<p>I've already asked for some assistance regarding the, for lack of a better term, preliminary college hunt, but now that I've a better idea about my "ideal" college, I was wondering if anybody could help me match some schools to these characteristics:</p>
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<li>The school should be pretty liberal (e.g., friendly LGBT community)</li>
<li>Small, preferably nothing like the size of colleges like NEU or BC; preferably an LAC</li>
<li>Within NY but I'll consider going OOS if the area is nice and the school is (somewhat) generous with financial aid</li>
<li>At least some diversity regarding ethnicity (Although not an entirely important factor)</li>
<li>And finally, and somewhat obviously, I should stand some sort of a chance at admissions with my stats </li>
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<p>1900 (possibly 2000) SAT I score
90.0/100 GPA
Decent ECs
Great letters of recommendation
Presumably great essay</p>
<p>How far of a reach do you think Vassar and Bard are for me? Do you think a SAT score of at least 2100 would increase my chances by any noticeable margin?</p>
<p>Suny Purchase, Suny New Paltz, Sarah Lawrence, Drew (NJ/good with merit money), Clark (MA) and Goucher (MD/good with merit money). Best of luck!</p>
<p>Far outside NY, but it fits your other criteria: Macalester College in MN</p>
<p>Very liberal/activist, very generous with financial aid, very diverse. And possibly doable with your stats (way more possible than Vassar, Wesleyan, etc.).</p>
<p>Thank you, guys. I’ve had my eye on some of the colleges already mentioned and I’ll definitely do some research on some of the ones that I didn’t know about.</p>