Review my boring old list, perhaps?

College Search & Selection
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<p>So, hi. I'm a senior who is (surprise surprise) finalizing my college list. Specifically, I have too many potential safeties and would like help deciding which ones to keep. </p>

<p>THE STATS (because I know people will ask for them.)</p>

<p>Female
Caucasian
competitive public high school, suburban Boston
GPA: UW 3.91; W 4.38
SAT: 2290 (800CR, 760M, 730W)
SAT II: Lit 770, French 800
School doesn't rank; I am solidly in the top 10%.
ECs: various, mostly related to music, folk music, folk dance and American Sign Language. Some community service/volunteering.
Awards: a few school writing awards, etc. National Merit Semi-finalist. </p>

<p>THE LIST
Reaches:
Brown
Pomona
Swarthmore (ED)</p>

<p>Matches:
Haverford
Wesleyan</p>

<p>Safeties:
Kenyon
Goucher
Pitzer
Brandeis
William & Mary</p>

<p>WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR:
Small-ish liberal-artsy school, co-ed, not urban, not preppy, not drinking won't socially exclude me, challenging academics, linguistics program a plus but not a requirement, some opportunities to sing/dance/act/etc. Any kind of connection to American Sign Language a BIG plus but not a requirement. </p>

<p>Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>Good list but you don;t need that many safeties. Dump a safety and add in another high match, maybe Vassar?</p>

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<p>I agree with Slipper. I would definite drop a couple of safeties, although I am not so sure William and Mary qualifies as a safety for any OOS applicant. Definitely check out Princeton, Amherst, Bowdoin, Carleton, Dartmouth and Grinnell.</p>

4

<p>How about Oberlin? It's got almost twice as many students as Kenyon, so it would probably be able to handle your wide variety of interests a little better.</p>

5

<p>Thank you! I have visited/considered many of the schools you suggested and I feel much better about my list now. </p>

<p>Reaches:
Brown
Pomona
Swarthmore (ED)</p>

<p>Matches:
Haverford
Wesleyan
William & Mary</p>

<p>Safeties:
Goucher
Pitzer
Brandeis</p>

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<p>I would seriously consider adding one of the schools suggested by the posters just to hedge your bets. Otherwise good list!</p>