Safety/match schools for a 4.0 uw GPA, nmsf?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I was wondering if anyone could give me a few recommendations on some safety/match colleges. I'm looking for a college that would, preferably, give me good scholarships or financial aid. My parents are willing to pay, but it'd be nice to get some, or a lot of, money :) I'm applying to ~10-12 schools already.</p>

<p>Brief Overview:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)
SAT: 2370
AP's: I have 6 so far - four 5's and two 4's (in Chem and music theory)
Prospective Major: Cognitive Science (possible double major or minor in music with history/theory focus)
Family Income ~140k</p>

<p>EC: Good, mostly music and school leadership stuff
Rec letters: Good</p>

<p>I'm a nmsf, and hopefully will be a finalist, so yay for scholarships!</p>

<p>What I want from this mystical college:
- non-majors can be in the orchestra
- either an honors program in a large university, or a small lac feel
- double majors, or interdisciplinary, self-designed majors
- a stress free admissions rate :)</p>

<p>For matches I've been thinking of Amherst, Tufts, Smith. Also Oklahoma, for their nmf scholarship. Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Fordham </p>

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<p>@neatoburrito, thank you I’ll look Fordham up</p>

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<p>Northeastern maybe? </p>

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<p>USC tends to give a lot of scholarship. There was a student who got full tuition off while another half of the tuition. If you’re looking around Fordham, then maybe LMU, St. Mary’s, or Northeastern.</p>

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<p>thanks @iamcalvin! I am already applying to Northeastern. They don’t have the specific major I’m interested in, though.</p>

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<p>@MizuRue, I was under the impression that USC’s scholarship deadline had passed already. I’ll give them another look. I believe their music program is extremely competitive…</p>

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<p>might look at Holy Cross-very good lac with beautiful campus 1 hour from Boston. HC offrs some merit scholarships and meets 100% demonstrated financial need.</p>

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<p><a href=“Cognitive Program | Psychology | University of Pittsburgh”>http://www.psychology.pitt.edu/cognitive&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p><a href=“http://wings.buffalo.edu/cogsci/”>http://wings.buffalo.edu/cogsci/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>Is this what you’re looking for?</p>

<p>I think Suny Buffalo’s merit deadline was Dec 15. For Pitt you have to submit application with supplements by Jan 15 I believe for merit consideration.</p>

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<p>Yes, USC scholarship deadline was December 1. </p>

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<p>Oberlin? Also I don’t think Amherst can be considered a match. </p>

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<p>I forgot to mention I’m a senior. So any place that’s scholarship deadline hasn’t passed yet will be more helpful to me…</p>

<p>@Corinthian I went to Amherst’s DIVOH and they said it was more like 50% acceptance rate for people that went. (It was a really informative visit, EDIT: for any juniors reading this). Of course, that’s still basically a coin toss, hence me searching for additional colleges.</p>

<p>Yes, @mommdc, something like that, but for undergraduates. I was thinking something more like this: <a href=“http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/undergraduate/concCognitive.htm”>http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/undergraduate/concCognitive.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Okay, so I’ll go research Fordham, Pitt, maybe USC. Are there any good public universities? What do you think about Michigan?</p>

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<p>Try Pitt, Juniata, Ursinus. They are generous and wonderful communities that will support you.</p>

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<p>Alabama also is generous.</p>