Have a conversation with the admin of the library. Where I am, no library still attaches after more than ten years.
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I can change it for you. What do you want it to say?
Okie thank you. Iām taking the ACT on Saturday and Iām going to aim for a 30+ in general. If so Iām going to push for a 33 to be more competitive. Iām not really sure what else I can really do. I know Iām supposed to stay happy and end up where I end up but 
Undecided. Is there a way to indicate lean for public health/political science? I appreciate it 
Done
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I apologize for asking this as it may be embedded in all of these posts- do you have a school where acceptance is likely and that your mom will pay for? After thatā¦.you can apply to Ivies just to appease her.
And that you would be happy to attend. This is the first college (or 2 like it) that you should find. Until you have theseā¦stop looking at reach schoolsā¦in my opinion.
Please go back and read the thread I linked in post 42. Your stats arenāt as high as the kid in that thread and he was shut out on all of his reach schools.
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At many libraries, there is a period after which youāre forgiven, and some library systems have even done away with fines altogether.
If you go to the library and explain, itāll be clear you were a little kid when that happened and werenāt responsible. As a result, it should be clear that youāre a responsible young adult now, so if you borrow books for yourself you wouldnāt behave like your dad. Iām sure that if you went and explained rationnally they wouldnāt fail to see it like that - canāt blame the child for the parentsā fault. And then a treasure trove of books (and DVDs, CDs, or their digital equivalentā¦) will be open to you.
And of course you can just go to the library, where itās calm, where you can sit and read anything in your corner and no one will ask anything. Then you return the book to a cart or to the shelf.
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These are the schools Iād be happy at. I know thereās a lot of hard schools to get into but if I got into like any of the one Iād be fine with it. ESP a school like Spelman which I think I can get into. I think I can bother my mom enough to be fine with it and I could get my uncle (her older brother) to talk to her because he told her for an hour straight to stop pushing ivies.
I feel like I def need more safeties but Iām not really sure about what other schools I should look at
Bryn Mawr
Scripps
Vassar
Barnard
Wellesley
George Washington University
Howard
San Diego State University
University of Maryland
Smith College
Agnes Scott College
University of Vermont
University of Connecticut
Spelman College
University of Washington
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Many of these schools are reaches. Also- they are costly.
Thatās actually scary. I looked at average stats for some of the schools on the list and I think i fit them but nothings guaranteed.
If I get accepted to at least one Iām fine. Iām also not worried about cost
Iāll try this. Thank you.
Most of these are reach schools for you right now.
Remind me about your finances as that has changed a bit since your OP. Some of these will be very costly.
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Yes but acceptance to even one may not happen. These are reaches. Itās fine to applyā¦as long as you have a safety that you like.
Do not put yourself in a position where you get no acceptances.
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Like spelman/howard?
Half the schools in there is filler for my mom
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Spelman is not a safety. I see a list of reach schools that are very costly.
You need 2 schools that are affordable, that you like, and where you will be accepted.
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Thatās fine at this point in terms of list. Run the NPC on each : youāll notice youāre likely to be full pay at OOS public universities.
Now time to find less reachy schools you like
Check outā¦ Appalachian State Wautega college - Drew - Fordham Rose Hill - American University . Does any seem appealing?
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I thought it was a target because itās like 50%
My mom will sell a home or refinance if itās too much. Iām not paying for it.
A lot of people with equal or lower stats get in from my school though to some of these though
Iām not trying to argue Iām just confused