Looking for a great fit!!!

<p>Among top LAC and unis, in institutional need-based aid per student attending, MAC was 6th in the country in 2003 (among co-ed institutions, only Oberlin, Reed, and Amherst were higher.)</p>

<p>with my stats, what would you describe Mac as (i.e. safety, match, reach)?</p>

<p>What do you think?</p>

<p><strong>Bump</strong></p>

<p>You look like a good match or better to me. I don't consider ANY school that doesn't admit 50% of its applicants a safety - for anyone! (remember, Tufts Syndrome can take hold anywhere.) (If you search the Parents Forum, you find stories of candidates with stats similar or higher than yours rejected at every school they applied, even those where their stats were above those of 75% of those accepted.)</p>

<p>Lotus, Macalester is either a low reach or a high match. It really doesn't matter how you label it. </p>

<p>I would strongly disagree that Williams "doesn't get close to meeting your description." No it doesn't have everything on your wish list, and no, it doesn't have access to a small or medium sized city. However, for a smart, multifaceted , outdoorsy, musical, articulate kid who's looking for a rigorous academic with a premed focus in a beautiful natural setting then Williams is certainly worth considering. Williams has a lot of money. If they accept you they will fund you.</p>

<p>I appreciate that momrath, and I think that I'll give Williams some thought. How about safety schools? Any ideas there?</p>

<p>Lotus, just a thought. </p>

<p>You might want to do one of your essays about guitar, and how you "rock." :) Good, quirky counterbalance to stereotypcial "eagle scout math superbowl" guy; it will help you differentiate from the pack of those applicants.</p>

<p>thanks, I wouldn't have thought of that :) Although, I already have one essay for a scholarship written out, and in the first sentence I talk about dinosaurs. :D</p>

<p>"How about safety schools?"</p>

<p>My son's less selectives were Kenyon and Hamilton, but admissions at both has become tougher in the past two years, so they may have moved up to the match-slash-safety category.</p>

<p>As an alum I have to refrain from hyping Macalester on this board, but you sound like you'd do well there, and it is a match school for you. Physical sciences are very good, and the new Asian and Japanese studies department is getting good reviews. Along with LA, the Twin Cities is probably the best radio market in the country today, and the local music scene is strong. I'd give a Occidental and good look, too.</p>

<p>Well, Mac's actually been on my list for a while, so I'm giving that college a lot of thought. Anybody know anything about Reed? Any more suggestions for financial safeties?</p>

<p>Anyone? <strong>bump</strong></p>

<p>what do you want to know about Reed?
They do offer good finaid- but not to everyone and it is only need based.
It is also getting more competitive for admission- average GPA of incoming class was 3.8 with mean SATS 1368.
Acceptances are about 45% 2485 applied and 1180 admitted.
I didn't catch that you wanted to major in Japanese at Reed- I don't know if Japanese classes from Lewis and Clark can count toward your degree- I wouldnt recommend double majoring there- even a combined major is hell.
Its superlative for sciences of course-
your volunteer work and Eagle scout achievment looks great
<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/reedlj/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.livejournal.com/community/reedlj/&lt;/a>
This is the Reed blog- I looked in the memories but didn't see anything re: japanese however I know folks do take it at L&C
so they don't bite your hed off :)
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<p>Thanks for the info about Reed! It certainly sounds interesting, and I'll give it a good look through. Anybody else have any ideas about safety/match possibilties?</p>

<p>If Japanese is a big thing, a match/safety would be Earlham. Also, you won't find much Abercrombie there. Richmond, however, is under 50,000. Lots of fishing, though, green and trees.</p>

<p>Syracuse & Trinity are probably match safetys though there's plenty of Abercrombie at both. Lawrence University = match/safety (already mentioned). Maybe Vanderbilt, Washington U in St Louis (both give good merit aid.) NYU may be good too. Rhodes might work as a safety. U Maryland College Park.</p>

<p>A smaller State school could be a good safety (UCSC has about 15,000 kids) or the "honors college" at a larger state school.</p>

<p>Sounds good. So would Vandy and WUSTL be a match/reach? Also, from what I've heard, Vandy is pretty ritzy.</p>

<p>I don't think you would find Vanderbilt to your liking, but WUSTL is worth a look.</p>

<p>Just because you don't get a degree doesn't mean you are not a transfer student. With any credits at all you will have the transfer-student status.
With that said, there are plenty of great schools that accept transfer students from CC's every year.</p>

<p>But what if I don't want the credits to transfer? Can I just say "look what I did" instead of being required to apply as a transfer? Anybody?</p>