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Savs · 05-07-2008, 07:26 PM

>>Unless you go to a challenging school, 3.7 is not going to make super-reachy schools any easier.

3.97, actually. Though you never know what could happen before the end of the semester... LOL.

Let's see for the rest...

~U. of Minnesota is in-state, as well as St. Thomas University (is that on the lists? LOL. It should be) and Macalester. My dad also teaches at St. Thomas, so I'd get a 3/4 discount at St. Thomas and Macalester if I got it.

~I'm not sure about size/location (urban/rural/suburban) yet, but I'm guessing college visits will help narrow that down. My dad blocked off about 2 weeks for college visits in the NE, so I'm going to try to visit as many of the schools as I can.

~Thanks for the suggestion about EA... I'll definitely make sure to do that... it would be nice to get an acceptance early to take the pressure off.

~I'm a little wary of applying to less than 6-7 schools because I do need financial aid, so having a few schools where I could compare packages would be really great.

~My original SAT score was 2050, so it wasn't horrible, but... average. I just retook it in May, so hopefully it's higher, or I guess I might retake it again. *sigh* I hate the SAT system.

Thanks for all the help!! This is a really great site for getting info/advice!

05-07-2008, 07:26 PM	#28
Savs Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Threads: 8 Posts: 98	>>Unless you go to a challenging school, 3.7 is not going to make super-reachy schools any easier. 3.97, actually. Though you never know what could happen before the end of the semester... LOL. Let's see for the rest... ~U. of Minnesota is in-state, as well as St. Thomas University (is that on the lists? LOL. It should be) and Macalester. My dad also teaches at St. Thomas, so I'd get a 3/4 discount at St. Thomas and Macalester if I got it. ~I'm not sure about size/location (urban/rural/suburban) yet, but I'm guessing college visits will help narrow that down. My dad blocked off about 2 weeks for college visits in the NE, so I'm going to try to visit as many of the schools as I can. ~Thanks for the suggestion about EA... I'll definitely make sure to do that... it would be nice to get an acceptance early to take the pressure off. ~I'm a little wary of applying to less than 6-7 schools because I do need financial aid, so having a few schools where I could compare packages would be really great. ~My original SAT score was 2050, so it wasn't horrible, but... average. I just retook it in May, so hopefully it's higher, or I guess I might retake it again. sigh I hate the SAT system. Thanks for all the help!! This is a really great site for getting info/advice!