<p>SAT: 1840
gpa: 3.8 unweighted, 4.0 weighted (cumulative)
class rank: 24 out of 500</p>
<p>I'm going to be a senior this year (class of 2012). </p>
<p>I live in California, so I know about the UCs. I'm really considering out of state schools, but which are in my range? I know I'm not good enough for Ivy League schools, but do I have a chance at second-tier schools? If you can list a few, I would be grateful :) Thanks!</p>
<p>Well what type of schools are you looking for? public or private, big university or small college?
If you like bigger schools and don’t mind the rain I would say you are in range for University of Washington, its a pretty highly regarded school (top 50 US news) but is not too hard to get into. Considering its ranked #41 in the nation out of state tution is pretty low compared to other high ranked publics. But it depends on what your family can afford, what price range are you looking at?</p>
<p>For private colleges, it would costs $45K - $60K a year. OOS is cheaper, but not that cheap.</p>
<p>The only Ivy League school you might consider applying to is Cornell Early Decision. You should consider Purdue, University of Texas, and American University.</p>
<p>What is your major or future career?</p>
<p>Are you going to test again? Are you going to take the ACT, too?</p>
<p>What is your budget? How much will your parents pay? If you don’t know, ask. This will likely determine where you should apply since most schools do not meet need nor do they have a lot of aid to give. </p>
<p>Tell us more about what you want in a school…</p>
<p>Large?
Small?
Quiet?
Spirited with big team sports to watch?
Rural setting?
City setting?</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your responses! I completely overlooked important things…</p>
<p>Cost or size of the school doesn’t matter to me. I have taken the ACT but my score was so low (24) that I wasn’t planning on submitting it to any universities. I will take the SAT in September only if I have no chance at my favorite schools.</p>
<p>In my junior year I took AP English and AP Chem and this fall (senior year) I will be taking AP English and AP French. I will also be taking Math Analysis Honors and Physics Honors this year.</p>
<p>My intended major will be either communication disorders, linguistics, or audiology.
Do I have any shot at the following universities:
-Emory
-UCSB
-UCSD
-Trinity
-University of Portland
-Rice
-UT Austin
-UNC Chapel Hill
-UC Davis
-Cal Poly
-UW Madison
-Northwestern
-USC
-NYU
-UCSD
-University of Rochester
-UCSC</p>
<p>Well UW Madison, UNC, and Emory sound like good schools. I really like UCSD though ( but I think I like the campus more than anything!)</p>
<p>Don’t submit your act score, try retaking it and if you get a 27+ you should consider sending it.</p>
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Cost or size of the school doesn’t matter to me.*</p>
<p>:) Well, cost will matter to the school. Do your words mean that your parents will pay $55k+ per year for wherever you go to school? If so, great! If not, then cost will matter to you.</p>
<p>Trinity (TX) or (CT)? I don’t know on the CA schools but I think most of these are reaches except Portland. Also, Texas and UNC are very tough to get into for out of staters. Some to possibly check into are Penn State, Michigan State, Tulsa, Butler (IN), Colorado, Florida State, Indiana, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, UConn, Boston University, UMass Amherst, Iowa, Ohio State, and Lawrence (WI). Also previously mentioned Purdue and American by SeattleBulldog and Washington by SoBound15 are very good ones. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thank you all for your help. I will retake my SATs in September and will also look into financial aid for the more expensive private schools.</p>
<p>There are schools out there that may not have a big name but still give you a great and inexpensive education. A family member is attending The University of Akron, (in state) in the honors program and will graduate debt free. She will be a speech pathologist. I bet she will make great money and just think, she didn’t have to go into serious debt. Look carefully at your in state schools without the fancy name. Good luck to you. :)</p>