<p>Well, how about predicting my chances academically for my updated list. </p>
<p>CMU
NYU
Rutgers
Northen Kentucky University
Berea College
Southern Methodist University
Florida State University
University of Kentucky
Penn State
Otterbein
University of Evensville
DePaul
Brown</p>
<p>I hate bumping my own posts, lol.</p>
<p>Wow...you were just like me >.></p>
<p>Late to the thread, but interesting conversation. I am familiar with Mason Gross School at Rutgers and I agree they have a very strong and competative program. Others that I am familiar with that you might consider are at Brandeis and Tulane. Brandeis has a very strong program, but might be a reach academically. Your SAT is OK, but the GPA would be outside their usual accept range. On the other hand I think they would be sensitive to accepting a unique individual with an interesting story as you have; they look at the whole person. The campus culture is also very intellectually stimulating and would be very supportive of an arts-based person. Tulane also might be a school to consider as they have a good program and strong academics, but a different more main-stream college campus culture. You really haven't talked much about the other aspects of college that appeal to you such as size, urban v suburban, state U v LAC. Comments about the academic qualifications for the list: I would say Rugers is a match, not a safety, FSU, PSU, CMU, SMU are all also probably matches. I would guess that DePaul and U of E are probably safeties. NYU and obviously Brown would be a reach. Good luck!!</p>
<p>I want to be in an Urban area that is alcohol tolerant, very stimulating, preferably diverse, within one day's drive to kentucky, and that can give me the most intense training possible.</p>
<p>Tulane is really the only southern school that I am familiar with since my son was accepted there. It certainly would meet your first 3 criteria, possibly the 4th (probably a 12-14 hr drive depending on which part of Kentucky) but although I know they have a theatre program that they think highly of, I really have no idea how it stacks up nationally or what its "intensity" is. But if it is within driving distance for you, I would definately spend some time investigating since it meets your other criteria quite well.</p>
<p>I want to be out of the South, I am tired of the closed minded attitudes here.</p>
<p>For what it is worth, Tulane really is a very "liberal", diverse, very tolerant environment. I am from New England and Tulane felt very much like a typical northeastern campus, talking to the kids and professors. 25% of the kids are from the northeast, the rest from all over the country. Only ~15% of the kids are from Louisianna. New Orleans is also different from other southern cities. The rest of my experience visiting campuses is in the northeast and that sounds like it's out of your driving range.</p>
<p>hehe... that prom prince is a great boost to ur stats :D</p>
<p>...Anyway, great ECs and a bit better SAT or ACT is pretty much u can do b/c the grades were already there, cant do anything with those...</p>
<p>Good job on ur turnaround...im from kentucky too, and by the llok of things u r from knox county (im from laurel)...i would look into ucla id u r considering the west coast. the rest of ur school are all matches academics wise ('cept yale, which is even a reach for genius')</p>