<p>Daughter is a rising. We are currently making a list of schools for her to apply.</p>
<p>She currently has a 3.37 weighted GPA and an unweighted GPA between 3.2 - 3.3 after a tough junior year. </p>
<p>Her SAT is about average;
Writing - 500
Verbal - 450
Math -510</p>
<p>We are able to provide about $12,000 per year and will be able to take loans out if needed. The ideal price range would probable be below $25,000/year.
We are in Washington and want to see any options for her out there. </p>
<p>She can not decide what she wants at a school. We were looking to make a list based on her stat and budget range then explore each of the colleges we are directed to before deciding if it is right for her. Any schools ringing a bell?</p>
<p>Wil she be taking the SAT or ACT again? With her stats, it seems like merit aid is unlikely. Is $12K your EFC or what you actually feel you can pay? If you would qualify for need based aid, then that increases the potential candidates. Maybe St. Martin’s University? Does she want to stay in or near Washington?</p>
<p>^ The full cost to attend St. Martin’s (a private university) is nearly $38K. Expect a gap, maybe a significant one, between “determined” need (which may be less than actual need) and their need-based aid offer.</p>
<p>The OP probably is better off focusing on public in-state schools. Consider Eastern Washington U. or Western Washington U., which are both under $20K. Schools in the UW system (UW-Bothell, UW-Tacoma) are a little more expensive.</p>
<p>Yes, check the in-state public schools as a base line. Check the net price calculators at each school to see where financial aid stands.</p>
<p>Community college followed by transfer to a state university may also be an option.</p>
<p>with your budget, the place to start is your in-state publics. some out-of state publics will also be in that range, but it depends on how far from home she wants to look. Does she want a smaller school or a larger one?</p>
<p>geography? One possibility would be U Wisc at Superior. In your price range/ admissions range and a public liberal arts school. with the out of state tuition waiver, it would come in at 14K-16K per year, but even without that, would be under 25K.</p>
<p>If she’s eligible for financial aid, that would open up more options, especially at private schools who are able to give grants and not just loans. If you haven’t done so, go to fafsa4caster to start getting a sense of your expected family contribution, and use the “net price calculators” on schools that you are interested in academically, to see where you might come out financially.</p>
<p>I’d also add Evergreen State, but she be in a better position if she raised her verbal score a bit. Has she tried the ACT? It will be given Sept 10, which would give her time to prepare for it.</p>
<p>As noted above, your “budget” is irrelevant unless you also tell us your EFC. Whether or not your daughter will be eligible for need-based aid makes a HUGE difference.</p>
<p>If she wants to go OOS or to a private, her biggest problem would be getting into a school that has much aid to give. Her SAT is not high enough for the schools that give much aid, even if her EFC was around the amount her parents will pay. </p>
<p>Even if her EFC is $12,000 or so, the schools that would admit her would likely gap her big time. Her Math + CR score is below 1000. </p>
<p>Her most affordable options will likely be her instate publics. Many students LOVE Western Washington University. I think that might be one of her best options. </p>
<p>If she wants more options, then she needs to retest and get her Math + CR score well above 1100. She should also take the ACT.</p>