<p>Hi, I’m a junior, and my college counselor wants me to make a list of colleges that I will apply to. I have a good list, but I need to consider some safeties. I already have one for-sure safety, but I am trying to think of one or two more. I am out of the ACT ranges of each of these schools and I think I can consider these safeties. Anyways, which fits best for me? Here is what I am looking for in a college:
-great pre-medical program (good advising to really help me get an edge into medical school admissions, challenging but not impossible courses, competitive but not a super cutthroat environment, great place for research and summer internships)
-location in or close to a large city (not just any large city, but one where I can experience numerous different things like great shows, restaurants, sports teams, maybe even museums idk for sure but hopefully you understand somewhat what i’m talking about)
-really nice campus vibe (where the school is generally pretty close-knit and there is large involvement in school spirit and pride)
-nice people (I kind of already mentioned this, but i don’t want a school where everyone is SUPER competitive… I mean, yeah, I want competition but I want to be around people who are willing to help me with homework and stuff)</p>
<p>btw i realize that these aren’t “SUPER” safeties, but i am also looking for some more mid-range acceptance schools since most of my top schools are low acceptance-rate schools</p>
<p>While your numbers are great (found on another post), UNC and BC are not much of a safety for anyone. The former bcos you are OOS, and the latter bcos BC WL’s 33’s every year.</p>
<p>For safeties, consider BU, George Washington, Miami (they have a 7-year med program, btw), NYU. You’d also have a great shot at Emory & Vandy.</p>
<p>fwiw: you will lose your legacy boost at Northwestern if you do not ED there; they will infer, (quite rightly), that you prefer some other college. And yes, ED is a significant boost at Duke.</p>