<p>Hey, so I'm trying to compile a reasonable list of schools (I really don't want to one of those people that applies to fifteen different schools) that will fit me needs, most that I can preferably get into.
Ideally I want a school on the East Coast with a strong History, Government and Social Sciences department. I'd like a size anywhere between 3,000 and 15,000 or so. Intellectual, but friendly, environment would be nice. Also an inviting location not to far from urban centers.</p>
<p>Right now I'm thinking: Georgetown, George Washington, Brandeis, Boston University, Rutgers, Emory, and to a certain extent, Brown. </p>
<p>I think I need some less competitive schools on this list that would fit my needs as well. I will also be applying to the UC's.</p>
<p>For somebody who is seriously considering Georgetown and Brown, schools like BU and GWU should be considered matches and Rutgers is probably a safety. I mean, there is a significant difference in the selectivity level between Brown and GWU and there is a huge difference in the selectivity level between Georgetown and Rutgers.</p>
<p>Can you share your unweighed GPA, class rank, SATs, ECs etc... with us?</p>
<p>Oh sure, I could, I wasn't asking about chances or anything, I'm just curious what schools fit my criteria for what I want in a college. How selective a school is or is not... it isn't really of import to me.</p>
<p>My unweighted GPA is 4.0 (no AP or Honors classes), I only just took SATs today, but I expect somewhere between 1900-2100. I got a 710 in US History and a 670 in Bio M. I have some pretty damn good EC's that I'd rather not go into that much detail about right now, I posted it in another thread in the "chances" forum.</p>
<p>Since you mentioned Rutgers, I assume you are NJ resident. As such, Rutgers would be a safety for you. Once you give us your SAT score, we can probably give you more feedback. There is a significant difference between 1900 and 2100. I definitely recommend you look into Cornell, Johns Hopkins, the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>Nah, California resident. I mentioned Rutgers because I hear it has a good History Department. I haven't visited it and don't know all too much about it.</p>
<p>Rutgers has a very strong History department, but so do schools like Wisconsin-Madison, University of Texas-Austin and Indiana-Bloomington to name a few.</p>
<p>Forget Rutgers--not a good choice if you're paying out-of-state rates. Even a lot of in-state people avoid it like the plague, and it doesn't fit your size parameters. Cornell isn't near an urban center. Don't know if Hopkins' location would be considered "inviting." William and Mary isn't near urban center.</p>
<p>Sounds like the East Coast cities with lots of history would be good for you. Luckily there are plenty of options that fit those criteria. Look into American U, Tufts, and Boston College (in addition to ones already mentioned like BU, Brandeis, Brown, Georgetown, GW, Emory). Might want to consider Gettysburg (though not near an urban center) and Villanova as a safeties to be close to a lot of history.</p>
<p>Williamsburg (where William & Mary is located) is...fairly urban. It's a tourist center, a cutesy little town with horse drawn carriages and people dressed from the colonial days. Well, okay, that doesn't exactly sound urban. It's got an amusement park...? Either way, if you want history, W&M (as well as UVA) is basically written into it. You'd read about both W&M and UVA in your history textbooks. What better place to study history than in a place that's part of it?</p>
<p>Why don't we take the OP at his/her word about wanting to be near an urban center? As fun as it is to watch Elrod the blacksmith make horseshoes at Colonial Williamsburg, I'm guessing access to a little hustle-bustle, some big-city anonymity, and a few non-chain coffee shops is what the OP is looking for.</p>
<p>I wouldn't write Rutgers off... I think its a very good choice for a safety for the OP if she gets a 1300-1350 or so on the SAT.... I'm not really sure but anything lower for out-of-state without APs or honors might not be such a safety.. It's worth applying even with a 1200 though. New Brunswick is a nice, small city with very easy access to NYC and Philadelphia (the train station is a 5 minute walk from College Ave). The polisci/history departments are very good.. and as one of the oldest colleges in the USA, it also is "a part of history."</p>
<p>Also... I think that the New Bruns undergrad pop is around 20000 but im not sure. In any case, I don't think that anyone could tell a difference between 15000 students and 30000 students... its just a lot in any case haha.</p>
<p>Since you mentioned Rutgers, I assume you are NJ resident. As such, Rutgers would be a safety for you. Once you give us your SAT score, we can probably give you more feedback. There is a significant difference between 1900 and 2100. I definitely recommend you look into Cornell, Johns Hopkins, the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>OP said they wanted a student body of 3k-15k...</p>