<p>Hey there. Right now I have a 3.92 UW/4.5 W GPA. Sounds fine, right? But my grades are dropping so rapidly that I'm expecting my unweighted to go down to 3.6 to 3.7 by the end of high school. :/ Downward trend..not good, I know.
I have average extracurricular activities w/ only a couple of leadership positions and an average SAT score (2100).</p>
<p>What are some liberal arts colleges that would provide me with an academically rigorous environment that I would have a VERY good chance of getting accepted into? By this I mean, colleges that you would be surprised if I DIDN'T get into them. No crapshoots, please.</p>
<p>If you can write a little about the college, I would be very appreciative. However, if you can just give me names, that would be fine as well. I can look up the specifics of the colleges myself. </p>
<p>Pitzer, Centre, Rhodes, Austin, William & Hobart Smith, Furman, Reed, Kalamazoo,</p>
<p>the list could go on forever, but the site as a whole would probably be more helpful if we knew more about you and could recommend colleges that fit you.</p>
<p>Reed would not fit into this list because it is a crapshoot, in terms of reliance on fit. Other excellent choices would be Denison, OWU, Beloit, College of Wooster (extremely interesting programme), Lewis and Clark etc. It also depends on what you want to study.</p>
<p>What would your top choices be if you weren’t worried about your grades? We can suggest comparables that are less academically intense.</p>
<p>By the way, a single rough semester isn’t a knock out punch from any but the topmost schools. Get your grades back on track and know tht a 3.6 unweighted and a 2100 will get you into many top schools if you have the other pieces in place.</p>
<p>@M’s Mom- My top choices if I wasn’t worried about grades would be Middlebury, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Macalester.</p>
<p>Uhh… what I want in a school: small liberal arts college, preferably in a rural area, strong academics, good international relations program, non-existent/very little Greek life, great financial aid, good dorms/dining, study abroad, environmentally friendly, liberal student body, lots of activities and events on campus, etc.</p>
<p>I second Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon. In a gorgeous residential area 10 min from a great city. In the beautiful Pacific Northwest. You described it very well with your above list. Check it out.</p>
<p>I think Pitzer would be hard to get into. I don’t know what the stats are for this admission’s round, but acceptance rates dropped below 30 percent last year, and Pitzer is a school that has had a more holistic approach to admissions(with allowing students to disregards sat scores-in the past at least)
I think Occidental would be not too hard to get into with the poster’s stats. Oxy I think still goes after high stats to boost up their “profile” and frankly your sat scores are something they would desire.</p>
<p>Also don’t sell yourself short. For some schools the weighted GPA is what matters, and your SAT scores are pretty high.</p>
<p>Look at the colleges that are listed in “colleges that change lives” book. They should be your matches or safeties, and are all LACs-if I’m not mistaken.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the statistics, but I’m a huge fan of New College of Florida. You should research or look them up. Many(on here) rarely mention it, but I think its a school those interested in an intellectual/academic experience to should look into.</p>
<p>You need to keep your grades up. If they fall a great deal, even colleges that are easy to get into may rescind your admission. Once you let senioritis rule your life, it can be possible for grades to sink to “D” level – and that would cause admissions to be rescinded.</p>