Schools for me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've always been enrolled in the most challenging/rigorous classes at a competitive public high school. Right now, and I know this sounds very weird--I'm expecting my transcript to have all A's, 2 B's, and 2 D's. I guess that pretty much kills my chances at all top colleges, considering I have no excuse for the D's other than taking classes that were too difficult for me to handle. (Both the D's were in math classes) I have fairly above-average extracurricular activities and leadership, but not like absolutely breathtaking. My SAT score on my first try was a 2100, but I'm going to retake it and hopefully it will go up to a 2250+. I'm expecting good teacher recommendations, and I think I'll do well on my essays because I'm a good writer.</p>

<p>So, all of that said, what type of schools do you think I should look at? I'm interested in liberal arts colleges but the ones I've always dreamed about are Middlebury and really selective ones that won't accept me anyways. It would be nice if the college could have a fairly liberal and active student body. I'm interested in majoring in International Relations. Any ideas? Am I really doomed when it comes to getting accepted to college because of those Bs and Ds?</p>

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<p>Bs and Cs won’t hurt you too badly. The Ds will.</p>

<p>That being said, score as high on the SATs as you possibly can to compensate.</p>

<p>Do look at Midd, and also Wesleyan.</p>

<p>The latter would be quite forgiving toward you.</p>

<p>Don’t rule out the premiere LACs so quickly: they are, oftentimes, willing to bend the standards to admit exceptional students.</p>

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<p>Rhodes is a possibility for you, and it has a strong international studies program and many study abroad opportunities (about 60% of students study abroad).</p>

<p>For what it’s worth, unless you’re taking a prep class this time and didn’t the first time, or unless something odd happened the first time, don’t expect your SAT score to jump up 150 points the second time you take it. 2100 is a good score anyway.</p>