suggestions for a friend new to the whole thing

College Search & Selection
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<p>My friend is just beginning the whole search process
She's extremely intelligent, a good writer, good recs, an athlete, artist, etc.</p>

<p>but standardized testing isn't her strongest suit</p>

<p>her gpa is high (over 4, all A's and A-'s) with the most challenging courseload possible</p>

<p>She would prefer a college with a balanced-to-conservative view, and is interested in both biology and subjects such as classics and history
Also, she would prefer a body of water (ocean, sea, lake, river, etc.) somewhere near her college
She is interested in intramural water sports (such as rowing) as well as creative writing</p>

<p>Maybe a medium-to-small LAC... but you really do have to consider her aforementioned problems with the SAT and ACT</p>

<p>Thanks on behalf of her!</p>

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<p>Pepperdine, UC Santa Cruz, University of Chicago are worth looking at. Rowing seems to be big in Boston, and there sure is water nearby. How about Boston University or one of the smaller schools there? Wellesley has a lake or pond on campus, I believe, and a crew team.</p>

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<p>She should take a look at Bowdoin. It's SAT optional and has, I believe, rowing as a club sport. It is also quite near the Atlantic Ocean.</p>

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<p>Is your friend going into her jr or sr year?</p>

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<p>connecticut college</p>

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<p>Need to know how low the scores are. If she goes to a strong school and the grades make her top of class, I would focus on the no SAT schools if she can afford them.</p>

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<p>I expect that her scores will be in the 600-range for each section
She'll be a junior, so I'm basing this off her PSAT scores</p>

<p>I do believe she is one of the smartest people at our school though</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.fairtest.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.fairtest.org&lt;/a> provides is a list of schools that don't require the SAT</p>