@swimchris Rankings, particularly graduate school rankings that would not include many of the LACs I’m looking at by default, are of next to no use to me. I do not believe I would be happy at Northeastern, and thus, would not be as successful. Also, I really don’t think I’m in a position to set my sights higher (CMU? Not happening) given my curriculum and scores.
RPI is about the right size, but I’m not sure what else about what I said I want in a school that would possibly suggest I would like RPI.
@Dunboyne Yes, I’m not expecting much from Chicago. I thought I might as well try. Plus, I think their supplements are fun to write. I know I’ll be rejected from Harvard, but I’m a legacy, and one of the conditions of my taking a gap year was that I needed to apply.
And yes, for the record, I will most likely not end up at CC. I would at least like to tell my mother I considered going to school close by.