<p>I'm finalising my college list and I realized that many schools on my list are too cold for me.
Also, being an international applicant, I cannot be sure if they are matches or not.
I have a 2110 SAT(Oct. testing) which I shall retake to bring it upto hopefully a 2200+.
SAT Subject test- 800 Chem and 790 Math 2.
Class rank= 2,3 and abundant EC's.
I'm an Undecided major but a school strong in the Sciences, Math would be suitable.</p>
<p>I would love some suggestions for warmer schools.
Pomona was one of the only ones I found which had warm weather and good academics. However, I thought it might be another "up there" on the list college.</p>
<p>Are there any other colleges that have warm weather and great academics that I have missed out? Please do suggest some if you know of any!</p>
<p>PS- I am not looking at womens colleges as I already have a few(Smith, Mt Holyoke, Wellesley) on my list. Or should I replace Smith/ Mt. Holyoke with a warmer womens college? They both offer good financial aid which is something I require Any suggestions?</p>
<p>After looking at some other threads on this forum, I thought I’d mention the following-</p>
<p>I don’t mind a competetive environment at all since I’m pretty competetive myself.</p>
<p>I also don’t want a rural setting. Not necessarily plonk in the middle of the city, but a school close to the city easily accesible/ not very long away by, say bus. </p>
<p>Oh and since I’m an international applicant, I don’t really know much about the Campus Safety. It would be great if you could tell me about that as well for the schools you recommend. :)</p>
<p>How much aid would you qualify for? Need based aid is determined by looking at family income and assets, and as you know, most schools do not give need based aid to int’ls.</p>
<p>Not many schools give a lot of need-based aid to int’ls. There are a few that give good merit scholarships, but you’d still be responsible for some costs.</p>
<p>how much will your parents spend each year?</p>
<p>Well, using the EFC calculator, I qualify for full aid. By very large margin bdw.
If you want to see a full list of my EC’s you can check out my past Chance me threads.</p>
<p>Anyway, I already know the “You qualify for full aid=> very little chance everywhere” thing; I’ve been on this forum long enough to go through that too many times to remember so I don’t want this to turn into another of those. I realize exactly how diminished my chances become due to my financial status, so there’s no need to continue enlightening me with that fact.
I’m just looking for suggestions for good, warm schools.</p>
<p>PS- Sorry for coming off like that, but I’m quite tired of posters telling me something that has been well estabilished in my mind already. Let’s focus on the other stuff for a change.</p>
<p>As far as LACs, Occidental College (Los Angeles), Reed College (Portland), Whitman College (Washington), Rhodes College (Memhpis), Agnes Scott College (Atlanta, all-girls).</p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestions SgtDonut! I shall definitely look more carefully at Reed and Whitman.
Occidental and agnes scott offer too little aid or so I’ve heard from other Int’l students.
But the others I’ll definitely look into.</p>
<p>You’ve looked at Pomona, but have you looked at other members of the Claremont Consortium? I would replace Smith with Scripps (the woman’s college in the consortium), and I would add Harvey Mudd, which is the math/science/engineering school (typically) in the consortium. All are part of the same consortium as Pomona—all in southern California which should be plenty warm.</p>
<p>Definitely look into Rice – a strong school in math/science. And as an international student, it is very inclusive because of the residential colleges whose members become like a family.</p>
<p>@idontjoke-I have looked at Scripps. It’s a great school but it offers very little aid to internationals(or so says the collegeboard website). But I am looking at HMC! Thank you!</p>
<p>@sunmachine and blackeyedsusan- I am already applying to Rice! Great school! thanks for your imput! </p>
<p>@willmingtonwave- After your post, I am looking at Davidson now. That is one school I hadn’t thought much about. Thanks a lot for making me aware of that!</p>
<p>And Duke is another school I am looking at(applying for the Robertson scholars program). I was pleasantly surprised to know that NC has great weather indeed!</p>
<p>Thank you very much again for your input everybody; you’ve been really helpful! :)</p>
<p>If you are interested in NC schools, I would also check out Wake Forest which has a strong focus on liberal arts, but also lots of research opportunities and strong science programs.</p>
<p>I already know the “You qualify for full aid=> very little chance everywhere” thing; I’ve been on this forum long enough to go through that too many times to remember so I don’t want this to turn into another of those</p>
<p>I don’t think that’s true. Most schools are need-blind. If you’re applying to some schools that meet full need (like Vandy) and some schools that give big merit, you should be fine.</p>
<p>My son is a Whitman freshman who will return to campus on Sunday. According to the weather report he will be returning to sleet and snow. He loves to ski so this is welcome news to him, but it probably isn’t the warm climate you’re looking for. It’s warmer than Minnesota and Maine, but if you REALLY want warm look at colleges in the southern part of the US.</p>
<p>“My son is a Whitman freshman who will return to campus on Sunday. According to the weather report he will be returning to sleet and snow.”</p>
<p>How typical is that? We live south of Sacramento, less than an hour from San Francisco, and it will be 34 degrees tomorrow night. VERY unusual. Son is considering some pacific northwest schools,</p>
<p>The problem, unfortunately, is that few schools meet your wish list, much less ones with money for internationals (sorry). LACs are more likely to be rural and many are in relatively cold New England. So, you’re probably going to have to give up some of your wants and figure out what you can live with.</p>
<p>Do you come from a country sending many applicants to US schools?</p>
<p>Shrinkrap, although coastal Washington state is often less cold in the winter than the on eastern side of the Cascades, it’s not exactly warm. Seattle has temperatures in the mid-thirties forecast for next week, plus freezing rain. Whitman has both alpine and nordic ski teams, so snow is a regular feature of southeastern Washington state. I live in Sonoma County, CA and our weather is balmy by comparison.</p>
<p>Hello everyone! I wasn’t replying before today because I was prepping for my SAT which was on saturday and I didnt want to get distracted thinking about my college list. I think I managed a 2200+, fingers crossed.</p>
<p>First of all, Thank you so much! You’ve all been wonderfully helpful offering your opinion and suggestions!</p>
<p>Momto2collegekids- The schools on my list (including potential ones) are-</p>
<p>Swarthmore (considering ED 2, confused if I should do Pomona instead)
Pomona( considering ED2, confused if I should choose Swat instead)
U Chicago (for the academic rigor)
Rice
Reed
Duke(applied for Robertsons scholars program)
Davidson
Emory
WUStL
Amherst
Smith
Wellesley
Wesleyan University
Williams
Whitman (not sure at all)</p>
<p>Among the Ivies-
Brown University
Harvard(yeah, coz of need blind aid and plus I like the atmosphere)
Done EA at Yale (but not expecting anything due to slightly shoddy app)
Dartmouth (Hate the weather but love the D plan, plus its need blind!)
A few schools above are ones I am only considering atm. </p>
<p>I think HMC wouldn’t be a good option because of the little aid they give to Int’ls And althoug I do want a good science/math school, I am looking for a proper Liberal arts education to explore all options and learn some out of the box stuff. HMC is a great school but it seems to have not much apart from science/engg. Of course the CC consortium would allow me to move b/w campuses though.</p>