<p>Your GC is correct that you can get into Cornell, but not for Psychology, which is in CAS, but into Ag, where you CAN prepare for med school - but I don’t think that’s what you meant:
<a href=“http://bscb.cornell.edu/”>http://bscb.cornell.edu/</a>
<a href=“http://www.nbb.cornell.edu/”>http://www.nbb.cornell.edu/</a>
<a href=“http://mbg.cornell.edu/”>Molecular Biology and Genetics | CALS;
<a href=“http://micro.cornell.edu/”>Microbiology | CALS;
If you don’t get into Cornell, choose your university carefully, not as a pit stop on the way to Cornell, but as if you spent 4 years there.
When do you hear back? Dec 16?</p>
Guidance counselor said I have no chance at top schools. Native American female artist w/ a 3.4 GPA?
<p>@artisticnative You are a girl on fire and I think you could find a way to your dream school. Maybe there will be some compromise @MYOS1634 but you certainly have the drive. You only regret the things in life that you don’t try.</p>
<p>You’ll know Cornell’s decision soon enough. Right now you need to put Cornell to the side and concentrate on getting your other applications signed and sealed. If you get bad news from Cornell, you’re going to be even less enthusiastic about your other choices so the time to move forward is now. </p>
<p>The decision you have to make right now is which colleges to apply to, not which to attend. Obviously, you’re not going to attend if you don’t apply, but you’ll still have some wriggle room after you get your acceptances.</p>
<p>I think choosing a college on the basis of its being a stepping stone to Cornell is a bad plan. Choose colleges at which you want to spend four years. It may turn out that you won’t, but don’t go into the decision with so much negativity.</p>
<p>I think the likelihood of getting an EA acceptance from Northeastern and/or UMass is good. With one of those in hand you can apply to as many reaches as you like. </p>
<p>Don’t force the issue with small LACs. If you’ve visited and prefer medium to large size universities, then concentrate on those. Go back through the 100 posts on this thread and make a list of all the suggestions you’ve received. Choose 8 middle to high match schools that you can live with. </p>
<p>If you are deferred or denied by your ED/EA choices add some safeties.</p>
<p>If you are accepted to your EA schools add some reaches.</p>
<p>If you are accepted to Cornell, celebrate.</p>
<p>Thank you so much @gearmom! I needed that. 
@MYOS1634 I hear back this THURSDAY! :-SS I applied to CALS for communication, because it is related to psych, and I like CALS’s core courses (they’re more concrete-based). I am not expecting to get accepted, but if I did by some miracle, I would be over the moon and back. (<— Considering I applied to Cornell, I should be able to come up with original figurative language. :)) )</p>
<p>Thanks @momrath for another great response My parents were talking to my sister who’s at a private college and said they are only paying $20k max per year. As for the rest, my sister and I are on our own. Therefore, I think UMass might be the best option financially. However, I don’t know if it is the best fit for me yet: I’ll have to visit after students/faculty return from winter break. </p>
<p>@Artisticnative:</p>
<p>I just noticed your question, directed to me on one of your other threads (i.e. whether you should apply ED2 to Tufts).</p>
<p>I went back and read all your threads. I live in the western suburbs of Boston, and l have seen how hard it can be for creative kids with artistic inclinations growing up in this area… </p>
<p>Anecdotally, I have also seen local artistic kids much happier at Tufts than they were in high school…</p>
<p>So, the short answer is that it will be a high reach, but you should seriously consider doing it. Based on what you have said, both culturally and academically it may be the best fit for you among the most selective schools in the Northeast. The supplemental essays are weighted very heavily (which should play to one of your strengths) and there are several of them, so you should take a look at them and see if they resonate with you, as that can be an indicator of cultural fit. You will need killer essays to have a chance. </p>
<p>As a proxy for arts community/culture, I looked up the number of undergrad general art/art studies grads and (total grads) per year at some of the schools mentioned in this thread ( I added Bard and Bates) - the data is sourced from College Navigator.</p>
<p>Tufts 98 (1326)</p>
<p>Cornell 33 (3578)
Brown 21 (1554)
Yale 21 (1308)
Dartmouth 14 (1058)</p>
<p>Williams 44 (526)
Wesleyan 17 (785)
Bates 18 (436)
Conn College 12 (444)
Hamilton 11 (491)</p>
<p>UMass Amherst 39 (5363)
UVermont 44 (2566)</p>
<p>Skidmore 35 (616)
Bard 136 (488)
Clark 13 (518)
Wheaton (MA) 12 (364)
Brandeis 9 (851)
Vassar 19 (612)</p>
<p>As mentioned on the other thread, </p>
<p>Tufts has a partnership with the Museum School at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and offers a joint degree program, shared faculty (The Museum School teaches courses on Tufts’ campus) and cross registration between the schools. </p>
<p>Tufts is located in Medford/Somerville and Somerville has the second highest concentration of artists (and young people) in the US - and kind of a hipster feel. </p>
<p>Tufts also offers one of only a few undergrad Clinical Psych majors in the country- which gives you a chance to explore that path early. It can be pursued in parallel with a minor in Multimedia Arts or Communications and Media Studies to explore careers at the intersection of art and technology, art and business, or art and journalism - without having to worry about boundaries between colleges getting in the way (like you would at a large university). </p>
<p>There is also a pretty unique Engineering Psychology major that studies studying Human Factors Design and Human Computer Interfaces, both of which can benefit from creativity. </p>
<p>@Mastadon Thanks so much!! I will schedule a visit and maybe even an interview after that. I am going to apply to UConn, which I realized is cheaper than I thought (New England resident), so I won’t be crushed if Tufts doesn’t work out. I probably won’t be accepted, but there’s no harm in taking a chance. :)</p>
<p>UConn is a top school </p>
<p>you can definitely get into UConn. I got in with a 1760 SAT score and a lower gpa than yours.</p>
<p>Thanks guys :)</p>
<p>Deferred from Cornell. 
I’ll take it! With my GPA and test scores, I’m honored. :)) </p>
<p>Hang in there, you have some good options and you are still in the game.</p>
<p>@LeftofPisa I don’t understand why they didn’t flat out reject me. :)) </p>
<p>okay, what are your next options - ED2 or RD?</p>
<p>I’m glad that you didn’t get a rejection from Cornell, but I’d still try to put Cornell to the side for now and concentrate on putting together a balanced list. Did you hear from Northeastern or UMass yet? </p>
<p>@MYOS1634 I am thinking of applying ED2 to Tufts and RD to UConn and Wesleyan. @Momrath unfortunately, I have not. I think I might hear back next week.</p>
<p>@momrath I was accepted into UMass (I was expecting this). I have not heard back from NU yet…</p>
<p>Zoomass (Amherst)? Congrats! That is an excellent option to have in your pocket!</p>
<p>Indeed @ItsJustSchool haha thanks</p>
<p>New plan (in case any of you want an update) – I am applying to UConn RD, Ithaca College in case I receive a GT from Cornell, and Wesleyan University ED II (I’ve heard about The Gatekeepers). That’s all she wrote </p>