Lost and Confused. Mostly Lost.

Applying to College
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<p>I have been searching in the wrong direction. I was too caught up in prestige whoring...i.e. looking into HYPS, when instead I should be looking for a college that suits me. Can any of you point me in the right direction? I'm a Chinese male from Texas, who has good math scores, but I don't give a rats a$$ about math...unlike my Chinese peers. I want to go into international relations, i'm different from other Chinese because I'm social, outgoing, and funny (not trying to be conceited, just trying to state facts). I don't go home and study Calculus when I'm in 5th grade. So can you please help me with a list of colleges that fit? I'd really, really appreciate it. </p>

<p>SAT I: Verbal: 710 Math: 750 Writing: 740 (2200 composite)
SAT II: Math IIC 800 Biology M 720 US History 750 </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.899/4
Weighted GPA: 6.6/7
Class Rank: 20 out of 804 students. </p>

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<p>VOLUNTEERING AT CRISIS HOTLINE
200 hours </p>

<p>LIFEGUARDING
(Summer job)
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR (223)
AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION
CONGRESSMAN BILL ARCHER STUDENT INTERNSHIP
NATIONAL LATIN EXAM SILVER MEDALIST
YFU U.S. SENATE YOUTH EXCHANGE TO FINLAND </p>

<p>World History 4
English Comp. 5!
Biology 5
Human Geography 4</p>

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<p>The first two that come right to mind are Tufts [Fletcher School I think] and Georgetown, though I'll see if I can think of anything else.</p>

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<p>Also look into American, Brandeis, Brown, Claremont McKenna, and Johns Hopkins</p>

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<p>What about some liberal arts colleges?</p>

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<p>As soon as you mentioned international relations, I thought of American in DC. Not sure about the lacs though.</p>

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<p>How bout NYU?</p>

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<p>Cornell .</p>

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<p>Cornell :)</p>

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<p>how are you a national merit scholar already? projected?</p>

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<p>There are many for you to consider, but Emory (in Atlanta) has an excellent Business School and I think your interest in international relations would fit in very well there.</p>

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<p>Macalester is supposed to be really nice for international relations people.</p>

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<p>colorado college -- small LAC with decent IR program -- sends people to good grad schools (Harvard, Columbia, etc).</p>

<p>not as hard to get into and lots of opportunities to stand out!</p>

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<p>Yeah, but i've worked kinda hard in high school, or...at least it looks like it. I think so far Georgetown, Brown and Stanford have very good IR programs. Yeah, NMS projected, 223 in TX, so I think a shoe in.</p>

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<p>Princeton's Woodrow Wilson school is excellent for IR.</p>

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<p>William and Mary has a lot of IR junkies. And the University of Texas is also a good school too. But don't try to limit yourself to an "IR school." These programs are usually for either grad students, or upperclassmen. The name of the university or college you go to is more important than the degree program you were enrolled in most of the time.</p>

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<p>Tufts, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown have the best IR, with other schools like American, GW, etc. a little bit behind them.</p>

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<p>Stanford isn't that easy to get into. Many get into HYPS, but not Stanford.</p>

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<p>Wait, then what does the S in HYPS stand for if it's not stanford?</p>

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<p>San Francisco State University.</p>

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<p>Emory/Rice/William and Mary/Davidson all are strong</p>