Safety/Sciencey/Liberal Arts

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm going for a liberal arts school, 1500-5000 sized. So I have a bunch of ideal targets and reaches, but very little safeties! My major might be biology or Envi Sci but not locked in for sure, so any school with strong sciences would be great. Any suggestions would be so very appreciated!!</p>

<p>Location: Boston
Female
White
Public high school, 2nd in state
rising senior</p>

<p>Major: Considering Environmental Science or Biology</p>

<p>SCORES
SAT I (rough, prob not sending)
M: 660
W: 690
CR: 630</p>

<p>ACT: 31 without studying
will retake and hopefully become sendable </p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 UW
Improving since 3.3 in freshman year.
7 AP classes taken, all honors throughout high school</p>

<p>AP EXAMS: AP Biology (5) us HISTORY (5) Microecon (5) Macroecon (3)
Environmental Sci, English Lit, Span Lang, and Psych to be taken this fall</p>

<p>SAT II: 750, 730</p>

<p>ECs: (hopefully what will help me)
-Vice president of class 2 years in a row
-Student Senate-selected by school in bringing together administrators, teachers, parents and students to meet twice a month to discuss town issues
-President of Yearbook Club
-President of Working to Help the Homeless club, treasurer my junior year--active all 4 years
-member of outdoors club
-National Honors Society--2 years
-Student Leadership Team--working to embrace the culture at our school raising spirit and ensuring everyone is comfortable at out school
-member of Diversity Week--bringing back diversity week to our school
-volunteered at nearby hospital one summer
-volunteer at conservation land (Mass Aubobon Habitat) doing weeding and education and such
-JV cross country 3 years, not very good/important/competitive though</p>

<p>Misc:
-i work a job
-parents divorced
-may get some financial aid</p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>What can your family afford? At many LACs your divorced parent’s income will be included in the FA calculation so you will get less than you think, even at schools that meet full need. I recommend you look at this thread to see if you qualify for anything. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks so much! These colleges are so tricky… Ubama looks great…and bump!</p>

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<p>Gettysburg college
Hendrix college</p>

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<p>Not really a safety, more of a match, but you should look at Case Western Reserve. I wouldn’t send the SAT scores. ACT is much better.</p>