<p>The OP doesn't have stats for W&L or Vandy and he is barely on the cusp for Richmond. I would suggest Denison, Roanoke, Charleston, Randolph-Macon in Ashland.
Elon might be a school for consideration but it is bigger than what he wants.</p>
<p>If the OP is a good enough lax player to play in college, contact the coach. That might up his chances even for a D3 school.</p>
<p>Have to agree with the previous two posters; an affluent student applying with a B-plus average and 1350 SATS is probably not going to be competitive for admission to a top 25 university or LAC. Whether it is fair or not, coming form a relatively privileged background does mean the bar is set higher. If the lacrosse coach is interested that would be a different matter, but without that or some other hook--not just good ECs, but something special--it would seem as though a school at the U of Richmond level would be the general level at which to find match schools. (UVA us very numbers-driven for OOS applicants; I would guess that even an in-state applicant from Northern Virginia might find admission challenging with the OP's stats, and with its strong lacrosse program the OP would have to be very very good for lax to be a factor.)</p>
<p>"1350/2400?"</p>
<p>I Loled!</p>
<p>Has anybody mentioned Hobart and William Smith in upstate NY yet?</p>
<p>go to syracuse or colgate</p>
<p>Washington and Lee</p>
<p>Definitely Penn State University Park.</p>
<p>Reading the thread title alone: Washington and Lee! (Ooops, Obama....that doesn't go with the rest of it...</p>
<p>Carleton is the antithesis of what you are looking for.</p>
<p>I don't mind that much about being in the south, but I'd prefer a college with a little more liberal student body than say SMU...</p>
<p>Also, remember the town is very important also!</p>
<p>Thanks Again</p>
<p>Well, if you're rich, a "donation" to the school of your choice can most likely get you in. xD</p>
<p>Supertme41, Carleton is NOT that hard to get into.</p>
<p>My school sends like 30 kids there every year, and they're not that special..</p>
<p>And the girls are fine there.. and you can always go over to St. Olaf is you feel like they're "lacking" attractiveness. </p>
<p>Ok though. It's not the BEST fit out there.</p>
<p>definitely consider denver</p>
<p>Alright so basically its come to</p>
<p>Reach
Vanderbilt
UF
URichmond?
Boston College
UNC
USC</p>
<p>Match
Syracuse
Pepperdine
SMU
Washington and Lee
UGA
Denver</p>
<p>Probably apply to Cornell or like Georgetown ED just for kicks.</p>
<p>Not really sure if all of those are right, and I'm curious as to what you guys would consider "safeties" for me.</p>
<p>Yeah, stereotypically you'd fit in those schools, but you honestly don't have a shot at either of those schools w/ a B+ unless you are 5th generation alum or something. And yeah, you can wipe UVA off the list too.</p>
<p>Colgate would definitely be a reach.</p>
<p>Well, Vandy, supposing you got your grades up, would be a good fit.</p>
<p>Not so sure about the Obama thing though.</p>
<p>thanks alot for your help</p>
<p>i don't really see a reason why people enjoy telling others that a school is "unrealistic"</p>
<p>I also think that my school adds alot considering it is nationally ranked top 10 in the nation.
Kids seem to get into schools with lower GPAs, etc because the courseload is alot harder. I mean I've never heard of anyone getting denied from FSU</p>
<p>I don't think people necessarily enjoy it, but it is good to be aware that if your school is so highly regarded, your relatively low SAT scores (and I mean 1350 on a 1600 scale, which is good but not really good by top-school standards), combined with an apparently advantaged background, will work against you (unless your lax is recruitment-caliber). The 1350 also raises the question of how early in your HS career you took the SAT, given that last year's test was a 2400 scale. </p>
<p>I would also think that a nationally ranked high school must have a pretty good college counseling department, so you should therefore have access to mroe personal and more professional advice than this forum can offer. And you would probably be better served with that kind of input.</p>
<p>Uf............</p>