<p>Hello. I believe I have finalized my college list, haha, "finalized". But these three have remained on my list and I love all three of them. They are similar academically / culturally.</p>
<p>Tufts
WashU
Rice</p>
<p>I cannot decide which one I want to ED to. I can see myself at any of them. Since I likely will not be choosing between any two of them (they are high reaches), I want to ED to one of them so I have a better shot at getting into at least one of them. Theyr'e all "First Choices".</p>
<p>Without ED, I think I have a pretty low chance of getting into any of them (32 ACT, 33 superscore, 3.68 UW GPA, fairly challenging courses, good EC . GPA is the bottleneck here.</p>
<p>When I did the Net Price Calculators they are all affordable so that isn't a concern here. However, Rice does have a no loan policy for families under 80k income so that would be cool.</p>
<p>Do you have a preference in terms of location? Texas, St. Louis, and Boston area are quite different, imo. They are all great schools. Is one stronger in your major/interest?</p>
<p>I don’t really care too much about location. I live in St. Louis so WashU is right next door. Boston and Houston seem equally interesting to me!</p>
<p>I want to do Physics or Chemical Engineering as of now. If I do Physics I would plan to do grad school. They are all strong in the sciences.</p>
<p>We should be able to visit them soon.</p>
<p>The visit is likely to indicate that you’re more strongly interested in one of these.</p>
<p>I think you have a shot ED at Washu. I think Rice is a bit of a reach for you.</p>
<p>WashU doesn’t have its own supplemental essay, so it may be tougher to make your own individual case for why you think you would be a fit there beyond your stats and ECs. </p>
<p>All three universities you mentioned do consider demonstrated interest to one extent or another, so those visits are going to be important to show you’re interested. </p>
<p>Tufts has a 36% ED admission rate and Rice has a 25% ED admission rate; I think Tufts is more within reach for you personally, but I’d visit all 3 and then decide yourself. </p>
<p>Yeah, Rice is probably pushing it a bit.</p>
<p>I think ill play it safe, WashU is right here at home, I’ve visited and done an interview and will likely be going back to talk to professor / sit in on class. According to Naviance WashU accepts a percentage of students higher than their normal percentage rate.</p>