Help--can't decide where to apply

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<p>Okay, here are my stats:</p>

<p>3.83 weighted with ap euro, Apus, AP english, honors chem
will be taking ap calc, physics, ap french, ap gov</p>

<p>SAT: 1300 (660 math, 640 cr), 1900 (writing, miserable at 600)</p>

<p>EC's: Varsity CIF champ soccer, but don't plan to play in college, Varsity track, Club soccer, immersion summer study programs in French and Danish (love language study, and want to take several in college), Volunteered 200+ hours for various causes, national honor society, headmasters honors, national merit contest</p>

<p>Dual citizen, strong interest in language/IR/history</p>

<p>Still not sure where to apply, but prefer east coast, south or north east (from California)</p>

<p>Want strong school spirit/sports, beautiful environment in addition to great academics. Medium sized school is pref (around 7,000), but would consider small lib arts or large. Don't want a campus that's so urban that it's spread out all over. Want a great "college town" feel</p>

<p>Give me some ideas!!</p>

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<p>Villanova, Wake Forest, Clemson, Virginia Tech, U of Miami, U of New Hampshire, Bucknell, U of Connecticut, Syracuse. A few years ago Boston College would have been great for you, but with those SATs it would be tough these days.</p>

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<p>Loyola College in maryland would be a good fit if you dont get your SAT's up i you do look at collleges like Wake Forest and Bucknell</p>

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<p>Loyola College in maryland would be a good fit if you dont get your SAT's up if you do look at colleges like Wake Forest and Bucknell. Your GPA unweighted will factor in as well, if its still around a 3.7 your in good shape.</p>

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<p>Lehigh and Lafayette might work, too, though I don't think either is in a "college town."</p>

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<p>Holy Cross-top30 LAC with nice campus-1 hour from Boston. Holy Cross is SAT optional and has strong school spirit with good sports football, basketball, soccer.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone for the advice so far. Great options. Really like Wake Forest and Villanova. Heard that Villanova is pretty much a party school--is there truth to that rumor?</p>

<p>Keep the ideas coming!</p>

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<p>NOva is no more or less of a party school than most schools its size</p>

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<p>You may want to consider schools in the midwest - Michigan, Wisconsin are great college towns with sports, endless choice of majors (including unusual languages), etc.</p>

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<p>The East Coast is littered with wonderful colleges with undergrad populations between 4000 and 12000. That's the "sweet spot" for students who feel cramped in a small college and lost at a large university. Unfortunately most of them are very tough to get into. Villanova would seem to be one of the easier to get into. But it's still got a lot going for it. It's got bigtime sports, a safe campus in a rich neighborhood, and it is near an interesting big city. Those are things that a lot of the more prestigious Eastern colleges don't have.</p>

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<p>Perhaps take a look at the University of Miami, in Florida. It's got the exact characteristics that TourGuide pointed out.</p>

<p>An undergraduate population of 10,000. (Not overwhelmingly small or big)</p>

<p>A huge variety of majors comparable to what one would find at a state school</p>

<p>Sports are HUGE (especially football.)</p>

<p>University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida - a VERY upscale area where expensive cars are a daily sighting and it is safe as well.</p>

<p>The school is located about a 10 minute drive from the vibrant, eclectic city of Miami with all its famous nightclubs, restaurants, bars and athletic events at your fingertips.</p>

<p>Oh yeah one more thing.....the weather. When the rest of the country freezes in the cold you are in 75 degree weather, but if you were there right now you would be preparing for Tropical Storm Ernesto (no classes the next two days apparently....)</p>

<p>My suggestion, definitely take a look.</p>

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