Not Enough Safeties?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I wasn't sure if my college list was well rounded. I want to have a good mix of reaches, matches and safeties. </p>

<p>List:
Vassar College
Bates College
Colby College
Hamilton College
Middlebury College
Franklin and Marshall College
Dickinson College
Connecticut College
Wheaton College (MA)
Muhlenberg College
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Cortland Honors Program</p>

<p>I posted my stats already, but I made some minor changes</p>

<p>School: Public School on Long Island</p>

<p>Gender/Ethnicity: Male/White</p>

<p>Family Info: Income=$75000
(Parents are divorced. I live with my mom and step-dad. I have 4 siblings)</p>

<p>GPA: 99.763 (AP weighting of 1.1, Accel Math weighting of 1.05)</p>

<p>Rank: Doesn't Rank ...Top 5%</p>

<p>Grade Size: 300</p>

<p>Major: Economics or International Studies</p>

<p>Courses/Grades:</p>

<p>8th Grade (Counts as High School credits)
Earth Science 95, Accelerated Math 95, Spanish 99</p>

<p>9th Grade
English Honors 93, Journalism 90, English Honors Writing Workshop 97, Global Honors 96, Chemistry Honors 95, Math A Acc 91, Math B Acc 94, Spanish 98, Orchestra 99, PE 99</p>

<p>10th Grade
English Honors 97, Global Honors 95, AP Bio 93, Math B Acc 91, Spanish Honors 97, Orchestra 98, PE 100</p>

<p>11th Grade
English Honors 97, APUSH 96, Urban Studies 100, AP Chem 83, PreCalc BC 82, Spanish Honors 96, PE 98, Health 99, Creative Writing 98</p>

<p>12th Grade
AP US Govt, AP MicroEcon, AP Calc AB, AP Literature, AP Spanish, Physics Honors, Intro to Photo, PE</p>

<p>SAT
Verbal 650
Math 690
Writing 640 (Essay 9)</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests
World History 700
Math 1 680
Biology M 630
World History 630</p>

<p>AP Scores
Bio 4
World History 4 (after taking honors)
Chemistry 3
US History 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
-Habitat For Humanity (10-12) Secretary
-Environmental (10-12) Vice Pres
- Newspaper (9-12)
-National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society (Corres Sec, President next year)
- Math Honor Society
-Literary Magazine
- JV Tennis 9th grade
- Orchestra 9th-10th
- Job (15 hours a week)</p>

<p>+Next Year: English Honor Society, History Day Club</p>

<p>Awards
- Science Pride Award (9th)
- Orchestra Award
- Poetry Contest Winner</p>

<p>Summer Activities
- I volunteered in a program where I volunteered in Costa Rica for 8 days, teaching english to kids, building kitchens etc. 36 hours of community service.</p>

<p>Job
Candy Store 10-15 hours a week</p>

<p>Volunteer Info</p>

<p>-Volunteering at State Park (4 hours a week)
-Volunteering at Soup Kitchen</p>

<p>Essays/Teacher Rec
Good</p>

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<p>oh and ACT Comp 27
English- 25 (didn't have enough time)
Math- 29
Reading- 28
Science- 26
Essay- 10</p>

<p>Yikes, maybe I shouldn't send those (as you can see i was never good at standardized tests)</p>

<p>And I don't think I'll retake since my SAT's are decent and I doubt I can raise my ACT/SAT scores anymore.</p>

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<p>Pretty good mix -</p>

<p>Vassar College reach, but being male helps
Bates College slight reach
Colby College slight reach
Hamilton College reach
Middlebury College reach
Franklin and Marshall College match
Dickinson College match - if you show interest
Connecticut College match - if you show interest
Wheaton College (MA) safety (strong candidate and easier to get in as male)
Muhlenberg College safety
SUNY Geneseo don't know
SUNY Cortland Honors Program don't know</p>

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<p>Because you have SUNYs it actually isn't too reach-heavy.</p>

<p>As long as you're happy with going to the SUNYs.</p>

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<p>IMO, you really only need one safety ( this goes for everyone).</p>

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<p>should i even apply to Cortland if i have no desire whatsoever to go there. Ideally, the only SUNY I would go to would be Geneseo. </p>

<p>I'm definitely in at Geneseo, right?</p>

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<p>No. Geneseo is getting increasingly competitive. You have a really great shot at getting in, but crazier things have happened. Would suggest Ursinus and SUNY New Paltz for safeties that match your other schools. An EA acceptance (Bard for example) would eliminate need for safeties if you can find an EA school that appeals to you.</p>

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<p>I might just do Cortland because my mom wants me to have a Safety SUNY just in case</p>

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<p>Oh, i forgot about The University of Rochester?</p>

<p>Would you consider it a match since I'm not majoring in a science like most Rochester students?</p>