<p>im thinking of applying to colgate, johns hopkins, northwestern, cornell, and weslyan. Reach schools include brown and columbia. </p>
<p>sats verbal 750
math 700
writing 720 </p>
<p>third in class
4.0 GPA</p>
<p>two varisty sports, clubc, steeady job, community serice but no real leadership positions</p>
<p>i need help finding safety schools! thanks so much!</p>
<p>Actually, I think all of those would be reaches...or at least high matches. You should have plenty of safety options though.</p>
<p>Somewhat similar to Brown and Wesleyan, you might like Sarah Lawrence and Skidmore.</p>
<p>Somewhat similar to Colgate and Northwestern, you may like Marist.</p>
<p>Somewhat similar to Columbia, you may like Fordham. </p>
<p>Somewhat similar to Johns Hopkins, you may like URochester.</p>
<p>Good luck. :)</p>
<p>thanks.
i kow all of these would be really hard to get into and are reaches, columbia and brown are VERY high reaches... </p>
<p>thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Can't make any worthwhile recommendations without more info. as to your interests. Although you are probably underestimating the difficulty for RD admission to Northwestern University.</p>
<p>You have good numbers. Consider your flagship state school as a safety. You don't actually have any true matches on your list...just reaches of varying degrees. </p>
<p>I suggest as true matches:
Lafayette College
Dickinson College
Franklin and Marshall College
UMich might be easier than NU as they rely on numbers more than NU</p>
<p>wow. i guess i really underestimated the difficulties of getting into these schools!</p>
<p>i want to stay on the east coast, in a moderatley sized college, preferably with liberal political views</p>
<p>i guess i need new matches too</p>
<p>Well, Lafayette and Franklin and Marshall may be a bit too conservative for you, but Dickinson could be good, if you don't mind a rural environment.</p>
<p>Otherwise, of the schools we've already discussed, I'd say that Rochester is actually probably more of a match, so that could be good. Maybe Carnegie Mellon?</p>
<p>cmu's deadline already passed</p>
<p>Lugburz: she's obviously not a senior...</p>
<p>OP: I'd look at Lehigh, Skidmore, and Dickinson as low matches.</p>
<p>Gettysburg or Ursinus would be a good safety.</p>
<p>"I'm thinking of applying to colgate, johns hopkins, northwestern, cornell, and weslyan. Reach schools include brown and columbia."</p>
<p>Cornell is certainly on par with Brown and Columbia. Northwestern has become SO much harder to get into after it joined common app. I would take a look at Colby if you like Colgate. Have you considered Bates or Bowdoin? Johns Hopkins is great, don't know much about wesleyan. Take a look at Villanova or Haverford for matches, although they're a bit smaller than the others.</p>
<p>What state are you in? That makes a huge difference in whether the State U is a good safety.</p>
<p>i live in pennsylvania... i am really not interested in going to penn state.</p>
<p>thank you for all the suggestions..</p>
<p>i will definitley be applying to colgate as my first choice, not so sure about northwestern, columbia.</p>
<p>brown is going to be a HUGE reach.</p>
<p>im looking into the safeties you suggested, i liked colby and haverford, but even haverford seemd difficult to get into </p>
<p>i still have to take sats again, i plan to take ACTs and SAT subject tests.
i guess i will have better knowlegde of my chances after i take these tests.</p>
<p>Bard (they have a really nice program where if you are top 10 in your class then you only have to pay the price of your public school)</p>
<p>What do you want to study?</p>
<p>jessica: You probably should keep Columbia on your list if you want an east coast school with liberal political views. No need to retake the SAT I exam since you already have a very high score, 1450/1600, which qualifies you for any school in the country. Instead, focus on AP & SAT II subject tests, or, possibly, on the ACT. Depending upon what you want to study, here is a list of schools for you to consider: Columbia, Brown, NYU, Amherst College, Swarthmore College, Wesleyan University, Dickinson College, Tufts & Emory. The Univ. of Pennsylvania and Cornell are other options which satisfy your broadly stated interests and match your intellect. Don't sell yourself short. A 1450/1600 is an incredibly high score. To maximize your continued intellectual growth, it is best to be around other highly intelligent students and faculty. There is great value to be derived from being taught in an intellectually stimulating environment by outstanding professors who are invigorated by brilliant and motivated students, such as yourself. In light of your spectacular class rank and GPA, along with your outstanding SAT I scores, I suggest that you apply to at least 9 academically elite schools, and recommend that you apply to 12 schools overall---all of which should be academically demanding environments. Only retake the SAT I if you actually need a higher math score--- but this can be accomplished by taking SAT II subject tests.</p>