<p>3.93 GPA unweighted (unsure what my weighted GPA is)
29 ACT (30 if superscored) 1990 SAT
I am taking 4 APs this year, but have no others.
I lived abroad in Belgium for two years and took the IGCSES, which I did well on.
My activities are Amnesty International, Science club treasurer, tutoring an elementary student for 3 hours a week, a conservation 2 week camp in Slovakia, and the founder and president of the knitting club.
I am looking for mostly liberal arts colleges with poly sci and international relations. I am open to universities if they are on the smaller side. I have really liked places like Holy Cross and Wellesley. My safeties are Marquette and Providence. What I am unsure of is if I am reaching too much or I don’t have enough of a range of schools. If anyone has suggestions I would really appreciate them.</p>
<p>Your test scores are low compared to your grades (but you may know this already). What about Dickinson? Strong in IR and Poli Sci, pretty diverse (a lot of international students). Mount Holyoke is another school to consider – I think you are going to find Wellesley a reach with your test scores, you are under the 50% mark. What is your SAT breakdown?</p>
<p>has affordability figured into your calculations? have you run the net price calculators at each of your schools and shown the results to your parents? can they supply the EFC?</p>
<p>My SAT is 730 reading 630 math 630 writing. I went to a British school in Belgium. My parents have been very vague about affordability. They both would love if I went to Holy Cross, where they went.</p>
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<p>OP, lots of parents are vague about what they will pay. some will say that they’ll make that decision after the financial aid packages come in. But many students get FA packages and cannot afford any of the schools to which they’ve applied because of this secrecy parents want to maintain. It’s short-sighted, it’s foolish, and it’s costly. Why apply to a school you cannot afford to go to? a waste of money and time and emotion.</p>
<p>Some parents want to hide their income from their children or from the government. They might not be able to get away with that, and they need to come to that realization before the child applies to any schools. Slowly pressure your parents. Are you closer to one than another? Work with this one and gently point out the situation you’re in and that their resistance is interfering with your education and career. Most often parents respond to the urging of their children when they are approached respectfully and patiently. You need a number they will commit to. You need them to know what schools say they expect your parents to pay, the so-called Expected Family Contribution that the net price calculator will provide for each school.</p>