<p>hey guys, i have a tentative list of schools i'm applying to, i am a senior this year.</p>
<p>i'll give you my facts if you could let me know which schools are safety, target and reach.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.5 unweighted/4.1 weighted
Rank: 42/471 (top 10%)
Race: Hispanic
Income: Low Income
First Generation
National Honors Society Member
I've volunteered extensively at local schools (about 270 hours worth) and interned with a political campaign office (57 hours)
ACT Score: 27 (retaking in a week)
AP Human: 4
AP Enviro: 4
AP World: 5
AP Euro: 3
AP Chem: 3
AP USH: 4
AP Psych: 4
AP English Language: 5</p>
<p>Schools I'm applying to:</p>
<p>Florida State University, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, New College of Florida, Bard College, Reed College, New York University, Kenyon College, Carleton College, University of Virginia, Columbia University, Brown University, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Vassar College, Tulane University, University of Southern California, Oberlin College, Macalester College, Grinnell College.</p>
<p>If anyone needs anymore info let me know.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>^20 schools really?? You can’t honestly tell me you want to go to all those schools. Do some real research on those schools and narrow it down to at least 10. Btw, you have a lot of reaches in there. Good Luck :)</p>
<p>I’ve researched all those schools and yes I am aware that there are a few reaches in there probably more than I should have. What schools do you think are target schools? Which are safeties?</p>
<p>Let’s try it a different way. Can you answer these questions about which environment you prefer, assuming equal academics?</p>
<p>1) Size of school, undergrads (0-2,500; 2,501-10,000; 10,001-20,000; 20,000+)
2) Location (Highly urban, suburban, rural)
3) Geography (are there parts of the country you prefer or some you will not consider)
4) Weather (prefer warm, snow…?)
5) Sports (looking for competitve Div. 1, don’t care…?)
6) Greek scene (thinking about joining, want to avoid even a whiff of it, or in between)
7) If female, are single sex schools an option?
8) Anything else that you might think is important to you personally (you ride horse, like rock climbing, active arts scene, whatever).
9) Not really about atmosphere, but very important. Will you need Finanacial Aid? Are you hoping for merit scholarships?</p>
<p>The last one seems a definite yes, since you state low income.</p>
<p>With this information people can focus on the schools you would prefer and potentially suggest some you might have overlooked, that you can then research.</p>
<p>I almost missed your ACT score. You should separate it out so more visible to us, but in any case hopefully you will pull that up. Right now that will really hurt you. Did you try the SAT?</p>
<p>Wild guess, you are from Florida.</p>