<p>Gender: F
Race: White
Location: Georgia
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
Will apply for financial aid: Yes (Although I doubt I will get any)</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 3.72
GPA - Weighted: 4.23
Class Rank: 11
Class Size: 195</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>SAT I Math: 600
SAT I Critical Reading: 630
SAT I Writing: 610</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Dance-Ballet,Jazz,Pointe,Modern since I was 4.
Leadership positions: Teach Dance Classes
National Honor Society
National Beta Club
Peer Mentor-Group Leader
Volunteer/Service Work: Boys and Girls Club Dance Class Jr&Sr Year
Key Club
Honors and Awards: Principal's Honor Roll
Georgia Certificate of Merit
Who's Who Nominations</p>
<p>Are there any good Reach schools out there?</p>
<p>I would like something with a nice biology(pre-med track) major. I would also like a nice dance(ballet) program! Preferably in the Northern states.</p>
<p>Well, using what you provided, here are my recommendations for you. Not all of them are in the official Northern states, but I think they are good candidates as well.</p>
<p>The biggest reaches would be these (* means it has a dance program).</p>
<p>Cornell University*
University of Notre Dame
Washington University in St. Louis*
Carleton College*</p>
<p>And then I would also consider these for pre-med:</p>
<p>American University
Boston College*
Clemson University
Hofstra University*
Lawrence University
Lehigh University
Oberlin College*
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Syracuse University
Villanova University
Davidson College
Haverford College
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey*(Mason Gross School of the Arts)</p>
<p>I personally think that pre-med tracks can be restricting and not as impressive as pursuing a traditional major, since really, as long as you take the required courses, you can major in whatever you like (even dance or theatre!) and fulfill the requirements for medical school, but the convenience of having those courses lined up for you might be of benefit. </p>
<p>dancebabe: It would be helpful if you could give us some other criteria to go on, since there are lots of schools with decent dance and bio. What size school do you want? Ubran, suburban, rural? What kind of student body/social scene do you want (alternative/artsy vs. sporty, big party school vs. not, lots of greeks vs. no greeks, etc.). How do you feel about core curriculums? Etc. Etc. </p>
<p>Anything you can tell us along those lines would help us help you.</p>
<p>Although I would rather have an urban area...I'm probably fine with anything. I want a mix of people. Not a lot of greek. I want to be able to explore and not be constrained.</p>
<p>Hmm, now I am thinking that you might want to look at New York University.</p>
<p>The Tisch School of the Arts at NYU is one of the top performing arts schools in the country. You don't have to apply and be accepted to Tisch's highly competitive program in order to take classes there. Tisch has an Open Curriculum in the Fall available to all NYU students, and they offer a number of courses that cover both fine and performing arts. You can check it out here: <a href="http://specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/page/nyuTisch.html%5B/url%5D">http://specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/page/nyuTisch.html</a> . You can also do a residency in Dance during the summer at Tisch, but you have to submit an application. </p>
<p>If you get your SATs up, you might want to try Vassar. Excellent science, very good ballet program (though not a major or a minor).</p>
<p>As far as Wesleyan is concerned, please realize that theirs is not a performance major in dance; it is an academic one. As they put it to my d, they "deconstruct" dance disciplines and review them from every angle. While they have performance opportunities and technique classes, that is not the program's emphasis.</p>
<p>Most of the schools people are recommending here will be high reaches unless you get your SAT scores up. Also, several, like Vassar, Wesleyan and Brown also require SAT II tests. Alternatively, Vassar and Wesleyan (I'm not sure about Brown) will accept the ACT with writing in lieu of both the SAT I and II. If you take it and do well, you will have a much better chance.</p>
<p>I think you need to bring up your SATs before thinking about the reach schools that people have been suggesting. You are just not in the ballparkfor colleges such as Brown, Wesleyan, Oberlin, etc. Did you take any SAT subject tests?</p>
<p>If you're willing to do all girls, Barnard sounds like a really good schools for you (ubran, fantastic dance and I assume good bio). Like Brown, Wes, etc. it would be a really high reach with those scores, but it might be worth a shot.</p>
<p>Yeah the other posters are right. You will definitely need to bring up your SAT I scores or do quite well on the ACT w/writing. Then again, you asked for reach schools, so thats at least what I tried to provide. I would certainly research them very thoroughly if they seem like good reach candidates. </p>
<p>How is it that you didn't get a chance to take the SAT II (just out of curiosity)?</p>
<p>I will do so. Thank you for those recommendations, everyone! </p>
<p>Well, I honestly didn't even really think of taking them. I thought about taking them in October but decided I should probably take SAT I instead...Oh well...Not the end of the world.</p>
<p>dancebabe9008, if you're looking for merit money, you don't need reach schools. By definition, reach schools are ones for whom you're not a top student. Merit money is given to top students in the applicant pool. And many of these reach schools don't even give out merit money at all (any Ivy, Vassar, Wesleyan, etc).</p>
<p>If merit money is an issue, I suggest you stop looking for reaches and look for low matches/safeties.</p>