Looking for a few Matches or Reaches

College Search & Selection
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I am a senior right now in the process of applying to colleges. I think I have a solid group of colleges that is well balanced out. I will be done with all of the apps right away(rolling) or by EA deadlines, so I’m looking to add maybe one or two more match or reaches for the RD round.

My current list is:
Georgetown(EA, reach)
Boston College(EA, high match/low reach?)
Northeastern(EA, match)
Villanova(EA, match)
Penn State(safety, in state)
Pitt(safety, in state)

I’m an Asian male from PA. My objective stats are:
~98 UW, 100 W GPA. That converts to a 4.0 UW, but no idea what the weighted is.

1510 new SAT superscore(760, 750)
34 single sitting(36 R. 35 M. 34 E, 30 S) lol that science score
2/100 class rank
7 APs, 9 honors(18 AP/honors credits though as 2 of those APs are two classes long), most rigorous schedule

ECs:
Varsity tennis 2nd/3rd singles player, team qualified for districts
Club tennis- offseason leagues, tournaments, clinics, etc
75 hrs volunteering at tennis camps over summers
FBLA treasurer(11-12)- First at regionals, top 30 at states
Model UN treasurer(12)- best delegate award
SADD secretary(11-12)
Recycling club president(12)
Engineering competition- placed decently in overall state and national rankings
National Honor Society- did some community service projects

Any suggestions for one or two more match/reach schools? I personally think I have some solid safety options. Looking to major in business/finance, not interested in econ major. Financial aid or scholarships is necessary, so that rules out all of the out of state publics which are a majority of the top undergrad b schools. I have thought about Lehigh as another reach but not sure. Any more suggestions? Looking in the northeast/mid atlantic region and financial aid, preferably 100% need met especially if reach, are my main two criteria. Not much specifically I’m looking for in a college other than those two factors. Visits really settle it for me if I can see myself at a college so I’ll try to visit any suggested colleges, but I’d like to add one or two more schools with a large FA need in mind. NPCs came out accurate at need met schools.

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Babson?

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Cornell - Reach
Penn - Reach
Washington and Lee - Low Reach
Franklin and Marshal - Low Reach/Match
U Richmond (for possible merit)- Low Reach/Match

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@Oregon2016 @nw2this I’m looking more towards mid to larger sized schools. Not really interested in LACs like URichmond. The others are good suggestions though. Thanks

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Syracuse & U Rochester

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Hell, try to get recruited for tennis at UPenn! That could be a good hook, and if you applied ED, I’d contend you have a decent chance of being accepted.

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@AmherstClass2020 I’m not recruit level, let alone D1 recruit lol.

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@class0f2017 Okay, well in that case, I’d say BC and Northeastern are match schools for you!

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@AmherstClass2020 My goal is to at least get into one of those EA with enough aid. I thought they were pretty good matches for me but I’ve heard BC business is a lot tougher than BC overall and NEU keeps getting more competitive each year so idk.

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bump

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“My goal is to at least get into one of those EA with enough aid.”

How much aid do you need? Is need based enough going to be sufficient or do you need merit scholarships?

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@londondad Yes need based aid is enough. NPCs come out similar for Georgetown, BC, and Northeastern. Villanova comes out a bit more expensive but still doable.

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Good. In that case have you looked at UVA?

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Is Vanderbilt too small for you? D1 in athletics, great in your interest field, and a reach for everyone, but you fit academically.

Same applies to Rice.

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@ColdinMinny Its kind of far and only has econ. I’m really looking for schools with actual undergrad business but I do know lots of top schools only have econ. Same with rice but even farther.

@londondad I have, but they don’t have direct entry to business and if I don’t get in as a junior then I don’t know what I would do.