Match me? Please!

College Search & Selection
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My strongest abilities in school are foreign language and English, so I’m really building those up in my application.

I am interested in politics, law, economics, and business.

When I graduate I will have stats kinda like this:
GPA: (Weighted) 4.5
GPA: (UW) 3.8 or 3.9ish
12-13 AP classes (all exams passed)
(APs in English, science, history, economics, Spanish, psychology, comparative gov…)
ACT: 32
NEW SAT: 1400-1450ish (just a guess based on past scores)
SAT SUBJECT SPANISH: 730
SS CHINESE: 760
SS LIT: 650
Also–I’ve studied Spanish since 7th grade and will up to 12th, completing an AP Spanish + Spanish 4 honors and will have done the same for Chinese

& my ECs:

  • president of Spanish competition team (2 years)
    -secretary Spanish competition team (1 year)
    -founder of the Green Team (an environmental club, basically) - president for 2 years
    -secretary of model United Nations (1 year)
  • held a job for 2.5 years
  • tutored Spanish students every week for three years
  • volunteered at the community environmental learning center for 3 years

ALSO there are some projects that I might do depending on how much they impact my chances of acceptance…
So should I do any of the following?

  • launch a free online program aimed at kids to teach Spanish to English speaking kids and vice-versa
  • create a student-run school board that works in tandem w the actual school board
  • launch a series of community events(which I’ve planning already) aimed at families who are struggling financially, including:
    • meals on a dime for people below 200% poverty level: provide meals, Show cooking demonstrations, etc
    •going to schools in the poorer part of my county and doing demonstrations on easy quick healthy cheap snacks for kids and passing out those healthy snacks and bagged lunches/foods for kids to take home

-I have a few other ideas but I can’t remember them and I don’t have the written outlines of them with me at the moment,
So if/when I remember them, I’ll add them.

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Run the Supermatch tool on the left side of this page. Make sure you know how much your family can afford each year. Run the Net Price Calculators on each school’s web site to see how much you will pay.

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With your stats, you have tons of options.

What is your budget, and what are your preferences on size & location?

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My family would only be able to pay 10k a year, but I’m hoping to be able to cover some expenses with financial aid, scholarships especially. So, not a huge budget…

I live in Florida, but I don’t have too much of a preference on location, as long as the school has a good reputation for academics (Not talking Harvard, but just something thats maybe a little better than the average school).
I think if location were the only thing determining where I go, I would like to go somewhere in a big city or a college town.

I don’t have a huge opinion on size, I can see myself liking a big state school like UF, but also a small, tight-knit campus out of state.

I do have to say, most of these stats are predicted, but I’m trying to see what my options will be if I have these stats. I’m currently making many big decisions in my school career (ie. AP or dual enrollment) so I’m just trying to explore my different options depending on what path I choose. These stats aren’t out of reach though, so I’m not exaggerating much lol

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& THANK YOU!

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Since you can only afford $10K a year then look through this list: http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/

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These schools meet 100% of need, and meet your geographic requirements:

-Amherst College
-Barnard College
-Carleton College
-Duke University
-Grinell College
-Occidental College

Other suggestions here:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2015/09/14/colleges-that-report-meeting-full-financial-need

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Be aware Occidental awards more in loans than the other 100% need-met schools mentioned.

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Thank you all so much for the help I so appreciate it