Match Me: SC resident, 3.3 UW GPA, psychology major, good ECs

Do you know what you can afford per year for the total cost of attendance to university? Do you know what you can afford without taking on debt? Psychology and Sociology are not high paying fields, so it would be best to minimize college debt as much as you can.

I am assuming that this means the University of South Carolina, and specifically not Southern California. U. South Carolina is likely to be relatively affordable for you being in-state. Whether it will be affordable enough I do not know and would expect that your guidance counselor and/or the school’s NPC would know better than I. It is definitely a school that you should be applying to and it might end up being your best fit. You can move out of state after getting your bachelor’s degree.

Your chances for admissions are probably pretty good for U.Maine, UNH, and U.Mass Lowell. I am however not sure whether any of them will end up being affordable for you. Again you do not want to run up college debt just to get out of state.

It does look like a reach for you. If it is your top choice then certainly apply, but you need to also apply to schools where admissions is way more likely.

Best wishes.