#Mid-GPA (low for A2C) about to fight their way through college apps

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alpine aurora
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Location: Prefer City (Both College Town cities and non-college town) but suburbs are nice too so long as I can get to good places easily enough. Currently in California and a US citizen and plan to apply to American schools.

Major: International Relations and if not that some other PoliSci or Public Policy. Will likely minor in something more general like communications or a language.

GPA/Test Scores

3.76UW/4.18W
1450 SAT (730 Math, 720 English Reading)

Curriculum

I like both LAC teaching methods and more specific teaching methods from colleges that have specific schools for what I'm interested in. Both have their merits and either one I like.

Size

Preferably low-medium but not a dealbreaker

Costs

30k-40k out of pocket. Can maybe stretch to 50k idk. Willing to take out loans but preferrably not too many.

Current list:

Reach:
Georgetown, NYU, UCLA, USC, Cornell, UCSD

Target/Hard Target:
GWU, Occidental College, American, Syracuse U, Clark U, UCD

Safety:
IU Bloomington

Additional:

IB Diploma Candidate
Struggled with ADHD after COVID w/o meds (will probably put in Additional Information it was really bad)
Relevant ECs (MUN president (ton of time and saved from death following COVID), founded Advocacy club, Youth Climate Summit, International Relations Summer program) and clear story for my major

half oxide
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  1. Not a low gpa 2) I would also add colleges like Amherst bowdoin bates williams
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Also add unc chapel hill as a target

alpine aurora
alpine aurora
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i dont think that is a target lol

half oxide
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It’s good for poli sci

alpine aurora
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interesting and noted

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ill look some more at the other colleges you listed too

half oxide
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👍

alpine aurora
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Any opinions on my current list?

half oxide
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Ed to Cornell if you want to go

fair bay
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^*

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I think u have a solid shot at corn if ur ecs r solid and essays r good

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It seems common of admitted students to hover the 3.7-3.8 line

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With good rigor

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Those r honestly my exact stats for gpa and i managed emory and smith

alpine aurora
buoyant hearth
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i agree with the ed cornell

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stony brooke seems good

alpine aurora
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i can't ed 💀

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my parents say no

buoyant hearth
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maybe george mason as a safety?

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ah

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why not?

alpine aurora
alpine aurora
buoyant hearth
alpine aurora
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not for ED

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wait

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do people think you can back out of ED if you can't pay?

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because that is really bad if they do

buoyant hearth
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you can tho, that's the one reason you are allowed to back out

alpine aurora
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huh

buoyant hearth
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but if you cant ed

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mmm

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i think eaing to a ton of schools early on works fine

alpine aurora
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yeah i dont think i can convince my parents

alpine aurora
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which is:

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Georgetown
USC
Clark

buoyant hearth
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gettysburg is good too

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ik their most popular major is pol sci iirc

alpine aurora
buoyant hearth
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gettysburg college

alpine aurora
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hmm

buoyant hearth
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umass amherst is a good pol sci school but idk ab size at all for it

alpine aurora
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yeah i looked at that one too

formal hearth
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Honestly im always one to toss in a bunch of reaches

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HYPS and even M are basically all amazing for polisci/international relations

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toss in Columbia as well it's in THE city and its also very good

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Duke is really good as well but its not in a large city really so idk

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UChicago is also really good and its in Chicago