So that was a long email but you have a 3.89, did not submit a test score. Have good rigor starting in 11th grade. My take…it doesn’t matter as we are not admissions people. You will get in at American and maybe some $$, W&M but they don’t give OOS money.
Oh, and you’re not a moron for not applying ED - because if money is an issue and it sounds like it is - I would say that only morons apply ED. Yes, you’d get in - but many/most hit the financial aid donut hole…and people think their FAFSA shows an EFC of x $ and find out because of CSS they get a lot lot less.
I probably would have thrown other safeties in that are mid range and known to give aid - such as, for intl studies, South Carolina, Miami Ohio, Charleston (safety, etc). but intl studies itself is not a good major. Similar with the others. It’s a complementary major - meaning a good double major but it’s just a mish mash of classes that don’t prepare you for the workforce vs. Intl Relations which is a tad better.
If you applied ED, where would you have? But I think ED, unless you are rich or on a pell grant, is a huge huge mistake unless you are willing to pay up!!
btw U Maine Honors…save lots of $$, you’re going to end up in grad school or a low paying job…sounds like a winner to me.
Yes, it may be harder to find employment (or not) - but saving $50-60K a year is well worth that tradeoff.