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Thanks for the clarification! And yeah I know my ACT is a tad low but that was a first time so I am hoping to improve! @Lindagaf

And again, I am no expert, but I think Penn and Dartmouth are also quite sporty. I think Penn might be a little more Frat Boy, and Dartmouth might be a little more Old Boy’s Club. And HYP are HYP, though I personally think Yale sounds the coolest of those three. Please, those in the know, correct me if totally off base. :slight_smile:
OP, look at Denison in Ohio, good sports and prob good merit for someone like you. Also, Franklin and Marshall, a great LAC in Penn, I think you would love it.

^ Denison is a great school. It’s liberal overall, but pretty moderate as far as LACs go. I’d say you’d get at least a half tuition scholarship. The professors are phenomenal and it’s only 30 minutes from Columbus. Also a ton of people who look at Denison also look at Dickinson, so I’d check them out too. You’d definitely get in with merit at both places.

The other schools I would recommend to you are in the middle of nowhere so you probably wouldn’t enjoy them haha. Davidson would be another good choice, but it’s a reach. All of these schools are pretty small, though with 1500-2200 students. I’m not sure if you’re looking for a small school, but I went to a liberal arts school so am very biased towards LACs hehe.

@cats1290 Davidson is actually REALLY close to my house which is a reason why I am looking farther away. The idea of adventure excites me!

Maybe check out Macalester too? It’s another really great liberal arts school and it’s one of the few LACs in a city (St. Paul, MN).

And another plug for Denison, it prides itself as having the best of both worlds in terms of location. It’s located in Granville, which is a charming small New England style town. Since it’s so close to Columbus, a lot of students go there on the weekend for food and shopping and many also do internships/externships with companies in Columbus.

I’m sure there are a ton of east coast schools that would also be great, but when I was looking for colleges, I only was looking at the midwest.

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