Update on Balanced College List

College Search & Lists
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<p>I have a 32 ACT, 3.93 UW GPA, Valedictorian, ELC, solid extra curriculars.</p>

<p>Reach:

  • University of Pennsylvania (ED)
  • Harvard University
  • UC Berkeley
  • Brown University
  • UCLA
  • Ohio State Honors Program
  • Villanova Combined BS/MD - (Made it through first round)</p>

<p>Match

  • UCSD
  • Tulane - Deferred to RD
  • UCDavis
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Connecticut College</p>

<p>Safety

  • UCSB
  • UCSC
  • Hofstra University
  • Juanita
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University - (Accepted already) </p>
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<p>Safeties are schools like your local CSU, not universities. </p>

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<p>What do you mean? @bomerr ? I though safeties were schools you know you can easily get into?</p>

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<p>UCSB has a 36% acceptance rate, that isn’t exactly very high. Furthermore with schools that read personal statements there is always the chance you said the wrong thing. Plus you never know what happens, I had a friend that got accepted to UCLA but rejected to SDSU. Although I doubt you would be shut out of every uni, if you want a balanced list then you should apply to a real safety like your local CSU which should give you priority, </p>

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<p>Well, if FDU is affordable to the OP and offers the desired academics, it is now a safety, since it has already admitted the OP. OP is on the high end of the UCSB frosh class stats, so it is probably a low match for admissions unless the OP applied to a particularly competitive division or major. UCSC is probably almost a safety for admission (though the subjective grading of the essay makes it not quite 100% certain). Of course, the OP needs to check affordability (run net price calculators if not done already), because no school can be a safety unless it is affordable for sure.</p>

<p>Also, the UC and CSU deadlines have passed, so no more of them can be added.</p>

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<p>I assume that you’re a California resident. If so since you’re in the top 9% of your graduating class you’re a very likely acceptance at a UC. As valedictorian your chances at UCSC and UCSB are very good.</p>

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<p>What’s in-state for you? Have you run the Net Price Calculator on each school’s website?</p>