Which colleges should I aim for? 3.5 GPA, top 15%, 1500+ SAT

At this point, OP, you need to sort out the soccer piece first. You have months to figure out which colleges you might be interested in without soccer. You have a much shorter window to figure out soccer recruiting.

Once your academic qualifications reach a certain level – and it sounds like yours are there – then they become almost irrelevant: then it’s the soccer piece that determines whether or not you will be admitted (to a highly selective school)

Since you haven’t shared what your level is, my advice would be to focus on d3 schools with big endowments. If you are a low level d1 player, you’ll likely be an impact player there. Which means a top recruit, which means admission. I would not worry too much about the finer points. Cast your net wide and see what your options are.

Off the top of my head, I would suggest Williams, Amherst, Tufts, Bowdoin, Washington & Lee, U Chicago, Vassar. (I’m trying to list schools with large endowments/good financial aid where I am a little familiar with soccer recruiting. Emory isn’t listed because although they have a lot of resources, they don’t recruit much outside of the South, let alone internationally).

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