<p>Heyas. I'm looking for feasible college choices: I'm valedictorian in the class, have a 4.0 gpa, and a 2140 combined on the SAT. I'm stronger in English and history than the maths and sciences. I'm not involved in sports or church or anything, but I've volunteered at the local library for two years and worked there over the summer.</p>
<p>I've been leaning toward either colleges in my current state of Texas, or northeastern schools, though not necessarily the big-name Ivies or other hard-to-get-into places - however, I'm willing to expand my parameters on that front if I really like the look of one college. My top priority is academics. I'm trying to be realistic - with this info in mind, does anyone have suggestions for good colleges?</p>
<p>'m valedictorian in the class, have a 4.0 gpa, and a 2140 combined on the SAT. I’m stronger in English and history than the maths and sciences. </p>
<p>A 2140 is good, but may not be high enough for ivies without ECs.</p>
<p>What is the breakdown of your SAT?</p>
<p>What is your likely career? Are you considering law school? Business school?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year? (this will largely determine where you should apply)</p>
<p>What about financial safety schools? Which schools do you know that you will have complete funding to attend? </p>
<p>Are you going to apply to a couple of schools that would give you big merit for your stats?</p>
<p>I’m still pretty undecided - which is a sucky deal when I’m about to go to college, I know. If it comes right down to it, I’d probably end up studying english, communications, or psychology. The only real sure thing is that I’m not going anywhere near the medical field.</p>
<p>About the rest, I’m not sure - my parents say they’ll pay for most of it, and my dad is a manager at a natural gas company so I kinda believe them when they say I actually have a college fund. I don’t think money’s so much the issue as much as the getting-accepted bit.</p>
<p>Urban wouldn’t be a favorite of mine, but I could deal with a college pretty much anywhere, as long as I got to class on time and didn’t get constantly lost, so probably leaning toward the smaller colleges.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about any individual colleges, so I don’t know which would give me credit for my stats - I know what my limits are, I’m not college-savvy, and that’s why I love the internet :)</p>
<p>studying english, communications, or psychology. The only real sure thing is that I’m not going anywhere near the medical field.</p>
<p>LOL me neither! Can’t stand the sight of blood!</p>
<p>English, communications, psychology…hmmm…do you see yourself going to grad school? Perhaps to become a psychologist or some kind of therapist? </p>
<p>*my parents say they’ll pay for most of it, and my dad is a manager at a natural gas company so I kinda believe them when they say I actually have a college fund. I don’t think money’s so much the issue as much as the getting-accepted bit.
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<p>Well, just to be sure…have a quick chat with your parents. MANY parents have NO IDEA that many privates cost $55k - $60k per year, so they may have not have budgeted that much. Many, many parents have “sticker shock” shock when it comes to college costs. So, just to be sure that there’s no misunderstanding…ask them how much the family can spend per year…$25,000? 30k? 40k? 50K? More???</p>
<p>Anyway…with your stats, you should apply to some high reaches, reaches, matches, and a couple of schools that will give you big merit for your stats.</p>
<p>Well since you said your priority is academics, you would like smaller colleges, and you would not like to be in an urban area the following schools come to mind:
Swathmore, Williams, Grinnell, Smith (if you are a woman), Wellesley (if you are a woman), Bryn Mawr (if you are a woman), Wesleyan, Haverford, Austin College, Sewanee-University of the South, UT-Austin, Texas A&M, Rice, Bates, William & Mary, and Washington & Lee.
Many of them have different feels, but I think it you check most of them , you’ll get an idea of what you like best, and most of these are in Texas and in the South.
Just so you know William & Mary, UT_Austin and Texas A&M are all states schools, While Wesleyan, Smith and Swathmore are LACs with a more quirky and intellectual vide, and Washington & Lee and Sewanee are LACs with preppier more southern vibe, so they are all very different, but you’ll get an idea of what you prefer.</p>
<p>Take a look at colleges in the Patriot League. All historic and top academic colleges but only around 3000 students each and division 1 sports: Colgate, Holy Cross, Bucknell, etc. Complete list: [Patriot</a> League Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.patriotleague.org%5DPatriot”>http://www.patriotleague.org)</p>