You have Conn College (reach), Clark.
At this point, you’re compiling a list to research so it’s ok that it’s longer than you ultimately apply to.
I’d put Clark in the “possible” category for you. Both Clark & U. of Puget Sound are among the Colleges That Change Lives, a group of primarily small liberal arts colleges. You’ve currently got a good list of schools to research and narrow down, but if you feel like adding any others, the CTCL profiles would probably be good to browse.
You don’t need to have “reaches” and the schools in the “possible” category definitely work for that purpose, if that’s what you want to have as part of the schools that you apply to. There’s no minimum number of schools you need to apply to, unless it’s 1 school with guaranteed admission, or 2-3 where you are extremely likely to be granted admission. Anything beyond that is totally your choice. Just make sure that every school on your list is one that you would be happy to attend and think that you are likely to be able to afford after any financial aid is provided.
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Yes, LACs can be hard to get into, but I would recommend that you not run away from them.
Taking Conn College as an example, they are 60:40 female:male. They want young men because they ave not been getting enoug of them. As a result, you are not competing against the girls who are applying. You are competing against the other boys. Your ACT is within the range of their accepted students. You are a URM, so you will get special consideration on that basis. You are a priority applicant for them.
If you don’t apply to an LAC because you think it’s too much of a reach, then you will most certainly not get in. Give it a shot. You have nothing to lose.
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Agreed (I think it’s a reach but that’s ok)…but don’t forget there’s a ton of LACs so if you want an LAC, there are many of choices - target, reach and safety.
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Sorry, had a busy day yesterday! I was also thinking of applying to some LACs as I like the small size but I also want a university vibe at the same time. I’m not sure if a lot of LACs have bigger than average campuses.
How about Hampshire College and Amherst College in Amherst, MA? Bother are close to UMass Amherst with over 20,000 students.
Try College if Charleston (many northerners) - 10k kids, unc asheville and Christopher Newport. All prev mentioned. Mary Washington and Ramapo too.
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Any thoughts on international unis? Was considering maybe adding a few, not sure. I talked with my parents and they would be able to support me if it ever came to that. I’d like to study within the US but I would also like to study in Spain or any English speaking country tbh.
Study in US. go abroad for a semester or year.
If you want to study in canada or Europe, you’d really have to expand or change your search.
Where do you expect to live as an adult ?? Country wise I mean
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St. Louis University has a campus in Madrid. There are about a dozen majors that you can complete entirely in Madrid, including International Business. There are many more majors that you can do on the 2+2 plan - two years in Madrid and two in STL - including Biology. Degrees and Programs : SLU Your GPA is low for SLU, but your ACT is above 75th percentile, and admissions are reasonably holistic, so there’s a chance, although you should definitely consider it a reach. I have no idea whether the competitiveness of applying to Madrid is any different from applying to the main campus.
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U of Rhode Island has an International Business program in which you earn both a business degree (multiple tracks available) and a BA in the language of your choice (Spanish being one of the options). Study and internship abroad are part of the five year program. I’m not sure how competitiveness varies by major/program at URI, and not sure if it’s tougher for OOS applicants, but overall it seems like a realistic low reach for you. https://web.uri.edu/business/academics/undergraduate/international-business-program/
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We live in the northeast of the US, but one daughter went to a relatively small university in Canada. There are some very good small universities in Eastern Canada that would be possibilities. These are mostly in the 2,000 to 5,000 student range.
My understanding is that universities in Canada will look at your most recent two years of education. The people that I know have mostly gotten accepted based on their sophomore and junior years of high school. However, I think that it is possible to get in based on your junior and senior year of high school. I do not know whether this means that they use your midyear grades senior year, or if acceptance would arrive rather late (after senior year grades are available).
Since you are in Massachusetts, the closest for you would be Bishop’s University in Quebec. It is an English language university in a bilingual town in a French province in a bilingual country (oddly enough their language program is quite good, they also have quite a range of majors considering their relatively small size). There are also several good ones in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and one good small university in PEI. All of these would cost somewhat less than US$50,000 per year.
The main drawback of the small universities in Eastern Canada is that hardly anyone in the US has heard of them. Our daughter did however have good success finding a good job in the US after graduating from a Canadian university.
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Gathered a list of other colleges I found on my own time:
Drexel
Sewanee
Allegheny ¶
Chapman
Queens University in Canada (this one just intrigued me for no reason)
Reach reach but a LAC, not actually considering:
Colorado College (might give you an idea that I like small colleges in cities)
Rhodes
I might add some more in a few hours, finalizing a list to share with my counselor tomorrow for our post secondary planning meeting.
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Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, is one of the top universities in Canada (Maclean’s currently ranks it fifth, behind the obvious 3 and McMaster but ahead of Alberta, which is also very good). It is moderately large, with about 26,000 undergraduate students.
Admissions will be more difficult compared to Bishop’s (which I mentioned above as a small university in Canada not too far from Massachusetts). However, with a strong junior and senior year Queen’s might be possible.
Expect Queen’s to be academically challenging, and a very good moderate sized university. For an international student it would be more expensive than some of the other very good universities in Canada, but would still cost less than a full pay private university in the US (do not forget to take the exchange rate into consideration).
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You have an interesting list of schools you’ve added! May I ask what the rationale was for Drexel? It’s a well-reputed school and has a lot of coops, but I think of Drexel as very different from the small liberal arts colleges you have listed as other choices.
My friend actually goes to Temple & mentioned it as one of the better schools in Philly, and I liked the co-op program actually.
I was also wondering what people thought of the BU CGS? I’m assuming its been debated to death around here but is it worth applying to?
I don’t know much about BU’s CGS program, but here is a current thread on the topic that might be helpful: Admitted to Boston U CGS - pros and cons
If Elon does end up being your top choice. Early Decision will help your chances with a 90% ED accept rate in 2021.
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