<p>Well I didn't get into my first choice, Rice, and so now I am looking for similar schools that I might actually get into... I really want to get into a school that I'll be happy at and that gives good financial aid.. I would prefer a small school that has really good academics, but not a frat scene that will distract me. I don't care about any particular majors because I just want to get into med school for psychiatry. If you guys could give me any suggestions about places to apply, I'd really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Stats:
Top 5%, 95 unweighted average, white male, 2180 SAT, 32 ACT, 33 ACT ss
Took Subject tests this morning.. predicted 800 math2, 680-740 phys and chem.
7 ap's this year.. 11 total
Schedule: Calc BC, Physics C, Chemistry, English Lit, Gov/Econ, Stats
2 years basketball
1 year working 16 hours a week at grocery store to help mom
Debate
Young Republicans
Academic competition regional qualifier
Teacher's aide
NHS + Mu Alpha theta
30 hours comm. serv.
Essays are about absentee father and about my leadership role in my family since we left my abusive, alcoholic father 8 years ago..</p>
<p>I'm already applying to:
Georgetown
Brown
Wesleyan
Rochester
Dartmouth
Harvard
Cornell
WUSTL
Middlebury
Tufts
Chicago
Notre Dame
Vandy</p>
<p>I would love to get into any of these schools, but I'm feeling unsure... any ideas?</p>
<p>Look at Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, Colgate, Connecticut College, Vassar, Trinity, Occidental, Pitzer. I’d also add a bottom line state school safety.</p>
<p>I just looked at Trinity, as it was completely off my radar. It looks like a realy good safety fit for you. Stong science programs, good merit awards and a scholarship specific to STEM majors. Also, based on your activity list, it may be a better cultural fit than Wesleyan, Middlebury, Vassar etc.</p>
<p>I have “safeties”. I just didn’t include them on my list. I’m applying to UT, NYU Poly, Santa Clara, USC and Boston College as safeties…</p>
<p>Trinity might be pretty cool.
Do you think that Bowdoin, Bates, Colgate, Vassar, Occidental etc. would be safety/matches for me?
From what I’ve seen of them, they seem nice.</p>
<p>By my count you have already applied to 19 schools, with more on the way. You run the risk of looking like a “college tourist” to most of these schools. Although the applications are in, I suggest you pick two safeties and four reaches to focus on, ask for interviews at those schools, update your applications there, and regularly stay in touch with those admissions departments.</p>
<p>No firsthand knowledge, but lots of posts about poor aid at NYU, so if that’s a concern, then you may want to rethink spending the time. “Boy from South” is a category that would add diversity at those New England LACs, but I’m thinking that the fit might not be a good as some other options. Colgate, I believe, disbanded their frats after serious issue; but my understanding is that there is still a frat-like social scene (perfectly happy to be corrected) in a fairly isolated environment where there aren’t that many other options.</p>
<p>^Apparently these schools are safeties because I got in to all of them lol</p>
<p>And as far as “major reaches” goes, I got into Rochester, Middlebury and Tufts from the above list, and I have found that Middlebury is the school for me.</p>