<p>-Bard
-Skidmore
-Wells
-Clark</p>
<p>Wells College is going broke, I don’t recommend it to anyone.</p>
<p>To the OP:</p>
<p>There is a small college in North Andover, MA, 25 minutes north of Boston called Merrimack College. Honestly I haven’t researched it to know if it fits your academic criteria, but a friend’s son goes there now and loves it! He loves being at a small college @2000 kids or so, near Boston.</p>
<p>Why don’t you check it out and see if it could be a match for you? Good luck! :)</p>
<p>I have some-what narrowed my list down (though it still needs to be narrowed down further) of colleges that I am interested in. If anyone could give me their opinions on the over-all atmosphere of these colleges, I would appreciate it. Also, anymore suggestions would be welcomed as well. </p>
<p>American
Connecitcut
Fairfield
Providence
Stonehill
Skidmore
Simmons
Smith
Mount Holyoke
George Washington
Wheaton </p>
<p>I know I also said earlier that I was not to keen on attending a women’s only college, but after some research Mount Holyoke has become one of my top choices and I am also looking into Smith though I have heard it has a much different atmosphere than MH, so if anyone could elaborate on this I would appreciate it.</p>
<p>I see that you have Skidmore on your list - and imagine that by now you’ve learned that it’s in NY (re: post #20) - near Saratoga - gorgeous vacation area. BTW Bard is also in NY - right by the Hudson and not far from Rhinebeck - a charming town.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>No Boston schools?</p>
<p>Simmons is in Boston, right at Fenway. I had also orginally considered Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern, but they all seem more like reaches.</p>
<p>Also, can anyone tell me more about the differences between Mount Holyoke and Smith?</p>
<p>Both MHC and Smith seem like bigger reaches to me than BU and Northeastern, given your stats. But certainly you should have some reaches on your list, and those are good ones. Leaving that aside, perhaps the biggest difference is that Smith is located in a great little college town, Northampton, while MHC is somewhat more isolated. Both are great schools.</p>
<p>For a student who needs significant financial aid, it is particularly important to cast a wide net. I don’t think that 11 or 12 schools is excessive at all. I do wonder why you don’t have a school on your list where you will get in-state public U prices. It’s important to have a financial safety, too. Unfortunately, the private schools with really deep pockets and really generous aid are also very, very difficult to get into.</p>
<p>I already have my two “safety schools” selected (University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University). I qualify for in-state tuition at both and in the event that I don’t receive enough FA, I can just commute. UC specifically breaks down the admissions rate per major and for those who apply to the International Affairs program, about 95% are accepted, so my safety schools are something that I don’t really give much thought about as I already know enough about them. That being said I would really like to go somewhere else and get some new experiences and I think New England/Washington, D.C. is a good place for that.</p>
<p>You might consider American in DC.</p>
<p>Oops, sorry, just saw it was already on your list. Anyway, gets excellent review on CC for Int’l Rels. In general, now that you have a nice list I’d suggest you start surfing CC for boards that discuss those schools - it can be very educational. Good luck - I think you’re on the right track!</p>
<p>American has always been at the top of my list and I will definitely be applying there (it seems like a good match), University of Cincinnati (safety), and Mount Holyoke (high match/reach). I am looking to add 3-6 more colleges to the list that I will be applying to for sure.</p>
<p>Can anybody else tell me about the differences between Mount Holyoke and Smith as well as the other colleges on my list?</p>
<p>I think you have a shot at BC and BU, maybe Brandeis.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think you should consider American too, a friend of mine visited there and he thought it was great.</p>
<p>Check out Goucher. It’s in Maryland, but right outside of Baltimore.</p>
<p>Can anyone give me their opinions about what Boston schools they think I will have the best chance of being accepted to?</p>
<p>Anybody have any opinions?</p>
<p>BC is probably a no-go, Northeastern is a reach, and BU reach/target. It is sort of a toss-up, but you should try BU and Northeastern. Doesn’t hurt to apply. You are definitely in at UMass Boston, though not sure if you want to attend.</p>
<p>Don’t know much about the smaller schools in Boston (Emerson, Emmanul, Simmons, etc.)</p>
<p>Try the ACT. Some people do better on that than the SAT.</p>
<p>If your scores go up, take a look at University of Maryland at College Park. Great IR program, near DC, merit aid helps people from OOS. But you’ll need to check to see if you’d be at all a contender for aid.</p>