<p>So I have a problem. I haven't been able to find a college that matches my interests and grades.</p>
<p>So heres my info:
GPA: 94/100 (my schools formulates grades based on 100)
Taken 3 APs for the first three years and 4 APs this year
SAT: 1830
ACT: 27
SAT Literature: 670
SAT American: 740
First chair viola I have been in chamber orchestra for all four years.
National Honor Society
Italian Honor Society
Studying Japanese for 5 years, went to Japan last summer as exchange student
Member of local first aid squad </p>
<p>I am deeply interested in politics, finance, and the indie music scene. </p>
<p>Money is not a problem in regard to colleges and locations is not a problem either (preferably a warm climate.)</p>
<p>What do you want out of a college? Do you want to study abroad in Japan again? Do you want to take Japanese as a language? </p>
<p>I’ll go ahead and plug Rhodes. Your GPA helps your test grades which are a little on the low side (but still in the interquartile range for Rhodes). Since money’s not a problem you’d likely get accepted with a low aid package. </p>
<p>Rhodes is in the heart of Memphis, and if its anything it is a music town. Political science and business are are couple of big majors. There’s an orchestra if you’d like to continue that. </p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the response. But I feel like 1,700 or so students is incredibly small for a college, isn’t it? Wouldn’t that feel like high school. </p>
<p>But its a perfect location. </p>
<p>Yes I would like to take Japanese again. Study abroad is a big factor but I would like to go to other places besides Japan. </p>
<p>What do I want out of college… Well I want a college with a high quality of life, where its easy to make friends, go to party’s but at the same time where I am able to pursue my interests and be set for getting a job after college.</p>
<p>-Beloit (Japanese major and a very strong program)
Earlham (Japanese major program and top in the country -they were actually the first college to offer Japanese as a major),
Knox (Japanese minor only)
-Ohio Wesleyan (Japanese courses, but no major or minor)
-Skidmore (Japanese courses)
-Whittier (Japanese minor and they offer a 12K music scholarship)
-Hampshire (Japanese major offered through the 5 college consortium -Amherst or U of Mass Amherst offer the Japanese courses)</p>
<p>-Oberlin is a big reach, but top for music and Japanese. ED would be your best bet for admissions if you can afford to attend. </p>
<p>As you can see, these are all LAC’s and yes, smaller schools. If you are hoping for a larger university, then you should focus on more schools in the west coast, though there are a couple in the east coast:
-U of Vermont
-U of Maryland (big reach)</p>
<p>In the west there’s lots of schools in CA (several of the Cal State’s), U of Redlands, OR (U. of Oregon), and WA (Evergreen). Both my older two kids are into indie music too and I think you’ll find a good sized nitch at the majority of these schools. Rhodes is gorgeous by the way, if they offer Japanese, do look at it. I know Oglethorpe also offers Japanese if interested in the south. Good luck!</p>