The catch is my gpa. While I do have an upwards trend , 7-10th grade highschool classes are dragging me down.
My gpa splits are 2.75/3.4/3.3/3.7/4.0 for MS, 9th,10th,11th,and 12th grade. My overall UW is gonna be between 3.4-3.5 though while my class rank is gonna be better than top 15% (although not too sure about top 10%)
ACT is 34 with 30/34/35/35/11 splits.
My ECs are pretty damn good, my recs are good (9.5/10 8/10 8.5/10) and my essays are good (8/10ish)
I live in FL and want to major in either economics or statistics.
What range should I be targeting (top 100? top 50? top 25?) for my applications.
Looks like your cum HS GPA is somewhere around a 3.5. You have a slight upward trend. I agree with looking at your in-state options. You can use your Bright Futures that way.
In addition to your state schools, look for colleges that meet need (you can Google it), but are not the very top colleges in that group. Your GPA knocks you out of the running for the very top schools, but as a URM you have a shot at the lower ranked schools that meet need. Examples might be Barnard (if you are female), Brandeis, Holy Cross, Haverford, Middlebury, University of Richmond, University of Rochester, or Vassar. Those schools are need blind for US students and meet need.
Because of your high ACT, you could try a few that are not need blind, too. Mount Holyoke (if you are female). Dickinson meets 96% of need, so check them out.
Run the net price calculators at each school to see what the cost might be (on the financial aid website page).
But you should definitely apply to state schools as well.
Middlebury and Haverford don’t seem like “lower ranked” schools tbh. Also, I did my NPC on and most schools in the top 50 (except obvious ones like berkeley, nyu, usc, etc.) don’t have me pay all that much (~5000 a year) after deductions are factored in.
Where have students with similar stats gone in the past? Your class rank is high compared to your GPA, which makes it seem like your school is competitive and/or has a lot of grade deflation. Applying to your state school as a safety is a good idea, but if you have a clue as to where kids with your grades usually end up, that could help guide your search. If possible, I would talk to your guidance counselor or look at Naviance, if your school uses it.
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/ indicates that you will get a full ride at Louisiana Tech with a 3.4 GPA and 34 ACT, if the deadline has not already passed.
However, the economics department is under the business school, and the economics major has a more pre-professional flavor rather than a liberal arts flavor.
However, you may have a decent shot at the following:
Bates, Boston College, Bryn Mawr (women), Colby, Colgate, Holy Cross, Colorado College, Conn College, F&M, Grinnell, Macalester, Mt. Hoyoke (women), Trinity, URichmond,
Be sure to apply to at least one admission/financial safety if you reach for schools in this range. Consider public colleges in your home state or schools on that “big merit” list that are still accepting scholarship applications.
@Alundari How much longer are you going to wait? Many schools have a January 1 deadline. Essays have to be written, transcripts sent and Christmas is right in the middle of all this.
