Safeties or easier schools to get into

College Search & Selection
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<p>I need some safeties and easier schools to get into, as the ones I have right now can reject just about anyone</p>

<h2>here are some of my stats, copied from another thread i posted</h2>

<p>I'm white, male
My GPA is around a 3.8 unweighted, but if you take out freshman year its over a 3.9. If you take out spanish its also over a 3.9, and if you take out both its a 4.0 but I doubt anyone will do this.
My school doesn't rank, but I'm well into the top 10%
SAT I 800 800 780M = 2380, which is kinda weird given that math is by far my best subject. I just overlook the simple math I guess.
SAT II 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 790 Chem
APs all 5s BC Calc, Stats, Chem, Physics B, US History
I took BC Calc, the class and then exam, freshman year
This year I have AP: Euro, Physics C E&M, Lit, Spanish, Bio
I took Diffeqs at a local college, had a final average of 111% which unfortunatly is still just an A </p>

<p>My ECs are mostly sports and community service, and I have a good amount of leadership. One of my most significant ECs is tutoring, which I do alot of, in calc physics and chem. </p>

<p>My teacher say my commonapp essay is one of the best they've read
My recs are very good, my guidance counselor and I are very close, he read me part of his, one of my teachers let me read his whole one, I thought they were very good</p>

<p>I applied SCEA to Stanford, I've sent in RD apps to Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke, and Columbia. If I have time I will apply to Wharton before I hear back from Stanford. If I don't get into Stanford I will be applying to many more schools, but I need some that I will most likely or almost definitely get into. I won't lie, I like prestige, but more than anything I like an intellectually vibrant student body.</p>

<p>Any suggestions are more than welcome</p>

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<p>We need more info. Are you looking for merit/financial aid from your safeties? That makes a difference, I would say. Also, do you want to major in business (assumed from the Wharton reference)? What kind of school do you want, big or small, urban or rural, research U or LAC, etc.?</p>

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<p>Your state flagship should be a safety for you...</p>

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<p>Ditto on the state flagship. It may or may not be your first choice, but in economically tough times, it's a good option.</p>

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<p>What state are you from? If you're from, say, Nevada, the state flagship might not be a good idea for someone who has a shot at Ivies.</p>

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<p>I'm in massacusetts, I'd rather not go to UMass. I'd be majoring in econ finance or business, and I don't have any major qualms with any type of university- large, small, LAC, rural, urban- I'm flexible.</p>

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<p>A public school might be a financial safety as well as an admissions one. Have you looked into UCLA or UVA?</p>

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<p>I've definitely looked into UVA, can't say the same of UCLA</p>

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<p>You have so many choices. Is cost not a concern? What about BU, UConn, Amherst, Wesleyan, Babson, Villanova?</p>

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<p>UCLA has a good business rep and would be easier to get into than Haas at Berkeley.</p>

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<p>BU, UofM Ann Arbor, UCLA</p>

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<p>I would have to UofM but aren't they basically full right now? Does the same thing happen to other public/state schools?</p>

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<p>UC OOS acceptance rates are not befitting of a safety...</p>