<p>So, I have gathered a list of colleges, but I cannot visit them all, so I need to narrow it down even more. After spending hours researching to really no avail, I remembered about this website where you can ask real people about a college and not just get facts and promotional fluff. I am looking to study chemistry and French, along with possibly criminology or writing, etc (not priorities- only if they are offered). I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me a little bit more about any of these colleges. Thank you so much for your time. Here is the list:
Princeton
TCNJ
Boston College
Tufts
Harvard
Northeastern
Stonehill
Merrimack
Brandeis
Hofstra
Binghamton
Syracuse
U Scranton
Arcadia
Villanova
Wesleyan
Yale
Dartmouth
McGill
U Toronto
Georgetown
U Del
I know it's super long, but it actually took me ages to narrow it down this much. Again, thank you for taking the time to help. I don't know why you would want to think about college more than necessary, but, hey, I'm not going to complain. I really appreciate it. </p>
<p>I will try to help you out a little with one college that many others on this site probably can’t tell you much about. I grew up down the road from Stonehill, and knew many people who attended it. My late father was actually a trustee of the college. My cousin and my nephew’s wife are both alumnae. I think that it has raised its profile considerably in recent decades, and attracts a more national student body. It has a pretty campus, but some of the local communities aren’t very attractive - traditional decaying mill towns. You would probably want a car. It is not far from Boston, as the crow flies, but it is not immediately accessible to mass transit. You can get to the “T” line within about 20 minutes. You can also get to the beaches on and near Cape Cod in less than an hour. It is a Catholic college, but I don’t think oppressively so. </p>
<p>Are you from NJ? If so, you probably know more people who’ve attended TCNJ than I do. If not, it is a state college. It was previously Trenton State, but the state decided to ditch the old name to boost its reputation as a liberal arts college. It is not right in the blighted center of Trenton, but in the more prosperous Ewing suburb. It is accessible to Philadelphia, and you can easily connect to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor in Trenton. It is also convenient to Princeton and to Bucks County, PA, directly across the Delaware River. </p>
<p>We’ll need your stats, home state and what your family can afford. I have never seen a list with Yale, Princeton and Stonehill on it before.</p>
<p>Your list is ridiculously wide-ranging. Agree that we need more information. What are your stats? What is your home state? What can you afford? Can you name your top 5 schools on the list and what you like about them (that will help us compare and contrast with the others on your list)?</p>
<p>1° Double majoring at Mc Gill and UToronto will be near impossible, especially in two subjects that are so different… You actually apply to a major and are admitted to it, period. You can’t apply to two majors are once (if you do, you’ll be admitted to one OR the other). You could always study chemistry IN French at a Quebec university, but your French would need to be very very good. So, I’d cross them out.
2° What’s in-state for you? Can your parents pay their EFC? Will you need financial aid, merit scholarships?
3° School such as
Princeton, Harvard, Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Yale, Georgetown
are among the most selective in the country. You would need to have distinguished yourself at least at the State level, if not at the national level. Have you?
4° These six schools have almost nothing in common beside being prestigious (especially Wesleyan/Darmouth, unless you think of the recent fraternity problems.) Once you know what you like about them, you should be able to cut out one or two that don’t have these characteristics.
5° Someone who’s interested in Harvard or Wesleyan would be unlikely to enjoy/be challenged Merrimack, Stonehill, or Arcadia. Conversely, if those are reasonable safeties, then forget about the schools listed in 3°.
6° What’s in-state for you and what’s your budget? Can you afford either UDel or TCNJ Out of State fees with no financial aid? (SUNY Bing is the only one that’s relatively cheap from OOS). All three are good universities, but very different. I like TCNJ the best because it’s less large thus more personalized than the other two, it really functions like an Honors College,and they’re working on the “college town” part, but each of the three has its advantages and strong points. If all three are OOS, why are you considering these schools specifically?
7° Tufts, Brandeis, Wesleyan have very different vibes than Villanova. Why did you pick these?
8° Hofstra, UScranton would be in the same category. Probably keep both regardless of actual stats.
9° Northeastern is very preprofessional with the co-op system. What do you see yourself doing for co-op?</p>
<p>Strangest list I’ve ever seen. Harvard, Yale… and UScranton? Oh my…</p>
<p>Yes I think we can all agree this list is very diverse; OP, why this combination of colleges?</p>
<p>might look at Holy Cross.</p>