Safety Suggestions

College Search & Selection
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<p>So, here goes nothing, I go to an above average school in NJ (1-2 kids go to ivies each year). I am going to be a senior next year. My GPA is around 3.64 (looked it up yesterday) UW/3.85 W. My SAT score is a 1970 (M: 700 CR: 630 W: 640 - 10 essay). </p>

<p>White Male</p>

<p>Now for ECs:</p>

<p>Interact Club: 3 years (secretary in Junior and probably senior year)
Club Soccer (regionally ranked) for 11 years
Futsol (indoor soccer): 6 year
Chess Club: 3 years (VP)
Teen Church Ministry Group (2 years)
120 hours as a sports instructor (leaders for 20 hours)
Government Club (2 years)
Preservation Club (4 years)
Animal Rescue Shelter Volunteer (200 hours)
25 hour of volunteer with Interact Club
First Aid Certified
Paid worker at school sorting through documents about the school's history
Travel sports ref</p>

<p>Intended Major: Political Science</p>

<p>Thanks!! I will chance back!!!!!!</p>

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<p>What can your family afford?</p>

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<p>Since safeties often give lousy need-based aid, we need to know how much your family pay. IF you don’t know, ask them.</p>

<p>Also…</p>

<p>What kind of school do you like?</p>

<p>Is your M+CR SAT 1330 from one sitting?</p>

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<p>I don’t need any FA</p>

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<p>What size college/university do you want? What sort of location (urban, rural, town, et al)? Do you have any other interests or passions? Do you care about sports, music, political atmosphere? Your credentials are good, but unspectacular: if Poli. Sci. is interest, you should consider the DC colleges (G’town stretch, GW & AU matches, with AU closer to a safe). Rutgers CAS is probably pretty safe for you as a Jersey resident. Temple, Pitt, NYU, Fordham are all matches, if you want a big, urban school. If FA isn’t a concern, then look at lots of smaller schools. Do you want to stay in northeast? If not, consider Tulane or Occidental.</p>

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<p>If you could answer the questions in Stagemum’s post, we’ll know more about the type of school you might like. :)</p>

<p>Good to know that your parents will pay for wherever you go. :)</p>

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<p>The area isn’t a big concern to me. But I would like a school that isn’t in the middle of nowhere. Sports/clubs aren’t a big deal to me.</p>

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<p>What are your reach and match schools? Seeing what you have in mind would help us think of safeties for you. </p>

<p>My favorite safety school for a good student like you is DePaul. It is in a fun neighborhood of Chicago and a very pleasant school. Many strong academic departments and a nice atmosphere on campus. Some merit aid too, which is nice.</p>

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<p>Are Catholic schools ok? There are many of those…St. Louis, DePaul, Loyola Maryland, etc. </p>

<p>And, then there’s the flagships that typically offer good poly sci programs…especially if the campus has a good law school.</p>

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<p>These would all be safeties…and a couple would give you a good-sized merit scholarship (I know that you say that you don’t need aid, but it’s nice to get merit scholarships from safety schools. :slight_smile: )</p>

<p>The A+ Schools for B+ Students List is…(from US News)</p>

<p>(The percentages are the schools’ acceptance rates.)</p>

<h1>53 Fordham University</h1>

<p>New York, NY
more selective 51% 1160-1340</p>

<pre><code>#55 Pepperdine University
</code></pre>

<p>Malibu, CA
more selective 31% 1110-1350</p>

<h1>58 University of Connecticut</h1>

<p>Storrs, CT
more selective 54% 1130-1310</p>

<h1>62 Purdue University–West Lafayette</h1>

<p>West Lafayette, IN
more selective 65% 1040-1290</p>

<h1>62 Southern Methodist University</h1>

<p>Dallas, TX
more selective 59% 1140-1350</p>

<h1>62 Syracuse University</h1>

<p>Syracuse, NY
more selective 60% 1060-1270</p>

<h1>71 Michigan State University</h1>

<p>East Lansing, MI
more selective 70% 23-28</p>

<h1>71 University of Iowa</h1>

<p>Iowa City, IA
more selective 84% 23-28</p>

<h1>75 Baylor University</h1>

<p>Waco, TX
more selective 48% 1110-1320</p>

<h1>75 Indiana University–Bloomington</h1>

<p>Bloomington, IN
more selective 69% 1060-1280</p>

<h1>75 University of Alabama (Would give you a $14k per year scholarship)</h1>

<p>Tuscaloosa, AL
more selective 54% 22-29</p>

<h1>75 University of Delaware</h1>

<p>Newark, DE
more selective 54% 1090-1300</p>

<h1>82 Auburn University</h1>

<p>Auburn University, AL
more selective 79% 24-30</p>

<h1>82 Marquette University</h1>

<p>Milwaukee, WI
more selective 62% 24-29</p>

<h1>82 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry</h1>

<p>Syracuse, NY
more selective 46% 1070-1280</p>

<h1>82 University of Denver</h1>

<p>Denver, CO
more selective 72% 25-30</p>

<h1>82 University of Vermont</h1>

<p>Burlington, VT
more selective 71% 1085-1280</p>

<h1>88 Drexel University</h1>

<p>Philadelphia, PA
more selective 56% 1110-1310</p>

<h1>90 Miami University–Oxford</h1>

<p>Oxford, OH
more selective 79% 24-29</p>

<h1>90 University of Missouri</h1>

<p>Columbia, MO
more selective 84% 23-28</p>

<h1>94 Clark University</h1>

<p>Worcester, MA
more selective 69% 1070-1300</p>

<h1>94 University of Colorado–Boulder</h1>

<p>Boulder, CO
more selective 83% 23-28</p>

<h1>94 University of Massachusetts–Amherst</h1>

<p>Amherst, MA
more selective 68% 1060-1260</p>

<h1>97 Iowa State University</h1>

<p>Ames, IA
more selective 81% 22-28</p>

<h1>97 Texas Christian University</h1>

<p>Fort Worth, TX
more selective 53% 1050-12</p>

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<p>American U in DC should be a safety.</p>