IR safety and reach?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am going to be a senior this year and I hope major in international relations.
My transcript is probably the strongest part of my application as I have very steady grades and although I'm not positive of my GPA yet, my guidance counselor told me it would be above a 4.0 unweighted.</p>

<p>SATs:
CR-740
Math-640
Writing- 770
I am hoping to bring up my Math score </p>

<p>Sat IIs
US History-760
World History-780
Biology-700</p>

<p>I go to a small, all girl independent school and only 5 APs are offered
I took APUSH next year and recieved a 5 and am planning on taking the remaining 4 my senior year</p>

<p>ECs:
Hospital volunteer
Weeklong trip to soup kitchen
Jv soccer 3 years, captain one year
President of Free the Children
NHS member
Math club - 4 years
Part time job
Newspaper editor</p>

<p>Holy Cross Book Award for grades and community service
RPI Award for math and science
many other awards for a averaging the highest in various classes</p>

<p>I'm am planning on applying to Georgetown, Tufts, Holy Cross, William and Mary and GW but my guidance counselor told me I could use another safety or two and a reach...Any ideas for IR schools?</p>

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<p>American U. What can your family afford?</p>

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<p>^ I’m not sure I’d really consider American a safety school.</p>

<p>If you want real safety schools (guaranteed to get in), I’d apply to University of Maryland and University of Virginia.</p>

<p>Either way, IR careers don’t rely much on your education, so just go to the school you like the most.</p>

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<p>^ UVA is actually much more difficult to get into than American. Scores and selectivity are both higher.</p>

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<p>I just need one or two where I would almost have a guarantee of getting in</p>

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<p>A 1380 is at the top of American’s 25-75 range maybe even over, so I don’t see why it isn’t a pretty good safety. For a reach, what about Johns Hopkins? If you’re interested in LAC’s at all, Macalaster would be a match and you should consider Middlebury. For Middlebury you could submit your SAT II scores in lieu of your SAT I.</p>

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<p>American should be a safety for you, and is quite strong in IR. Your scores are above their 75th, and their acceptance rate is >50%.</p>

<p>What state are you from? Your instate public may be a safety, depending on which state you are from.</p>

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<p>I agree with American.</p>

<p>It is much easier than UVA for out of state.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the ideas, and I’m from New York</p>

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<p>You should add a SUNY, too.</p>

<p>American is rolling admissions, so you may want to get that app in soon.</p>

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<p>I actually visited American and didn’t really like it…</p>