Please help me find schools!

College Search & Selection
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I have been having a lot of trouble trying to find colleges, especially safeties, and colleges that would give me a good amount of financial and merit aid (I have a twin sister also looking at a lot of very expensive private colleges). Preferably I would like them to be liberal arts schools in the New England and Mid-Atlantic area, in a suburban setting with a nice campus, and with around 2000-3000 students that would set me up on a good track for med school. So far, some of the schools I really like include
Bryn Mawr College
Mount Holyoke College
Bates College

Just for some background information about me:
I have taken the highest level classes available at my school since freshman year including honors and AP classes
Most of my AP exam scores were 5s (I got a 3 on APUSH, not fan of history)
ACT Composite: 31
SAT CR: 650
SAT Math: 760
SAT Writing: 680 (not planning on retaking any standardized test)
Weighted GPA: 4.1 Unweighted GPA: 3.6
Top 6-10% of class out of about 500
I have swam competitively year-round since I was 5
I have swam varsity on my high school team all four years
I am in NHS
I take American Sign Language classes weekly
I have had a job and worked about 10 hours a week since I was 14

Thank you so much, any and all help is greatly appreciated!

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“with a nice campus”

“The 25 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America” / Thrillist

“in a suburban setting”

“The 25 Most Desirable Suburban Schools” / Newsweek

“on a good track for med school”

“The Experts’ Choice: Colleges With Great Pre-med Programs”

See if any of these articles can help you generate further ideas, which can then be refined according to your additional criteria. Many of the schools on these lists have excellent financial aid programs.

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muhlenberg college

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Have you run the Net Price Calculators for Bryn Mawr, Holyoke and Bates, and were the results a number that your parents can pay?

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Seconding Muhlenberg. Also - though this is more of a match than a safety - Franklin & Marshall, which has amazing need-based aid.

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What’s your state of residence?

Happily any school with a good reputation should have solid chem and bio depts so you can pre-med just about anywhere.

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@hs2015mom yes my mom has been very active in looking for schools with me. She has run net price calculators and all three meet a good amount of the need-based financial aid. They are actually some of the most affordable schools that I have been looking at.
Also, I toured F&M when I went to PA and wasn’t completely sold. I also toured Bryn Mawr and loved it, and toured Ursinus and Bard but they did not seem like good fits for me.

@N’s Mom, I live in MA just outside of Boston and would prefer to stay within about a 6ish hour drive

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Also I would prefer a school without a religious affiliation