<p>um you might yes. Sadly your grades may defeat you for UChicago. However assuming the adcoms arent just dooshbags, they will assess your entire application, so yeah itll help.</p>
<p>You sound like a possible Bennington candidate, creative, independent and not obsessed with grades but with actual learning. It is not really very near a big urban area (Albany is 40 minutes away) but Williamstown, home of Williams college, is close and there are many charming large and small towns nearby. There are really no admissions games there, they see if you fit, you see if you fit. You can take your interest in science, or in anything else, as far as your imagination can take you. If you run out of interesting classes at both Bennington and Williams you can create a tutorial with a professor and pursue whatever you want.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Just out of curiousity, how selective is Reed?</p>
<p>id apply to chicago...its a great school....if you show them that you are academically inclined, yet not cut throat about your studies, they should accept you. You have good stats. Its a school of individuals. They are research and economics oriented, but its not one of those elitist schools.</p>
<p>What about Boston College or Boston University? Boston College is actually just outside Boston, and seems to be the size you're looking for; Boston Uni is your typical city-for-a-campus, and is huge. But they're kind of midway between Ivies and, say, most state schools.</p>
<p>Congrats on actually sounding like a PERSON on this forum! It's so refreshing.</p>
<p>Reed is pretty selective. Not as selective as Williams, but still a tough one.</p>
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<p>I believe Reed accepts around 40% of applicants, and your test scores are certainly within range, if not on the high side. I highly recommend applying if you like schools like Chicago, William and Mary, etc, but understand that Reed is very liberal. Some people don't like that, while others love it.</p>
<p>For schools that publish their Common Data Set (or CDS), selectivity is in section C1. For example, for Reed, see</p>
<p>looking for an awesome school that fits you but is kinda a reach?</p>
<p>try Northwestern.</p>
<p>Looks a little like my situation (see my recent post), except that I highly doubt any teachers found me creative after like halfway through my sophomore year.</p>