Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 15:19     Subject: What colleges to consider?

A 3.7 UW is too low for the Ivies/comparable universities and top SLACs, even if you are a URM.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 15:01     Subject: What colleges to consider?

City school? How about Columbia or Penn? She's in that range.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:54     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BC, Northeastern, BU.....in that order. The desire for a city school is going to be your limiting factor.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:53     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

She will have had approx. 7-8 APs, with scores in the 4-5 range.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:49     Subject: What colleges to consider?

URM w/ good GPA and good SAT. Doors are wide open for her.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:39     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

Tufts?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:39     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

Has she taken any APs?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:39     Subject: What colleges to consider?

Howard University
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:36     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

Sorry - I meant to add that DC wants to be in a city school in the northeast/mid-Atlantic. That should cut things way down.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:36     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

OP here. We're open to private or public, although leaning towards the former. Also full-pay, with legacy status at a couple of Ivies. Other than that, no preference on size (beyond not teeny-tiny). Just having a hard time figuring out what is realistic.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:34     Subject: What colleges to consider?

That's a pretty open-ended question OP. Can you be more specific? Area, size, private vs public...etc.??
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:27     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

I think any school is a possible. At this time focus on finding a safety or two she would like, and you can afford.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:12     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?

Liberal arts -- probably linguistics
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:10     Subject: What colleges to consider?

What major?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 14:03     Subject: What colleges to consider?

DC is a high school junior at a public high school in DC. Her most recent SAT score was 1440 (780/660 reading/math). Unweighted GPA will be approx. 3.7/weighted will be 4.4. Hispanic. Interesting language-based EC. Wants to be in a city school. What are realistic options?