life. </p>

<p>The “whys” weren’t really an indication of schools that you would hate, but they were marked that way because they seemed like odd choices. For instance…LA-Monroe and UI-Chicago are suitcase/commuter schools…so not a good choice for you because you’d often be lonely at night and on weekends. Some of the other choices might also be suitcase schools (maybe URI?</p>

<p>Personally, I wouldn’t want you to attend a school where:</p>

<p>many kids disappear on weekends (suitcase school)</p>

<p>most kids are from the state or immediate area</p>

<p>there isn’t much to do on campus on weekends</p>

<p>What do you like to do in your spare time? </p>

<p>Tell me why you chose to have the flagships that you have listed? I’m just wondering what draws you to those schools. totally fine that you have those listed, but just wondering…Penn State, Iowa, Missouri, Delaware, Conn, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, etc.</p>

<p>I’m not against those schools, I’m just wondering what drew you to them? I think some could be good choices. I don’t think you’d get into PSU, UDel or Clemson, but maybe some of the others. These schools are very different from some of your others. PSU and Clemson are big Rah Rah schools…big Div I sports to watch and cheer for. That is great, and if that’s what you want, then maybe some of the others aren’t good choices.</p>

<p>Tell us what you want…</p>

<p>Big
small
rural
city
quiet
rah rah
diverse student body</p>

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<p>Yes, we do have some conservative regions and liberal regions where the schools are located.</p>

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<p>Region plays a part in determining the political tone of the school. However, even in a region of the US that is more conservative, a college in an urban area may be more politically diverse than one that is rural, because of the diversity of the population in which people are exposed to people with different ideas. </p>

<p>I would take Emory and Henry off the list. It is a charming school but very rural. </p>

<p>Because of the need to cut down the list, as well as wanting a college that is less conservative, perhaps one way to do this is to limit your selection by region- the northeast/mid altantic, west coast, and major cities would be less conservative than small colleges in rural areas. However, this isn’t always the case, there are exceptions, but it would be a start.</p>

<p>One idea would be to look at the Colleges that Change Lives map- with a focus on the west, northwest, and northeast colleges, as well as some in the midwest.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ctcl.org/colleges/map”>http://www.ctcl.org/colleges/map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>These colleges range from selective to some that would admit average students, so look at their admission profiles. </p>

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<p>@mom2collegekids flagships were just for some schools that are low possibility for me to get in…I copy-pasted the list from my document…</p>

<p>Penn State, Iowa, Missouri, Delaware, Conn, New Hampshire, Rhode Island : I like New England, and I think I would feel stuck in another region. Iowa and Ohio would be fine as theyre close to New England. </p>

<p>I added Missouri is just because my father has studied& worked there so he wants me to apply to them as its a greatly possible to get in…Also U of South Dakota and ULouisiana Lafayette…Good schools comparing to ones I can definitely get in with my stats, but not so much interested…</p>

<p>What Im looking for is a school that I can get a good education in my first year (because I will transfer after 2nd semester), which has a volleyball team that is doing at least intercollegiate matches (almost every shool I guess), which is;
1st preference: In/Close to Boston or In/CloseWashington DC
2nd preference: In New England
3nd: In Iowa or Ohio.</p>

<p>I think Towson University could be a choice too, or Hartwick College.</p>

<p>@Pennylane2011
thanks for the map! its great.</p>

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<p>@mom2collegekids flagships were just for some schools that are low possibility for me to get in…I copy-pasted the list from my document…</p>

<p>Penn State, Iowa, Missouri, Delaware, Conn, New Hampshire, Rhode Island : I like New England, and I think I would feel stuck in another region. Iowa and Ohio would be fine as theyre close to New England. </p>

<p>I added Missouri is just because my father has studied& worked there so he wants me to apply to them as its a greatly possible to get in…Also U of South Dakota and ULouisiana Lafayette…Good schools comparing to ones I can definitely get in with my stats, but not so much interested…</p>

<p>What Im looking for is a school that I can get a good education in my first year (because I will transfer after 2nd semester), which has a volleyball team that is doing at least intercollegiate matches (almost every shool I guess), which is;
1st preference: In/Close to Boston or In/CloseWashington DC
2nd preference: In New England
3nd: In Iowa or Ohio.</p>

<p>I think Towson University could be a choice too, or Hartwick College.</p>

<p>@Pennylane2011
thanks for the map! its great.</p>

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<p>What?? Why? I think your goal should be to find ONE school that you can attend. You won’t enjoy your first year at all if your focus will be on, “where am I transferring to”?</p>

<p>One semester worth of grades is not going to compensate for 4 years of modest high school achievement. Your HS grades and test scores will still be considered.</p>