Need More Match Schools!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Right now, I only have two match schools! I could use more!</p>

<p>Race - White
Religion - Jewish
State Residency - Pennsylvania</p>

<p>9th Grade
Non Western Cultures H - B
Biology H - B
English IH - A
Geometry H - B
Spanish IIH - B</p>

<p>10th Grade
Western Civilization H - B
Chemistry H - B
English IIH - A
Algebra IIH - A
Spanish IIIH - B</p>

<p>11th Grade (Projected)
AP US History - B
Physics H - B
English IIIH - B
Precalculus H - B
Spanish IVH - A
AP Statistics - A </p>

<p>9th-11th Unweighted GPA: 3.31
10th-11th Unweighted GPA: 3.37</p>

<p>9th-11th Weighted GPA: 4.31
10th-11th Weighted GPA: 4.37</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Vice President of Philosophy Club</p>

<p>1st Trombonist in concert band, jazz band, symphonic wind orchestra, brass quintet, + 3rd Trombone district XI band in 10th grade, 1st Trombone district XI band and 2nd Trombone District XI orchestra, and 2nd Trombone region VI band in 11th grade (my little music hook, I suppose).</p>

<p>After-school tutoring to elementary school students.</p>

<p>Varsity Golf Team</p>

<p>SAT:
2180 (680 Reading, 710 Math, 790 Writing - 12 Essay)</p>

<p>Extra Information:
My high school does not rank as it is highly competitive.</p>

<p>Intended Major:
Political Science / Pre-Law</p>

<p>Here is my school list thus far...plenty of safeties and reaches, but not nearly enough match schools...</p>

<p>Safeties -
American University
Muhlenberg College
Penn State - University Park
University of Pittsburgh</p>

<p>Matches -
George Washington University
University of Rochester</p>

<p>Reaches -
Brandeis University
Tufts University
University of Pennsylvania (I have the music hook...talking with the department head right now...who knows...maybe they need a trombone. That combined with legacy & stuff could push me in. I know it's a long shot, but I'm counting on connections on music to JUST maybe allow an underqualified person such as myself to slide in...)</p>

<p>Basically, I'm looking for colleges that are strong in pre-law and poli sci...not too huge, not too tiny...confined to the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and New England, and a decent Jewish population. Based on my current list, could you guys find some more colleges (preferably match schools) that I might like?</p>

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<p>Temple?
Georgetown(for a big reach)
UVA(big reach)
Rutgers
Tufts(reach)
Boston University?
UNC-Chapel Hill(reach)</p>

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<p>Bowdoin. It has a very good gov't department and get over 85% of its applicants into law school. Take a look at it <a href="http://www.Bowdoin.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.Bowdoin.edu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

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<p>maybe oberlin? they have lots of music opportunities. i would say it could be a match for you. i don't know much about pre-law though</p>

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<p>BU, BC, NYU, Maryland, William & Mary</p>

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<p>Temple? I already have enough safeties and besides...its 20 minutes from home...</p>

<p>Georgetown would be a big reach...HUGE reach as a matter of fact...</p>

<p>College counselor says that UVA is anti-Semitic...it would be impossible for me to get in anyway.</p>

<p>Rutgers...again, already have a substantial safety count.</p>

<p>Tufts - It was on my list a reach! lol..</p>

<p>BU - I HATED the campus...</p>

<p>UNC Chapel Hill - Don't be fooled by my "varsity golf" in season, I'm an upper 80s / lower 90s player...my coach just happens to hand out letters like candy. Nope...no Chapel Hill for me...</p>

<p>Bowdoin - Would be tough...</p>

<p>Oberlin - FAR LEFT! I'm completely moderate..</p>

<p>BC - CATHOLIC! I'm JEWISH!</p>

<p>NYU - NYC isn't my scene</p>

<p>Maryland - Too Huge</p>

<p>William & Mary - IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME</p>

<p>sigh...</p>

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<p>NYU and Macalester.</p>

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<p>Georgetown and BC are both Catholic, which could turn out to be a good thing for you. On a Catholic campus you'd be something different and interesting, as opposed to at all the other colleges, where you'd be just another...ah...you know. Plus, don't you want to pi$$ off your parents by bringing home a tall blond guy named Ryan Kelly?</p>

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<p>Yes. Since I'm a straight male, I would REALLY like to bring home a tall blond GUY named Ryan Kelly.</p>

<p>Georgetown is 15% Jewish. BC is just 3% Jewish and they actually CONSIDER religion in admissions.</p>

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<p>skidmore, union, dickinson, barnard if female, binghamton</p>

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<p>Ok, Grace Kelly!!</p>

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<p>U of Richmond
Lehigh
Barnard
Wellesley</p>

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<p>I'm a moderate conformist type...Skidmore = no go</p>

<p>Dickinson and Binghamton I could see</p>

<p>Richmond - College counselor says a handful of Semites</p>

<p>Lehigh - PARTY SCHOOL! Not my scene</p>

<p>Barnard and Wellesley - why does everyone think im a girl?!</p>

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<p>There are a ton of jewish people at Georgetown and BC...just as there are a some republicans and more moderates at Oberlin.</p>

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<p>"Why does everyone think I'm a girl?!"</p>

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<p>Because you're so picky (this one's too this, that one's too that, etc.). And you fall into the all-too-female habit of dramatizing everything using exclamation marks--like a diva having a hissy fit over her bathwater being one degree too cold. Butch it up a little bit, would ya?</p>

<p>And at BC you'd probably have a BETTER chance of getting in because you're Jewish. They're falling all over themselves at BC trying to prove they're openminded, inclusive, and diverse. They have had a Hillel for decades. Sorry, make that: ...decades!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>sorry for being "picky" about choosing the place where i'll be spending the next four years of my life. sorry for the exclamation marks. a clause with great emphasis is supposed to have them. it's called proper freaking punctuation.</p>

<p>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>oh...sorry for all the exclamation points...too feminine?</p>

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<p>Funny, you're a stickler for punctuation, but couldn't give %$&# about capitalization!!! Here's an original idea: Brandeis!</p>

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<p>typing in a rush causes that...masculine enough for ya?</p>

<p>Brandeis...was...already...on...the...list...in...case...you...didn't...notice...</p>

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<p>Sorry. Didn't notice. My fault.</p>

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<p>Georgetown has a very good Jewish population. It isnt a school that would make our parents angry. BC on the other hand...Well...I wouldnt want to see the look on my parents faces if I told them I'm going to a Jesuit school. Big difference between BC and GTown....</p>