Good schools in New England

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey- I'm looking for schools in the New England area. I was wondering if people had any suggestions. thanks a bunch.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7 uw
SAT I: 620CR, 640M, 560W (i know, i know)
Courses: my school doesn't offer many AP classes, but I've taken all of the advanced that I'm eligible for.
Class rank: to 20th percentile -I know, but the 50th percentile at my school is a 3.0 and lots of the kids above me don't take any hard classes.</p>

<p>ECs:
Cross country running: 11, 12 -JV w/ a Varsity letter
Nordic skiing: 10, 11, 12- JV, most improved, was part of intense training program during the summers
Track: 10, 11: JV
Theater: LOTS of plays at great theaters in the area. Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at my school, 4 years at acting conservatory
Choir: 10, 11, 12- Honors Choir, Voice lessons
Philosophy group: member 10, 11, 12
Young Democrats: 10, 11, 12. Founding member-10, Treasurer 10, 11, Co-President 12.
Straights and Gays for Equality: member 10, 11, 12
Student Council: 11, a class representative
*9th grade I went to a different school that didn't have many activities. no sports or theater or choir. I spent my time doing plays at local theaters.)</p>

<p>Jobs:
Fundraiser for Democratic National Committee for 1 summer
Park attendant for 1 winter (seasonal job)</p>

<p>Other:
I'm very skilled in foreign language. I spent a month this summer in Germany, and I spent a month last summer in France where I received a years worth of French Credit. I got an A- that summer (but I was the top in my class) and I did a summer immersion program the summer before for a month in which I also got a years worth of credit (I got an A).</p>

<p><em>For two years of High school my sick grandmother was living with us. She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, and often times I was taking care of her. It was extremely hard on home and school life.</em> </p>

<p>I was considering Boston U, Syracuse, American, George Washington, Dickinson, and (I realise I have no chance, but I'm going to try anyway) Middlebury</p>

<p>Any other schools you would suggest? THANKS</p>

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<p>By the way, I'm from Minnesota if that means anything.</p>

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<p>Reaches
Bowdoin College
Wesleyan University
Amherst College
Tufts University
Wellesley College</p>

<p>Matches
Clark University
Colby College (slight reach)
Trinity College (slight reach)
Wheaton College
Hampshire College
Connecticut College - they do not require you to submit SATs, nor will they suspect if you don't, only 53% submited scores, read below:
[QUOTE]
Q: Why don't you require the SAT I?
A: For a few reasons. First, we take a holistic approach to the review of the student application. We want applicants to the College to know that three hours on a Saturday or Sunday morning doesn't determine whether or not you are going to contribute to our community....</p>

<p>...by giving our applicants score choice - the choice to either submit their SAT I scores or not - they begin to experience one of the hallmarks of Connecticut College: the relationship between shared governance and the Honor Code. We trust you to know yourself better than we do, and the Honor Code binds us to disregard scores you may have submitted but do not want included as a part of your application.

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<p>Northeastern is my reccomendation for a match if you want the city.</p>

<p>Safeties- I could help you better with safeties if I knew atleast the area you wanted to study in...
Simmons College
University of Hartford
Roger Williams University
Springfield College</p>

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<p>More good reaches: Smith and Mt. Holyoke.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross, Colby, and Bates.</p>

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<p>second on Bates and conn college...how about bc?</p>

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<p>Trinity and Colby are reaches. Hamilton, too.</p>

<p>Matches could include: Union, Conn College, Holy Cross</p>

<p>Safety: Hobart, Boston College, Skidmore</p>

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<p>That's why I said slight reach...</p>

<p>Also, maybe you meant BU b/c Boston College's mean SAT is 1371, the OP has a 1280, 75% arein the Top 10 percent of their class, the OP is Top 20%, average GPA 3.88... not a safety.</p>

<p>Last, Skidmore would be good, but aren't Hobart & Skidmore in New York?</p>

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<p>Don't forget to apply to the "Best Public University in New England"...The University of Connecticut</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! I really appreciate your suggestions. I really love Tufts, do you I even have a chance there? What if I applied early decision?</p>

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<p>I want to study Political Science, Philosophy, foreign languages, or International Relations.</p>

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<p>Middlebury</p>

<p>Middlebury's great for your interests, go for it! it isn't impossible, you're in their 50% SAT rangeI'd recommend you retake the SAT, though, just to boost your chances. :-)</p>

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<p>Actually, I'm not in their 50% range. That's why it would be really tough. This is what they said to me:</p>

<p>Thanks for your interest in Middlebury College. Because of the new SAT
I, we really have no idea what sort of scores we can expect for incoming freshman. What I can tell you, is that for incoming first-years, the
mid-50% Verbal score was 690-750 and the mid-50% for Math was 680-740.
This means that 25% of students had scores below this and 25% had scores above this. If you submit a strong application aside from your scores, though, you will still be considered as we understand that standardized test scores are not an accurate measurement of a student's ability for
all people since some people do not test as well as others. It's always
worth applying because you never know what might happen.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the encouragement, though!</p>

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<p>You will have a better chance at Tufts if you "suck up." This takes some creativity...</p>

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<p>Gooose-
that's interesting...
elaborate please.</p>

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<p>you dont need to suck up. just send a well organized application and you have a good chance.</p>

<p>you're from minnesota so you're like...gold to colleges</p>

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<p>wow. I figured that I would have absolutely no chance at a school like Tufts. Their SAT scores are so high.</p>

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<p>The odds for Tufts are looking grim, but I'd apply anyways.</p>

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<p>I can talk a little about art and music schools. From what I hear, the best music school in Boston is the New England Conservatory. New England Conservatory is also considered one of the best music school's in the world.</p>

<p>It sounds like you're into theatre. I know Boston University and Boston Conservatory have good theatre programs. Emerson is good too. The best thing to do would be to visit fifty schools in Boston and just look around for a week!</p>