<p>In fact there are so few people that come to A&M that I’ve heard there is almost no FA to people that don’t come from Texas and aren’t recruited athletes.</p>
<p>yea but cornell and vanderbiult are still reach schools, i only chose a&m so that i could have a safety with good fin aid</p>
<p>oh i see, i guess TAMU is off the list</p>
<p>Good decision, I go to high school in one of the most crappy parts of Texas and most of our graduates go to jail, but the most popular institution is usually A&M, it’s full of low academics and horrible students. Note there are a few that shine, but it’s not for you.</p>
<p>haha i understand</p>
<p>btw, i dont think ut austin will give me financial aid which will cover need since im oos even though im a PR. some ppl also say that getting admission oos is extremely selective. ut austin would be great if i could get good financial aid.</p>
<p>^Probably won’t get any FA, and you’re right Austin is very selective towards people that have to apply. Texas has a top 10% automatic admission law. Which means that if you’re in the top 10% of your high school class you don’t even have to take the SAT or submit the application. It’s actually a good deal, I’m in the top 5% of my class so I could just do that, but I have to make life complicated and try for Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>:O ^dylan, is that true?!?!?! You get automatically accepted if you’re in the top 10% of your class?</p>
<p>Tons of bad advice here. </p>
<p>BU meets need only for the top of their pool. BC does meet need for all. Michigan gives almost no aid to the OOS, there are exceptions, but state schools typically give the vast majority of their aid to in state students. Even as a legacy, Cornell is a major reach, GPA is the most important factor and over three-quarters of legacies are rejected. </p>
<p>Suggesting Brown to a student where Cornell is a reach as a legacy??</p>
<p>Pay close attention to how many who were not top 10% get in at a school. This is extremely telling. If it’s under 10% most of those will be athletes, and it’s telling you they don’t bend beyond there for legacies unless they are big $ legacies.</p>
<p>Redroses post made me realize that you didn’t mention what your rank was. Considering your low GPA, maybe having a high rank will prove whether your school is extremely tough or not, making schools like Cornell and Brown more secure options.</p>
<p>well my school doesn’t rank, but if i had to guess id say top ten pc. will giving a valid excuse for the gpa be considered? last years grades really got my gpa down because i had alot of absences for a medical condition.</p>
<p>redroses which safety college would you suggest in which i have a very good chance of admission and also very good financial aid( preferably largely need based)</p>
<p>The only thing holding you back is your GPA (I have the same problem). However, because of your test scores, colleges will think that it was a hard school curriculum which gave you a hard time (again same as me). Other than that write a good essay and get good recommendations, and you should have a good shot at all of them. Good luck.</p>
<p>Chance me: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/957028-chance-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/957028-chance-please.html</a></p>
<p>Mmhm…unless your school demonstrates that a 3.3 GPA is high, then I think you’re chances might get a little damaged…I mean, I think you still have a good chance EDing at Cornell, and you still have a solid chance at all the other schools…but, you should definitely try to figure out your school’s grading system. What would a 3.3 convert to? an 87 average? –> cause that’s not TOO bad…</p>
<p>Are you male or female? The all women schools are worth looking at if female, the schools with many more females like Vassar if you’re male.</p>
<p>But rank will matter, even if your school does not officially rank they give colleges enough info to know where you rank. If you’re top 10% you have vastly more choices than if you’re not.</p>
<p>Josh i think thats about right</p>
<p>redroses , im male. Vassar seems good but it seems super competitive. i really need safety schools in which im definitely in and also my need would be covered at least 90 pc
btw thanks alot u guys</p>
<p>Schools that might be safeties for you might not be for others so it’s hard to recommend schools on that basis. That said, I would advise you to look into Tufts and Emory. Their aid, from what I’ve heard, is decent and they aren’t all that competitive either.</p>
<p>Male?! Lol, you can’t apply to Wellesley man!! Hahah</p>
<p>It would also help your application, if, for instance, a lot of kids from your school attend Cornell every year. The Ad-Comm would probably then appreciate or at least know about about the rigor of your secondary school record.</p>
<p>I do agree on what PrincetonDreams said about how it would help you if several students from your school attend Cornell every year. </p>
<p>But, PrincetonDreams, I don’t see how Tufts and Emory aren’t competitive. They are both also extremely competitive - with acceptance rates in the 20s%. Although, I have heard that Emory does give really good FA, and even merit scholarships as well.</p>
<p>Don’t judge selectivity just in terms of acceptance rates. Emory’s 75th percentile SAT scores are lower than the OP’s scores. Plus, they receive a number of unexceptional applicants every year who consider it to be their reach school. However, Emory is slightly more generous with aid than its competitors (Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, etc.).</p>
<p>P.S: ED acceptance rate at Emory is 50%. That is far from selective!</p>