<p>So I'm a junior and I'm trying to pick out classes for next year. I REALLY don't want to take a science course because I want to take more English and Social studies courses because they interest me more. </p>
<p>I really want to go into Ancient History or Classics. What are some schools that won't look down on me for only have 3 years of science? Preferably a small LAC. </p>
<p>I have a 3.63 UW, 3.73 W GPA. Hardest courses possible. 30 ACT.
By the end of my junior year I will have 3.5 English credits, 4.5 Social Studies, 3 science, 3 math + precalc w/ honors at CTD (some colleges count it as a year credit, some don't), and 3 years of Spanish.</p>
<p>My schedule next year:
-H. Humanities I & II.
-H. Cultural Anthropology.
-Tao in thought and lit.
-AP Prob and Stats.
-2 req courses- computers and P.E.
-Latin 101 through dual enrollment at U Michigan. </p>
<p>BTW, I have really good ECs including 400+ hours of community service and a passion for working with underprivileged children and theater. </p>
<p>I come from really bad circumstances which really affected my GPA junior year (went from a 3.8 to a 3.6) that I will write my essays about. </p>
<p>^^ Not really. I'd like it to be somewhere close to a big city so that I could have access to museums and such, but I'd also like it to be close to some kind of open country or open nature because I'm a nature photographer and hiker and it's hard in big cities haha.</p>
<p>Check out Scripps College. It's near Los Angeles, it has strong departments in humanities areas like ancient history and classics, 3 years of science will be fine, the campus and dorms are lovely, and Scripps is part of a five college consortium. The campuses of the five schools abut each other, and you can eat and take classes at any of the other schools, and it is all within easy walking distance -- and there is usually nice weather so walking isn't a hassle!</p>
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<p>Haha I go to the only high school park in the country, we have three high school on one campus. We walk in between all schools in all weather so I'm used to walking in zero degree windchills. I will never complain about walking in California haha. Thanks though :) I will check it out.</p>
<p>Don't most/many LACs require a lab science course to graduate? Reed does, and also recommends (but does not require) three years of science in high school.</p>
<p>Scripps college is fantastic. Apply for the JESS scholarship too if you do decide to apply (which has a deadline of Nov 1st), you have a pretty good chance if you're willing to improve your test scores/take the SAT. I was there a couple weeks ago and loved the atmosphere, and it seems like a well rounded, humanities focused but still good in the sciences school. </p>
<p>I'm going into the humanities also, and I applied to mostly small-medium colleges. Look into some of the liberal arts colleges like Vassar, Middlebury, Smith if you're female...I'm unfamiliar with the classics, but St. Johns seems like a good place for that. Basically, colleges with holistic admissions - I considered not taking science this year and ended up taking a light science (AP environmental), so i don't think colleges will look down on you for that.</p>
<p>Barnard is perfect. It had gotten extremely competitive, but it's worth a shot. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is free for Barnard and Columbia students.</p>
<p>Yes I have no problem taking a lab course in college. In fact I love chemistry and biology but all we have left is Honors Physics and I don't want to take it because it doesn't interest me. </p>
<p>Thank you all. Btw, I am interested in going to law school after college (I want to be a children's rights attorney) so I don't think that's part of humanities, but that could always change in college. </p>
<p>My science so far looks like: 9th-Earth Science, 10th-Honors biology, 11th-Chemistry (no honors at school but it is the upper level course) and H. Physical Anthropology which is both science and social studies at my school.</p>
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<em>Big Smile.</em> Although I've never been to New York :(.</p>
<p>Oh and I'm taking the SATs March 1st (I think?). My PSATs were bad (63 CR, 63 M... I don't remember writing.)My SAT 2s were both 650 and they were Math 2c and biology M. I am taking World History, Literature, and chemistry at the end of the year.</p>
<p>Top Five Schools, National Endowment for the Humanities grants this decade:
Notre Dame - 37
Michigan - 27
Harvard - 23
Princeton - 18
Virginia - 16</p>
<p>And technically the Metropolitan Museum is free, there is only a suggested admission fee, you can "pay" a nickel if you want.</p>