What is the best college I can get in to?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey guys, I'm going to be graduating High School in the class of '11 and I'll be applying to quite a few colleges. I'd just like to know what are the top schools I should be looking at. I have quite a bit of financial need as my father makes under $35k and my mother is unemployed.</p>

<p>Residence: Michigan
School: Not very competitive, nearly all students stay in-state. Only a handful go to UofM yearly.
Grade: Incoming Senior
Nationality: Albanian
GPA: 3.685 (weighted)
-Freshman: 3.4
-Sophomore: 3.58
-Junior: 3.685
Class Rank: Top 20%
AP Rigor: Three AP classes, two AP tests.
Honors Classes: (3 yrs.) of Honors Math, (1 yr.) of Chemistry, (2 yrs.) of English
-- (6 classes)
ACT: 28 (Will retake again as this score was achieved without studying whatsoever)
-English: 25
-Math: 26
-Reading: 27
-Science: 32
-Writing: 8</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Recs: Good</p>

<p>ECs:
Student Government President
Student Senate Member
Class Council Member
Leadership Student
Freshman Mentor Program</p>

<p>So what are the best schools I have a semi-decent chance of getting accepted to?</p>

<p>Thanks for the help guys.</p>

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<p>check UDallas, Boston U, Fordham U, Gonzaga U, Boston College, Loyola Marymount, maybe NYU, try Michigan still since you are in-state</p>

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<p>In-state, try University of Michigan if not Michigan State University, I am biased!! ;p</p>

<p>Go State!! lol</p>

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<p>What can your parents afford</p>

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<p>My parents cannot afford college; community college is out of the question though.</p>

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<p>Why is community college out of the question?</p>

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<p>I don’t have any school recommendations, but if you can get at least a 33 ACT or a 2200 SAT I think you could get into Michigan or a like (similar) school with a decent scholarship. It’s a big jump, but you have potential. A very high SAT score or, presumably, a very high ACT score alone could get you big to full scholarships to many great state/city schools.</p>

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<p>Are there any state scholarships that you can use for your local directional college?</p>