<p>I know I have been posting a lot on here recently, but I would really like to figure this out. </p>
<p>So I will be apply to about ten colleges this fall. I am doing this so I will be able to compare different FA packages as well as the opportunities available at the colleges that I will be applying to. Indiana University, University of Cincinnati, American University, and The Catholic University of America are the schools that I know for sure that I will be applying to (IU and UC are my safeties both academically and financially). My problem is what direction to take when selecting the other schools that I will be applying to. My family as the awkward EFC of $15,000 where we don't qualify for a lot of aid, but still don't have the money to pay $30,000+ per year for my education. I plan to major in International Relations (or something similar). </p>
<p>My stats: SAT- Reading: 560 Math: 550 Writing: 600
By the time I graduate I will have 4 AP Classes, 4 Years of a foreign language, a dual-credit math course, and all other core classes were honors classes, I also only have 4 EC's, and no community service</p>
<p>My G.P.A is 3.47 unweighted </p>
<p>My conflict is this: The other schools I had originally on my list were those such as Goucher College, Wheaton College, Arcadia College, and Simmons College. These colleges all have what I am looking for in a college, expect that don't really give out a lot of need and my parents have made it clear that they will only pay $15,000 per year for my education, the rest (if needed) will be loans. These are also colleges that I could stand a chance at being accepted at. I could apply to these schools and hope for the best when it comes to FA, or take out loans. </p>
<p>My other option would be to apply to schools like Mount Holyoke, Smith, Barnard, Vassar, Bryn Mawr (etc). These schools are ones which I would really love to go to, but have a small chance of getting in. My theory was that if I apply to 4-5 schools like this hopefully I would get into at least one (any of them I would be happy at) and the financial burden would be much less as these schools are generous with their FA.</p>
<p>Any suggestions, comments, or opinions on what I should do or which option would be better?</p>
<p>Side note- I know that some of you already know this but I am the same person who has the account aind555. This account had been acting up (password glitch) so I rarely got on it, however I will now be reverting back to this account as the problem has been fixed.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>