<p>I'm a junior applying in the fall (white male in Florida)</p>
<p>Here's my list (planning to major in Applied Math w/ either econ or CS):
Florida
Florida State
Georgia Tech
UNC-Chapel Hill
Virginia
Purdue
Michigan
Alabama
UCLA (maybe)
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Obviously I have some on here I consider safeties (financial and academic) and some reaches.</p>
<p>My stats:
7/537 class rank
4.0 unweighted GPA, 4.65 weighted
8 AP classes by the time I graduate
ACT Composite 33
Math 33
Reading 33
English 33
Science 31</p>
<p>SAT 1990 (retaking Saturday but may not submit unless raised to 2150)
Math 630
Reading 660
Writing 700</p>
<p>EC's (not too impressive but oh well):
2 varsity letters for baseball
NHS 11th and 12th
Mu Alpha Theta
Co-founder of fantasy sports club (lol)
120-140 service hours at middle school, little league fields, breast cancer events (mom had it)
Working 16-20 hours/week as manager of a concession stand im 11th and 12th
Department awards in US Gov and Physics </p>
<p>Any suggestions for my school list? Should I add anything or is it fine as is?</p>
<p>Should I add a private or two to try and get more aid? I won’t qualify for fafsa and all that stuff…</p>
<p>Honestly, most of those (if not all) are safeties. lol.</p>
<p>What kind of schools are you into?</p>
<p>I want big, semi-prestigious schools at least with football teams. Haha I was told not to apply to Stanford and Duke as they would be very expensive and longshots to get into… They should have at least decent math programs as well. @ucalifornias</p>
<p>I also want to go somewhere where I could get some sort of merit aid. We have money but would prefer not to pay a ton as I have two younger brothers @ucalifornias</p>
<p>I’d apply to USC. I think they offer some great financial aid for good students.</p>
<p>Also, a few ivies. Some private schools end up costing less than public schools.</p>
<p>@ucalifornias I was actually strongly considering USC, I think I will add that. What ivies would you recommend for me?</p>
<p>Each ivy is different.</p>
<p>You have a great chance at Cornell, Duke, Columbia, Dartmouth, Yale, and Harvard.
By great chance, I mean 30ish%.</p>
<p>By the way, is that your 10-11 GPA? or 9-11 GPA?</p>
<p>9-11, but thank you @ucalifornias</p>
<p>And it will go up at the end of this year too @ucalifornias</p>
<p>Michigan and UNC-CH are very difficult to get into OOS, would not consider those safeties. Nor would I consider UCLA or Vanderbilt a safety…</p>
<p>@etuck24 thats what I was thinking.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech= 50K, no aid
UNC-Chapel Hill = cap on how many OOS students can enroll; since legacies and athletes have priority, it’s REALLY hard to get into. I’d cross is off my list.
Virginia = reach; only merit is the Jefferson but your stats aren’t likely to be competitive enough - SAT 2300/ACT 34 expected to have a good shot so your ACT is close but as of now, not your SAT. Few scholarships are given.
<a href=“http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/undergraduate_program/the-jefferson-scholarship/”>http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/undergraduate_program/the-jefferson-scholarship/</a>
Purdue = possible aid but stronger for engineering than for math/econ
Michigan = 50K, no aid
UCLA =55K, no aid</p>
<p>Any school with a selectivity rate 30% and below should be considered a reach. For public universities, keep in mind that OOS admission rates are much lower than in-state.</p>
<p>For math/econ, check out Northwestern. For Math/applied math, if you’re really advanced (Calc BC minimum - only college with CalTech to require calc from all applicants), Harvey Mudd.
If you can afford 45K and apply by October, Penn State - you may qualify for Shreyer (only 10% admit rate though).
tOSU has good scholarships for OOS students.
I’m surprised your list doesn’t include UMiami?
UGA Honors is quite good and there are some scholarships, not to mention football :)</p>
<p>@zobroward no thank you lol</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 thank you. I was thinking about Georgia. Would NWU take anyone taking Calc AB as a senior?</p>
<p>If you plan on being a math major, Northwestern may, as long as you’re getting A’s and can get a recommendation from your math teacher. They’ve got one of the 'accelerated math" programs for kids who’ve taken Calculus as juniors or even sophomores, and have taken advanced calculus classes (college sophomore level) while in HS, so they may be a bit too selective for you. I’d suggest applying as an Econ major. Econ majors need to study a lot of math anyway 
Check out UGA’s merit scholarships and Honors program - CS is in arts&science, not engineering, so you wouldn’t have access to the engineering scholarships.</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 thank you! I’ve looked at Northwestern before and may apply. Econ with a CS focus appeals to me so it might work. And sounds good on the UGA suggestion</p>
<p>UGA would be a match but run the Net Price Calculator to check that it’s affordable for your family. With Honors it’d be a great schools based on your criteria.
Northwestern is a reach of course.
Now you need more matches that are affordable. :)</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 Florida, FSU, and Alabama are my affordable matches. Alabama gives a lot of aid to out of state students, correct?</p>
<p>Full tuition for an ACT 32, except for Engineering+CS, where it’s full tuition + $2,500 stipend. You still have to pay for room&board.</p>