<p>I am a senior in high school.
I got accepted to PLU (in Washington), University of California - Santa Cruz, University of California - Santa Barbara, and I didn't get into UCLA.
I am awaiting decisions from Berkeley, and University of Arizona.</p>
<p>I am wanting to have an Anthropology major with a focus in Archaeology. </p>
<p>What school would be the best for me to pick with my focus wanting to be in Archaeology?</p>
<p>Also, my stats were:
GPA: 3.6
SAT: 1750
SAT 2: 570 & 540
ACT: 29
Varsity Golf: 4 years (Current)
National honors Society
Renaissance
Honor Roll
Theatre
ESD Photography State Winner
I have tons more awards and other things I can add.</p>
<p>Berkeley and Arizona are far and away the best on your list for anthro/arch. UCSB and UCSC are also pretty decent options, with UCSB having an edge. PLU is not strong in anthro/arch; the one good archaeologist they have is mostly a research associate.</p>
<p>I'd get rid of Arizona, which IMO is far less desirable than your 2 UC choice so far. Cal if you get in and the one of the other 2 you like best if you don't. I don't know about PLU.</p>
<p>I think the University of Arizona has one of the top five highest rated anthropology departments in the country. I know it sounds strange, but it is becoming really prestigious in the archaeo-anthro world.</p>
Slight correction…it isn’t “becoming” good in archaeology; it has always been strong in that area. Berkeley, Arizona, Penn, and to a lesser extent Michigan have long been the archaeology powerhouses.</p>