<p>Please!</p>
<p>I have Stony Brook U. and need a second safety in the NE. It needs to be strong in the sciences/strong pre-med program and not have a huge greek scene.
SAT - 2040 (710 R, 650 M, 680 W)
SAT II - 740 IC, 730 Chem</p>
<p>91.9
decent ECs, decent essay, strong recs</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>What are your reaches and matches? To know the sort of place you prefer...</p>
<p>Cornell, U of R, NYU, Northeastern, Stony Brook U. </p>
<p>previously considering but no longer am - Tufts, Johns Hopkins, BU </p>
<p>I know Cornell has a huge greek scene, but some other important factors outweigh that fact. I really prefer big schools with a diverse student body regardless of the urban/suburban/rural environment. The really important thing to me is the school's proximity to NYC (within a five hour drive), its overall strength, and its strength in the sciences. Another thing that factors into play is my prospective major. I want to major in something revolving around health (Health and Society, Health Science), but few colleges offer a major like that. </p>
<p>All the schools on my list except NYU do offer that type of major, but since it's really rare I didn't put that in my criteria. I kind of gave up on the idea and am willing to consider a safety school that has the typical majors. </p>
<p>Well, hopefully that can help clear some things up.</p>
<p>Anyone?...</p>
<p>Why are you cutting out Tufts? Its community health program -- along with Penn's -- are totally unique in the country.</p>
<p>Tufts requires students to major in something else in addition to Community Health, so I would have to think of a second major. Also, I just don't think I align myself with what they want the students to be like. One of the admissions officers spent a good hour talking about how Tufts' students solve world's problems with the education they gained at Tufts. I know a good amount of applicants BS or at least exaggerate their goals/beliefs just to get into a good school, but I just can't feign idealism. I am compassionate and giving, but their mission is just over the top for me. In other words, I don't think I'm a good match for Tufts :-)</p>
<p>Most of my Communtiy Health major friends double up in Peace & Justice Studies, Child Development, Intl Rel, Poli Sci, or Sociology. If you can't imagine studying anything else but communtiy health, then yeah, Tufts wouldn't be right for you. And I don't think it's about feigning idealism: if you want to study community health you obviously have some interest -- however glass-half-empty -- about wanting to make some sort of difference or having some sort of impact, right? Don't let admissions brouhaha turn you off ;-)</p>
<p>My list is very close to yours. Why did you cut out BU and Hopkins?</p>
<p>Try looking at Rutgers for a safety.</p>
<p>Why didnt you like BU?</p>
<p>not a safety but a match- brandeis.
maybe ithaca for a safety?</p>
<p>How about RPI?</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions!
Thanks for the encouragement Lollabelle, but Tufts was just a little too intense with its stuff, and it almost seemed like a sort of elitism. </p>
<p>BU has grade deflation and high girls:guys ratio, especially in my major. It seems a bit overrated, mostly because of its location. After reading about it, I don't think I'd like it there.
I'm not applying to Hopkins because it recommends (read: requires) 3 SAT IIs, and it's already an extreme reach, so I chickened out.
Ithaca and Rutgers were all on my original list so I might still apply.
Brandeis is too crazy for pre-med and I hear they don't like secular Jews like myself. It's also 5 minutes away from my aunt's house.
I'll look into RPI.</p>
<p>What about SUNY at Buffalo? Huge health sciences resources. A few hours farther than you are considering, but it's not that much farther than Rochester. Also cheap flights are available from Kennedy to Buffalo. U of Delaware, Temple, Drexel and Pitt might be some good choices too. Univ of Rhode Island, UConn, Hofstra, are all possibilities. If you have not ruled out catholic schools, a number of them fit the bill. Goucher and Hopkins share programs, and Goucher does not require 3 SATs, is not the reach Hopkins is. GW is another school that may have what you want, not a safety, however.</p>
<p>1) the Grade deflation is bs.
2) high girls to guy ration? That's pretty much any school</p>
<p>actually, the vast majority of brandeis jews are secular...or else they would go to yeshiva or something.</p>
<p>Yeah, theyre mostly conservative/conservadox. Brandeis is accepting of everyone though.</p>