@ClarinetDad16 : I’d encourage those reading through the BI analysis to consider the associated footnotes in order to make homogeneous comparisons.
yes, @ClarinetDad16, be sure to read the footnotes – and tell me when you stop laughing at the gullibility of the editors who accepted the article. the author is reasonably candid about the limits of his study, which I would say ain’t worth the price of the paper it was printed on (or, not printed on, if you read it on line). :))
In this event, save some conviviality for the editors of Psychology Today, who published an article with a similar tilte and essentially the same methodology as Business Insider:
@merc81 - can you explain please bard college Simon Rock. Thanks
“A 31ACT is extremely difficult for UMich even for an in-state resident”
Really? Even if the rest is in place? Extremely difficult?
Wesleyan has a lot of overlap admissions with Brown. They are considered by many sister schools as that terms relates to pairing highly selective LACs with their Ivy League counterparts.
If you liked Dartmouth, and you like this idea being offered to consider an LAC, then Middlebury makes a lot of sense. The two schools have a lot in common.
@ClarinetDad16 : I’d suggest that Bard-Simon’s Rock received its placement without consideration of its distinctive mission, which relates to a potentially beneficial and democratizing aspect of purely statistical analyses. That said, USNWR reports this college’s SAT middle-range as 1250-1400 and – similarly to the BI article – footnotes the school regarding its particular testing policies.
Except they have less than 200 applicants of which about 6% submit SAT. That’s 12 kids. And then you want to take the middle 50% of 12 kids.
So here is the SAT range from 6 of the top kids who turned in scores.
If you took a sample from the top couple percent of many “smart” schools that range would be 1550-1600. Or 1600-1600.
I will definitely take a look at all of those great recommendations- thank you! For schools like Georgetown, where SAT Subject Tests are strongly recommended, what would be good scores to shoot for? I feel mine right now (610, 640, 710) are definitely a weak point and I will be retaking them this month in hopes of scoring higher.
@seniorsenior2017 above 700 at the very least; I would look at the percentile charts for each test tho.
I would gun for the lower NESCAC schools if you’re looking for somewhere easier to get into that’s fairly similar to dartmouth
@merc81 #42 : “conviviality” No. Scorn and mockery maybe, but, hey, it’s Psychology Today and anything goes. Regards, ATS
Though OP needs schools to consider within a brief period of time and could benefit as well from a potential framework within which to match them to them to her aspirations.
@seniorsenior2017 : Note that the application cut-offs for some of the suggested colleges would appear to be tonight.
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Honestly take a look at schools like Wake Forrest, SMU, GWU, UMiami similar schools to dartmouth at least - which is very different from most of the ivies, but also good for 31 act kids. I am one and am at SMU.
@jamesk2014 how are those schools similar to Dartmouth?
Dartmouth is like Miami? In what way?
The others seem like a stretch too. Greek life is omnipresent at a lot of schools if that’s the point of comparison.
But I can’t see a single point of similarity between Miami and Dartmouth.
Small but not LAC small, private, strong academics, beautiful campus got to look at the similarities not the differences. Also the op was rejected from dartmouth so its time to take a step down on academic prestige.
^ not to be argumentative, but that’s like saying Brad Pitt and I are similar because we’re both 6 ft. tall with dirty blonde hair and roughly the same age. The poor woman on a blind date with me expecting a Brad look-alike is going to be bitterly disappointed.
Any school that is “like Dartmouth” will be, at minimum, in New England. When you lose that particular feature and find yourself in Dallas, Texas or Miami, Florida, then you are no longer in Kansas and you are in a different place with different people and a much, much, much different vibe.
Wake Forest starts to approach something remotely comparable to Dartmouth … the architecture alone in some respects is similar. But Miami and SMU aren’t even close.
Hi everyone! College admissions have been rolling in, and I have been fortunate enough to have been accepted to some of my top schools. I’m currently deciding between UC Berkeley, Wellesley, Middlebury, and Georgetown and was wondering if anyone can give me some input on which school may be the best choice. I’m hoping to major in psychology, with the plans of going to medical school. I love New England but also really loved Georgetown when I visited. I have yet to visit Berkeley although I will be doing so very soon. Does any one have any suggestions?