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potent nymph Mar 29, 2022, 8:01 PM

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Hi! I have plenty of reaches, but I'm looking for some targets and safties.

Location/Region: US or Canada
Major: Astrophysics (physics if that is not offered)
GPA/Test Scores (optional): 4.0 unweighted, 4.83 weighted, 1530 SAT
Curriculum: Rigorous
Size: College size does not matter, but small class size preferred
Costs: Merit aid available
Schools you're currently looking at (if any): Caltech, Harvard, MIT, Rice, and Purdue
Additional: Good grad school placement and internship/research opportunities are important to me.

slender pagoda Mar 30, 2022, 5:03 AM

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UCSB

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We're #9 in the world for physics

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~30% acceptance rate

potent nymph Mar 30, 2022, 5:27 PM

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Thanks for the suggestion!

oblique steppe Mar 30, 2022, 7:48 PM

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potent nymph Thanks for the suggestion!

usc and scu has great merit aid

hallow surge Mar 31, 2022, 2:36 PM

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I think Michigan State University has a super strong astrophysics program

#Looking for Safties and Targets