Help me finalize my list

College Search & Selection
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<p>School Type: Private
Location: California
Race/Gender: Asian / Female
Prospective Major(s): English, Philosophy, and/or Political Science</p>

<p>STATS
GPA: UW 3.81 / W: 4.57 (5.0 scale)
Class rank: top 5% </p>

<p>SAT I: 760M 680V 800W = 2240 (will retake in Oct.)
SAT II: 750 Math IIC, 720 USH, 710 Lit
ACT: will be taking for the first time in September (hopefully 33+)</p>

<p>APs (total of 11 by end of senior year), as of now:
-5s in European History, USH, English Lang, Calc AB
-4s in Spanish Lang and Biology</p>

<p>Schools:
Brown
Amherst
Yale
Columbia
Swarthmore
NYU (Gallatin)
Northwestern (CAS or Medill)
Georgetown
Haverford
Wellesley
Smith
Bryn Mawr
USC
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Irvine
UC San Diego</p>

<p>I'm looking into a future in journalism, but would rather major in English and either philosophy or political science. I'm more inclined towards out of state schools, preferably those on the east coast.</p>

<p>As of now, I'm deciding between Brown and Amherst for ED. I've visited both and just recently did a summer program at Brown. I love both schools' open curriculum and the liberal atmosphere. The only thing is that Amherst seems a bit small; I know it's a LAC, but I'm kinda worried about the number and types of courses and the number of people (Coming from a small private school with under 150 people in our graduating class, I don't want college to be a repeat of high school). However, I think I'd be able to adjust to a core curriculum like that of Columbia's. </p>

<p>So just based on numbers, how do these schools look? Any suggestions on other schools?</p>

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<p>clearly Northwestern should be one of your best options. Medill will get you the best opportunities in journalism.</p>

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<p>take out UCI</p>

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<p>Don't worry about the number and types of courses at Amherst - remember we're part of a consortium, and Smith and Mt. Holyoke, in particular, are both very strong schools academically. I've taken courses at Amherst that I doubt I would be able to find at most small universities, and remember, creating your own course is always an option.</p>

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take out UCI

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UCI has a pretty famous creative writing program...I don't see why it shouldn't at least be an option.</p>

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<p>I would eliminate some of the smaller schools. You are likely to be accepted at a number of the schools on your list, and don't need to apply to so many. Counting the four UCs as one application, you still have 14 as of now. I would only apply to two out of Swarthmore, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Smith. If you are looking for financial aid, though, keep the schools that are likely to give you a lot. If not, drop your least favorite schools.</p>