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College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey everyone, </p>

<p>If anyone could PLEASE suggest a list of good schools and comment on my current list.</p>

<p>Female hispanic from MD
GPA 3.62 UW, 4.29 W
ACT: havent taken yet but practice tests indicate 31-32
SAT IIs: Spanish 800
Awards: Varsity letter in Softball, National Ventures Scholar, AP Scholar
Recs: will be incredible
ECs: very very solid but nothing outstanding</p>

<p>Looking for a LAC in a rural area. Planning to study Psychology/Neuroscience/Cognitive Studies in a premed track</p>

<p>As of now:</p>

<p>Carleton College (absolute dream school)
UMBC honors
Bucknell (maybe?)
Michigan
Conn College
Washington College</p>

<p>Looking to add 1-3 more schools. Thank you!!</p>

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<p>Grinnell, Beloit, and Hamilton come to mind.</p>

<p>Glad to see Carleton as your dream school. Not that I'm biased or anything.</p>

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<p>ED to Carleton?</p>

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<p>i would definitely ED there but unfortunately financial aid is an issue</p>

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<p>"Looking for a LAC in a rural area. Planning to study Psychology/Neuroscience/Cognitive Studies in a premed track": </p>

<p>Bard is a small LAC in rural NYS (90 mi. N of NYC) with a Psychology/Neuroscience program. Although primarily known for arts/ humanities, Bard is building its science programs up, and also and does a little bragging about premed results:
<a href="http://www.bard.edu/academics/additional/additional_pop.php?id=883739%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bard.edu/academics/additional/additional_pop.php?id=883739&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Bard is on the small side with 1400 UG, and doesn't have the breadth and depth of resources of larger institutions. However, well regarded faculty resources (#15 among LACs in USNWR rankings). </p>

<p>Oberlin has significant and well-regarded science and neuroscience programs, and falls into the small town / rural category.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>grinell and wake forest</p>

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<p>Wake Forest is not exactly rural. Elon would be a better choice. </p>

<p>Colgate? Saint Mary's MD? One of the Claremont schools? Whitman?</p>

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<p>hamilton, bates, colby, colgate, vassar</p>

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<p>Definitely check out Oberlin.</p>

<p>I'm not sure Vassar is really rural ...</p>

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<p>Bates, Bryn Mawr, and Wellesley come to mind.</p>

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<p>thanks to everyone who responded. however, i feel that many of these schools are more in the "reach" area for me. what would some matches/safeties be?</p>

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<p>Check out Allegheny. It's supposed to have a strong science program, and I believe they offer a major in neuroscience. But it's a little easier to get into than Carleton, Oberlin, etc., so it might be a match or a safety for you. It's definitely rural and a reasonable drive from Maryland.</p>

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<p>St Mary's College of Maryland is a good choice- I know that someone justed it earlier. It's in a beautiful, rural location, and is a well respected LAC with a public school price tag. It should be a safety/low match.</p>