<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I'm trying hard not to freak out about all of this, but with my first deadlines on January, 1 and not having a solid list of schools I want to go to, it's very stressful.</p>
<p>Anyways, I've done a bunch of different Supermatch searches and have had recommendations from my counselor, but my list is still pretty long. I was told in another section of the forum that you might be able to help me narrow it down/suggest other schools as well. Is there a way for me to post my Supermatch results here? If not, this a quick run through of what I'm looking for.</p>
<p>1) size of the school (LAC, large public, mid-sized)
I don't think I'd do well in large lectures. So CLASS SIZE seems more important than anything else. Nothing massive.
I think? medium school would be best for this, while also having good athletics -to spectate
most likely liberal arts. I'm undecided on my major, and might want to do something ranging from sports medicine to biology, nutrition, design, landscaping, or advertising
I would really like to have sports games matter to the student body -- I wouldn't play, but it would be fun to go to games where lots of people turn up. (D1 football games come to mind, which might be more common at larger schools)</p>
<p>2) location (part of the country, driving distrance from home, urban/suburban/small town, weather or geographic features)
my two preferable locations are on a beach or by the mountains, but I'm flexible
I live in New England so I'm used to crappy weather, but it might be nice to not worry about the cold so much..such as in the South
I haven't looked out west much, with the exception of maybe a school like Boulder in CO (sure it's cold, but I love to ski) I figured that if it's gonna be cold, I might as well have something to do</p>
<p>3) culture (jock, intellectual, artsy, hipster, granola, quirky, etc..., liberal/conservative)
this one I'm not too sure...my high school is currently trying to aid self-entitled individuals by outlawing holiday specific displays etc along with MANY other examples of trying to create equality (such as women only Wednesdays in the gym..), which I'm not a fan of<does that shed any light on my views? I'm definitely not discriminatory, but I don't think it should be up to the school to decide these things for us.
I'm somewhat of a jock now, but I'm not sure how many sports I'll be playing in college
I guess I'm between jock/intellectual. Kinda strange to put it that way, but that's how I see myself
Definitely not preppy</p>
<p>4) deal-breakers (single sex? religious? cold?)
must be coed
I crossed out Michigan, for example, from my list due to the cold/no mountains</p>
<p>Then tell us:
3) what you plan to study/professional goals
sports medicine
nutrition
Biologist
landscape design
stock broker
something in medical field (pediatrician, surgeon, vet, radiologist)
graphic design/photography</p>
<p>4) what you can afford (this one is crucial)
I will try to find out tomorrow. Not very much though since my dad passed away and he was our main provider
5) grades and test scores
3.73 GPA unweighted. Take all Level 1 classes
1860 SAT/28 ACT - both weren't difficult, I just never had time to finish the sections. I recently found out I have ADHD and my counselor said she'll explain that in her letter regarding my low test scores. Is that a good idea??
6) hooks like URM, legacy, etc...
from what I know, I have connections at William & Mary and Bowdoin, but there may be more. I'll ask that as well as what I can afford.</p>
<p>This the the list my counselor suggested a week ago:
Wake Forest
Bucknell
Colgate
Davidson
Dickinson
Elon
High Point
Franklin & Marshall
Gettysburg
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh
UMD
U Mass Amherst (safety?)
U Miami
U Richmond
Rollins
Skidmore (my counselor went there)
UVM</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all your help!! I appreciate this more than you know.</p>