<p>OK, so it's my senior year and I don't have a list of colleges that I'm gonna apply to.</p>
<p>Serious problem, I know...</p>
<p>BUT it's not that I've been just slacking around, not doing any research for it.
It's been hard because 1) my high school is in a very small, rural area so I don't have many resources for the college prep and 2) I don't have any ONE specific school that I'm DEAD SET on going. Only college application I'm working on now is for Stanford and I really need to find some other matches, more realistic ones that can fit me well.</p>
<p>For now, I plan to major in Biology or Neuroscience but I'm not 100% sure. I think it would be some kind of science though. (not Physics :)</p>
<p>Do you think one's intended major would greatly affect the range of schools they should apply to??
For example, if I attend a liberal arts college, would it be very difficult for me to change from a chemistry major to a political science major??</p>
<p>I hope you guys can recommend me some decent schools that</p>
<p>1) is big enough to allow me to switch major down the road
2) definitely has strong science departments and gives undergrads opportunity to research AND the reasonable amount of personal attention
3) has a student body enthusiastic to learn and study, not just to party
4) has a variety of student activities, especially music-related
5) is located near or in the big city area</p>
<p>This is all that I can come up with right now..
If you have any idea, please leave a comment for me!
I'll post some more specifics if anyone thinks it should be more narrowed down.
Thanks in advance!!</p>
<p>U of Rochester is affiliated with reknowned Eastman School of Music and is really excellent for both biology and neurobiology and strong in all sciences. Located in the medium size city of Rochester, NY. It is rather small for a major research university but has a broad curriculum if you decide to change majors.</p>
<p>Northwestern
WUStL
Johns Hopkins
USC
Boston College
Boston University</p>
<p>In roughly that order of selectivity. I don't know what your stats are like but all of those schools would seem to have, at least basically, what you are looking for; although I can't comment on their specific programs in Biology or Neuroscience, except that I know Johns Hopkins' premed is supposed to be very good.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for your replies!!!
I've started looking into some of the schools you recommended and found out that they actually have many things that I'm looking for. I have another question about completing the application. This might sound stupid but it's been really bugging me and I really need an answer.. :)
If I'm applying to more than five colleges, does that mean I have to give my counselor five different copies of Common Application forms for him/her??
How about for the teachers who will write recommendation letters for me?
Is it acceptable for the teachers to just fill out the form ONCE and make five copies of the original and send them to all the schools?</p>
<p>"Is it acceptable for teachers to just fill out the form ONCE and make five copies of the original and send them to all the schools?"</p>
<p>Yes</p>
<p>EDIT: but usually the teachers send the forms themselves, when i got recs i gave my teachers addressed and stamped envelopes to all the schools.</p>
<p>If you looking at LAC good in sciences with lots of personal attention, reseach opportunities and located midwest you might want to look at Knox Il, Lawrence WI, Illinois Wesleyan, Earlham, Lake Forest. Depending on your stats they might be matches or safeties for you. They also offer merit aid so you being OOS could be attractive feature. Knox has excellent premed and early identification programs with Rush medical school and GWU, Lawrence and Illinois Wesleyan have their own conservatories if you seriously into music.</p>
<p>There is a problem here! How can anyone give suggestions to this person without any information on the two most important factors: Stats and finances?</p>
<p>mrrabbit: Making out a college list is more than getting ideas from total strangers. Hopefully your guidance counselor is giving you a hand? You need a list that has (maybe) a reach school or two, a few matches and a couple of safeties (that's in terms of stats -- GPA, test scores, ECs). You also need to have a talk with your parents about how much they are willing to pay for tuition, room and board. They should be filling out the financial aid calulator to give you all some idea of whether or not you might qualify for money. If you don't qualify, and you are looking at private schools, you should include some schools where you might qualify for merit money (unless your parents can pay the $45,000+ per year).</p>