last minute/wild card colleges

College Search & Lists
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<p>I’m looking for schools with strong communications marketing programs, also ones that might give me some money? </p>

<p>Senior at high school in suburb of Chicago, school is pretty decently ranked
GPA-3.8314 (weighted) 3.46 (unweighted)
ACT- Composite 30 (superscore 31), Reading-35, English-30, Math-28, Science-30, English/writing-28
AP Language and Comp (4)
AP Environmental (4)</p>

<p>Senior classes (excluding gym, health, etc)
AP Art History
Honors Physics
AP AB Calc
AP Psych
Honors English</p>

<p>ECs- Model UN (11th and 12th, president 12th grade)
Foreign Exchange for 1 semester in 10th grade through CIEE
Camp Counselor (summer before 12th grade)
Receptionist (summer/fall 12th grade)
Girl’s Lacrosse (9th, 11th)
Peer Tutor (tutored freshman in Latin, Humanities, Organizational skills 11th grade)
Social media intern for NPO (10th-12th)
Highschool Ambassador (9-11)
Latin Club member (9,10,11 also went on trip to Italy with them)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
Sophomore Honor Society
National Honor Society
Math Department Award
State award for achievement on state wide standardized tests
Bronze award for national etymology exam</p>

<p>Colleges I’m already applying to-
Boston University (RD) and BU’s honors college
Northeastern (EA)
University of Vermont (RD)
Santa Clara (EA)
CU Boulder (EA)
Trinity (San Antonio) (EA)
Wisconsin Madison (EA)
Tulane (EA)
University of British Columbia </p>

<p>I’d love to hear your suggestions</p>

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<p>Do you have a safety that you know you will be admitted to and know that you can afford to attend?</p>

3

<p>not really no, I’m looking for a school or two that might offer me some merit aid? any suggestions?</p>

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<p>it is easier to find a safety school than a merit aid school or a safety with merit; since you are in a rush, find the safety first. You have to have one or two to which you would go if you don’t get into your other schools. You should try to visit these to make sure you won’t be miserable at the safeties. Make looking for merit a second priority to finding a safety.</p>

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<p>Well, a safety school must also be a college you know you can afford. How much are you able to pay per year for college?</p>

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<p>Go to the Financial Aid forum and look at the stickies at the top for full tuition scholarships. Your stats will qualify you for some schools (perhaps UAB or UAH).</p>

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<p>You qualify for $16,000 at Bama. (Tuscaloosa)</p>