What are my chances at a decent college?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I am a senior and am thrust into the college process already. I have become increasingly stressed out about not getting into a decent college because of my poor grades. </p>

<p>HELP ME DECIDE WHAT SCHOOL TO APPLY TO .... i am looking for liberal arts schools pref. in a rural suburban area :)</p>

<p>Asian
Connecticut
Very Competitive Public High School</p>

<p>GPA: 2.89</p>

<p>Honors/ AP Classes: Honors English II, Honors English III, Honors U.S History, AP U.S History, AP Comparative Politics, Honors Economics, AP Economics, Honors Civic ... as you can see, my strengths are in English and history and i challenge myself in these areas. I have friends who have perfect A's but taking regular classes and here i am working my butt off in advance classes!</p>

<p>Total AP classes: 3
APUSH (3)
AP Economics (taking in june)
APCP (taking in june)</p>

<p>SATI: 1610 I AM TAKING THEM AGAIN! </p>

<p>EC's:
School newspaper: reporter, editor
Student government: senator/rep</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Jr. Camp counselor (60 hours)
City wide events volunteer
Annual campus cleanup</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
This summer I went to the UCONN Mentor Connection Program in Storr for 3 weeks. I did very well in the program and am getting awarded 3 credits! =)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I work a lot. 45+ hours a week for the past 4 years</p>

<p>Essay:
Pretty good.</p>

<p>Recommendation:
Pretty good.</p>

<p>Intended Major: Undecided but perhaps international relations or political science</p>

<p>Schools that i look into: UCONN, UMASS-AMHERST, SYRACUSE, AMERICAN U </p>

<p>What other schools should i appy to? I am open to suggestions.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>No chance at Cuse or American. UConn is a reach. Decent shot at UMass.</p>

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<p>uconn is a definite reach- my sister had a 3.3gpa from an excellent CT high school and she got rejected this past year.
you say you want a LAC, but you mentioned large schools.
for smaller LACs, look at: roger williams, salve regina, springfield college, sacred heart, hofstra, elmira,
For bigger schools: URI, UMass, U. Hartford,</p>

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<p>Huskem55 suggests a lot of good choices. Here are some other LACs that are possibilities:</p>

<p>In the NE: Hartwick College, Gordon College, Houghton, Roanoke College (VT), Franklin Pierce College, College of the Atlantic (ME)</p>

<p>In other sections of the country:
Westminster College (MO), Antioch College (OH), Coastal Carolina (SC), University of Dallas, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Sonoma State (CA)</p>

<p>And for regular schools in other parts of the country (but close-by): Towson (MD), Fairleigh Dickinson Univ (NJ), St. Bonaventure Univ (NY)</p>

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<p>ok thanks for the suggestions</p>