<p>A number of top academic kids this year at our high school used Univ of Pitts as their safety; I may be wrong, but I think it’s on early action or rolling admissions, so they knew very early about their acceptance.</p>
<p>Carnegie-Mellon might be appropriate.</p>
<p>You said no to SUNYs, but both Geneseo and Binghamton are top notch academically, totally affordable and great options as safeties.</p>
<p>PS = you are doing great to be sure that you have safeties</p>
<p>Thanks-safeties are the probably the most important! I like the idea of U Roch-would they give me merit money? And Carnegie Mellon, would that be a safety?</p>
<p>“No financial aid needed, money isn’t an issue, my family wants me to go to best school possible.”</p>
<p>Yes, but now you are interested in merit aid! So, then money is a concern? </p>
<p>Do you know what your family’s EFC is? Have you calculated it at one of the online calculators with your parents 2010 tax return? You should have this serious discussion now to determine what your family can afford. There is no sense in applying to schools that your family cannot afford and finding that out on April 1st 2012! </p>
<p>Are your parents willing to pay over $50,000/annually at a school where you receive no need-based aid and no merit aid? Don’t be one of those applicants’ families who is “Drinking the Financial Aid Kool-Aid” so to speak, do not assume you will get a big merit award, do not assume the school will meet 100% of your need etc. Certainly if you need merit aid to make it work for you, then target those schools where you know your stats will get you the merit aid you need! :)</p>
<p>SLUMOM:Thanks so much for the concern, but money really isn’t an issue. I would not qualify for need-based aid, and my parents are more then wiling to spend the money. I was just commenting that it would be nice if I got some merit aid, but it is by no means a condition on which I would place my decision on.</p>
<p>^ Cuny? Really? I think the OP’s stats are high enough to not need to apply to any of the CUNY/SUNY schools.</p>
<p>Rochester is in the middle of no where, as is Syracuse. You may want to look at Northeastern and BU in Boston. Might be better if you are accustomed to city life and east coast lifestyle (Syracuse and Rochester feel more midwestern). Also, could look at GW if you are willing to look in DC. NYU obviously fits the bill.</p>
<p>Informative is misinformed about Sophie Davis (I have seen his uninformed anti-CUNY bias repeatedly).</p>
<p>Sophie Davis is very competitive. I would not consider it a safety for most applicants, but I would for this OP. The mean total (math and verbal) SAT score for SD admits was 1328 last year.</p>
<p>AND, although she doesn’t think she needs a financial safety, she might discover that she does, in fact, need one.</p>
<p>I agree that UPenn ED is a good move for her, and probably the safety will be unnecessary, but I applaud her for ensuring that her bases are covered.</p>
<p>^ Probably because you aren’t a city person. Anyone from NYC is going to find Syracuse and Rochester midwestern, both geographically and culturally. Very different worlds from the big city.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much. I now feel a bit more comfortable with the application process, knowing I have some places that are definites. Rochester, Penn State, Pitt, and BC are now on the list! </p>
<p>Additionally, I was thinking of applying to UNC EA, so if I get accepted, I won’t have to apply to any safeties…thoughts on this?</p>
<p>heather: I don’t think UNC EA is that early a notification but I could be wrong…why not UMich? jw</p>
<p>If you are going to head south and would like merit $$ why not Tulane or Umiami? I didn’t originally suggest those because you said in your original post that you wanted to stay within three hours of NYC</p>
<p>Syracuse, Boston University, American University, Dickinson College, Lehigh, Lafayette are all schools that are very likely to accept you. Temple Honors, Bryn Mawr, Drexel are other such schools. Honors at Binghamton is another option. </p>
<p>In your case, looking for an Early Action or Rolling Admissions school may take care of your safety schools.</p>
<p>I would like to suggest that you look again at Fordham (Rose Hill campus). There is a lively Jewish population there. Jesuit colleges will generally work well for students of any denomination.</p>
<p>I really would like to stay close, but UNC isn’t as far as Tulane, and I love UMich, but again its too far. I can’t decide, the schools I like are farther away,but I want to stay close! </p>
<p>I would love schools that have EA, and all those are GREAT suggestions.</p>
<p>Midwest: I might go look at it-its pretty close by!</p>
<p>Another consideration for a safety is U Delaware. It’s closer than Maryland for the OP, has a beautiful campus, is building a new science/tech center, is right on the Amtrak line, and would likely give some nice merit aid and honors status.</p>
<p>Having an EA acceptance is the best kind of safety. So, definitely apply EA to several schools if you are interested in them. Once you have an EA acceptance in hand, you may be able to reduce the total number of schools you apply to.</p>
<p>Would you consider McGill in Montreal?
SUNY Stonybrook?
Are you interested in any “articulation” ,“direct admit” or 6 or 7 year
medical programs? With your stats, you might be able to get into one.
Regarding Rochester, Syracuse, Pittsburgh - once people get out of NYC, some realize how much EASIER life is out of NYC!
You realize that BC is a Catholic college?</p>