<p>Apply to Miami EA and if you get in your college search will be over.</p>
<p>Well since you find out in Feb......that plan doesn't really work out.</p>
<p>SoCal, I think venkater meant you should apply ED to Miami and get a decision by 20 December.</p>
<p>isn't Miami Florida EA? Or are we talking Miami Ohio?</p>
<p>Well UCSB and SDSU have a deadline of Nov. 30. And Pepperdine has a priority deadline for scholarships on Nov. 15.</p>
<p>However I guess I could put off, Indiana and ASU since they are rolling.</p>
<p>But I don't want to apply to UM ED, bc I really like UCSB and I'm unsure on which school I would choose.</p>
<p>Miami (FL) has both ED and EA......And this is the school I'm talking about.</p>
<p>A little off - but since you mentioned you like Colorado but it may be to much $$$ - I recently visited Colorado and found out that Colorado State in Ft. Collins has a thing called a WUE scholarship. They let you pay in-state tuition if you are from CA (you are, right?) & have the right mix of GPA/SAT. I think other states too - but not all states, only certain states. I don't know the numbers exactly but you may qualify, when I checked the figures, I qualified & so did my friend. I think it is called the Western States Undergraduate Exchange. You may have to call admissions to find out or search the web. Univ. of Colorado in Boulder has a similar thing - but not exact. It is a scholarship for out of state kids in the top 20% of applicants (??? you may need to confirm the figures). </p>
<p>Anyway, just an FYI of something I found out when I was there. I don't have much more info on it - my mom might remember and my friends mom for sure would probably remember since my friend is hoping to go there!</p>
<p>Yah I know about the program. You pay 1 and 1/2 times the amount of instate tuition.</p>
<p>And Boulder doesn't offer that program. But if Boulder turns out to be too expensive then I will go to IU, ASU, or SDSU.</p>
<p>But thanks for you comment.</p>
<p>I thought Boulder had something, not the same program though. The mom's were talking about it. Sounded like it turned out similar (but I think Ft. Collins was still cheaper). The mom's took my friends stats & the stats the admissions people gave them when we did the tour thingy & crunched the numbers - they thought my friend would qualify at Boulder for the bigger of the 2 amounts but I really don't know how it worked because I didn't pay that much attention so I could be totally wrong. </p>
<p>Well, good luck to you.</p>
<p>Ok thanks....I'll definately look into that. Hopefully there is something bc I really like Boulder and I don't want cost to change my decision.</p>
<p>Boulder is not available to Ca students through WUE. I do know numerous Ca students who attend. Those who were strong students in high school did end up in the honors program with some sort of out of state scholarship. Otherwise Boulder is very expensive for out of state.
One thing about Boulder is it is rolling admissions. I know of students who apply early fall and had the decision by Oct.</p>
<p>What I see is OP finding 7 schools that he likes. Four just happen to be safeties, but they are not necessarily on his list because of that. Yet, because of this site and all the discussions about safeties, he felt he should limit them. My advice - if you were dealing with these schools merely as safeties, then 1-2 should be enough, saving you time and $ in the app process. If, however, you view these schools as possible fits, (with distinct cultures and programs) then by all means, apply to all 7. And please don't limit yourself to these. As a junior, you still have time. Take my D - she wanted urban, solid core, good grad program,, etc. She applied to and is now at NE LAC, no core. Didn't even appear on the radar until fall of her senior year. She couldn't be happier. Things do change, and so do you.</p>
<p>I'm under the impression that the University of Miami is quite expensive. Are you price sensitive, or just don't want to pay a lot for a state school that isn't your first choice?</p>
<p>Yes I'm price sensitive, but I've found some outside scholarships that I have a very good shot at getting. Also Miami being private has a lot more money to give out. And since it is my first choice I would attend even if it costs more than any of my other schools.</p>
<p>SDSU will basically be free. I will have so much spending money there and everything will all be paid for. So if Colorado didn't offer me anything, I would go to SDSU</p>
<p>mom60 - are you sure Boulder is rolling admissions? Bc on usnews and their website it shows a deadline of Jan. 15.</p>
<p>ejr1 - thanks for your opinion. I won't limit myself to these schools, but I can almost guarantee the type of schools on my list won't change.</p>
<p>I am positive. I know students who have had their decision in Oct. The earlier you get the app in the faster you will hear back.</p>
<p>If you look at the Boulder in the individual college section you will see that many posters heard in Oct and Nov. Some in just days of having a complete application.</p>
<p>SoCal18-
Some private schools have a lot of money, buy Miami isn't on of them. The 2006 edition of USNWR has Miami with the highest student debt levels in the nation.
You may well get in and you may get merit aid as well. Just be prepared for a bottom line number that that you may have to think about.</p>
<p>If you really like the schools, it really does not matter that they are all safeties. There are a number of kids I know who really liked schools that were all safeties and could not find any match schools they liked. </p>
<p>It's nice to have some choices at the end of the process, because it is possible that the person you are in the fall/winter when the app process begins often evolves to a different person in May when the decision has to be made. At this point as a junior, you certainly should not be worrying about narrowing your choices down to a handful or fewer schools. </p>
<p>If you are looking for money-need based or merit, it is very wise to apply to a number of schools, because even schools with very similar methodology can come up with different offers for you, sometimes substantial.</p>