Looking For Matches/Low-Reaches

College Search & Selection
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Currently a senior and here are the schools that I am possibly planning on applying to/have applied to:

Columbia University (ED)
Brown University
Dartmouth College
Princeton University
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania (Huntsman Program)
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of British Columbia-Vancouver
Northwestern
University of Southern California
UCLA
Howard University (Applied)
Tulane University (Applied)
Hampden-Sydney College (Applied)
DePaul University (Applied)
Rhodes College (Applied)

Stats

Weighted GPA: 4.2
ACT: 32 (E:33/CR:34/M:29/S:30/W:7/E+W:29) [Retaking in October]
SAT IIs: Lit: 720 Spanish: 670 (retaking) Biology: 650 (retaking)
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: M

Senior Course Load
IB Biology, Spanish, Economics HL, Math and English SL, Theory of Knowledge, Physics
Other stuff: 500+ Hours of volunteer work, few local and state level awards, co-captain of varsity sport team, president of two clubs

I’m looking for some more match/low-reach schools preferably not in the South and also in or near a large (>200,000) city, and also maybe to cut some schools off of my really long list.

Thanks in advance!

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Choose between Brown OR Dartmouth, Princeton OR Yale. Cut UCLA unless your parents can pay 60K/year out of pocket.
Possibilities: UMD College Park, Penn State/Schreyer, Umass Honors.

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Interests? goals? That should drive choice of where to apply. When it says 'applied" does that mean you have already applied to those? Are you interested in business? International policy?

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Looks from another post like you are from TN. You’ll likely be full pay at UMich and Penn State as well. Can your family afford the OOS Public Us?

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Reach/match/safety needs to be considered in context to your price limit.

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Temple. Per your stats listed, you should automatically qualify for full tuition and two $4K stipends. http://admissions.temple.edu/sites/admissions/files/uploads/15_16_ADM_Scholarship_APP_Final2.pdf

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Assuming that the OP has an unweighted GPA >= 3.5, he probably already has a full ride safety (Howard).

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Sorry it took me so long to reply to this thread! I’m interested in IR/IS/Public policy related majors, but would like to pursue a minor or possibly a major in Spanish or French. Study abroad is very important (would like to spend at least a semester or an entire year abroad). My unweighted GPA is greater than 3.5, and yes my parents can pay OOS tuition

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For study abroad, Dickinson and/or St Olaf if you can show interest would be academically strong safeties.

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Holy Cross