Where Do I Apply?-help Needed!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I will be a HS senior in the fall. I have been looking at schools for a few months now, but I'm foggy where to apply based on my stats and major. Planning to take SAT I over again (with some practice this time) in September. I am open to all opinions and suggestions!! My stats are as follows: </p>

<p>GPA: Unweighted- 92/3.7 Weighted- 108/4.3
Rank: Second 10% out of 152 students</p>

<p>SAT I: 1800 (critical reading 680, math 560, writing 560)
SAT II: Hoping to use the ACT instead. Testing in October. </p>

<p>Have only taken Honors classes plus the following AP classes:
Spanish VI
US History
English comp.
English Lit. (this fall)
Government (this fall)
Spanish V (this fall)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Cross Country: 1 year
Tennis: 3 years
Nordic Skiing: 3 years (1 year varsity)
Amnesty International:1 year
Siddartha School Project (intl. charity org): 1 year
Central Africa Vision (intl. charity org): 1 year
Church related activities (general attendance, youth groups, charities, etc):lifetime </p>

<p>Community Service:
Hours unknown, but have done a significant amount through the EC's listed above, my church, and general voluteer work. </p>

<p>Work Experience:
swimming instructor (2yrs), pet sitting biz (1yr) </p>

<p>I plan on majoring in International Relations and eventually going into international law or foreign service later on (focused on human rights and social services rather than business and econ). Generally, I would like to stay in the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions as I am from New England. I prefer urban settings but mostly just looking for the best school for my major. </p>

<p>Here's a list of possible schools: </p>

<p>Far Reaches:
Georgetown
Cornell
Tufts
Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>Reaches:
George Washington University
NYU
UVA
Washington University-St. Louis </p>

<p>Matches:
Boston University
Northeastern
McGill University-Montreal
American University</p>

<p>Safety's
-Looking into a few possible candidates-
(maybe American fits here, i'm not sure)</p>

<p>Any opinions/additions/subtractions are greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Hummm....looks like someone read my thread. :) </p>

<p>Looks pretty good...but who am I to say since I'm asking the same advice!</p>

<p>btw Spanish 4 is IV not VI</p>

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<p>Actually, I'm in accelerated Spanish so I took Spanish VI (six) prior to Spanish V (five). I'll have to watch your replies, and you can watch mine. Hopefully we will get some good advice between us.</p>

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<p>Scooper.. I live in Canada and you should come to McGill or in fact- University of Western Ontario (<a href="http://www.uwo.ca%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.uwo.ca&lt;/a&gt;) has a very respected business school.. dare I say one of the best in Canada?</p>

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<p>no, def. not the best, IVY(grad school at UWO) business school is good, but not the best, U of T is the best :)</p>

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<p>I am actually majoring in International Relations....maybe i didn't specify enough before...</p>

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<p>I think you have a great list - definitely one of the more realistic people at CC. If you can manage to raise your SAT 150+ points, you can turn some of your reach schools like NYU and UVA into matches.</p>

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<p>Any ideas about safety schools? (Keeping in mind they must offer a reputable International Relations (IR/IA/IS) program.</p>

<p>Also, I'm confident my SAT scores will go up, as I originally took the test cold - and now I am busy practicing.</p>

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<p>Might want to look at Holy Cross-very good school in New England, as Holy Cross does not require SAT's.</p>

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<p>I'm Looking for <em>safety</em> schools that offer an International Relations (IR/IA/IS) major. Schools that (while falling into the safety category) still have respectable programs in IR.</p>

<p>btw... from what I could find Holy Cross does not seem to fit this category.</p>

<p>Can anyone else comment?</p>

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<p>Check out: the University of Denver, Lewis & Clark (SAT optional), Drew, Eckerd, Beloit College, Denison, and DePaul U as safe matches. You might also look into Northeastern's international business program.</p>

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<p>Butler University
Centre College
Chapman University
Chatham College
Clark University
Fairfield University
Penn State
Rhodes College
Syracuse University
University of Scranton
University of South Carolina
Wesleyan (if you're a girl)
York College of Pennsylvania</p>

<p>All these schools have international relations majors. </p>

<p>Just something to think about. You need to look further into these schools and others and find places you think you could really be happy.</p>