<p>I have a 3.2 GPA and a 1270 SAT right now (am retaking in Nov and hope to get above 1400), and would like recommendations for safety schools (which I am clearly lacking), preferably those with lower tuition ($30k range, considering GWU is $46k a year). Considering I will major in Political Science, any college I attend will have to be in or very close to a major city - and it must be on the east coast [Chicago is my limit to the west].</p>
<p>I am applying to the following schools:</p>
<p>Top three:</p>
<p>1st: George Washington University [Reach]
2nd: American University [Match]
3rd: Trinity College, CT [Reach]</p>
<p>Others I am applying to:</p>
<p>Clark University, MA [Match]
Syracuse University [Slight Reach]
Fordham University [Slight Reach]</p>
<p>SUNY Buffalo [Safety/Match]</p>