recommend some schools, plz!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I’m a rising senior and I need some advice on which schools to apply to. </p>

<p>Here are some of my “stats”:</p>

<p>GPA 3.65 (unweighted), 4.41 (weighted)
SAT 2140 (770V, 710W, 660M)
SAT II Writing 780, Chinese w/ Listening 780, Math IIC 740, US History 690
APs US History 5, Lang & Comp 4, Macroecon 4, Microecon 4, BC Calc 3 (AB subscore 4)
PSAT 220 (I’ve only included this because I want to know if anyone thinks that’s high to be at least a National Merit commended student?)</p>

<p>I’m also in the IB program (I got a 5 on the IB SL Econ and a 6 on IB SL Spanish).</p>

<p>Some of my extracurriculars include:
-Varsity, JV, and coed volleyball. (4 years of participation, I was a starter for the last 3, I lettered in varsity last year, and received a Scholar Athlete Award)
-Asian American Club (committee board member, 4 years of participation)
-NHS (2 years)
-Spanish Honors Society (publicity committee member, 2 years of participation)
-School Orchestra (first violin section, 2 years of participation)</p>

<p>Work experience: SAT grammar and writing prep class instructor at my Chinese school since this February and I was a camp counselor this summer</p>

<p>Volunteer experience: rec volleyball coach, volunteer for the local government, summer reading assistant and “reading buddy” at library, tutor</p>

<p>Misc: Honor Roll. I think I can write semi-decent application essays. I'm an Asian female - would that be a factor?</p>

<p>As you can see, my GPA and SAT/AP scores are very low and I am very concerned. I have three safety schools and I’m not sure how safe they are:
1. UMD at College Park – well, both my parents went to grad school there, my dad used to worked there, and I’m a state resident, so this is pretty safe
2. USC
3. UVA
What I really would like is recommendations for some match and reach schools that I should apply to, preferably a total of 4 schools. Should I apply to anywhere ED? I am thinking about a business/econ major. Thank you!</p>

<p>P.S. My Dad wants me to apply to UPenn ED, Northwestern, Princeton, and Georgetown. But I think I will most likely (like 90% chance) be rejected from all of them.</p>

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<p>USC and UVA are by NO means safeties for anyone. Especially out of state.</p>

<p>You need to reevaluate your safety schools. </p>

<p>And I don't think your GPA is low at all. A 4.4/3.7 is not something to be worried about.</p>

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<p>i'm not applying to USC's theater or film school, so I thought it would be kind of safe. =/</p>

<p>and USC is private, so state residency doesn't matter.</p>

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<p>are you only interested in big universities? do you care what part of the country?
(uva might be a reach for out of state, definitely NOT a safety</p>

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<p>USC IS NOT A SAFETY!!!.It has a 29% acceptance rate and rigorous admission standards no matter which school you are applying to. And UVA is definitely not a safety school. It is a <em>REACH</em> for you if you out-of-state. UMD-College Park as of now is your only true safety. Look for schools with 50+acceptance rate for safeties I would recommend.</p>

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<p>thanks guys i will definitely look for more safety schools. and i'll also be looking for some reach schools that aren't <em>that</em> unreachable.</p>

<p>i really don't care where i go to school. so i'm open to any recommendations.</p>

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<p>USC and UVA aren't safeties for you.</p>

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<p>A2Wolves, if you haven;t noticed, that has been stated multiple times lol</p>

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<p>just found out my high school was ranked 11th in the nation according to some newsweek article. you might be interested in looking up your own schools...</p>

<p>link: <a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Might look at Holy Cross and Bowdoin both very good LAC's with optional SAT"S.</p>

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<p>Sorry I generally don't read anything but the first post.</p>