need help finding safety's!!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi everyone! So I have my college list pretty much set. My GPA is a 3.7 SAT 1570 (really embarrassing... but I''m taking it again in november) and I have really good E.C.'s.</p>

<p>I'm interested in double majoring in international business/international relations and maybe minoring in political science. I'm pretty much set in studying in those areas. </p>

<p>I am applying to</p>

<p>U. San Francisco (financial safety)
Santa Clara U
U of Richmond
American U
Boston U
Richmond Intl. U in London
UC Berkeley (highly unlikely, but my parents are still making me apply) </p>

<p>USF is pretty much a safety, I feel confident that I'll get in since their acceptance rate is so high and it's a financial safety as well since I live in the SF bay area(i'll be living with my parents.... but it's really not that big of a deal for me). </p>

<p>But I feel a little scared. Fianancial aid is pretty much the deciding factor so I'm scared about applying to all privates. I still would be proud to go to USF but i want other options as well. Can anyone recommend me any good public uni's in california that have a good intl. relations or business program or even a LAC or private that is a safety for me (financially too?) I don't mean to sound picky, but i would prefer to go to a college in the city because I love doing internships and getting career opportunities. </p>

<p>Thank You so much everyone! </p>

<p>I have been researching colleges since this summer and I've found a lot of great matches, but I find it hard to find any safety's.</p>

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<p>* Fianancial aid is pretty much the deciding factor so I’m scared about applying to all privates.*</p>

<p>???</p>

<p>If you need financial aid, then how is USF a financial safety? It’s expensive and doesn’t meet need.</p>

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<p>well my parents won’t be paying for room and board… since I’ll be staying at home… plus my parents love that school so i mean even if it doesn’t meet my need my parents will still pay for it.</p>

<p>sorry if i didn’t make it clear enough :)</p>

<p>i know american is known to give terrible aid too and santa clara’s is okay… but i’m really interested in both so it’s still worth a try.</p>

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<p>That still looks like $36K/year for tuition alone. Can your parents handle that?</p>

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<p>tuition and fees: $37,424
Books and supplies: $1,500 </p>

<p>So…about $40k per year plus travel costs (gas, parking, etc)</p>

<p>You need to ask your parents…will you pay $40k per year for USF. they may LOVE USF, but they may not have ANY idea that they’d have to pay that much. Try to get clarification about that.</p>

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<p>Add Northeastern University and your local state flagship school.</p>