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<p>Student:</p>

<p>Race: African-American (1st generation)
Gender: F
Location: Phoenix
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.70
GPA - Weighted: 4.40
Class Rank: top 1%
Class Size: 422</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 710
SAT I Critical Reading: 560
SAT I Writing: 600
ACT: 29
SAT II Literature: 700
SAT II U.S. History: 550
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 660</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, 3 year Varsity Swimmer, 4 Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Leadership positions: FCA Leader, NHS Vice President, NHS President
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Swim 3 years, Freshmen Softball
Volunteer/Service Work: Countless Hours of Community Service (I need to keep track of them); Especially passionate about Invisible Children
Honors and Awards: Academic Letter, All-Region Academic, IB Diploma Candidate
College Summer programs: Working as a Lifeguard & at In-N-Out</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000)
Area: East Coast</p>

<p>I’m already applying to Columbia ED, and I’m considering Barnard, & NYU. Any other schools, especially LAC’s close to a big city, that I should look out for?</p>

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<p>pleaseeeeeeeeeee</p>

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<p>Penn Johns Hopkins Haverford Swarthmore GW Georgetown</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>Emory U in suburb Atlanta is another choice. You could also try Boston College, Boston U.</p>

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<p>How set are you on going to school in the Northeast? There are LACs in urban areas in other parts of the country you might want to look into - Macalester, Rhodes, Lewis & Clark.</p>