Chances for Vassar

Chance Me / Match Me!
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This isn’t for me, actually for my sister.

GPA-3.9
PSAT-1230/1520
EC: 200 volunteer hours, 12 years of competitive tennis, NHS, Varsity with district honors since freshman year
Hook:Single Mom, Immigrant, Recruit for Tennis, Mexican.

What are the chances, and what are other similar schools to Vassar for a girl.

2

Hard to chance without actual SAT scores. How much can she afford?

3

@sailout the college meets all aid. Not a problem, plus she wants a small lac and they’re all expensive.

4

Not sure about her chances. The schools I think most often compared to it are Wesleyan, Oberlin, Bard, Grinnell, Barnard, Skidmore, Swat, the other Seven Sisters, etc.

I was looking for a small, quirky LAC, and this thread on the Wesleyan forum really helped me: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wesleyan-university/407021-if-you-like-wes-you-might-also-want-to-consider%C2%85-p1.html… Not an exhaustive list, but it’s a great starting point for people who specifically want the liberal arts college vibe. Vassar has a lot in common with many of the schools listed in both categories.

For my part, I applied EDII to Vassar and my end college list was

  • Wesleyan (very very similar in artsy/activist vibe, equal or more selective),
  • Bard (artsy, again, but less selective),
  • Emerson (very artsy students, but larger and in the middle of Boston)
  • Oberlin (Midwestern with strong activist contingent),
  • Kenyon (less artsy more quirky students but a beautiful campus and great academics),
  • Hamilton (no core curriculum, just like Vassar),
  • Grinnell (sends most kids to the Peace Corps),
  • Colgate (not as similar to Vass but a bigger, sportier LAC with strong academic programs),
  • NYU (similar to Emerson but in New York and even bigger),
  • Pitzer (Claremont LAC focused on social justice with the resources of a huge consortium),
  • Scripps (all women’s Claremont LAC, GORGEOUS campus),
  • Smith (Seven Sister, similar housing to Vassar, activist student body)
  • Carleton (Midwestern and quirky)

Obviously I have different academic priorities than your sister, but hopefully that helps. Again, I really recommend that Wesleyan thread. It was an invaluable resource to me.