Likely School with Classics for a B Student

College Search & Selection
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<p>It's been a challenge to find a likely or target school that offers Classics as a major or even a minor. My Stats are holding me back, I'm afraid. </p>

<p>User Name: Chiasmus94
Gender: F
Location: Queens, New York
College Class Year: 2016
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 2.60
GPA - Weighted: 0.00</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 520
SAT I Critical Reading: 660
SAT I Writing: 580
SAT II U.S. History: 620
SAT II Latin: 620</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Drama Club
Anime Club
Visual Arts Club
Legati - Students work with faculty during Open Houses, Telethons, Buddy Days, ie. Our school is a Specialized High School and recruitment is important.
Leadership positions: Anime Club Secretary
Mentor during my school's Orientation for three years</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: 1 Perfect Score on the National Latin Exam
2 Gold Medals on the National Latin Exam
(Projected 3 Gold Medals, Scholarship and Book Award from the NLE)
Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Manhattanville College, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban, Small City
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast
Importance of cost: Very important</p>

<p>Additional Details: I'm an IB Candidate
My mother is from Sierra Leone, West Africa
I want to stay in, or near New York State
I want to major in Sociology/Anthropology, Museum Studies or Classics
or possibly minor in the Classics </p>

<p>Thank You.</p>

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<p>New Paltz has an art history program that, I think, might lead to a career in curatorship. You might want to look into it.</p>

<p>As a URM, you may have a leg up even though your scores are on the lower side.</p>

<p>SUNYs are also usually cheaper than private colleges.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>They’re larger than what you’re looking for, but both CUNY Brooklyn and CUNY Hunter have very reputable classics programs. </p>

<p>Buffalo has the only decent classics program in the SUNY system. Binghamton might be worth a look nevertheless, particularly if you decide to only minor in classics.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, most of the other good programs in the area are at selective/expensive private colleges (e.g. Fordham, Columbia, etc.). Temple might be worth a look, though I have no idea how generous with financial aid it is to out-of-state students.</p>

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<p>Thank you!
CUNY Hunter is definitely on my list and I’ll look into both CUNY Brooklyn and Temple.</p>

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<p>Rutgers will cost ~$37K/year for an OOS student. You need to concentrate on NY colleges which are much more affordable.</p>

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<p>In terms of studying the classics, you may want to consider St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD. I don’t know how good their financial aid is though.</p>

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<p>

Many people confuse classics (Greek and Roman language, literature, history, and culture) with “the classics” (great works of literature, especially the Western canon).</p>

<p>SJC is great for the latter, which is what it’s known for. It’s terrible for the former. Latin is not officially offered, and Greek is offered only at a rudimentary level. One could do much, much better.</p>

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<p>^ It’s not clear to me from the OP which definition of “classics” was intended.</p>

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<p>I love classics too and am in the same boat with low SAT scores:</p>

<p>look at these small schools that are TEST OPTIONAL too so you wont be threatened by your lower scores (I’m doing this too):</p>

<p>Franklin and Marshall
Dickinson College</p>

<p>These schools are still selective, however, and will look at your ability as a STUDENT rather than also/mostly judge you on your scores. They are not the most selective liberal arts schools, though so you have more of a chance here in a school where people love classics too.</p>

<p>Another option but it is a bigger schools: Boston University has an EXCELLENT classics program, and I’m applying there. That is not test optional though, but its another school that is strong in classics and not tremendously competitive.</p>

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<p>I think testing optional schools are great, but in this case I think (given the lower GPA) that the OP’s testing is a positive, especially the CR score.</p>

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<p>For rural but lovely, Randolph-Macon would be a good choice. Your test scores are slightly above their average 75th percentile, but I don’t know about their average GPAs. I also don’t know how much aid they give… I know one of their classics professors a little bit, though, and he is absolutely lovely, which is why it jumped to my mind.</p>

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<p>Does the state of New York have a community college program? If so, for a classics degree, I would recommend going there to knock out your GE and lower division classes at a fraction of the cost. Then, transfer to the best SUNY college you can get into. There is absolutely no reason why you should work yourself deep into debt over a classics degree.</p>

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<p>SUNY Buffalo has a well-regarded Classics Department.</p>