<p>Hello, I will be applying to these schools this year</p>
<p>UT-Austin (reach I'm not top 7%)
USC (reach)
UGA (match but it is apparently harder to get into if you aren't instate)
Texas State (safety because I am an auto-admit)</p>
<p>I have a waiver for four schools and only have enough money to pay for one admissions application fee. Which do you think I should apply to, University of Washington or Southern Methodist University?</p>
<p>out of my criteria for picking school, UW and SMU don't fit as perfect as the other schools on my list. my criteria was</p>
<p>Near water, warm most of time (USC,UT)
More than 30K students (USC,UT)
Racially diverse (USC)
cheap or known for good financial aid (USC,UT,UGA)
Football school (all)
not religiously affiliated (all)
in a large and vibrant city (UT. USC)</p>
<p>logically, both schools should no longer be considered but i guess I'm willing to make exceptions. Is there something that you think makes one school more worth applying to than the other? If I apply to UW it will be a reach school. if I apply to SMU it will be a safety. I will applying for either journalism or broadcasting journalism. </p>
<p>Thank you</p>