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What kind of school could I get into?
sunshinekaty
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I live in Northern FL
I am interested in LACs (Williams, Swarthmore, Pomona), UCs, In-State Florida Schools
Stats:
GPA: 5.1W/ 6.0 Scale
ACT: 32C 33E 29M 34R 33S 11W
PSAT: 1390 690M 700ERW
APS: World History (9), Psychology (9), US History (10), Art History (10)
IB Diploma: Anthropology HL, English Lit HL, French B HL, Global Politics HL, Chem SL, Math SL, Psychology SL
Hooks:
URM (Hispanic)
First Gen College Student + First Generation American
EC:
Theatre- Leadership
Key Club- Leadership
Health Leadership Org (Promote and lead health ed)
Hospital Volunteer
Acapella Singing Group
Internship at Local Town Newspaper
Volunteer at Afterschool Center
Honor Societies:
English Honor Society
Social Science Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Math Readiness Cohort
NHS
Awards:
Honored at National Speech Competition
Writing has been published by mid-level organizations
14 replies I am interested in LACs (Williams, Swarthmore, Pomona), UCs, In-State Florida Schools
Stats:
GPA: 5.1W/ 6.0 Scale
ACT: 32C 33E 29M 34R 33S 11W
PSAT: 1390 690M 700ERW
APS: World History (9), Psychology (9), US History (10), Art History (10)
IB Diploma: Anthropology HL, English Lit HL, French B HL, Global Politics HL, Chem SL, Math SL, Psychology SL
Hooks:
URM (Hispanic)
First Gen College Student + First Generation American
EC:
Theatre- Leadership
Key Club- Leadership
Health Leadership Org (Promote and lead health ed)
Hospital Volunteer
Acapella Singing Group
Internship at Local Town Newspaper
Volunteer at Afterschool Center
Honor Societies:
English Honor Society
Social Science Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Math Readiness Cohort
NHS
Awards:
Honored at National Speech Competition
Writing has been published by mid-level organizations
This discussion has been closed.
Replies to: What kind of school could I get into?
What is your unweighted GPA? Where we live, a 5.1 GPA is not even possible.
I would need financial aid for most schools ( I would only be able to pay 45,000 a year and that's only if I take loans)
Take a look at the FAFSA EFC estimator and also the NPCs for the schools on your list. The LACs you list all will require CSS PROFILE in addition to FAFSA to get aid. They count things like Non Custodial Parent finances, home ownership and business ownership. You need to talk to your parents about what the financial situation is because those applications are going to want it ALL.
If you do not qualify for aid at those schools, you are going to have to look for merit awards, scholarships which those schools do not give out.
I always suggest getting some early accept type schools, rolling or early admissions in the mix, that you can afford, that has some serious money possibilities. New College maybe, Eckerd, Stetson, Rollins in FL come to mind. Tulane not a LAC but great merit possibilities and they have EA. Look at some Texas schools surprising to me that they have some very good small schools—everything not big in TX, and some of them do early reads.
Lots of LACs up north to check out. Once you get the money thing straight, put together a list and the sky is the limit once you have those early affordable admits in hand.
Get the instate and other options on the table early and then apply with wild abandon.
Also, I think the idea of comparing multiple financial said packages is a little inaccurate (or it is changing). If a college really wants you, there is likely some wiggle room for the FA officer to increase your package after appeal. (That was our experience at least, and it was a pleasant surprise!) That's not a process you'd want to go through with a whole bunch of schools, but it does suggest that RD applicants can't really look at several schools after April 1 acceptances and compare "final" FA packages.
¡Que tenga buena suerte!
Yes, this is a very important point. There is no financial aid fairy... and I certainly wouldn't want my story to contribute to that myth!
Given the strength of your in-state options, I would be very reluctant to go past the federally subsidized loan limits to attend anywhere else. As such I would run the NPC's on any schools that you apply to other than in-state public schools.
My impression is that some of the better LACs in the northeast, including Williams College, have good need based aid. Amherst College and Bowdoin College would be other good ones up in this part of the country.