Quick help on Safety and High Match schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>I was just reviewing my present list of possible colleges. And so far, I realize that I don't have enough safety or high match schools.
Here are a few of my credentials:
GPA: Unweighted 4.0
GPA: Weighted 4.12
Rank: 2/200
SAT: 2030, 2080 superscore (retaking in October)
SAT subjects: planning to take in november
ACT: 31 (2nd sitting October)
Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)
Sex: Male
5 AP classes- school has limited resources
AP Language and Composition Exam- 5</p>

<p>A few extracurriculars:
Varsity Cross Country, Indoor, Outdoor Track
National Honor Society- VP
Student Council
Senior Life Board
Vietnamese Eucharist Group- Group Leader
Youth Health Service Corps
School Lab Assistant and Supervisor
Afterschool Tutor</p>

<p>Potential Interests: Premed, biology</p>

<p>I quickly typed this up cause it hit me while doing an essay for AP Lit haha</p>

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<p>Pitt 10char</p>

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<p>Wisconsin, Boston University, Washington, Baylor and Suny Stony Brook are some to possibly check into.</p>

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<p>what schools are currently on your list?</p>

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<p>Also, what are you interested in studying?</p>

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<p>What is your home state? Do you need FA?</p>

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<p>If you are in the northeast, Lafayette College, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Boston College, Colgate, Hamilton, Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Gettysburg and Penn.</p>

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<p>there is NO WAY that JHU is a safety school for someone with a 2030 and average ECs…</p>

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<p>There are probably hundreds of schools that would love to admit you, all of which can handle premed. Location? Size? Greek? Financial aid? </p>

<p>When you have more time, fill us in.</p>

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<p>Ditto Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania (“Penn”).
They are not high match schools, either. They are reaches.</p>

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<p>my home state is CT, so uconn is my safety school. The location doesnt have make much of a difference, i cud go east coast or west coast. I’d prefer a larger school, but small schools are acceptable too. my parents are divorced, and my mom doesnt make a large income either <60,000 probably.</p>

<p>hopefully, i can get my SATs higher 2100+ or get the ACTs around 33 (i need to study harder this time)</p>

<p>And I have a few other extracurriculars and miscellaneous stuff (st. mary’s hospital lab assitant and st. vincent’s hospital/college public health program, and I’m also doing an externship with the city’s public health)</p>

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<p>fordham, villanova (high match), trinity in hartford</p>

<p>out of curiosity, what school do you go to? i noticed st. v’s on your ec’s</p>

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<p>Holy Cross, Tufts.</p>

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<p>For matches or high matches: Trinity (may be too small for you), Rochester, Brandeis, GW, Michigan, Wisconsin and BU.</p>

<p>For safeties: Vermont (I wonder if you will get financial aid as Vietnamese American)</p>

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<p>As an OOS student UVt will offer no FA.</p>

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<p>The schools on my list were intended to be high matches/reach, not safeties. I should have specified. I was trying to jumpstart the thought process, since very few parameters were given. Penn is obviously a reach, but URM status may apply. Connecticut College should be a solid match, and it has biology and biochemistry.</p>

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<p>The daughter of our friend got into Vermont will full scholarship as a OOS minority student. That is why I ask the question. If Vermont gives scholarship for diversification purpose, perhaps Vietnamese American will qualify too.</p>

<p>Again I am not expert. Dudely123 can apply to see if he gets any money. If he doesn’t, he has other choice. This is just my humble opinion.</p>

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<p>thanks for the suggestions everyone</p>

<p>I’m looking at BU and northeastern possibly, could i consider them safety?</p>

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<p>With your stats, I think Northeastern is a safety. We visited this Spring and the Admissions rep said my son was an admit with a 680/630 V/M on SAT (for music production). Your major may be more selective, but I still think you definitely in @ NEU. She also said he’d get much more aid with a 50 point SAT bump.</p>