Safety/Match suggestions for me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Alright, I'm currently in the process of applying to:</p>

<p>George Washington U. - ED I
BU - RD
BC - EA
American U. - RD</p>

<p>I just took the new SAT and ACT w/ Writing for the first time, no practice, nothing.</p>

<p>SAT: (EEK!)
1910
710 CR
600 M
600 W (9/12 Essay)</p>

<p>ACT:
30 Composite
26 English
28 Math
29 Science
35 Reading
26 English/Writing (9/12 Essay)</p>

<p>Rest of my stats:</p>

<p>I'm a rising Senior....just got done with Junior year</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>GPA: ~3.477 unweighted, ~4.0 weighted, these will hopefully be a bit higher by the end of first semester Senior year.
Rank: Unsure, was around 90/660, but should be higher when I go back, that rank was before my 5.0 weighted GPA for 2nd semester this past year, hoping for top 10%, was ~15%</p>

<p>Classes this year:
AP Psychology (A's)
AP US History (A's)
AP English Language & Comp. (A's)
Precalculus Honors (C's and B's)
Physics Honors (A's and B's)
Debate VI Honors (A's)
Government Honors (A's)</p>

<p>Note:
Brought Physics from a "B" to an "A" from 1st to 2nd semester, and brought Precalc from a "C" to a "B" from 1st to 2nd semester, so, rising GPA...</p>

<p>Extra-Curric:</p>

<p>Debate Team (~325 NFL Points...for those who know what those are), this is my passion, I've competed in 5 different event categories as well, and placed in 3 of them (Student Congres, Oral Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Public Forum, Policy)
President of Debate
VP of Law Club
Mock Trial Team
Social Studies Honor Society
JETS</p>

<p>Community Service: Camp Counselor at local summer camp: ~100 Hours, helping with middle school debate team: ~15+ hours
Work: Public Library (20 Hours/Week), hope this looks good since it's for the state. Previously was a Lead Graphic Artist and ran my own PC Repair Company.</p>

<p>Background: Single-Parent Home, Dad pays no child support, etc. Roman Catholic, Irish-Italian, Public School in Florida</p>

<p>Looking to major: Poli. Sci., Government, Political Media
Minor: Journalism, International Studies</p>

<p>Courses for Senior year:
AP Euro
AP US Gov
AP Microeconomics
Independent Study (AP World History)
AP Lit
AP Stats
Debate VIII Honors </p>

<p>So, what do you guys think would be some good schools for me to apply to, other than those, which I've already started, just want like two other schools to have as safeties/matches. Need to be fairly urban and on the east coast, preferably North Carolina and above.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Ben</p>

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<p>Good eastcoast urban matches
Northeastern- Boston
Fordham- NYC/Bronx
Providence College-Providence (They would love to get you. They are looking to up their male enrollment and being a nice catholic boy adds icing to the cake. Try it for the $$$$$ you'd probably get)</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>Ive seen your posts often, you are constantly asking about your chances. Have you visited any of these schools...exactly what are you basing your interest in them on. Especially for GW, idk if you realize their tuituion is around 50 grand, and ED prob wont help u with any $$. I think you have a great transcript but i also think from what ive seen of ur posts, u should look more into these schools then just their names/stats</p>

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<p>I have, I am friends with a Professor of Counseling at the Graduate school at GW, and have visited BU and BC, won't be able to make it to DC, but have no doubts about liking it, for my love of politics is quite ridiculous. I know money is an issue, but I'm not too worried about it, I'll get a decent amount of need-aid, since my EFC is like $1,000 a year or something like that. I don't mind working while I'm there or paying back loans, it's not a big deal. </p>

<p>So, as I said, any other ideas, and doogie, I wasn't asking for my chances, I don't care anymore, I'm just doing it, I know as much about my chances as I can. Thanks though,</p>

<p>Ben</p>

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<p>wasnt commenting on ur chances, more on your ignorance. I suggest you go look at a school before you get yourself into a binding agreement. Just a thought though, im sure many would agree.</p>

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<p>^ Wow, I didn't know this was a forum to bash other people on. Anyway, I appreciate your concern, but I simply cannot AFFORD to go there, so consider things before you make assumptions. Furthermore, I am friends with a professor there and she knows me and how I would react to a college, so I'm not worried. </p>

<p>Does anyone have any suggestions?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>Ben</p>

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<p>i was considering things, are you?</p>

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<p>Okay, I understand, but I do not have the MONEY to visit DC before I apply, or any other place for that matter. All school's are out of my reach financially, but it doesn't matter where I go because it will still be way out of my reach. I simply want the best education I can get, not the best education I can AFFORD. So, saying this, do you have any suggestions or are you just going to keep telling me that I'm an imbecile for not visiting the schools that I can't visit.</p>

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<p>Just a thought after reading your post. I don't know if you are basing your EFC on your Dad not supporting you at all. Most schools take both parents income into consideration whether they are willing to pay or not.
I know nothing about the school but my child got mail from St Josephs in Phil. that listed merit aid awards by Sat score that you should qualify for.
Also D friend got large merit aid from American with lesser scores and GPA then yours.
Good luck to you</p>

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<p>Mom60 that is an interesting comment about the merit aid at American. When I called they told me that last year nobody with less than 1300 (old sat) and 3.8 got merit aid. I know a good student entering next year with sat scores close to 1300 and around a 3.5 and he did not get any merit aid.</p>

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<p>I know the sat was 1200 and am not sure about the GPA. But geographic diversity might have played a role. She is from a small rural town in western part of the country.</p>

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<p>Oh, okay that must be it. Still they did tell me that the sat min. was 1300 and gpa was 3.8. The parent with son beginning called them and they told her the 3.8 was unweighted. I know what a good student he is, and he took a lot of APs etc. from a very competitive hs and got zero. I know that his combined sat score was hovering close to 1300 if not 1300. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Well, hopefully I can get some aid there(my town in Florida is sorta small, but not especially). Any other suggestions guys?</p>

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<p>Any other ideas?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Clarification- talked with my friend who knows the family fairly well. The Sat was a 1250 but lopsided with a 750 verbal. Also the SAT writing was a 800. Also she had AP scores of 5 in english and us history. Also is a talented writer. She also had admittance to all her reach schools including UC Berkeley. So I assume she was not a typical applicant.</p>

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<p>^ Well, that still gives me hope, seeing as I'll graduate with 10-11 AP classes, and a 3 or higher, on all but one of them I presume, and my CR + M is a 1310, who knows...</p>

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<p>That is interesting. I do think being from the west played a huge role in the merit $ bcs so many kids today have APs and 1250s (750 and 500 I guess is the case here). Thank you for the additional info.</p>

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<p>Yeah, any other opinions? :)</p>

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<p>Anybody else? I may apply to Brandeis or Tufts as a reach...not sure...</p>