<p>I am on the hunt for a great school that fits me, and I realize there are a million topics like mine, but I might as well see if any of y'all have some suggestions.
I am looking for a school with good student/teacher relationships, small to medium size (under 10,000) , but still a good social scene/ dating life. </p>
<p>In case anybody is wondering I am a junior, I have a 4.0 (unweighted, 4.6 weighted) so far, including this past semester, my extracurriculars are : Student Council, Badminton(on team past two years, managing this year due to health problems), Tau Gamma ( a service club at my school), tutoring weekly for elementary kids this past year, a youth group(with a leadership position), psychology club, SADD club, homeless shelter volunteering, and I am going to France for 3 weeks with an immersion program.</p>
<p>I prefer schools that are not preppy or with a conservative majority but I am open-minded.</p>
<p>Schools I am considering (they may be stretches, I'm not sure how I qualify) : Rice, Tulane, WashU in St. Louis, Rhodes College, Hendrix College, Emory, Emerson.</p>
<p>Assuming they are in line with your grades, all the schools are in your range. Tulane would give you about $25,000 without anything additional other than applying, and with a separate application you would have a shot at getting a full tuition scholarship.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken my ACT or SAT yet. I will probably get 29-30 on ACT, because I got a 29 on the practice one that I did not study for.
If anyone can recommend any medium sized schools, that would be great.</p>
<p>I think you should take a look at the College of William and Mary. It has 6000 undergrads and 2000 grad students. Its one of the best public schools (one ranking has it first after the military academies - so it really depends on your method. Its definitely the most ‘different’ of the top publics; it is often said to have more of a private school feel) and is located in in Williamsburg, Virginia. It prides itself on its teaching quality and involving undergraduates in research and some consider it one of the best public feeder school for top law, med, and grad programs. The Greek scene is pretty big with a third of student participating, and they, along with many other groups, are always hosting open parties three nights a week, if that’s your thing. Otherwise there are plenty of comedians, bands, movies, speakers, and other such events to keep you occupied.</p>
<p>It seems to be in line, academically speaking, with your current ECs and GPA, though having a higher ACT than expected would definitely help, especially for OOS.</p>
<p>In that case, look into University of Richmond. It would be described as somewhat preppy/conservative (~50% of the student body goes Greek), but you never know how you’ll like it, until you look closer. Especially if you keep an open mind…</p>
<p>Thank you all for your input.
I don’t think I could get much better than a 30 on my ACT, I don’t test very well. I am ok with not getting into a super selective school, I know Rice, Wash U, and Emory are big stretches</p>
<p>Thank you for suggesting Seattle University
It sounds like a very cool school
also, I am not sure if this changes anything but I recently won two scholarships to go to France over the summer and I was invited to join the Cum Laude Honor Society.</p>
<p>You should look into the Claremont schools, otherwise known as the 5Cs. Claremont McKenna seems like it would fit you; I just started to research it and it seems amazing–I am planning to visit there this fall and possibly even stay overnight</p>
<p>I would love to go to the Claremont Schools, my issue with those and Seattle U is the distance. If I had more money I would view them as realistic schools for me, but I just don’t know how going to school that far away would work out.</p>