<p>Hi everyone! I'm currently a junior in a competetive school at Texas, and I need some suggestions for colleges. I currently have..</p>
<p>University of Texas Austin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Purdue University
Auburn University
Texas A&M
University of Houston (Safety)</p>
<p>I have a 4.32 GPA weighted, 3.78 uniweighted, and a 2140 SAT score, 1670 Math & Reading.</p>
<p>Liberal Arts colleges would be the best, as I don't really know of any out there.
Recommendations please?</p>
<p>Do you have any geographic restrictions? Do you have any idea of what you might be interested in studying? By the way, I would add Rice to your list.</p>
<p>How do you have a 1670 in math and reading?</p>
<p>Anyway, it looks like you’re in range for many very good LAC’s. Personally, I’m more knowledgeable about the ones in the Northeast, is that something you would consider?</p>
<p>Maybe look at Pomona and the Claremont colleges. And yes there would be lots of options for liberals arts colleges in the NE and the midwest but more information would help.</p>
<p>Wow my bad, exactly why my math score is so low…haha 1480 reading and writing. I don’t have any geographic restrictions, I just want to see what’s recommended, because I’ve always been more into large universities, but lots of people are telling me to look into liberal arts. </p>
<p>Is Vanderbilt out of reach? Oh, and I want to study pharmacy, but I can always go to a different pharmacy school. </p>
<p>As for Rice, I’m a little scared to go there, because I heard they’re really hard to get into. /:</p>
<p>Hmmm…would it be a bad idea to switch into pharmacy school from a liberal arts college?
Maybe I should make a new thread for University recommendations…</p>
<p>I would think that if you want to go to a pharmacy college, you should be looking at the colleges that offer that specific program. I can’t think of any LAC’s that would accomplish that goal. There are a ton of info on CC specific to Pharmacy programs that you might want to search for.</p>
<p>As far as Rice, it is a tough school but don’t be scared to apply there because of how hard it is to get into. UNC Chapel Hill (as an OSS) and Vanderbilt may be just as hard.</p>
<p>Texas really has only two liberal arts colleges. Austin (in Sherman, TX) and Southwestern (in Georgetown). Trinity University in San Antonio is a lot like a LAC, but it’s bigger (2700) and urban and has a different vibe than the typical small LAC. I like many of the Colleges That Change Lives – most of these would probably be safeties for you, and preferable safeties to UH, IMHO.</p>
<p>Also, I gotta disagree with the advice that a LAC is a bad starting point for someone who wants to go into pharmacy. The typical pharmacy program applicant at UT is a chem, bio, or biochem major, and you can get that anywhere.</p>
<p>Thanks! UT isn’t a 0+6 pharmacy school is it?
I’m probably gonna have 2 or 3 liberal arts for safeties. Should I do those 3 you suggested? I’ve only heard of Trinity…</p>
<p>We found the “Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College” helpful when researching LACs. They review the “elite” LACs, the slightly less selective, and those that are great but not particularly selective. LACs give a great pre professional education and remember, most people change their mind as to their major.</p>
<p>Why not look at Butler and Drake? Both schools are “early assurance” pharmacy schools, which means that you will be admitted into their pharmacy programs as long as you meet their requirements after completing two years at their schools. They both have good pharmacy programs and you get a smaller college feel.
If that is not for you, then going to your instate university is a better option since pharmacy school is expensive.</p>
<p>I would say visit small schools and visit big schools, and see where you feel more comfortable…after a couple of visits you start to get a feel for what you like/don’t like.</p>
<p>Green99 is right-you really need to visit a few to get the feel and get a sense of the trade-offs. For most kids, its quickly clear whether a LAC is right for them or not.</p>
<p>I have to also agree with Green99 that the best way to determine whether a big school or small school is best is by visiting the college, ideally when they are in session. My D was absolutely certain she wanted a larger college until she started looking at LAC’s. She decided that an LAC fit her needs best. Good luck in your search</p>