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I need some recommendations from you guys.



So, if you can, please copy and paste my college list and next to each one write if you think it is a MEET school for me (good fit as far as admissions), a REACH school for me (will take work), or a SAFETY school (easy in) for me.

Also, if you could, name one school off of my list that I should ELIMINATE. (besides NAU)



Colleges:

Babson College

Boston University

Pepperdine U

Northern Arizona U

Purdue U

Syracuse U

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

Washington University in St. L.

Western New England College





Here is what I want in a college:



a safe yet interesting area, friendly, open minded students, good weather, approachable teachers who know your name, a college with a good study abroad program and a lot of opportunities. Also, a college with a good advertising, business: entrepreneurship program.



My Stats:

My GPA is 4.0 (unweighted), I've taken two AP classes, one DE, and three of four honors/weighted classes, I'm involved in A LOT of clubs and am leadership in many, I have done 150+ hours of community service and got a 28 on ACT, but am planning on retaking (aiming for a 30). Am also talking SAT in June and I'm a minority.



Thank you soo much!

Babson College: Safety
Boston University: Safety
Pepperdine U: Safety
Northern Arizona U: Safety
Purdue U: Fit
Syracuse U: Fit
University of Pennsylvania: Reach
University of Southern California: Fit
Washington University in St. L.: Fit/Reach

Eliminate Western New England College.

As you can see, you have too many safeties, and not enough reaches. You should add some schools like NYU, UCLA, Berkeley, Emory, and Carnegie Mellon. The only reason UPenn is a reach is because of your ACT. If you could get it 32+ or your SAT 2100+ you'd have a good shot.

I don't have the time to go through and do that for you, but I can refer you to a great resource.

http://www.princetonreview.com/

On the upper right part of the screen is a search box. Click on the "Find a College" tab and then enter your query. You will be able to get a basic profile of each college. For even more precise details, you're required to register. It is free and they don't send you too much junk mail. The site also includes rankings for each college. If the college hasn't earned any sort of ranking, then they're probably not the most significant one out there.