Recommendations for match and slight reach schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello all!</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to give me some suggestions.</p>

<p>I've already applied ED to my first choice school, St. Olaf, but I still need to apply to a few matches and perhaps a few slight reaches. I hope to major in biology, and would like to minor/have a concentration/double major/ in neuroscience. I'm from the south and I'm interested in LACs in the northeast and midwest.</p>

<p>Here's my info:</p>

<p>My ACT score is 28, and I will submit my Lit. SAT ll 780. I homeschool and have a home-GPA of 3.8. For half of my junior year and the whole of my senior year, I have attended a nearby university as a full-time student. My GPA at the university is a 4.0. I have also participated in an honors chemistry research lab program at the same university.</p>

<p>I have nice EC's. They are very particular; they match my personality and academic interests. For the sake of privacy, I won't list them here, but I have several years worth of community service and martial arts behind me.</p>

<p>My teacher reccommendations are great; they are from my professors at the university. I'm a strong writer, and I believe my essays reflect that.</p>

<p>I appreciate your suggestions!</p>

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<p>You have safeties already (which you will definitely be admitted to and can definitely afford)?</p>

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<p>Consider some of the other ACM schools:
[url=&lt;a href=“http://www.acm.edu/index.html]ACM”&gt;Associated Colleges of the Midwest]ACM</a> ? Associated Colleges of the Midwest — Home<a href=“Of%20these,%20Lawrence%20might%20be%20a%20good%20match.”>/url</a></p>

<p>Other possibilities:
Wheaton College (if it suits your religious orientation)
Centre College
Earlham
Hendrix</p>

<p>Kenyon (a reach relative to St. O.)</p>

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<p>I second Earlham. Hope would be a safe match and is excellent for the sciences. It’s reasonably generous with merit scholarships, though your ACT makes you a borderline applicant for them.</p>

<p>[Hope</a> College](<a href=“http://www.hope.edu/]Hope”>http://www.hope.edu/)
[Department</a> of Biology | Awards & Recognition](<a href=“Biology Department | Hope College”>Biology Department | Hope College)</p>

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<p>What about Carleton? It is a LAC that appears to be stronger in the sciences than many other LACs.</p>

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<p>Take a look at Grinnell - outstanding sciences, no distribution requirements, lots of money for paid student research, and fantastic facilities.</p>

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<p>A 28 ACT would make Carleton larger than a slight reach IMO. Grinnell is a slightly closer reach.</p>

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<p>Give Union a try.</p>

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<p>Thank you all very much!</p>

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<p>For a match look at Allegheny. They are strong in both biology and neuro. You would likely get merit aid as well.</p>