Please help me find schools???

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a rising senior and I'm worried that I'm behind on my college search. Please help me??
Major: undeclared
Location: I'm from NY and I'm looking at schools in the northeast like in between Pennsylvania and Boston
Cost is not an issue
Preferably a medium to big school with lots of majors since I'm undeclared
Gpa is around 4.03-4.1 (I don't have the official number yet)
ACT: 32
SAT 2 In Spanish is 670 (I'm thinking of taking bio sat2 in oct)
Decent extracurriculars nothing truly outstanding
Preferably a school with a lot of diversity
Schools I'm thinking about now are:
SUNY Stony Brook
SUNY Binghamton
UMass Amherst
UConn
Rutgers
Boston University
Northeastern
I realize this list is extremely short </p>

<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!!!</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>(Take these opinions with a grain of salt, because this is all second-hand info, as I attend none of these schools)</p>

<p>-BU has terrible financial aid, and as someone who lives in Boston, has many friends at BU, and spends a lot of time on and around campus, there’s not a whole lot of ethnic diversity. It’s mostly preppy white kids (this coming from somewhat of a preppy white kid). </p>

<p>-Northeastern is huge. Also it would be definitely be a safety for you, based on your stats. </p>

<p>-UMass Amherst is the best of the UMass schools, and students get to cross-register at other local schools (Amherst, Smith, Holy Cross, etc.), but there’s a big party scene and everything on campus is pretty dirty.</p>

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<p>You could add U Rochester… medium school, decent diversity, good reputation, in NYS, fits your stats, and a more open curriculum to try a variety of classes while deciding upon a major.</p>

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<p>Northeastern a safety??? I heard they’re getting super selective. I was thinking umass & uconn as my safeties. Also I will consider Rochester thanks</p>

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<p>Also I will not be applying for financial aid and I just really love the idea of going to school in Boston that’s why i like bu</p>

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<p>And that’s why BU will like you, LOL!</p>

<p>Seriously, also consider Tufts, Brandeis, and Boston College. That 32 on the ACT is really good. You’re doing just fine.</p>

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<p>Some suggestions. </p>

<p>Pennstate
TCNJ
guessing Rutgers is saftey lol
Drexel
Lehigh
Villanova
Boston College</p>

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<p>I thought about bc but I really don’t want to go to a religious school. I visited tcnj and didn’t like it. Thanks for all the suggestions I will consider them!!!</p>

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<p>That list is full of safety’s. Please apply to reach and match schools.
What is the intended major ? Estimated family contribution ? </p>

<p>University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
University of California- Berkeley
University of Wisconsin- Madison</p>

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<p>Intended major is undeclared. Family contribution is 100%. While those are great schools, I would prefer to stay in the northeast. Idk what would be an appropriate “reach” school for me.</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Minor correction to theBeatles post - UMass Amherst students cannot cross-register with Holy Cross since it is in Worcester. The Amherst consortium is UMass, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Smith and Hampshire :wink:
Also, BU is fairly diverse, so it is worth looking at the numbers and comparing it to other schools you are considering. It is true that its reputation was mostly white upper-middle class to upper class students, but I think that was probably a stereotype and I think they have done a lot of overcome that perception in recent years…
[Who</a> We Are: Our Diverse Community » Undergraduate Admissions | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/admissions/bu-basics/who-we-are/]Who”>Community Diversity | Admissions)
Student Body* Asian American 14.0%
Black / African American 3.2%
Hispanic / Latino American 8.6%
International 11.6%
Native American / Alaskan Native 0.2%
White 50.6%
Other/Unknown 11.8%</p>

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<p>Is there any general area you are most likely to pick your major? E.g. humanities, social studies, science?</p>

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<p>Right now I’m leaning towards science but I also like he humanities so idk. That’s why I picked a lot of big state schools so I would have options</p>

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<p>I know for sure that I don’t want to do nursing, engineering, or teaching</p>

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<p>Northeastern is a reach/target for you given their new stat ranges. BU is a good target for you. I would add Boston College as a full reach for you. Tufts would be a good reach for you as well.</p>

<p>Maybe look into Emerson, Simmons and Emmanuel for other Boston schools that would be good safeties.</p>

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You are probably looking at admitted students data. Northeastern is definitely a safety since their 75th percentile is at 32.</p>

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<p>What about Syracuse and Ithaca? And isn’t Emerson mainly for communications and whatnot?</p>