<p>I'm currently making a list of colleges I'd like to apply to in the fall. My list currently includes some UCs (I'm a California resident) such as Cal, UCLA, UCSD, and UCSB. I'm also interested in UCI but I feel like I already have enough UCs as is. The only LACs I'm sure I want to apply to right now are Pitzer College and Occidental College. </p>
<p>So I'd like some help finding some colleges, preferably smallish (under 10k) with small class sizes and professors that are really focused on teaching. Location and money don't matter. I visited Scripps College recently and it seemed like a really great school but I'm kind of iffy on all-women colleges. If you could make a case for a really swell all-women college though I would definitely check it out. </p>
<p>Here's some info to hopefully help you make a more well informed decision. </p>
<p>Academics:
GPA: 3.75 UW
SAT I: 2170 (770 CR, 660 M, 740 WR)
SAT II: 800 US History, 690 Lit (planning on retaking Lit)
4 AP classes
12 IB classes (IB candidate)
all honors classes frosh/soph year, all AP/IB classes junior/senior year </p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
4 years marching band/concert band
4 years Interact Club
3 years Harry Potter Alliance (secretary 3 years)
2 year term on City Youth Commission
2 years in National Honor Society
2 years in Habitat for Humanity
2 year volunteer for Relay for Life
3rd place in National C-SPAN StudentCam Contest (documentary contest) </p>
<p>I plan on either being an English or psych major, with a minor in political science or history. I'm also an Asian female and both my parents attended college, if that makes any difference. </p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this and thanks in advance to anyone who replies!</p>
<p>If location and money don’t matter, there are hundreds of schools. You have a preference for CA it seems, so I’d suggest USF. Staying on the west coast I’d suggest Willamette, Lewis & Clark, University of Puget Sound,</p>
<p>@PAGRok Thanks very much for the recommendations! I’d never heard of the University of Puget Sound before but after looking into it, it definitely seems like a good fit.</p>
<p>UPS is amazing! I loved the campus, it was small but not overwhelmingly so. The PNW is beautiful, the Point is gorgeous, Seattle is close by, and Puget Sound has a great purpose as a school. Uh… UW Seattle is huge! The OP prefers smaller schools, but that campus is beautiful too!</p>
<p>Ooh nice; having a close proximity to a major city is really a great plus. And I really dig the vibe of Seattle. Do you happen to know if UPS has a good English program?</p>
<p>Do you have financial need or can you pay full cost? Are you only looking on the west coast or would you be open to other parts of the country? Do you have other constraints besides not wanting a women’s college and possibly being near an urban area?</p>
<p>I can pay full cost and I would definitely be open to other parts of the country. I think urban areas are fine; I actually prefer having easy access to a large city. I don’t think a rural campus would work very well for me.</p>
<p>Take look at some of the urban LACs for those small classes with close faculty relationships: Urban and suburban LACs not on the west coast include Macalester, Vassar, Bates, Haverford. There are also LACs in vibrant college towns like Oberlin.</p>
<p>Might look at Holy Cross(don’t have to be religious) very good LAC WITH NICE CAMPUS 1 HOUR FROM Boston. HC has fantastic alumni network for jobs. Most other LAC’s with wxceptions are located in very rural areas.</p>
<p>@M’s Mom: I don’t know if Vassar would be realistic with my grades and all but I have checked it out and it seems like a great school. I shall look into Oberlin as I’ve heard good things about it. </p>
<p>@par72: Hm well I wouldn’t mind looking at LACs in a rural area but with a nice surrounding college town. Also even if you don’t have to be religious to get into Holy Cross, do they have a lot of religious traditions and stuff that they still keep? I was kind of hoping for a college that wouldn’t have any overt religious stuff.</p>
<p>@PAGRok: That’s fine, thanks for the suggestion anyway! Also I was wondering since you’d suggested some nice Northwest colleges if you’d ever heard/visited Reed College? That’s been on my radar for some time and I’d love to get your opinion on it, if you have one.</p>
<p>Oh I love Reed so much! I applied and was waitlisted I never visited campus, but my friend said it is beautiful! The school is incredibly rigorous, and is similar in quirkiness and spirit as my school, UChicago. Reed has an incredible English dpt. and is heavily writing focused throughout its curriculum! The school emphasises creative thought and the traditional liberal arts thinking. Portland is amazing, and Powell’s books is incredible, its the world’s largest bookstore or something and is a few blocks from the school. Reed is amazing, but very selective, more so than its 35% or something admission rate would reveal. I had great test scores (above Reed’s average) and GPA and good EC’s but was wailisted, likely because my graded essay submission was weak and essays were not extraordinary. Reed is looking for great writers and creative thinkers in its admitted applicants. Clearly I love Reed, haha.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh you make Reed sound so incredible. The bookstore is really enticing too. I think I’ll apply to Reed; the location and vibe both seem like a good fit for me. Now I’m worried I won’t get in though and I already love it. x) But thanks a lot for the info, it’s really helpful!</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis might be a good choice for you. They are very flexible with allowing double majors and minors, and since you’re interested in multiple things I think it would be great. Great urban/suburban area, around 10k students I think, very supportive environment. Would be a reach school probably, but worth looking in to.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions! Washington and Swarthmore both look great but they’d definitely be reaches for me. And that’s cool Rain! Making the video was actually a lot more enjoyable than I’d thought it would be. are you going to enter next year?</p>
I never visited campus, but my friend said it is beautiful! The school is incredibly rigorous, and is similar in quirkiness and spirit as my school, UChicago. Reed has an incredible English dpt. and is heavily writing focused throughout its curriculum! The school emphasises creative thought and the traditional liberal arts thinking. Portland is amazing, and Powell’s books is incredible, its the world’s largest bookstore or something and is a few blocks from the school. Reed is amazing, but very selective, more so than its 35% or something admission rate would reveal. I had great test scores (above Reed’s average) and GPA and good EC’s but was wailisted, likely because my graded essay submission was weak and essays were not extraordinary. Reed is looking for great writers and creative thinkers in its admitted applicants. Clearly I love Reed, haha.</p>