Suggestions for College List?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi there! Here's my current draft of colleges to apply to, listed in order of my preference/selectivity:</p>

<p>Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Duke
Brown
Washington University in St. Louis
Tufts
Emory
University of Florida - Honors Program</p>

<p>Some context: I've got strong scores (2250 SAT, 34 ACT, 790/770 SAT II), plus some stand-out ECs and accomplishments. UF is my safety; Emory can pretty much be considered a safety; Tufts I feel confident about; Wash U and above it becomes tough to know, that's where I'm hoping the fact that I actually started something new and innovative - more than just a school club - will set me apart.</p>

<p>Any tips/suggestions? Any comparable schools you'd recommend looking into?</p>

<p>I'm looking for a mid-size school, undecided with an interest in Economics, preferably east coast, will apply early. </p>

<p>Thanks so much! :)</p>

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<p>GPA?</p>

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<p>Fits in with the rest - 3.9 with 5s on 5 AP classes so far. Not asking for a “chance” per se, more valuable would be any mid-size schools with similar selectivity that I’ve overlooked. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Apart from Stanford, USC, Caltech, Washington U, and Rice most of the other USNews top 30 private universities meet your criteria. Even MIT has an Econ major.</p>

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<p>Your stats look great! Definitely in the competitive pool. </p>

<p>If you are interested in Econ, you could also look at University of Chicago, Penn, and Columbia (Though Penn might be a bit larger than you prefer). Chicago isn’t east coast, but it’s the best Econ department in the country. </p>

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<p>What is your safety school? (For example, in-state public university?)</p>

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<p>OP said UF, @gandalf78‌. OP also mistakenly thinks Emory is a safety. </p>

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<p>OP, are you full pay? have you run the net price calculators at each of these schools? can your family afford what they’re being asked to pay?</p>

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<p>^ “OP said UF” was a safety school.</p>

<p>Well, that’s what I get for speed reading. I agree that Emory is NOT a safety school under any circumstances – at least as what I understand to be a “safety school.”</p>