International student list

<p>Hi,
I am an international student in need of financial aid and would appreciate some insight so that I can narrow my list to 4-5 colleges in the States (they can all be reaches since my safeties are in Canada).<br>
Assuming that my application is competitive, here are some of my preferences:</p>

<p>location: not too urban, would prefer nice surrounding area
drugs/drinking: don't mind but i don't want to feel pressured
athletics: i don't want social life to revolve around drinking/athletics
frats/soroties: i don't plan on joining one so i'd prefer if they weren't too prevalent on campus</p>

<p>That's all I can think of right now - I'm not too picky. Anyway, here's my list:</p>

<p>-Williams
-Amherst
-Middlebury
-Harvard
-Yale
-Cornell
-Brown
-Princeton
-Dartmouth
-Bryn Mawr
-Smith
-Wellesley
-Mount Holyoke</p>

<p>If you can think of any others that might fit, feel free to add them. Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>The schools on your list are among the most competitive, sought after colleges in the United States, and they routinely reject top applicants. You'll need some lower ranked schools on your list. Others you might like: Bates, Colby, Conn College, Union, Colgate (these are also tough schools to get into, but not AS tough as the ones on your initial list).</p>

<p>i understand that these are very tough to get into. i am only planning on applying to ~4 top universities in the States because the cost of applying is very expensive. as i said before, my safeties are in Canada. I'm sure Bates, Colgate, etc. are very good but they do not offer need-blind fin. aid to internationals (i'm pretty sure they don't anyway) thanks for your suggestions, though.</p>

<p>And you're interested in studying .... what?</p>

<p>biological sciences...sorry, i forgot to say</p>