<p>Hi,
Wondering if anyone has any advice - we're looking for a school in the Boston - D.C. corridor - excellent student but not great SAT's - unsure of major - flexible as to size of school, but would really like to be in or near a decent sized city. All ideas welcome and appreciated.
thanks!</p>
<p>"excellent student"</p>
<p>Could you elaborate?</p>
<p>"excellent student but not great SAT's" can mean lots of different things to different people. Can you give us a more specific range?</p>
<p>EDIT: x-post</p>
<p>Northeastern, Boston University, NYU, Wellesley (if female), Fordham, George Washington, American.</p>
<p>Really loose interpretation.</p>
<p>^ it all depends on what is meant by "not great SATs" but i believe these schools have reasonably-to-high SAT cut-offs.
saranac~ it's really hard to say, not knowing scores. any time left to try ACTs? some thoughts...the SUNY system? Catholic U of America? Emerson? PM if you like.</p>
<p>Check out list of SAT optional schools. Many schools are. </p>
<p>You can google this.</p>
<p>Rutgers, train to NYC and Philly, not to mention 3 different campuses and most every major imaginable.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence is close to Manhattan, and is SAT optional. :)</p>
<p>Those SAT-optional schools...look 'em up.</p>
<p>Goucher and Manhattan.</p>
<p>Hello all and thanks for the input,
To elaborate,
95 - 97 avg
only taken the PSAT's so far and didn't do well, so assuming about 1100/1600, though of course hopeful about improvement :)
taken the most demanding courses offered
Thank you again!</p>
<p>Other ideas from north to south in that corridor: Simmons (women only), Stonehill, Assumption, Providence, Fairfield, Sacred Heart, Drew, Fairleigh Dickinson, Seton Hall, Muhlenberg, Cedar Crest (women only), Moravian, Ursinus, Temple, LaSalle, St. Joseph's, Drexel and Marymount.</p>
<p>As a female, you can look at absolutely any women's college, including Smith, Barnard, Wellesley, etc. because they're much less selective (especially in terms of test scores) than equivalent/peer institutions (i.e. other top LACs and uni's). Plus, the admittance rates are just much higher.</p>
<p>thank you, I didn't know that about the women's schools.
exploringoptions - thank you for the ideas. There are some new ones on there that I hadn't considered. i will look into them, thank you.
Wondering if anyone has any input on Simmons? I had been considering that but don't know anyone with any first-second hand experience.
thanks!</p>
<p>my daughter applied to Simmons s a safety..not based on their requirements, but her level of interest in the college.
My BIL's daughter is enrolled there in an accelerated nursing program, partnering with Mass General. Very intense program, I hear.
The fact that they are part of the Colleges of Fenway is a plus..lots of resources share between several colleges.</p>
<p>if your sat's aren't that great, you should look at providence college. . it's a large enough city to find stuff to do, but it is only about 40 min from Boston, and it's sat/act optional. . .if your other stuff is great you should be a really strong applicant there. . . there are also a lot a schools in nj that you should look into, very close to nyc</p>
<p>Has anyone suggested Boston College yet? It's a great (Catholic) school right in Boston.</p>
<p>@ saranac</p>
<p>If your SAT scores are in the average range, I would consider American Univ, Catholic Univ of America, George Mason Univ, Univ of Maryland - College Park, CUNY-Hunter College and CUNY-City College (in NYC), Bryn Mawr (if female), The New School Univ, Temple Univ, Univ of Delaware, St Joseph Univ, Townson Univ, Emerson College and Northeastern Univ. Boston has so many colleges and universities besides the top and well-known ones. You should look up a list of them.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>