Please help me to review my college list

College Search & Selection
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<p>I got a 2100 on the SAT, and I have a 3.3 GPA (about 88). I messed junior years grades since I was really sick. I moved three different high schools. My GPA was 92 freshman year, 89 sophomore year, 82 junior year, and 89 for the first quarter of senior year. Since I'm undecided, I'm thinking of applying to well-rounded liberal arts schools.</p>

<p>Here is the current college list I have:
William and Mary
bucknell
UMD college park
Rutgers
U Washington in Seattle
Franklin and Marshall
Fordham
Boston university
Scranton </p>

<p>I don't really know a lot about liberal arts schools so I just picked a few that fit my scores. Please give me some advice about what do you think of these colleges and what are some others ones I might like! Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>I’m from New Jersey btw.</p>

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<p>If you want California , check out Whittier or Loyola Marymount! Whittier is really good though in my opinion</p>

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<p>Oh I never heard of those colleges. What do you like about them?</p>

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<p>I also grew up New Jersey and went to Shimer College in Chicago. Very small, kind if unusual, friendly students/faculty, great academics, and if you plan to go to grad school someday, they are the best in the country (about 25% of graduates get doctoral degrees, way better than Harvard or Yale or pretty much anywhere else). Awesome school, never more than 13 kids in a class. Guarantee you will have dinner at your professor’s house numerous times and you will consider them a friend (probably even on Facebook). Check them out.</p>

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<p>Have you figured out what you can afford and run the net price calculators on all of the schools’ web sites?</p>

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<p>You should look at Colleges that change lives, they’re very good for B+ students who are serious/driven.
[Colleges</a> That Change Lives | Changing Lives. One Student at a Time.](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org/]Colleges”>http://www.ctcl.org/)
In your region, Ursinus, Juniata, Allegheny, and Goucher would be matches for you.
I also recommend Hendrix, St Olaf, Whitman, Beloit, Centre, Earlham, Clark, Southwestern (TX).
Easier to get into with a B+ average, you have Hiram or Wooster in Ohio or Austin in Texas.
Unless your parents have $40,000 or so, cross out the out-of-state public universities - William and Mary, UMD college park, U Washington in Seattle - you would not get any financial aid outside of federal grants ($5,500.)
If you’re looking for a Liberal Arts School, why not The College of New Jersey, NJ’s Honors College? It’s a very good school, less large than Rutgers, and with in-state tuition for you.
If you like Scranton, what about University of San Diego, Dayton, St Mary’s College of California, DePaul?
If Claire is your first name, check out Simmons, Chatham, Agnes Scott, as well as Mount Holyoke for a reach (Mount Holyoke is one of the most prestigious women’s colleges in the country.)</p>

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<p>Yes my parents are willing to pay about 40,000 to 60,000 a year</p>

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<p>Might look at Holy Cross-top25 LAC 1 hour from Boston. IMO, Holy Cross would be one of the better schools on the list. HC is similar to Bucknell and Holy Cross is 1 of the few schools that meets 100% demonstrated financial aid.</p>