<p>I'm in the middle of completing my applications now- and I'm beginning to have major doubts! I'm applying to pretty much every NESCAC school (Bates, Colby, Conn College, Hamilton, etc.), and for so long I have convinced myself that I want to attend a small school. The problem is, I am starting to worry that I may want to be at a school with more students & more to do around campus.
Do you know of any schools that I should research further that could meet these standards?</p>
<p>The Basics:
Weighted GPA- 4.3
Multiple extracurriculars- blah blah blah, I don't feel the need to brag.
Love to ski/race (so definitely prefer the North East)
Looking to major in Psych (pretty standard, so this isn't limiting)</p>
<p>The Patriot League has some larger LAC’s that are strong in academics and athletics. Among them Colgate, Holy Cross, and Bucknell have 2800-3600 students.</p>
<p>If you like to ski/race, have you considered small private schools in Colorado? I would include Montana as well but their small private LACs aren’t that close to skiing.</p>
<p>call up the admissions dept at one or two and arrange an overnite visit once school is in session. Many schools have this, where you bring a sleeping bag and stay with a volunteer host in the dorms. You’ll want to schedule it for when school has been in session a few weeks to get a better sense of what it is like.</p>
<p>You might like UVM, U of Maine Orono, (although they are state U’s they are great schools) UVM is one of the “state ivies”.</p>
<p>If you want to, upstate NY, Idaho (some of the best skiing in the US), CO, and Northern CA.</p>
<p>And as far as multiple extra currics…schools don’t like broad, they like deep. We call it pointy, not well-rounded. So I hope that you really spend time and effort on those extras, and aren’t just there for show.</p>