<p>Hey all,
I really need help with a few last-minute changes to my list. I am realizing more and more that the colleges I'm applying to, while realistic and even probable, are not much for aid, need or merit-based. So here I am once again, probably my final thread before application deadlines roll around. I need two or three schools that provide the following:</p>
<p>Excellent merit aid -- I don't mean full tuition necessarily, but if college costs could end up under $30000/yr or, ideally, less, my parents would gladly pay for it.</p>
<p>Good sense of community -- I say this because while I would like a metropolis close by, I can do without, provided there's plenty to do where I am. I would prefer a suburban environment in a larger city in the NE (similar to BC), but am open to all suggestions. Intellectual environment with motivated students is a plus.</p>
<p>A real campus -- I would really love to stay out of a BU/NYU style campus. Ideally, a real campus with plenty of room, removed from the rest of society is good. It sounds dumb, but taller buildings and gothic architecture are a plus in my book. Like said before, BC fits the description I'm thinking.</p>
<p>Size -- I don't think this matters as long as there are 4 or 5 digits in total student population.</p>
<p>UNIVERSITIES AND LACS WELCOME. A good division lacrosse team is also a plus :P</p>
<p>3.81 UW GPA, 33 ACT, AP/Honors schedule (test scores to go with it), committed to a few ECs, no outstanding awards, excellent creative writer (ie more essays shouldn't be a problem). I guess if anything beyond that brief resume is necessary, the college might not be what I'm looking for -- I have my reaches in place.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins
Northwestern
Boston College
Santa Clara U
U of Oregon
U of Washington</p>
<p>What belongs here ^? Thanks for all your help!!</p>