Please Help an Average student!

College Search & Lists
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<p>Ok, I’ve always been a few B’s and a few A’s student. I always focused on my ECs a lot and so I have great ECs. My SAT score is terrible. I’m an international student…can you guys plesae help me find safeties? I don’t have even one safety.</p>

<p>9th grade: 84 avg
10th grade: 89 avg
11th grade: 82 avg
SAT 1: 1890 CR: 630 Writing: 650 Math: 610 Essay: 11
SAT 2: Giving Math 2 and Lit
Course Load: I take the toughest course load possible in my school. I just find it so difficult and hence my horrible grades.
Leadership Experiences<br>

  1. House Basket-Ball Captain
  2. Class Secretary
  3. House Prefect<br>
  4. Co-Founder of Recycling Program in school.
  5. Part of the Junior Editors team on the School Newspaper.</p>

<p>Heavily into sports. few sports awards.
Had a job for a summer.
Interned for a prestigious company.
Wrote articles for a local newspaper.
Loads of community service like 200+ hrs.
I’ve prepared an art portfolio of all my art works- I think they’re pretty good.</p>

<p>So, the colleges I’m considering are:

  1. UMich- Ann Arbor
  2. UVA
  3. UC-Davis
  4. UC- San Diego
  5. Claremont Mckenna
  6. Barnard
  7. Bryn Mawr</p>

<p>My essays are really good. I guess. According to my counselor and english teacher.
My teacher recommendation letter is spectacular! This I know for sure coz this teacher who wrote my letter knew me for 5 years and she thinks I’m fabulous. </p>

<p>Please Help me! All the schools I’m applying to are reaches! and I have NO safeties!</p>

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<p>Since you aren’t afraid of women’s colleges, take a look at some of the others including Agnes Scott, Hollins, and Sweet Briar (all four year colleges), and Cottey (a two year college with an excellent transfer program, and a long-standing interest in maintaining a certain percentage of international students). For a full list of women’s colleges, visit
[The</a> Women’s College Coalition](<a href=“http://www.womenscolleges.org/]The”>http://www.womenscolleges.org/)</p>

<p>As to other possible matches/safeties, it would help us if you could indicate what you would like to major in, or if you have a specific career goal.</p>

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<p>I’d like to major in eco and maybe be pre-med. I don’t really like any other womens’ colleges other than the 3 on I’ve listed.
What do you guys think of my chances with the colleges I’ve listed?</p>

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<p>bump bump please… I need safeties and a second opinion on my college list.</p>

5

<p>Your list is very reachy. You need matches and safeties.
How about Pitzer instead of CMC.
Choose a state school that you can get into.
US news has a list of A plus schools for B students, you should take a look.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>There are a number of LACs in the midwest/midatlantic areas that would be more realistic for you than the schools you’ve chosen. I would consider Kenyon (big on writing) Beloit, the College of Wooster, and Goucher for starters. Perhaps Elon and Furman in the south.</p>

<p>Why do you want to go to school in the US? What are you looking for in a school?</p>