Help me find ONE more school

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey everyone. So, I just got my November SAT scores back and I did better than I expected. I already applied to 6 schools and have 3 more I plan on finishing in the next few days. However, I'm weird (and have OCD) and would like to apply to ONE more school to make the amount of applications an even number. </p>

<p>APPLIED TO: Ithaca College, Fordham University, Marist College, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY New Paltz & University of Vermont. Will Apply to: Syracuse University, Boston University & Hofstra University. </p>

<p>I'm from NY.
94 weighted GPA freshman, sophomore & junior year. 99 1st quarter senior year.
1300/1960 SAT. 640 M, 660 W, 660 R
Pretty good EC's, secretary of 1 club, work experience... Good essays & teacher recs. 4 AP classes by graduation, & tons of enriched/honors classes. </p>

<p>What I'm looking for: nothing too specific I guess. I'd like to stay in the mid-atlantic/ new england area. I would like to be in a fun, interesting town or city. Originally I wanted to major in English and Journalism but not too sure (also like psychology & sociology). I would prefer a mid-sized school (5,000 + undergrads) but I'm not too worried about that. </p>

<p>Any suggestions? Just ONE more. It can be a bit of a reach as I think I have a good mixture in there.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Barnard College - Mid-Atlantic?: Check. Fun, interesting town?: Duh! Humanities?: Check. Mid-sized?: It’s affiliated with and contiguous to Columbia, so between the two campuses there’s 8,000 undergrads who can study and stay on either campus. A bit of a reach: The median SAT is around 1350 and your GPA is fine.</p>

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<p>You may want to consider changing your screen name to “Dime Lane.” :)</p>

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<p>Colgate is a little less than 5000 students and a slight reach but might be interesting</p>

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<p>geneseo, bucknell, holy cross all would be slight reaches for you</p>

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<p>Not sure Colgate would meet this criteria…it’s a small village, mostly centered around the university, and is rather remote. Hamilton College might fit the bill.</p>

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<p>Look at Alfred University (NY) you might be eligible for merit aid. </p>

<p>2200 Undergrads, School of Business, School of Art & Design, College of Liberal Arts,
School of Engineering </p>

<p>No Greek Life, Division III Athletics, Alfred a nice little village, very charming! </p>

<p>USNWR Great Schools Great Prices
Princeton Review’s Best 373
Fiske Guide 2011
Fiske Guide Best Value </p>

<p>Small classes, great academics, good financial aid!
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<p>But Alfred, NY makes Colgate’s setting look downright urban.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you just eliminate one school to get your “even number” and change your user name to “Octo Lane”?</p>

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<p>SUNY Geneseo or University of Rochester, both slight reaches.</p>

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<p>Octo Lane – LOL! BTW, OP, do you take Luvox? It was a lifesaver for me (without all the icky side effects of Anafranil). (We OCDers hafta stick together! BTW, my former endocrinologist [for Graves’ Disease] told me that a lot of doctors have OCD. It goes with a perfectionstic personality, which is not <em>always</em> a bad thing.)</p>

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<p>All of the schools you’ve applied to seem to be on the same level so maybe through a reach in there just because your doing one more.</p>

<p>Good Luck :)</p>

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<p>Yes, I’d say pick a reach dream school.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the replies. My OCD sucks but no changing the user name LOL. (: LadyDianeski- I’ve had OCD for as long as I can remember, but my parents don’t want me on medication so I’ve found ways to deal with it as best I can but some things I can’t compromise on. I feel like it would be bad luck to apply to 9 schools, instead of 10. And I don’t want to remove 1, because I love BU & Syracuse and my parents insist I apply to Hofstra. </p>

<p>Very interesting suggestions everyone. There’s so many there that I haven’t even looked at.</p>

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<p>I agree with the ones that said you should apply for a big reach! If not you could try Rutgers or Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. For a reach you could try at Wesleyan or some place similar.</p>

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<p>Boston College, George Washington or American?</p>

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<p>@Penny Lane – pediatricians prescribe Luvox for kids younger than you. I hope your parents will reconsider. I understand their hesitation re meds – I’m scared of Ritalin and Accutane for kids, among other meds – but Luvox has very few side effects and, believe me, it works. Have been taking it for years with no ill effects whatsoever. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a miracle drug. :)</p>

<p>Best wishes, again, wherever you end up matriculating!</p>