Strong English program in New England

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am currently an English major at URI, but I am incredibly unhappy with the English department. For this reason, I plan on transferring in the Spring of 2014. The only problem is, I have absolutely no idea where to apply!</p>

<p>I'm looking for a school in the New England area (preferably Massachusetts as I'm fron Rhode Island) with a strong English department. I'd like to attend a school which offers a great deal of options in terms of focus and fields of study, as I'm interested in studying English, writing, and women's studies. However, English is my most prominent focus, so I would rather study English alone at a school with a good English program, than all three at a school where all three aren't that amazing.</p>

<p>I'm really interested in the idea of studying comparative literature, so it would be nice to have that option as a focus to my studies!</p>

<p>For what it's worth, my GPA is 3.7 and my SAT score was 1700 ... not exactly the greatest, but I still feel as though I'm entitled to a more challenging program than what URI offers.</p>

<p>As far as financial circumstances are concerned, I definitely do need financial aid of some description. I'd say my "budget" would be about $45k/yr, which seems to be the average tuition amount for all of the schools I've been looking at recently anyway.</p>

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<p>A 3.7 really isn’t going to limit you… A 1700 might, though. I’d recommend retaking for a 2000+, and then applying to “top 50” schools that seem like they would be good fits, and have strong English programs.</p>

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<p>Yes, I do. I’ve been told that I actually think I qualify for a lot more financial aid than I’ve been receiving while at URI. Due to a number of issues, I didn’t end up applying for nearly as much financial aid as I probably could have.</p>

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<p>I agree. I’ve been considered retaking the SAT as soon as possible, but I’d like to avoid it if I could. It might really end up being worth it though, so I’m considering it.</p>

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<p>There are lots in New England…
Don’t know if you would get into any of these as a transfer student (many good schools accept very few transfers) but a few names off the top of my head -
Middlebury, Vassar, any Ivy League school, Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Tufts, Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Brandeis, Clark?, Holy Cross, BC, BU.</p>

<p>See if you can get a copy of the Rugg’s Guide - it is a list of recommended colleges for each major.</p>

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<p>Yes, the 3.7 GPA is my college GPA. It was the same in high school too though, which I doubt makes a difference haha. </p>

<p>Thank you very much! I’ll definitely look into getting a copy of the Rugg’s Guide!</p>