Safety School Help?

College Search & Selection
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<p>So guys, I have a thread in the chances discussion chancing me for a list of my 16 schools I am planning to apply to next fall (I am a rising senior). I do have some safeties, being Charleston, UConn (in-state), UGeorgia, and maybe Penn State, Miami OH, and Indiana. I really would like any additional safety schools and briefly here are my scores and grades.</p>

<ul>
<li>3.65 weighted GPA (school does not unweight, however probably around a 3.5 UW)</li>
<li>1780 SAT (630 M, 600 W, 550 CR)</li>
<li>30 ACT</li>
<li>90+ hours of comm service, very involved and President of one large club</li>
<li>Two varsity sport player and named captain for senior seasons in both</li>
</ul>

<p>Now, I did some research on my own. I probably want to do something with business, or even political science/economics, and a couple schools as safeties with solid programs would be:</p>

<ul>
<li>Gettysburg</li>
<li>Rollins</li>
<li>St. Lawrence</li>
<li>Hobart</li>
</ul>

<p>Are there any other safety schools that are strong in those majors that I'd be for sure to get into? Probably similar to those schools in size, preferably on the east coast. If you want more stats, check my other thread! Thanks for any additional help, and if I don't even need to apply to those schools ^ let me know what you think! Thanks again.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t consider Gettysburg a safety with the SAT’s scores you are reporting unless you can count on the coaches at Gettysburg to get involved on your behalf. Their involvement would change the game. I am not sure you need more colleges for your list, I think it might serve you better to narrow your list down to a more manageable number and show your top choice or two some love. Make the extra visit, do the interviews, all those little extras that let them get to know you and show them how interested you are in them. Best of luck to you! </p>

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<p>Can your parents afford the OOS costs for those schools? If not then they aren’t safeties.</p>

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<p>They can, pretty flexible on costs and it’s all been calculated out and impacted my list, no worries.</p>

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<p>Your ACT score translates into 1340 SAT so do not report your sat score at all. Check out the act sat concordance charts.</p>

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<p>naviance, perhaps you need to look at the concordance tables.
A 30 ACT is equal to a 1910 SAT.</p>

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<p>Actually a 2000. <a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/estimate.html”>http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/estimate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I agree, just report your ACT to the colleges. Maybe also look at Muhlenberg.</p>

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<p>Definitely only report your ACT. Then I think you have a good shot at American and Fordham. Not safeties but matches/low matches</p>

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<p>UMass Amherst (if you’re willing to pay OOS)</p>