Safety Schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi, first time posting here. I’m trying to find some safety schools. Although any suggestions for match and reaches would also be greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>Statistics
White, Male, from New York
GPA: 91/100
Rank: 220 out a little more than 800
SAT: CR: 710
M: 500
W: 620</p>

<p>Subject Tests:
U.S History: 800
World History: 800 </p>

<p>AP</p>

<p>U.S History: 5
World History: 5
English Language & Composition: 4</p>

<p>EC's
Writer and Photography editor for school Newspaper- Grades 10,11,12
Internship at Radio Station- 10, 11,12
Boy Scouts(was a senior Patrol Leader for two years and working toward Eagle) - 9,10,11,12
Civil War Reenacting- 9,10,11,12</p>

<p>Current Course Load </p>

<p>AP Spanish, Video Independent Study, Regents Physics, AP English Lit, AP Comparative Government, Geometry </p>

<p>Looking for a relatively small college ( around 5,000 or so) preferably in the Northeast with a good history program as well as programs in Film, Mass Media, Journalism and communications. I had be interested in William & Mary in Virginia but I couldn’t get in. Any similar schools with lower standards? </p>

<p>Thanks a lot for your help.</p>

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<p>Drew University perhaps? It’s a shame you are a guy because Seven Sisters would give you some great matches.</p>

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<p>Ithaca College-Park School of Communications
American U in DC</p>

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<p>Oh, hey, Civil War Reenacting? Ever think about Gettysburg College ¶ ?</p>

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<p>yeah, and I love the area but I hear it was kind of a party school</p>

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<p>Vassar! Top notch school that many people at my school are applying to as a safety/match.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry if a school has a “party reP”…partying goes on everywhere. It doesn’t have anything to do with you or your academics.</p>

<p>My kids go to a so-called big party school. yes, they go to a few parties now and then, but most of the serious students don’t have time for any such excesses.</p>

<p>How much will your parents pay? That will have a big impact on where you should apply.</p>

<p>Others can answer this…is it an issue that both his Subject SATs are in history?</p>

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<p>Vassar is certainly not a safety or a match for the OP. It would be a definite reach.</p>

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<p>I live about 10 minutes from Vassar. Much too close for me anyway. </p>

<p>How much will my parents pay?</p>

<p>well, we will most likely have to take out loans.</p>

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<p>New Paltz would be a good match though not a safety.</p>

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<p>*How much will my parents pay?</p>

<p>well, we will most likely have to take out loans. *</p>

<p>???</p>

<p>are you guessing that? Have your parents said how much they are will borrow and can afford to borrow?</p>

<p>if they haven’t given you an amount, then it may not be a good idea to assume that they are willing to borrow for a pricey school.</p>

<p>You need to get a budget from your parents as to how expensive of schools you’ll be able to go to.</p>

<p>There’s no point in looking at schools that cost $50k per year, if your parents can/will only borrow $10k-20k per year.</p>

<p>Please ask your parents.</p>

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<p>Echoing Erin’s Dad with the New Paltz suggestion.</p>