I’m currently a junior, and I would appreciate any advice/suggestions about schools that might be a good fit for me.
Some info about me:
4.0 GPA (unweighted)
Rank: 5th in my class
PSAT: 1420/1520
SAT: 1530 (790 Math, 740 Reading/Writing)
Advanced classes taken by graduation: 6 Honors, 8 APs
Decent extracurriculars given what’s available at my school (sports, academic clubs, tutoring, community service)
Intended college major: UNDECIDED.
I’m not really a science person, but I like math, English, and history. I might consider studying International Relations, pre-Law, Political Science, Government, and Business/Economics.
Non-academic college preferences:
-Location: Northeast
-I’m leaning towards suburban/rural colleges but would consider urban colleges as well
-Size: I prefer medium to small, but would be willing to consider some large schools
-I’m not very big on Greek life (it’s fine if there is Greek life at a school, but it shouldn’t dominate the social scene)
-some racial diversity would be nice
-friendly student body
Please help me compile a list of reach, target, and safety schools.
Thank you!!!
Run the net price calculators for a few schools and see if the cost looks ok. Medium to small schools in the northeast can run $65,000 a year. Is that ok?
A few schools to consider: Cornell, Tufts, Hamilton, Colgate, U of Rochester, your state school
Generally, several of the NESCACs would work really well for you academically. For merit scholarship consideration, look into St. Lawrence.
Based on your achievements, all but about two dozen colleges in the country would be considered matches or safeties for you, so the choice of where you attend will be largely up to you. Showing sincere interest in all the colleges you contact and visit should be a natural part of your process, but will also enhance your admission prospects for the many schools, particularly smaller ones, that consider this factor.
Wall Street Journal’s Top 50 Feeder Schools-JD /MBA/MD
The ranking is by percentages so schools with fewer students weren’t penalized,
Harvard University
Yale University
Princeton University
4.Stanford University
Williams College
Duke University
Dartmouth College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Amherst College
10.Swarthmore College
11.Columbia University
12.Brown University
13.Pomona College
14.University of Chicago
15.Wellesley College
16.University of Philadelphia
17.Georgetown University
18.Haverford College
19.Bowdoin College
20.Rice University
21.Northwestern University
22.Claremont McKenna College
23.Middlebury College
24.Johns Hopkins University
25.Cornell University
26.Bryn Mawr College
27,Wesleyan University
28.California Institute of Technology
29.Morehouse College
30.University of Michigan
31.New College of Florida
32.Vassar College
33.University of Virginia
34.United States Military Academy
35.University of Notre Dame
36.Emory University
37.United States Naval Academy
38.Macalester College
39.Brandeis University
40.Bates College
41.University of California, Berkely
42.Barnard College
43.Trinity College
44.Grinnell College
45.Tufts University
46Colby College
47.Washington University
48.Washington and Lee
49.Case Western Reserve University
50.Reed College
https://hubpages.com/education/Wall-Street-Journal-College-Rankings-The-Full-List-and-Rating-Criteria
The ranking is not a decade old, Regardless, I don’t imagine that the ranking changed very much over the years, and it’s still useful information for someone beginning their college search,
One or two of those lists may be interesting, but they appear to bear little relevance to the OP’s stated criteria. By the standard with which they’ve been included here, they would apply roughly equally to all OPs everywhere.
University of Rochester sounds like a good fit. You could look at the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) schools. It includes many of the top LACs in New England. They would all be on the smaller side.
Some Catholic schools would seem to be a great fit: Holy Cross, Boston College, Villanova. Holy Cross is fantastic for what you want to study. BC and Villanova are a little bigger.
Agree that the WSJ article is no longer relevant. Case in point, at Goldman Sachs alone, along with its current Co-COO, there are a lot of Hamilton College graduates there.
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How is the fact that David Solomon attended Hamilton relevant to the list of the top 50 feeder schools? We’re talking about one individual.
Where did Solomon receive his MBA? Or did he? Who are the additional Goldman employees that you refer to? Where did they receive their MBA?
Huh? Undecidedd2018’s criteria was "I prefer medium to small, but would be willing to consider some large schools. Also “I’m leaning towards suburban/rural colleges but would consider urban colleges as well”
N.B.Intended college major: UNDECIDED.
Undecideed2018 also expressed an interest in possibly studying economics. He may decide that continuing his education and earning a Ph.D is a fruitful endeavor, which is why I supplied the link to Ph.D feeder programs.
I’m of the belief that it’s wise to acquire as much information as possible… ;
@crewdad, there are lots of them throughout the ranks, including many MD’s; David Blood is another - he was Co-CEO in the early 2000’s and also went to Harvard Business School.
Chemboidad, you’re aware that I’m a huge fan of Hamilton and have friends and close family who are alumni. Decades ago, I spent many wonderful weekends at Hamilton. D1 was accepted at Hamilton and agonized for a month whether to attend Hamilton or the college that she eventually chose. For some time, D2 was undecided whether to apply ED1 to Hamilton or Vassar. She chose Vassar, but had Vassar not worked out, she would have applied ED11 to Hamilton.
I agree with you that there are many accomplished Hamilton alumni. Peace.
