please give me college suggestions!

College Search & Selection
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female from the midwest going to a public school that sends some grads to top schools. I am mostly interested in economics and international relations, and will double major if possible. Preferably I would go to a school with an international economics program-- but I’ve mostly only found Georgetown in that area, which is my first choice.

Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 3.98
GPA - Weighted: 4.50
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 350

Scores:
SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 740
ACT: 35

Significant Extracurriculars:
Varsity Debater: 3rd at State
DECA - 4th at State Overall, 3rd in Test (1st Year) Internationally Qualified: Top 10 in Test
FBLA - State Qualified (3rd Year) Nationally Qualified

Leadership positions:
Student Council Class Treasurer (3rd Year)
REbeL President (body positivity club’s 1st year at our school)
Relay for Life Mission/Advocacy Chair (1st year at our school)

Athletic Status:
Cross-Country (JV, for the 4th year)

Volunteer/Service Work:
Establishing summer debate camp for inner-city middle schoolers
Volunteers summers at library since 7th grade
Volunteers at local animal shelter to “socialize” animals

Honors and Awards:
ANNpower Fellow(1 of 50 nationally)/Grantee
Policy Debate (1st at Regionals, 3rd at State)
NHS
SNHS
Minority Whip in the Senate at Girls’ State

College Summer programs:
Brown Leadership Institute
Notre Dame Leadership Seminars
Women’s Debate Institute
Civic Leadership Institute (1 of 60 in the state)

preferable on the east cost from 2000-7000 in student population

2

You have a very strong profile. I’m not even sure I know what international economics is. How does money factor in or does it at all? Looking at your attendance at summer programs I’m guessing money is not a factor.
Consider Brown, Princeton, Amherst, Colgate, Bowdoin, Babson, Duke, Williams. Your ED strategy will be important

3

You have a strong profile. Admit not the most familiar with your interests, but did a search and came up with a few more schools you could look into…Pomona, Wellsley, American, BU, BrynMawr, Harvard, UPenn, WUSTL,UChicago.

4

IDEAS rates economics departments by faculty publishing. See if any of their higher-rated colleges meet your other criteria.

University Economics Departments

  1. Harvard
  2. MIT
  3. UC-Berkeley
  4. Princeton
  5. UChicago

Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges

  1. Williams
  2. Wellesley
  3. Middlebury
  4. Wesleyan
  5. Hamilton

(Top 25% US Economics Departments; Top 25% Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges.)

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If you aren’t committed to the East Coast, I’d include Claremont-McKenna. They are small, but the five-college Claremont Consortium has approximately 5000 students. Georgetown is an obvious choice. Tufts is also strong in those areas. You can’t go wrong with any Ivy. American is an obvious safety for you.

6

You might want to look at Johns Hopkins – specifically at their 5 year BA/MA programs with SAIS (DC) or Sciences Po (Paris).

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http://tepper.cmu.edu/prospective-students/undergraduate/economics/curriculum/study-abroad

8

Look at University of South Carolina Columbia. They have a well respected honors program and international business program.

9

You don’t mention cost restrictions or lack thereof in your OP.

10

Middlebury

11

thank you all for all your help! I’ll definitely look into the schools mentioned that I haven’t already.

cost isn’t a big deal for those who have commented on it btw

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When you say international and economics, the first school that comes to mind is Middlebury.