<p>My cousin attends one of the top rated public schools in Westchester (NY) and has nice ecs.
He is just about top 25% of his class, A- avg, a varsity athlete, strong regent scores but weak sats. He would like to be in or near a City. He is a pretty well-rounded, easy going kid. He is interested in sciences, bio, earth science etc.<br>
Any suggestions? Thanks.</p>
<p>There are quite a few great test-free colleges. Bowdoin is probably the one that first comes to mind -- it has superb science departments, particularly earth & environmental science. </p>
<p>Bates, College of the Atlantic, Connecticut College, Holy Cross, Denison, Wake Forest, Franklin & Marshall, Goucher, Knox, Lawrence U, Lewis & Clark, Union, and Wheaton (MA) are arguably the best test-free schools for the sciences. </p>
<p>Not all are near cities. Goucher (Baltimore) and Lewis & Clark (Portland) are probably his best bets. Wake Forest (Winston Salem), Union (in Schenectady and near Albany), and Wheaton (between Providence and Boston) may fit as well.</p>
<p>SAT</a> Optional List</p>
<p>I should add that Holy Cross (Worcester) and Lawrence U (in a medium-sized city) are also fairly urban.</p>
<p>Of course, this depends on how "weak" his test scores really are. Math and CR scores in the 600s would be appropriate for most colleges, and I wouldn't rule out any colleges yet.</p>
<p>Strong Regents scores but weak SATs suggests he may do much better with the ACT.</p>
<p>Holy Cross just christened their brand new 60 million dollar science complex: Integrated</a> Science Complex | College of the Holy Cross</p>