<p>A friend and I have been working to compile a list of schools and she suggested that I post here to get other opinions. I'm thinking about majoring in archeology. I have a 95.3 cumulative average currently and a 98.75 for junior year, my SATs come back in two days and I am hoping for around a 2200. I am very laid back person and although I am willing to work hard, I don't want to die from drowning in coursework.</p>
<p>Here are my criteria:
- Midsized school: Class size between 800-2000
- Location: A warm school would be a plus but I have nothing against colder places
- I am currently an arts student and I'd like a school with a strong arts program even though I am not going to major in that</p>
<p>Your entire post (except for the part about financial aid not mattering) could have been written 3 years ago by my daughter. She’s currently at Harvard and it’s a perfect fit for her.</p>
<p>It might be a little bit small for you, but Amherst College might be worth considering.
For a small school, they have a very impressive geology program that includes some paleontology classes. They also have a museum of natural history on campus.
The open curriculum also allows you to explore other areas, and you can cross-register at the other colleges in the five-college consortium for more options.</p>
<p>I don’t really have any schools to offer other than to say most of these schools will be considered reaches, of varying degrees, with a (projected) 2200 SAT score. You currently have a very ambitious list of schools on your list and hopefully you will have some match and safety schools penciled in as well after receiving your SAT I scores.</p>
<p>Very few schools offer that as an undergraduate degree. You might want to rethink that. You might want to consider anthropology programs. Most who go on to grad school in Archeology didn’t study is as a major for undergrad. Related studies perhaps. I know Brown does offer it (strong arts too and you can take classes at RISD.) Research BU, Bryn Mawr, Berkeley, UT, Penn State, NYU.</p>
<p>Also look at St. Andrews in Scotland. Not sure if they have Archeology per se or if you do Classics.</p>
<p>Wise parents here always say to build your list from the bottom up. So before working on your uber reach schools, select your safties, then your matches. When you are happy with those, add a few reaches (or all of them if you don’t mind doing so many applications.) In your case, you might like to apply ED/EA to your top pick, as cost is not a consideration.</p>