<p>Aloha! I joined the CC community a little less than a year ago and it is finally time for me to get serious about my college search as I will be a senior (yay!!) this year. I have a few schools in mind, but I would love to get more opinions on other schools I should look at. </p>
<p>My Criteria:
1. I would like it to be in/near a city.
2. To have a nice campus (I prefer the older gothic buildings with sprawling lawns)
3. A good sense of community and school spirit...perhaps even a good sports team :)
4. A good balance of academics and social life. I am definitely the work hard/play hard type.
5. I am VERY interested in creative writing. This is important to me. The school MUST have a good English department. A good education program would be a plus.
6. Size doesn't matter much but it can't be TOO big. I am not a fan of classes that have 300 kids. </p>
<p>Thanks for the help in advance. I am a simple girl from a small town who is look for a bit of a change :)</p>
<p>rice sounds like it might be good for you...
actually, if someone knows about creative writing there, please post, because I would like to know as well
on their tour they said 'we have lots of oportunities for people interested in writing' but never really went into that...
they do offer a number of writing courses in their course catalogue.
(I am looking at places similar to what you are looking for <3 creative writing)
Brown, tufts maybe? look into yale</p>
<p>consider colorado college -- meets all the criteria you listed (including education) and has a unique block program. Hockey is the big sport, but they have many other sports teams to cheer (hockey is the only division I). small classes, small school -- it is in colorado, so you have lots of access to biking, hiking, skiing, rock-climbing -- most of the kids are active and enjoy lots of different activities.</p>
<p>colorado college is rated in the top 25 for LAC's, but because of its location away from the east and west coasts, it tends to have a higher acceptance rate (although it gets more selective every year).</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the suggestions so far.
As for my stats...</p>
<p>GPA:
Frosh-3.3
Soph-3.8
Junior-3.5ish (Haven't got report card back yet)
CUM- I think around 3.6</p>
<p>Schedule is mildly difficult:
Junior- Honors English, Honors World History, Honors Chems, Newswriting, Spanish 3, Alg 2. </p>
<p>Senior-AP Chems, AP European History, Physics, Honors English, Newswriting, TA, Alg 3.</p>
<p>BTW: School only offers AP Chems, Bio, English, Euro Hist, Calc, and Art. </p>
<p>I got Cs my frosh year, but I have been a straight A/B student since then (with the exception of second semester math junior year).</p>
<p>ECs:
Newswriting-Editior in Chief (11-12)
Aloha Club (11-12)
Tennis (9-12)
Tennis Community Club-did community service and attended practice 3 days a week for 2 hours (9-11)
Private Tennis Lessons (12)
Spanish Club VP (11-12)
Part-time job (Summer before junior year, but quit when tennis seasion started, and will start work again when school starts)</p>
<p>For my list of schools so far I was thinking....
Boston College-Reach
Boston University-Match
Providence College-Safe Match
University of Pugest Sound-Match
Gonzaga University-Safe Match
UCSB-Reach</p>
<p>Correct?</p>
<p>and any more college recomendations?
thanksssssssssssss</p>
<p>Surfette, Boston U. is very strict about required high school courses and they require math through precalc. -- I don't know whether "algebra 3" qualifies. My d. was accepted to Barnard but waitlisted BU, and I think that the math was a major issue. </p>
<p>Anyway, the only point I am trying to make is that BU may be a reach, no a match. (And while I would love to see you at Barnard, I think you are right - the GPA probably isn't high enough to make you competitive for admissions there). </p>
<p>I just visited BC and I have never been in such awe. Ever aspect of the school is perfect for me...except for the admissions. What could I do to improve my chances at BC and my other reach schools?</p>
<p>I saw that you had Gonzaga & also BC(as your reach)...if you like Jesuit education check out Seattle U, Santa Clara and Loyola Marymount. They might offer good matches for you (& being West coast, be a bit closer for travel issues).</p>
<p>Another Jesuit uni. that doesn't get much mention is Regis University in Denver, CO. Great location & again, a bit closer to you to keep travel costs in check.</p>
<p>Providence and Holy Cross are very similar to BC in atmosphere/school spirit. Providence would be a great safety for you, and Holy Cross is typically a little easier to get into than BC.</p>