Chance me for ED UChicago, EA Cornell, UCBerkeley(please)

Someone I know with very similar stats but very slightly lower SAT and one B+ was accepted to both BU and NEU (regular decision). However, both would have been full pay and were not affordable. Given the quality of the various Universities of California plus the fact that you are in-state I do not see the point of flying to Boston to be full pay at either university.

One daughter was very interested in Bowdoin so we visited twice and checked the little scatter plots of others who had applied from her high school. Acceptance seemed to be very highly unpredictable. The NPC put it as unaffordable. I think that “reach” is the right category for Bowdoin.

Given the high quality of the Universities of California plus being in-state in California plus being a potential English major I would add more of the public universities in California to your list. You might also want to look at some WUE schools. You should avoid debt for your bachelor’s degree if you reasonably can.

You have very big schools, very small schools, schools in a warm climate, and schools in the “cold and snow” zone on your list. You have schools near home and on the opposite side of the country. What do you want in a university?

If you do attend Bowdoin, how do you intend to get here? It is a bit of a drive from Boston Logan Airport. Would you take two flights to get to Portland Maine (including in the winter in snow) and take a cab from there?

You should find out how your parents would feel about spending $320,000 over four years for your education, and whether this would wipe out any money that could have gone for a master’s degree. If you major in English, do not expect to get a high paying job right after graduation and be aware that you might not be done with your education when you get your bachelor’s degree.

I agree that you should run the NPC for each school on your list (with the possible exception of in-state public universities if you are fine with the full in-state cost).

I agree with the comment that “many schools have coop programs”. My daughters did quite well with coops from universities that are not known for their coop programs. Internships and coops are valuable, but are offered at many if not all universities.

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