<p>OK, rising junior here. I am an international student from India who is not seeking financial aid, and am looking for safety/low match schools.</p>
<p>My stats are competitive (32 on the ACT, taking the SAT next weekend; top 5-10% of my class; got 93% in my ICSE exams [rule of thumb over here says that anything 90+ is excellent]; nice EC's in which I am deeply involved)</p>
<p>A bit about what I'd like:</p>
<ul>
<li>a large-ish LAC or a small university<a href="the%20size%20of%20Brown%20or%20Tufts%20would%20be%20ideal">/b</a></li>
<li>easy distribution requirements, or no core** at all (absolutely no Columbia-esque cores for me)</li>
<li>well-rounded across the board<a href="as%20of%20now%20I%20want%20to%20study%20biology,%20but%20it's%20liable%20to%20change">/b</a></li>
<li>not too much emphasis on Greek life*</li>
<li>it's OK if people around me drink, but I **don't want to feel any pressure to drink<a href="or%20do%20other%20substances">/b</a></li>
<li>I classify myself as a **moderate partier<a href="a%20maximum%20of%20one%20party%20a%20week%20would%20be%20fine%20:">/b</a>), so the **presence of tons of other (sober?) ways of fun is essential</li>
<li>extremely **laid-back student body, no cut-throat competition for me</li>
<li>Intramural tennis!!!</li>
<li>TA's hardly teach undergrad courses</li>
<li>good **research opportunities*</li>
</ul>
<p>Brown is my dream school, so it would be nice if you could suggest some safeties in that mould. Thanks! :)</p>