<p>im an international student doing my french baccalaureate. my gpa is approx 3.75 i guess.
have some ec s
speak 4 languages.
sat score: 700maths 580Cr 570Wr (english is like my 3rd language but i studied like hell).
want to major in economics.
can you list some safeties reaches and matches please?</p>
<p>and i don’t need financial aid</p>
<p>anyone?</p>
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<p>Hey I’m an international parent, so to speak, and I think you should definitely retake your SAT’s to have a shot at decent US colleges. Your math score is fine, but your CR and WR are way too low. If you have at least 2000 total, then you’ll have a better chance, although I must say the higher the better. My daughter did the online course that College Board offers for a small amount of money (under $100) and it made a BIG difference.</p>
<p>Not needing financial aid is a big plus, because whatever colleges say, they are not giving financial aid to internationals, except for a token student or two from a developing country. I think they figure that a European student for instance has a chance to get a decent education anyway in their home country, so they prefer to give aid to others. And many colleges were hard hit by the crisis and have less money now for financial aid offers.</p>
<p>Otherwise, you will need to do your own research about universities and Liberal Arts Colleges, looking at their statistics concerning SAT scores and GPA’s. College Board and CC are great sources. So are individual websites of colleges.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>thanks alot , will try to improve my cr and writing sections! imagine i dont get there , what would be good schools to look into?</p>
<p>Any chance you can visit the US to visit some types of colleges to get a feel for what you like? There are so many differences in colleges from size to location to religious/secular, etc… many have economics as a major. We need to know what you like. Small classes? Research? A solid core curriculum? A more open curriculum? Do you care about weather? Do you want to be in (or out of) a city? Do you have a region in mind?</p>
<p>You could go to the college search function on here and put your scores + major in to get many suggestions - then look at the websites of any that look appealing (or ask about them).</p>
<p>i dont really care about the weather… i want the college to be in a busy city… and boast a good economics program!</p>
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<p>and i dont want the college to be religion-affiliated</p>
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<p>If you’d consider a Jesuit school (these aren’t really religious, but…) then think about Fordham as an option.</p>
<p>George Washington U is another I think you’d be accepted into.</p>
<p>Both are in busy cities.</p>
<p>NOT a religious school…</p>
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<p>Take a look at Liberal Arts Colleges. Swarthmore, Grinell, Haverford… Great undergrad education and very open to internationals.</p>
<p>can ayone make a list of reaches,matches and safeties please?(big universities, located in big cities, not a religious school and international-friendly students)</p>
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<p>If you know you want big cities and big schools, why don’t YOU go to a search engine and put in your desired major? To know reaches, matches, and safeties, compare your scores to the accepted students mid range. If the school accepts less than 25% of applicants, it’s a reach anyway.</p>
<p>FWIW, the vast majority do not consider Jesuit schools to be “religious.” If they did, I wouldn’t have recommended one with your preferences. ;)</p>
<p>George Washington U still meets your requirements.</p>
<p>I do suggest you buy a guide book to US colleges and/or subscribe to the USNWR list of top colleges (don’t get caught up in the rankings, but it is valuable as a list of schools) to come up with a list of colleges you find interesting and want to research further.<br>
Some quick ideas:
in DC: George Washington, American
in Boston: BU, Northeastern
in Phila: Drexel (safety), Haverford (bit of a reach)
in New Orleans: Tulane
in Nashville: Vanderbilt (reach)
in NY: Fordham (yes, it is Jesuit but I agree, it is a good match, feel free to ignore it though), NYU (reach)</p>
<p>There are many schools that are affiliated with a religion but aren’t really religious outside of one or two required theology classes (or even none).</p>
<p>happy1 thanks for the list! will do some research!</p>
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<p>are : ucla ucsd ucb considered to be all reaches for me?and what about umich?</p>
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<p>You need atleast 2k plus on sat to get a chance at vandy. And for UCB or UCLA or UMich you will need 2.1k plus and good gpa and good ecs</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/Fulbright-France[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/Fulbright-France</a></p>
<p>Contact these people. They will be able to help you out.</p>
<p>But if you send them an email in English, take the time to put the capital letters in. Text-style is considered unprofessional.</p>