If you’re not top 7%, UT is not a safety, it’s a reach.
What are your safeties?
UTD or UH Honors would be a good match.
UW = Washington? In that case, what major?
@MYOS1634 Gobal Liberal arts or International Affairs
How is UWash for that?
@Carmaddie You won’t have a single person of you mention the name of the school. A lot of people can give you much better advice of you post. Why don’t you just post. No adult will think badly of you.
Is it Trinity U?
Ahhh. “-I hope to go into international studies or affairs of some kind and want the college to offer a lot of language courses because I want to take lots of language classes- but only really competitive schools seem to offer all the ones I hope to take.”
You need to see what’s realistic, at any school. Offering a larger range neither means you can fit in more than one, maybe two, nor that loading your plate leads to any sort of real, functional proficiency. Plus potential scheduling conflicts.
The number, alone, isn’t representative of the opportunity.
You need to ask how many majors they have a year, how many advanced (3rd/4th year) classes are offered a semester (put that in perspective of the number of majors) and are these classes mostly cultural (history, current social problems…) or literary (survey of literature, specific literary genres…), what proficiency level is expected from their majors, what percentage of their majors study abroad, where, at what cost/scholarships, and for how long, what grad schools majors in the past 10 years got into…
What area of the world and what new language? What language(s) are you studying in high school and will you reach AP?
Good potential colleges for these subjects and your stats include American, Kalamazoo, Dickinson (reach). Then, it’d depend on what language you’re interested in.
The University of Washington is home to the Jackson School of International Studies, a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).
“The Jackson School offers seven majors and 16 minors (as well as a Tri-Campus minor in Human Rights) in international studies at the undergraduate level, as well as 10 Masters level programs and a Ph.D. Program.”
See:
https://jsis.washington.edu
https://jsis.washington.edu/about/
https://jsis.washington.edu/programs/
https://apsia.org/graduate-schools-programs/member-directory/member-profile/?schoolID=1377
The APSIA member list includes a few more schools you could investigate:
http://www.apsia.org/member-schools/
For language studies at the UW (45 languages), explore the links at:
Good luck!
It is just an application. Maybe you’ll get in, maybe you won’t. By submitting the application, you are merely keeping a door open - not agreeing to attend -
You shouldn’t deceive your dad. As a dad, I’d respond to this approach really well
Dad, here are the colleges I’d like to apply to, what do you think? Include is fav in the list. have a list of 8 or so, tell him you don’t know enough about all of them to decide one way or the other at this point and you would appreciate his help checking them out while the applications are being evaluated. As that process takes place be objective and honest about what you like and don’t like from each. Have an honest discussion with him about the pros and cons of his fav …but only after visiting… be sure to include a few pros. he’s not going to make you go someplace where you’ll be miserable.
Apply for an extremely impacted major at that school that you couldn’t get into! Like biology or computer science, and omit your ECs. Your rejection letter will not state your major.
I’m sorry your Dad is putting you in this position, it certainly isn’t fair. Naming a budget and other criteria is fair but not single-handedly choosing your school IMHO. Apply to the handful of schools you are interested in, including his choice, and keep the lines of communication open while you wait for admits and packages. Try to stay positive. I agree with @NCalRent to make a list of pros and cons and somehow get him to talk about these things with you. Try not to stomp your feet (which I know I would be doing if my Dad was being so bull headed lol). And remember…lots of kids don’t get to pick their schools, their schools pick them, either by admission/rejection, location, or cost.
Your parents gave you life, a home, and are now willing to pay for your college. I am sure you can stomach applying to a school they want you to when you are not mandated to attend.