i need a few more schools...(LAC)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>I have my list pretty much ready, but I still kind of would like a few more suggestions. Here are my stats</p>

<p>White Female at prestigious Catholic Girls School</p>

<p>SAT:1950, math-610, writing-650, reading-690 (I had really bad circumstances under which i was testing (the yearbook staff was in the same room on deadline screaming) so I'm retaking, I've broken 2100 on all the practices I've taken)</p>

<p>ACT-31 (retaking)</p>

<p>SAT II-710 literature (possibly retaking--should I?) 760 US History</p>

<p>GPA-3.29 uw, 3.81 w, upward trend, (religion classes lowered it though) will have taken 4 honors and 8 AP at graduation</p>

<p>AP scores-3 US history (yuck I know but at least i did well on the sat II,) 4 Environmental Science, 5 English Language</p>

<p>EC's-Head and founder of school's political activism club, board of directors of girl scout council, 6 years of working at girl scout camp, had new position created for me, drama (huge commitment,) Harvard Model Congress Senator</p>

<p>Awards, National Merit comended, 1st place in school poetry contest 9th grade, 2nd place in same contest 11th grade, second place in school essay contest 11th grade, CSF</p>

<p>Reach: Wellesley, Oberlin</p>

<p>Reasonable/Reach:Occidental (I say it's a reach my CC says it's a reasonable)</p>

<p>Reasonable:Mount Holyoke, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Lewis and Clark, Scripps, Sarah Lawrence</p>

<p>Likely: Wheaton (MA,) Mills, UCSC, Sweet Briar or Randolph Macon's Women's College</p>

<p>I know this is a lot of schools, but I'm on the fence about Oberlin, Lewis and Clark, Randolph Macon WC and Sweet Briar and I'd like to hear if you had any other ideas. thanks!</p>

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<p>Take a look at Vassar. It's gorgeous, heavily female with wonderful academics.</p>

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<p>political activism: Pitzer, Macalester, Hampshire (MA), Grinnell, Earlham, Barnard, Clark, Carleton, Wesleyan, St Mary's College (MD), Vassar</p>

<p>Why are you not interested in larger schools/Catholic schools?
Georgetown, Boston Coll, Notre Dame, Villanova</p>

<p>or smaller Catholic?
Holy Cross, Creighton, DePaul, Gonzaga, Fairfield</p>

<p>Bennington, Goucher are mostly women.</p>

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<p>conn college, vassar- slight reaches
skidmore- match</p>

<p>all 3 are gorgeous, politically active, great english departments (you're into poetry)</p>

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<p>My daughter has similar stats to you and is also coming from a Catholic high school. Like I suspect you feel, she's looking for a different atmosphere in college. Schools she's visited and likes a lot include Earlham, Beloit, and Goucher. Whitman, the University of Puget Sound, and Willamette might also be worth a look for you. </p>

<p>If you're open to single sex schools, Mills might be worth a look as a safety.</p>

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<p>Might look at Holy Cross-very good Catholic LAC with strong English program. Also SAT's are optional at Holy Cross.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I'm less interested in Catholic schools because the ones I've visited (USD and LMU) seem more homogeneous and diversity is really important to me. Another reason is that after 4 years of it, I'm tired of having my religion classes drag down my grade</p>

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<p>Ah, you sound so much like my daughter. However, once you get out of California, you'll find that there's a lot more diversity at some Catholic schools then you'd expect. Check out Marquette, St. Louis U and Creighton for example. And, keep in mind that even some non-Catholic colleges can be pretty homogeneous too.</p>

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<p>Agree, Holy Cross and most schools actively recruit all students. HC is a lot older and more well respected than most of the West Coast Catholic schools.</p>

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<p>Where are Beliot and Earlham?</p>