Suggest colleges for a rising senior?

College Search & Selection
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<p>This fall I'll be a senior at a competitive public high school in CT (female, Asian).</p>

<p>My cumulative GPA is a 3.7 UW, 4.0 W.
I have taken mostly honors classes.</p>

<p>I took 1 AP junior year (US History - 5).</p>

<p>This year I am taking AP Literature, AP US Gov't & Politics, AP Psychology, Calc & Stats Honors, Spanish IV Honors, French III, and a UConn Early College Experience (Family & Individual Development) class.</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I: 1980 (CR 650, M 550, W 780 essay 10)
ACT: 26 (probably going to stick with the SAT)
SAT IIs: USH 760, Lit 620</p>

<p>I know I can definitely bring my SAT score up to 2000. Retaking in October.
Should I retake Lit as well in November?</p>

<p>ECs (these are weak, I know):
Dance (11 yrs, 4 yrs in Senior Company, my studio's performing company)
Piano (9 yrs)
Dabbled in volunteer work
Next year I'm going to be teaching religious ed. to 3rd and 9th graders and hopefully will be joining NHS.</p>

<p>Clubs: Key Club (recently elected officer for next year), Lit Club, Writer's Circle</p>

<p>Awards: Achievement in French I, Achievement in French II, Achievement in English II Honors, Excellence in English III Honors, Excellence in Physics, National French Exam - French II - 8th place nationwide, 6th place in state</p>

<p>Prospective Major: English Lit or something else in the Humanities/Communications area</p>

<p>Two of my teachers from last year have agreed to write me recommendations and I'm sure they'll be great. </p>

<p>I like medium-sized to large schools (big enough for me to explore my interests, but small enough to get to know professors and other people on a more personal level); I'd LOVE a school with a great college town or one with lots of school spirit. Cities are fine with me. I've thought about going somewhere warm like Florida or California but I'm not sure what would be in my range. Besides CA most of the schools that I've thought about are in the Northeast and Pennsylvania. I also want to go on an internship and study abroad.</p>

<p>Some other schools that I'm thinking about are: Boston University, NYU, Wake Forest, Bucknell, Penn State, UConn, Providence College, Villanova, and McGill but I'm thinking I need more safeties/targets that I'm actually interested in. Chance me for these and suggest others to look at?</p>

<p>Is it worth going to college in California from OOS?</p>

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<p>I suggest Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Syracuse, American U, Northeastern, Wisconsin, U of Miami, Illinois, Delware. Don’t know too much about florida and california schools so didn’t suggest much. The only schools I can confirm your chances are you are a in at both UConn and Penn St.</p>

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<p>I know I can definitely bring my SAT score up to 2000. Retaking in October.
Should I retake Lit as well in November?</p>

<p>Sign up for both the Oct and Nov SAT I. If you want to take a SAT II again,take it in Dec.</p>

<p>*Some other schools that I’m thinking about are: Boston University, NYU, Wake Forest, Bucknell, Penn State, UConn, Providence College, Villanova, and McGill but I’m thinking I need more safeties/targets that I’m actually interested in. Chance me for these and suggest others to look at?</p>

<p>Is it worth going to college in California from OOS? *</p>

<p>English Lit major.</p>

<p>There are some great Calif schools. How much will your family pay? If you don’t know, ask.</p>

<p>Your budget from your family will LARGELY determine where you should apply and where you’ll be able to afford to attend. Schools like Penn State are expensive for OOS students.</p>

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<p>Pitt is another that fits your criteria.</p>

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<p>All of the schools in the University of California system are wonderful --Davis, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Merced (though it’s very new), Riverside, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Irvine. A few of them are really big (like LA and San Diego), and Merced’s really small and in the middle of nowhere. Davis has a small-college feel and is located in a college town. San Diego is gorgeous. Santa Cruz has a really nice location, just plopped down in the middle of the trees and right on the beach. However, I’m going to Irvine, which has an undergrad population of about 27,000, but it has a nice feel to it, and the staff and students are very friendly, so you very easily can form a family there. (It also has an unusually large Asian population) It’s in SoCal, so the weather is really mild (well, compared to what we have in NorCal) and there’s a beach really nearby. I know the out of state tuition is really high, but personally, I’d be willing to pay it. The UCs are really well-respected in the college standings, the programs are all rigorous and in the top ranks in the nation. But if for nothing else, people here are very diverse and wide-ranged, and open to whoever you are. It makes you feel at home. (This is coming from my view on Irvine. I haven’t had extensive experience in any of the other UCs, though I do have a basic knowledge)</p>

<p>I personally wouldn’t recommend going to Florida, since it’s really really hot and humid there, and those two don’t mix.</p>

<p>Good luck in your search! :3</p>

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<p>Holy Cross, Lafayette College.</p>

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<p>I suggest Holy Cross</p>