<p>Have to agree with Hmom here. 4 years ago S was a declared Geology major with hi stats, gpa, etc and was accepted at Dartmouth, Carleton and Whitman. In addition, there aren’t THAT many declared Geo majors applying to those colleges, so that may be a bit of a “hook”
OP, if you are a Geology major, why are you not applying to U’s which have strong Geology programs as well? You may find you will want to have a broader and deeper selection of geology classes, which can only be found at a larger U, and which will give you the option of taking graduate level geo classes as an UG. When S was first thinking about where to go to college, he was SURE he wanted to attend a smaller LAC, but as he looked into what classes each college actually offered in Geology, he realized that he would have more opportunities to not only take more advanced classes in his major, but also do research during the school year at at U. The Keck consortium is a nice program, but it doesn’t offer the opportunities of a larger research U with a strong Geology program. Something to think about.</p>