<p>I’m looking at (in the vaguest descending order, I’m very much aware that some of these are high high high reaches so no need to hammer it in) </p>
<ol>
<li>U Chicago</li>
<li>Barnard </li>
<li>Reed</li>
<li>McGill </li>
<li>U Washington (in Seattle)</li>
<li>UC Berkeley </li>
<li>Occidental </li>
<li>Boston U </li>
<li>Simmons</li>
<li>Macaulay Honors College </li>
<li>NYU </li>
<li>Portland State (or U of Portland… I’m not too picky) </li>
<li>Drexel </li>
</ol>
<p>and I’m considering Fordham and Lewis & Clark. I’d love recommendations for very urban, sometimes cold, liberal universities with slightly higher admit rates. Preferably not religiously affiliated but not a big deal. </p>
<p>My GPA is a weighted 4.5, an unweighted 3.7 or 3.8, I’m not sure.
My ACT was a 29.
My SAT was a 2050, mid/high 700s for Reading/Writing and a dismal 580 for math. I am retaking but without much hope and certainly without a tutor. </p>
<p>I’ve taken lots of APs (4 this year), gotten 4 teacher academic awards, and have mediocre ECs because I travel a lot.</p>