Suggest a good reach

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm looking for a good reach school to apply to. I'm not going to apply to Harvard or Yale, I'm looking for a good reach but somewhere that I have at least a shot at. </p>

<p>I'm a current junior at a public school in Minnesota, class size of 680. Class rank isn't used anymore, but I'm giving an educated guess at around 50 of 680.
GPA: 4.05
ACT- 32 composite, 11 writing
IB Diploma Candidate
HL Math, HL English, HL History, SL Biology, SL spanish, SL Art
SL science= 4, SL Art= 5
2 year varsity soccer (team captain of both freshman and sophomore teams)
2 year varsity lacrosse
2 year lettering member of math team
member of premier level soccer club over summer
member of presidential student council at school
Volunteer at local library
Work as ice-rink attendant during winters
1 year of team rowing, possibly playing in college</p>

<p>I'm looking for a small-medium sized school (2,000 to 6,000) Which of the lower ivies would be the best fit? any advice?</p>

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<p>Dartmouth, possibly.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth is in a rural area, and Brown (fits your description) is in an urban setting.</p>

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<p>Any other non-ivies? Dartmouth was probably going to be the reach that I applied to so its good to know that people agree.</p>

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<p>^ I wouldn't call Dartmouth a super reach, at least, it's not in the same league of difficulty as HYPS, but it's definitely a reach.</p>

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<p>Admissions are very unpredictable at almost all top schools - that's why no one should every consider them safeties/matches. The OP's ACT score puts him at around the 50th percentile (according to CollegeBoard, which also says Dartmouth has a ~15% acceptance rate). I'd say it's a reasonable reach, but again, with admissions on the whole being so uncertain, no one could tell you for sure.</p>

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<p>how about some that don't require SAT subject tests?</p>

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<p>Bowdoin or Bates?</p>

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<p>Duke has a somewhat similar vibe to Dartmouth. It could be a possibility. The small town atmosphere + close proximity to Raleigh is nice. </p>

<p>Also look at maybe Rice?</p>

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<p>Dartmouth's acceptance rate is 13.2%.</p>

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<p>What about an LAC? How much does location matter to you?</p>

<p>I had the same HLs as you, by the way. :p</p>

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<p>Lower Ivies, just lol.</p>

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<p>I'm good with LAC's, in fact I prefer them and location is unimportant, I live in the midwest and I would be fine with going anywhere.</p>

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<p>Might look at Holy Cross-SAT optional, great school spirit-HC plays many Ivies in the major sports. Holy Cross is only 1 hour from Boston.</p>

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<p>Look at Northwestern as well.</p>