LAC Options???

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>This was posted in the search+selection category, but no one gave any responses!: Ahoy everyone. I've applied to the UC's and I'm looking at some other possibilities. I started looking at some LAC's and found a bunch of great small schools with tiny Ivy-like acceptance rates (like 10-25%) with off the charts SAT number, etc. </p>

<p>I won't make you read my whole life story, but: I'm interested in a LAC because I've excelled w/ music (Vocal: section leader since frosh year, barbershop quartet, etc.), interested in economics, and plan on majoring in English. </p>

<p>I have a 4.2 GPA, 300+ hrs comm service, work exp, good awards, etc. Where should I look? What are my chances at these schools w/ 10-25% acceptance? I know the rate is low because of enrollment, but how do you get in? Thanks!</p>

2

<p>Basically the top LACs--Swarthmore, Amherst and Williams.</p>

3

<p>Yeah, I've looked at Williams, Swarthmore, and Amherst, but they all have real low acceptance rates. Anyone have anywhere else to offer?</p>

4

<p>Pomona, Middlebury, Haverford.</p>

<p>Why are you searching based solely on acceptance rates? On the whole, top LACs have higher acceptance rates than top unis, so there are some great LACs out of that range.</p>

5

<p>I'm not searching based on acceptance rates - I just couldn't help but notice that they all have really low acceptance numbers. I know they're all selective because of enrollment; I'm just trying to find a match that I'd actually of a shot of getting accepted to.</p>

6

<p>vassar, wesleyan, conn college, colby, middlebury, hamilton</p>

7

<p>Bucknell, Holy Cross, and Bowdoin. Holy Cross has a nicer location than most selective LAC's, as HC is 1 hour from Boston.</p>

8

<p>I absolutely LOVE Colby, Conn College is a neat location (in my opinion), Middlebury is very, very nice, and I hear Oberlin is an incredible college as well.</p>