Help me create a Balanced College List please!

Wje9164be
Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:26:35 +0000

As I read through your summary I was thinking that you have a fair number of ECs but no depth or pattern. They look somewhat random. Suggest you cut out a few of them and focus on what really interests you. Agree that leadership of ECs can be a bit of a popularity contest but so is life. I didn’t pick up that you were a URM but others apparently have. That should prove very helpful as you seem to have a rigorous curriculum and s solid ACT. In terms of money, there probably are not a lot of OOS publics that will be affordable. Indiana is generous but probably not enough. U.chicago is an obvious suggestion for Econ. Hopefully you have already taken your SAT subject tests and your ACT was with writing subscore. My D had a 3.8 and a 36, she did not get into most of her reach schools. Your GPA is a liability as the reach colleges will be expecting an unweighted GPA of 3.9 or above. As an URM your situation is different, your chances are better. My guess is that Econ at any of the Ivys would be strong. A future employer would be impressed that you attended an Ivy League school and not care about their Econ program. Try to limit yourself to 3 or 4 reaches and really build a strong case for why they should ad,it you. You should also consider schools like Grinnell, Amherst, Swarthmore, Williams. The top LACs with big endowments offer an incredible education at a very low cost. You are exactly the kind of student these schools are looking for