<p>Hey, so if you could give me some suggestions on where to apply, I'd be much obliged.</p>
<p>What I'm looking for in a college:</p>
<p>-academic freedom (independant majors encouraged, no core cirriculum or vaugue core cirriculum)
-prestigious
-independent majors encouraged or at least easy to gain access to<br>
-no core curriculum or vague core curriculum
-chill atmosphere
-smart people—I know that’s totally subjective, but ya know—competitive admissions would be a better term I guess
-attractive-looking campus—old buildings, large greens
-pretty area, and a definate campus would be nice, as opposed to building sprinkled around a city. Buildings sprinkled around a small/cute town might be okay though too.
-not freezing cold 24/7 (I live in Chicago, I’d like winter to be a little shorter than here—the season lasted for 6 months this year, snow included in all 6)
-creative atmosphere—doesn’t have to be artsy necessarily, but I don’t want a real conservative, toe-the-line sort of deal</p>
<p>basically, these things are all really subjective, so I can’t find any colleges like this in guidebooks since guidebooks just don’t ask for this sort of thing. These descriptions are basically my dream college, any recommendations do not need to meet all of these requirements. </p>
<p>My “credentials”—stuff that will be in my application:</p>
<p>Weighted GPA: 5.46/5
Top 10 percent of class (school doesn’t rank students)</p>
<p>ACT: 33
SAT US History: 790
SAT Literature: 750</p>
<p>My ECs are:
Started a literary magazine
selected to represent US in an international business competition
Exchange to Ecuador and separate Exchange to Spain
selected to represent my school at a leadership conference
founded a charity programs (mostly fundraising)
write for an independant teen magazine
And I'm a leader of some activities and stuff (debate, matheletes, newspaper, charity)</p>
<p>Just wondering, how is it possible to get a weighted GPA higher than 5? Did you mean to say 4.46? Either way, it's great.
Your ECs are stellar in the fact that admissions officers see these leadership type roles.
Pretty much, you have a shot at any college you like.
Gl!</p>
<p>Oh right, forgot to explain my school GPA system:</p>
<p>The highest weighted GPA you can get is a 6.0. But you can't actually get that, since that means all A's all honors, and you are required tot ake some courses at regular level. For some reason, it is reported out of 5, since 5 is the all A's, all regular level courses score.</p>
<p>yesterday i visited michigan state for their honors college. i think you'd really enjoy it.</p>
<p>well first of all, the 33 on your ACT could get you be a professorial assistant.. you get a $2300 stipend with 8-10 hours of research a week in something that interests you (this is for your first 2 years). also, your tuition would be the same as someone's in-states.</p>
<p>but another reason why i'm telling you about this is because something stressed greatly was the fact that the honors college is VERY flexible. you are freed of many requirements. the honors college will try to fit your needs in every way possible, there was a kid there double majoring in accounting and physiology. the honors college kids also get first pick in classes.</p>
<p>it's pretty competitive, requiring you to be in the top 5% (if you school doesn't rank, they'll take that into consideration) and have at least a 30 ACT. you can choose to live on an honors only floor (which some of the students prefer because you know everyone on the hall is working just as hard as you) or not, you can be involved in one of the resdiential colleges too (and the residential college of arts and humanities has people create their own curriculum.. very interesting).</p>
<p>ALSO, i thought their campus was really nice. super pretty, older buildings, not too urban at all. i am a michigan person and i like how michigan is a little more urban, but i thought east lansing was really pretty.</p>
<p>i know going to some state university may have never really appealed to you, but you should really look into it. it sounds like it would fit a lot of your wants. except the weather.....on the student panel, someone asked what would you change about the honors college/michigan state? the answer was the weather.</p>
<p>Kenyon would be a great safety. Vassar would be a match. Both these schools have kickass writing programs. Vassar is liberal and socially conscious. Ditto for Reed, in Ore., for a match/safety. I agree that you sound like you belong at Brown.</p>
<p>Safety: University of Iowa, for the writing, it's great. Not sure about the "smart people" part of the deal though... ;) The downtown area is cute and you can walk around and etc. Not MUCH green space that prevails - it's more of a University semi-spread around downtown: ie. some buildings directly bordering downtown.</p>
<p>I agree with Brown being a great school for you. Just getting in is the problem 'cause it's so hard these days. But APPLY (ED if you can, and can afford risking high tuition) and good luck.</p>
<p>A few people already said Brown, so I won't say it again. There's a lot of Pomona vs. Brown threads if you want to search. But in my biased opinion I'd say Pomona. ;)</p>
<p>academic freedom - not so many independent majors, and some divisional requirements
prestigious - among academics, very much so
chill atmosphere - no, Reed is more stressful
smart people - seeREED</a> COLLEGE PHD PRODUCTIVITY
attractive-looking campus - beautiful, just what you want, on the edge of Portland
not freezing cold 24/7 - hot in summer, a little snow in winter
creative atmosphere - very artsy and independent</p>
<p>But Reed is not a safety for anyone; the adcom has to be convinced that you fit. Reed is one of the quirky schools.</p>
<p>As much as I dislike the school, it seems you and Brown would be a perfect fit for each other. If you've never been to Providence, Brown's campus is in a beautiful section called the East Side with historic old houses, shops, an indie theater, and is only a 5-minute free bus ride from downtown. And it meets the rest of your prerequisites almost perfectly.</p>