<p>so this type is post is done sooooo much but I have to go for it anyway because I am so SICK of college stuff, the tours, the websites, The downturns of these awesome schools I find and the upturns of ones I think (or thought) sucked. ANd annyoing friends that don't SHUT UP about college. Its all very depressing. Anyway, have pity on me and help me out. :) An old thread was only partially successful.</p>
<p>What I've got:
4.23 GPA
transcripts read straight A except one B in stupid French and 1 B in 9th
Rank: 9th out of 452
APs:AP Psych (5); AP Bio (4); AP US History (5); AP English (Lang/Comp) (4)- next year am taking AP Calc BC, AP Env Science, AP French, AP English (Lit and Comp), AP Human Geography, and AP Gov
2160 SAT (retaking later)
no SAT IIs yet
swimmer; volunteer at soup kitchens/ homless shelters; tutored 5 non-english speaking kids last year; will tutor again this year; NHS; french club; French NHS</p>
<p>looking for schools on the east coasal area sort of...like not nesessarily the coast coast, but South and North east...New England...whatever...actually just whatever. My mom made me do some couselor-o-matic crap at Princeton Review. We thought it would be all good but yeah I got like 100 schools for every section. I'm not looking through all of that.</p>
<p>public/ private is not a factor, generally I'm interested in Biology. Especially like biochemistry and molecular bio. but i don't NEED a school thats like OMG BIOLOGY ya know? I'm pretty laid back. so anyway...any ideas?</p>
<p>"I'm pretty laid back. so anyway...any ideas?"</p>
<p>None of the schools above, except Colgate and Amherst, could be considered "laid back." </p>
<p>I recommend Dartmouth, it is FULL of happy-go-lucky people that are laid back and friendly and love their school. Its New England at its finest, and when you are all done with the most amazing experience of a lifetime it gets you into your choice of grad school as a going away present. Seriously look into it, its awesome. Also check out Brown as another reach.</p>
<p>illnever, how serious are you about swimming? Do you plan to compete in college? Either way, I'd recommend Dartmouth, Williams, Amherst, Hamilton, Colgate as high on the work hard but still have a life scale. A little farther afield, Kenyon.</p>
<p>If it matters, Williams and Amherst have no foreign language requirement. Not sure about the others. If language is torture for you this is something you should look into.</p>
<p>tkm256, I'm glad someone else feels the same way as me ;)</p>
<p>thanks for all the suggestions...slipper i agree with you on dartmouth, I've looked into it and I love that school AND they have a biochem major but I don't think I have a chance of getting in there.</p>
<p>swimming is something I don't plan to continue in college except maybe on my own in the gym. I've been swimming for tooooooooooo many years and I see college as the right time to finish.</p>
<p>I'm definitely looking into some of these suggestions...let me know about any more if you have any. thanks guys</p>
<p>I am not so sure you won't get into Dartmouth. You have a great rank and if you can get your SAT in the 2250 range your academic index will be pretty solid, I might apply ED if you can boost your score. </p>
<p>Otherwise check out Middlebury as it has similarities to Dartmouth but is easier to get into.</p>
<p>I second Dartmouth, Brown, Duke - all schools full of brilliant kids who know how to have fun and be playful. JHU isn't even close to laid back, my roommate went there. All I do is talk about how awesome Dartmouth was and I hang out with my Dartmouth friends all the time, all he does is talk about how much he hated JHU and he and his JHU friends talk about why they should have transferred.</p>