<p>Hi. I’m a senior trying to make sure my list is strong and well rounded. </p>
<p>I have a 4.0 uw GPA, ranked 3/441, have a 34 on ACTS, great essays, good recs, and lots of ECs</p>
<p>My list is: </p>
<p>Safety: Sweet Briar and UAlabama
Match: Union(NY), Smith
Reach: Wellesley and Scripps.</p>
<p>Are these categorized correctly? Is my list ok?</p>
<p>I would say the only reach is Wellesley. I am not familiar with Scripps, but I have never heard of it being as competitive as Wellesley.</p>
<p>thanks a bunch</p>
<p>Scripps is not a reach for you. But it’s a great school.</p>
<p>Maybe a few more reaches if you’re interested in them. Otherwise, great list.</p>
<p>Why not Mount Holyoke or Bryn Mawr? It seems you are looking at womans only schools.</p>
<p>i like Smith more than Holyoke
and i really hate bryn…</p>
<p>List looks good to me.</p>
<p>Have visited these campuses?</p>
<p>Looks good, but I doubt that Scripps is a reach.</p>
<p>To get reachier than Wellesley for you–which I think you could consider, if you are interested–you’d have to look at a few of the elite coed LACs such as Pomona, Swat, Amherst, Williams. (Not that the education would be better, but self-selection affects the admissions difficulty a bit. It’s like Grinnell: if it were not in Iowa but instead located in a suburb of Boston–or even Minneapolis-- more people would apply. If the U of C were an Ivy, more people would apply. And so on.) On the other hand, there is no law that says one has to apply to the absolutely reachiest schools one could get into. I’m just saying that if you have any interest in any of those schools, you appear to have the stats to give it a shot.</p>
<p>rocket, you’re looking for good FA, right? You might want to post your EFC so people can help evaluate your reach/match schools in that context.</p>
<p>I second Consolation’s suggestion to look at a few more co-ed LACs. You have absolutely amazing stats.</p>
<p>thanks everyone. yes i’m looking for good FinAid…my EFC is approx 9k, but my parents will not be contributing to college.</p>
<p>And i’m really flattered by your comments</p>
<p>Scripps is a match–a smidge more difficult than Smith for a CA admit, but they don’t see as many applicants from the East Coast. It’s definitely increasing in selectivity, though. 2013 acceptance rate was 31%.</p>
<p>Union sticks out on your list in terms of fit; it’s very different from all of your other schools. Does it meet full need? Then again, so is UAlabama, but it does make an excellent financial safety.</p>
<p>For the best FA aside from Wellesley, you should look at coed LACs that have no-loans FA policies. (Wellesley has a reasonably low cap on loans; Scripps has a higher cap of <4k a year; the others will probably offer you full federal loans and WS unless you win a merit scholarship, which is not unlikely.)</p>
<p>What will your likely major be?</p>
<p>Yes, you’ve got great stats.</p>
<p>Are you a NMSF?</p>
<p>BTW…are you applying for Fellows at UA? If so, have you visited UA?</p>
<p>wow…
Keil: yes Union meets full need and has merit money available. I visited and just really loved it. I wanted a coed option that was a LAC
do you have any suggestions as far as coed LACs?</p>
<p>mom: I plan on doing a theatre/neuroscience major. Yes I’m applying for fellows at UA, and yes i have visited</p>
<p>Scripps definitely isn’t a reach! Probably a match/high match, but it’s a great school, I’m applying too (:</p>
<p>rocket, I responded to your PM.</p>
<p>rocket, How about trying for Emory’s scholarship? I know Dickinson ¶ gives out merit $…have you checked into it?</p>
<p>Rocket, I want to make it clear that I think that Wellesley and Smith are great schools and I think that choosing to go to a women’s college is a great decision. That said, I think you should look at a few of the need-only, deep pocket coed schools, too, and consider applying to one or two. It will help keep your options open, if only from an FA standpoint.</p>
<p>I’m assuming in saying this that your course selection qualifies as maximum rigor for your school. I’m thinking you should consider Brown, Williams, Amherst, and Pomona, and possibly Bowdoin. I know that you are already planning to apply to schools that share a consortium with two of these, but the coed alternatives in those cases (Amherst and Pomona) generally have a reputation for better FA, especially Pomona. And you represent geographical diversity, if you are from Alabama.</p>
<p>^ Rocket is actually from Pittsburgh, I believe, but has visited UAlabama and liked it.</p>
<p>thanks for the PM keil
and yes, i’m from Pittsburgh. UAlabama is just cheaper than PSU</p>