<p>Sorry-I posted this in the wrong forum before</p>
<p>Ok guys. I'm applying ED to a school, but if I don't get in there, I only have two other schools I'd actually want to go to. If you guys could make a "college list" for me, including reach match safeties, that would be amazing, and give me some new perspective!</p>
<p>Things I want in a college:</p>
<p>-I'm a bit shy, so nice people, easy to make friends
-Intellectual vibe
-no drug scene
-not super liberal
-good nightlife scene!
-school spirit
-not a lot more girls than guys
-on east coast, preferably northeast</p>
<p>Undecided major. No financial aid needed. </p>
<p>2300 SAT, 95 gpa, study three languages, published in peer reviewed journal, international award for the article</p>
<p>If you were me, what would YOUR college list be?</p>
<p>try Dartmouth? Some sort of ivy league school? Your question is extremely general. Do you want a large university, a LAC, or somewhere in between?</p>
<p>Boston College is a Jesuit school. Jesuit colleges are welcoming toward everyone. Are you ruling out all schools with a religious affiliation? Public schools only?</p>
<p>What do you want to study? Knowing that will help direct you considerably. Based strictly on your stats, your preference for a medium/small school, and your preference for a not too liberal, religiously diverse/tolerant environment, I might suggest the following:</p>
<p>HYP
Dartmouth
Cornell
Northwestern (not on east coast)
Vanderbilt (not on east coast)
UVa (seems to be the best fit for your criteria)
William and Mary
Wake Forest (Second best fit, perhaps)
Davidson
Washington and Lee</p>
<p>Ivies, as well as all top 25, are crapshoots – it’s anyone’s guess. I’d throw your hat into the ring and see if it pans out (nothing ventured nothing gained) provided these schools “fit” what you want. If by “school spirit” you are referring to everyone going to football games or sporting events, none of the ivies are really going to offer it. They will have school spirit/pride, but it’s on a different level. I didn’t include Penn, but you might want to look at it. It does have a fairly large Jewish population; however, although it’s not as liberal as Brown or Columbia, it is one of the more liberal ivies. (All are somewhat liberal with the exception of maybe Dartmouth which is a bit more moderate.) </p>
<p>If you are wanting to continue on to law or med school, bear in mind that many, many kids who start out pre-med or pre-law change course before they graduate. If you are determined to pursue med school, though, there are two primary things that will help you achieve this goal: your GPA and your MCAT. Like SO many will tell you, it really makes almost no difference where you go to school. (I would suggest going to the best school you can at the best price you can get – more $ for med school.) Northwestern has a great science program (D, who’s pre-med, almost chose it), but it’s not on the east coast, and it’s bitterly cold. (That may or may not bother you.) There are other really good schools that have strong science departments. Should you decide to pursue poli sci, I might suggest Georgetown; however, you said you didn’t like BC because it’s Jesuit – I doubt, then, you’d like Georgetown for the same reason. UVa has a really strong poli-sci department with Larry Sabato at its helm. Another advantage UVa has is that it offers EA this year. You said you were applying ED – assuming your school doesn’t prohibit you from appyling EA as well (some do), this might be something you would want to consider. The other schools I alluded to all offer ED or RD, I believe (not sure about W&L or Davidson).</p>
<p>Try Ivies, why not?
Brandeis in Boston is a match or safe.</p>
<p>If you plan to go to Med. school, finding a college which you could have high GPA is more important than brand name. Of course, if you can get high GPA in IVies, that would be the best.</p>
<p>You sound like a great fit for UVa or Chapel Hill. My S is at UVa and had the exact same SAT scores, and similar stats. He didn’t get into Brown or Vassar, but that’s not saying much. It’s a crap shoot as has already been said. It doesn’t mean you don’t apply to the Ivy’s – I think if you are really drawn to one then it’s better to at least know that you tried. Then you won’t always wonder…what if I had gotten into Brown… ya know?</p>
<p>Hey, and for the record, I grew up Jewish and both my brother and I attended a Catholic college in OH --Marianist though. I don’t think it really matters much. My brother ended up majoring in Philosophy and we both were able to take Judaism classes and world religion as part of the theology requirements (18 credits hours). So don’t discount Boston College if you like it. Someone already mentioned Brandeis U - lots of Jewish students, and near the city. I would also recommend U of Penn -seems like a good fit for you.</p>
<p>Note that math has probably the best job and career prospects out of the above at the bachelor’s level if you do not go to medical or law school. Getting into any US medical school or a top-14 law school requires a very high GPA and very high test score (MCAT for medical school, LSAT for law school), so it should be taken as a given (i.e. have a backup plan in case you do not get in).</p>
<p>well the only math I like is statistics, as in biostatistics, and that would go wit me being a doctor. Med school is my first choice, and law school my second–my family is in the law business, so recruiting prospects at schools isn’t my top priority.</p>
<p>So far I love the suggestions, keep them coming!</p>
<p>Be aware that getting into medical school or top-14 law school is difficult, and going to a lower ranked law school may not lead to as good job and career prospects as one may expect.</p>