College suggestions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm fairly new to this site but I would really appreciate some school suggestions!
So far some of the schools I'm looking at are: Lewis & Clark, Scripps, Colorado College, Kenyon, Oberlin, Wellesley, and public state schools.
The only problems with these schools is that most of them are not very likely for me. I am looking for more schools like these that I would have more of a chance of being accepted to and receiving financial aid. I do need a lot of financial aid as my family can't contribute a lot (as in, little to no contribution). I live in Washington, currently a junior at my public high school. I don't know what I want to study yet, but definitely something on the side of social sciences or humanities. I am open to colleges anywhere except the south, and preferably small or mid-sized liberal arts schools. I'm also open to women's colleges but not limited to that. I want to go to a school with an artsy, liberal feel and diversity is good, and I'm interested in social justice and sustainability. I don't want a school with a religious affiliation and I'm not interested in Greek life, but that's not really a deal breaker. I would be interested in both rural and urban locations, as long as there are trees on campus! I like nature, but also being near a city would be nice, but I don't really want to live in a warm region.
So far my GPA is 4.0 uw, but my schedule isn't that rigorous. By the end of high school I'll have taken 6 or 7 APs. Haven't taken SAT yet but based on my PSATs, my highest will probably be around 2000. If you want more info I'll add it.</p>

<p>Thank you!!</p>

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Take a look at Ohio Wesleyan University. It has all that plus great financial aid. Less than an hour from Kenyon; so you could visit both at the same time. Oberlin, Kenyon, OWU plus College of Wooster and Denison University comprise the “Five Colleges of Ohio.” Kenyon and Oberlin are the only ones that are hard to get in. Ohio Wesleyan probably has the most diversity of the five.
<a href=“http://choose.owu.edu/financialAidAndScholarships/academicScholarships.php”>http://choose.owu.edu/financialAidAndScholarships/academicScholarships.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Officially Ohio Wesleyan University used to be affiliated with the Methodist Church but that affiliation has long faded away. If somebody did not tell you about it, you’d never know.</p>

<p>I bet you can get into Lewis and Clark College. You are correct, the others are tough to gain admission. Kenyon guarantees to meet 100% of need, however. So, you should apply anyhow.
<a href=“Financial Aid & Scholarships | Kenyon College”>Financial Aid & Scholarships | Kenyon College;

<p>If you can get a 2000 on the SAT, that would be fantastic. Average SAT at Kenyon is almost exactly 2000.</p>

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<p>Check out Agnes Scott, Mount Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Skidmore, Connecticut College, Macalester, Earlham, Guilford, Whittier, Occidental, Elmhurst, Centre, Hendrix.
The 100% need or combination of need-based aid and merit aid should cover a lot for you at most of these schools but run the Net Price calculators.
(For the record, 4-8 Aps is considered rigorous enough for top colleges :p, so you’re good in terms of rigor, as long as you keep gettings A’s.)</p>

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<p>I think you’ve done a good job putting together a list if you expect a 2000 and your description of yourself is accurate. You could add Dickinson, which is strong in some humanities and the social sciences. Also add URichmond and Rhodes. I would add Haverford to Bryn Mawr.</p>

<p>We don’t know if you can afford to attend any of the institutions, so it’s most important that you sit down now with your parents and, using their data, run the net price calculators and talk to them about a firm number to which they will commit for each of your four years. Cost trumps everything.</p>

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<p>perhaps Skidmore, Sarah Lawrence, Goucher, Bard </p>

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<p>+1 to post #3 on filling out the NPCs. </p>

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<p>“I don’t know what I want to study yet, but definitely something on the side of social sciences or humanities. I am open to colleges anywhere except the south, and preferably small or mid-sized liberal arts schools. I’m also open to women’s colleges but not limited to that. I want to go to a school with an artsy, liberal feel and diversity is good, and I’m interested in social justice and sustainability. I don’t want a school with a religious affiliation and I’m not interested in Greek life”</p>

<p>@sophianise‌, you sound so much like my daughter! She is looking for many of the same things as you and is financially in a similar situation - needs to find schools that meet 100% of demonstrated need or that provide very generous merit aid. Running the net price calculators for each school is very important as each one uses a different formula to determine the estimated family contribution. </p>

<p>Since you have so much in common, I thought I’d share her list of potential schools with you…</p>

<p>Reaches - Middlebury, Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bowdoin</p>

<p>Matches are Kenyon, Hamilton, Wellesley, Dickinson, and Bates</p>

<p>Possible safeties are Mt Allison (in Canada), University of Minnesota - Morris, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, Juniata, and St. Lawrence. The safeties are both academic and financial safeties in the hopes that she will be able to compare offers come spring. </p>

<p>You are off to a great start and your stats look promising. There is always time to prepare for the SAT if you want to improve your odds of getting in to some of your “dream” schools. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Whitman</p>

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<p>Thank you guys, these are some great suggestions!</p>