Need help deciding which schools to apply to

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<p>Hello superkt and welcome to the Hispanic Students forum!</p>

<p>Are you an IL resident and do the other publics you listed have an agreement with your state for reduced tuition? If so, are these other schools admissions and/or financial safeties?</p>

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SAT: 1990 CR-640 Math-640 Writing- 710
Subject Tests:
Math Level 2- 800
U.S. History- 780
Spanish- 700
(I plan on taking Chemistry and Literature in the fall; I got an 800 on Chem and a 730 on Literature practice tests out of the subject test blue book.)

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<p>With 2 excellent SAT 2 scores in two different subject areas, why are you planning to take more SAT 2s this fall rather than another SAT sitting in order to get in a more competitive range (2100ish, with CR & M the most important sections)? Two SAT 2s is all any college, except one or two in the entire country, neither of which are on your list, will want to see, and more are not going to do you nearly as much good as a higher SAT score.</p>

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What schools, preferably ones with strong science departments and good financial aid, would be best for me?

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<p>IMO, just about any reputable college is going to have an adequate science dept. for a UG Chem major taking premed coursework. The only colleges on your list you might want to take a second look at are the small LACs, as they will be more limited in course offerings. But remember, you can only take so many courses as an UG and you will likely have to fulfill some distributional requirements before your major requirements. Unless it is extremely limited, the strength of the department becomes much more important for grad school and for UG disciplines that are less common (eg. Classics, specific languages, etc.)</p>

<p>As far as FA, that really depends on your family situation: how much they can afford, how much need based FA you qualify for, whether your need merit aid, etc. Have you run a FAFSA EFC calculator? Profile calculators on the website of private colleges? By definition, you are more likely to get merit aid from schools where you are at the tip top (at least top 10%) of the candidate pool, usually safety and perhaps match schools.</p>

<p>One thing I like about your list is that you have several midwest and smaller schools that are very interested in attracting Hispanic candidates. This helps, but doesn’t mean they will take under qualified applicants.</p>

<p>Not all Hispanic applicants are created equal, look at this thread for a discussion of some of the factors that are important within the Hispanic designation:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;