I need some serious help!

College Search & Selection
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<p>It comes down to this...</p>

<p>I'm a Junior in Ohio. My guidance counselor is starting to have meetings with us [Honors Students] where we have to list 10 colleges we are interested in and why.</p>

<p>I'm looking for out of state schools (I know a lot of about Ohio schools) that are within 10 hours (of driving) to Ohio.</p>

<p>I'm a pretty good student. 4.2/4.5 - 8/109 - 25 (so far, only taken once) ACT. I have a rigorous schedule and I have quite a few extracurriculars. I am taking 4 AP Exams this year: World History, Psychology (I'm taking reg. Psychology but am self-studying AP), Env Science [self-study], Human Geo [self-study].</p>

<p>-It HAS to have great merit aid options, including full-scholarships based on merit aid if possible. No need-based only schools.
-My faith is very important to me. I would enjoy having a school where at least some students pray and are religious - my affiliation is Roman Catholic but the school does not have to be affliated (publics are fine).
-I plan on majoring in Secondary Education [English], and Minoring in Public Policy Studies as a prelaw major. After graduation, I want to teach for a year, establish residency in the state I'm in, and then teach full-time while going to night law school and summer law school part-time, slowly but surely. In the end, I would like to have a small private practice. What I'm saying is, strong Education and Public Policy schools could be a plus!
-I LOVE theatre. Schools where theatre is hot for non-theatre majors would be great!
-I'm not a super-genius, so the acceptance rate should probably be at least above 20%.
-I want a school with strong school spirit where the students love going to basketball games, I want that atmosphere.
-Nice dorms, Attractive Campus is also a very strong plus..</p>

<p>Hopefully you can help! Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>20% is actually pretty selective...if you want a school that isn't, you should go for more like 50% or higher.</p>

<p>Do the college search on review.com. You can put in a lot of those factors (I think even the school spirit thing), and it's free. USNews.com is good too, but I think the full search is part of a paid subscription to the site. Can't remember cuz I didn't sign up.</p>

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<p>St Olaf, Miami of Ohio, Dennison, Wheaton.</p>

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<p>Add the following Catholic schools to your list of possibilities: Marquette (Wisconsin), DePaul (IL), Notre Dame (IN), and Catholic U (DC). All have solid English departments.</p>

<p>You probably do NOT want to go to Wheaton in Il. if you are serious about your Catholic faith. Trust me on this.</p>

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<p>Consider St. Joe's in Philly, Dusquene in Pittsburg, too</p>

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<p>So far the schools that I have on the list: Marquette, Syracuse, Holy Cross, Lehigh, UNC - Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, SLU, Wisconsin Madison, Bowling Green State, UDayton, Auburn, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Wesleyan, Indiana/Purdue...</p>

<p>Any more suggestions/ideas??</p>

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<p>I am bumping this message.</p>

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<p>Far, I know:</p>

<p>Willamette (OR)
Gonzaga (WA)
Puget Sound (WA)
Tulane (LA)</p>

<p>Close:</p>

<p>Villanova (PA)
Gustavus Adolphus (MN)
St. John's (MN)
Wheaton (IL)
University of the South (TN)
Guilford (NC)
Elon (NC)
Loyola (IL)</p>

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<p>Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD would be a good safety/merit aid possibility. Gorgeous, Roman Catholic school, big on basketball.</p>

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<p>Anyone else have any suggestions.</p>

<p>I visited Ohio Wesleyan this weekend and all I can say was: I WAS IMPRESSED!</p>