<p>GPA: 3.76
WGPA: 4.05
SATI: 2010/2400 700w/610m/700cr</p>
<p>these are my stats … what kind of schools am i looking at?</p>
<p>im going to be a senior in the fall by the way.</p>
<p>it depends on the rest of your profile too. Also, you can always go to sites like princetonreview.com or collegedata.com since they have the average sat/gpa at various of schools. good luck</p>
<p>many schools. ill make a list:</p>
<p>Safety:
- Clemson
- Va Tech
- American
- Florida State
- Georgia
- South Carolina
Match: - Maryland: college park
- UMiami (Coral Gables, fl)
- Florida
- Boston university
- George Washington University
- GA Tech
Reach: - Emory
- GTown
- UVA
- John Hopkins</p>
<p>most of the reaches are long reaches but still worth a shot. ur matches are solid options and ur safeties are guaranteed admission for u.</p>
<p>Do the counselor-o-matic at <a href=“http://www.princetonreview.com%5B/url%5D”>www.princetonreview.com</a> – we don’t know what you are looking for in a college.</p>
<p>Counsellor-0-matic is horrible…
with those stats I wouldnt be surprised if it tells u John Hopkins is a safety.
seriously its extremely innacurate.</p>
<p>I agree that counselor-o-matic is horrible. </p>
<p>Really, you have lots of options. What do you WANT?
-Big, medium, small?
-What region of the country?
-What kind of campus feel do you want?
-What do you want to major in?</p>
<p>Acarta’s list would be a good starting point, to get ideas and such. Those are all larger schools though, so if you’re interested in LACs, let us know we can give you smaller ideas.</p>
<p>Why is it kids never ask the cost important question: what can you afford? This myth that there is all this aid and everyone can go to the school of theirm choice runs rampant here.</p>
<p>I’ll second UCgradmary’s comment. A lot of people waste a lot of time compiling their dream list without considering the cost and their family’s ability to pay. Then April comes around and they post questions like “do you think it is OK if I graduate from college with $100,000 debt?”</p>
<p>If you think money may be a problem, the “kind of schools you are looking at” should include some that offer merit scholarships to students with records similar to yours. </p>
<p>Don’t make a list without talking to your family about money. Find out what your EFC is. Look at potential schools’ financial aid web sites.</p>
<p>counselor-o-matic can be a little unrealistic about where your college choices lie.</p>
<p>also, it’s worth noting that georgetown is significantly more competitive than the other schools acarta listed as “reach”</p>
<p>also i would say virginia tech will be at LEAST as competitive as the schools acarta listed under “matches”</p>
<p>just a very general guideline on my part, you can probably be looking reasonably at any schools ranked between 21-50 on USNews, stretching from reach (at 21) to safety (at 50)</p>
<p>schools ranked above 21 i wouldn’t preclude you from acceptance, but i would probably label them as “high reaches” depending on your ECs and other qualifications. if they are good this obviously improve your chances.</p>
<p>other than that your stats look very good, your weakest point would probably be the 2010 SAT because of the 610 on math. it would be my estimation that if you could raise that to a 700, or at least a 650+ you could raise your scope significantly, but maybe i’m placing too much emphasis on test scores.</p>
<p>here are some of my answers to your questions</p>
<p>-Big, medium, small? small PREFERABLY
-What region of the country? east coast or west coast
What kind of campus feel do you want? ??dont know
-What do you want to major in? psychology</p>
<p>cost situation: basically, my dad isnt going to help me at all with college and my mom doesnt have any money so im going to be paying for this on my own and with scholarships.</p>
<p>Poolgirl, have you calculated what your EFC will be? Colleges do not care if your parents will actually pay, they expect them to. So if your father has a good income and your parents own homes, if either are remarried and have spouses making income, it will all effect your EFC. It’s pretty unrealistic for a kid to put himself through a private college for most.</p>
<p>If you want a small school that might offer merit aid, then look for schools where your scores are above 75% of the SAT scores of last year’s class. Otherwise, head for University of Maryland. It’s a good school.</p>
<p>i did the efc calculator</p>
<p>If you want small costal schools, you could try…Barnard, William and Mary, Whitman, Bates, Colby, Occidental, Eckerd, etc. as matches and reaches. Then Santa Clara, Bard, Hobart and William Smith, Wagner, Emmanuel, Skidmore, etc. as safeties (where you’d be more likely to get scholarships).</p>
<p>In case unexpected problems arise, you should have a in-state option on your list. But if UMD is too big, why not try Saint Mary’s?</p>
<p>In the end though, it comes down to what you want. Personally, I don’t think it’s a big deal to take out a few student loans if going OOS will make you happier. Pretty much everyone takes out loans at some point - interest rates are low and you get plenty of time to pay them back.</p>