Please help me find more schools!!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi! </p>

<p>So I have a list of 7 schools I'm applying to currently:</p>

<p>Reaches:
Yale
Brown</p>

<p>Matches:
Tufts
UVa
Northwestern</p>

<p>Safeties:
Michigan
American</p>

<p>I'm looking for more schools to apply to - they don't have to be safeties but obviously no more Ivies or anything. More schools like Tufts, UVa and Northwestern would be great!</p>

<p>I'm planning to study international relations and gender studies. </p>

<p>Scores:
35 ACT
800 US History Subject Test
760 Math II Subject Test
700 Literature Subject Test
227 PSAT (Cut-off for National Merit Semifinalist in IL is usually 214)
Taking the SAT on Oct. 5 </p>

<p>My weighted GPA is a 4.56, UW is a 3.91 - school doesn't do rankings
Classes this year are AP English Lit, AP Bio, AP European History, AP Statistics and AP Economics and I'll take 10 APs by the time I graduate (others are Psych, US History, Calc AB, Spanish and English Lang.)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>President of Model UN (very successful team, won many awards individually)
Founder and president of Feminist Club
President of Young Democrats
President of Philosophy Club
Had internship with State Representative this summer
Participated in TABU trip - highly selective exchange trip to Northern Ireland through local rotary club
Equestrian - not very competitive, but ride 4-5 times a week
Proficient in Spanish (participated in dual language since Kindergarten) - won Gold level award from National Spanish Exam two years in a row </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!! I can give any extra info if needed, just trying to expand my list.</p>

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<p>So what are you looking for other than the majors? What are your criteria? cost constraints?</p>

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<p>I just saw your other post. Just delete this one please so people don’t waste time answering both…</p>

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<p>Does anyone know which US colleges have good equestrian teams? I have a friend whose daughter is a star (Olympic quality) equestrian and is looking for a US university with a top team. Location is not an issue. Any ideas? Thanks, Londondad</p>

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<p>American cannot be a safety because it looks at “level of applicant’s interest”.</p>

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<p>I disagree with ucbalumnus American does look like a safety school for you. If you like DC you might also want to look at gwu and Georgetown. To other schools in DC that are amazing and could arguably be better then American and are still schools especially gwu that you would have a good chance of getting into to. </p>

<p>Other schools you might want to add to your list are some liberal arts colleges such as
-skidmore
-union
-middlebury
-Hamilton
-Wesleyan
-Connecticut college
-bates
-bowdoin
-Colby </p>

<p>All right those are just some of many.</p>

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<p>Consideration of “level of applicant’s interest” is often done to reject or waitlist applicants who are using the school as a “safety” and are therefore unlikely to attend.</p>

<p>[The</a> Dynamics of Demonstrated Interest - Head Count - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/the-dynamics-of-demonstrated-interest/24288]The”>http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/the-dynamics-of-demonstrated-interest/24288)</p>

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<p>Holy Cross.</p>