Please Help...desperate

College Search & Selection
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<p>okay...so I'm a rising senior.
and I have no idea where I want to apply.
Right now, I'm probably going to apply to Goucher, Guilford, possibly Ithaca, possibly (not probable though) Dickinson.</p>

<p>I had a rough 9th grade year (As, Bs, Cs) b/c I had mono.
I am doing high school in 3 years instead of 4.
After 9th grade, I have mostly As with a B or two. I take a couple of dual enrollment classes at the local college.
I guess it's impressive that I condensed high school? possibly? I still feel like I should apply to schools that aren't too prestigious, though. First of all, I don't want an uptight atmosphere, or one where kids compete a lot for grades, etc. I'm not into competition.
My SAT M=640, W=640, CR=650.
I'm not taking any APs because my school doesn't offer them.
My school also doesn't offer clubs or sports (it's a tiny school) so I do stuff outside: piano, vocal music, LOTS of community service.</p>

<p>Can somebody please help me?
I like Goucher because it seems kind of laid-back, but I can design my own program of study.
PS the school MUST have a great study abroad program. (that's also why I like Goucher)</p>

<p>Also, I think I want to do an interdisciplinary major OR creative/expressive arts in therapy. (this includes ALL arts, not just one)</p>

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<p>A couple possibilities:</p>

<p>McDaniel College, Westminster, Md.
Roanoke College, Salem, Va.</p>

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<p>If you are in-state for Maryland, don’t miss St. Mary’s, the public honors LAC. It’s beautiful and a bargain.</p>

<p>Almost all US schools have study abroad programs: Offering study abroad programs to American college students is a huge industry overseas (because we pay so much more for a semester than their students do) and the same programs are often available through many colleges. Don’t let that be the criteria as it’s not especially differentiating.</p>

<p>Finishing high school in 3 years? Not particularly impressive: What’s impressive is that you took the initiative to find ways to expand your horizons beyond what your small school had to offer. And don’t worry too much about freshman year-it tends to get discounted anyway.</p>