Hey everyone! I’m a current junior from the Northeast looking for some schools. I prefer to stay in the NE. Looking for small schools (liberal arts?). I might do engineering, but I’m undecided. Cost is not an issue.
Stats: 3.4 UW GPA (no rank at my school, no weighted gpa, everything is on a 4.0 scale)
SAT: 1420
Sing a lot outside of school (opera). Am part of debate, theater (not heavily, it takes up too much time), asian culture club
I’ve looked at a few colleges that change lives in the northeast already and my state school but not much else. Let me know if I forgot anything. Thanks in advance all!!!
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Lafayette College, Union College, College of the Holy Cross, Trinity College, Gettysburg College, Connecticut College, Skidmore College, Dickinson College, Bard College?
@annexelizabeth thank you for your advice. I’ve heard that Lafayette is very sporty, also trinity and connecticut are more elite preppy schools, is that true? I haven’t heard of College of the Holy Cross, Gettysburg, or Bard, so thanks for the suggestion- do you happen to know any of those schools?
What about Alfred University? It is a small private university located in rural western NY comprised of an engineering school, school of professional studies, art & design school, liberal arts & sciences school and business school.
@FlippersMom thank you, but is transferring between those schools hard? I was thinking of studying physics along with something like music
I don’t know if it is hard to transfer between schools, but it is possible. My son is a current student there (freshman) and is in the process of transferring from the engineering school to the college of liberal arts & sciences, since he’s decided to change his major. They do offer a major in physics and a minor in music (both are within the college of Liberal Arts & sciences). Their website states: “You can combine majors and minors from all 5 of our colleges/schools, complete a second degree, or even design your own major. Choose from over 40 majors and more than 50 minors”
Lehigh is a fine engineering school in PA, RPI is also great in upstate NY. Of the two Lehigh likely has more students in other disciplines (outstanding business school) in case you change your focus.
@FlippersMom thank you!
@rickle1 thank you, I’ve heard of lehigh. It would be a reach with my stats right?
I’d say high match based on GPA. Your SAT looks good. Lehigh takes interest seriously so that means visting and interview at the very least.
If you are serious about engineering, there is only a small handful of LACs that offer it (I think it’s like Swarthmore, Smith, Bucknell, Lafayette, Union, Trinity College–I might be missing one).
If you’d be happy with studying something like physics, there are more options. annexelizabeth’s list is good. More ideas: Franklin and Marshall, Brandeis, Clark, Mount Holyoke, Muhlenberg, Sarah Lawrence.