Suggestions please!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I posted a thread like this a couple months ago, but some of the stats were estimations. I just got my report card in the mail today, so I have some real numbers to work with now. :)</p>

<p>Black female, Illinois
Junior
GPA: W-4.167 UW-Don't really know. Maybe about a 3.3-3.7?
My high school really isn't all that competitive.
Rank: 31/729 (Top 4%)
ACT: Haven't taken the official one yet, but I received a 27 on a practice one I took a while ago. I'm aiming for a 30.</p>

<p>First Semester Junior Year Grades:
PE-A+
Anatomy and Physiology (Honors)-A/A+
Standard US History-A+ (I was in APUS for like two weeks, but I dropped out. :/)
Honors Pre-Calculus-B
French III (Honors)-A/A+
AP English 11-A
Semester GPA (W): 4.5</p>

<p>My second semester schedule is pretty much the same. I'm just taking a different type of PE now.</p>

<p>Possible Senior Year Schedule:
PE (1st Sem)/Honors Psychology (2nd Sem, only if I take Economics at the local CC over the summer.)
Honors Physics or AP Biology (Having a tough time deciding!)
AP Calculus AB
French IV (Honors)
AP English 12
Web Design/Graphics Class</p>

<p>ECs (Pretty weak. :()
Speech Team (9, 10) Not the whole year for either year though. :/
Art Buddies (Mentoring, basically.) (11)
Interact Club (11)
National Honors Society (11) I plan on doing the last three again next year.</p>

<p>I'm pretty open when it comes to suggestions in terms of size. I would prefer something in the Midwest so I can stay closer to home, but feel free to throw in colleges in other places. The only thing I'm really set on is weather: I don't want a place that's hot all year round! :) Here are some colleges I've been looking at:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Chicago
Knox College-Small LAC in Galesburg, Illinois. About three hours away from me.
Beloit College-Small LAC in Beloit, Wisconsin. About two hours away from me.</p>

<p>Just ask if you need anymore info from me! Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Midwest? Similar to Beloit and Knox?</p>

<p>Lawrence University - match
Kalamazoo College - match
College of Wooster - match
Grinnell College - reach
Earlham College - match
Carleton College - reach
Macalester College - reach</p>

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<p>Kenyon and Oberlin would be reaches but not as much as Carlton. Try arranging an overnight visit at a small school so you can see how you like them which will help to figure out how many to add to the list.</p>

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<p>Good schools. Any idea what you’d like to study? Add Denison (high match). Maybe Taylor or Cornell College (IA).</p>

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<p>Nice list of schools from Miss Pickwickian. Is financial aid an issue here?</p>

<p>A few others in the NE:
Colby-Maine (match)
Bates-Maine (match-SAT/ACT optional)
Bowdoin-Maine (reach-SAT/ACT optional)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I don’t know why I keep forgetting to say what I want to study. :slight_smile: I’ll probably be applying undecided, but I’ve been thinking about going into early childhood or elementary education a lot lately.</p>

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<p>The Midwest list is excellent.
Bear in mind tha tyour best chances for lots of merit aid may be at schools which are safeties.
Small Eastern schhols with nice campuses; good reputatiions; strong ed programs include Alleghenny; Alfred; Susquehanna; Juniata; Muhlenberg; and Ursinus.</p>

<p>At a larger size, St. Josephs, Pitt and Temple.</p>

<p>Best of luck</p>

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<p>MissPickwickian and Hitch hit the highlights in the midwest. But I think you have to determine what you are looking for. </p>

<p>A couple of additional suggestions – Centre in Kentucky, Rhodes in Tennessee and Depauw in Indiana. With regard to publics, I think public liberal arts colleges are sold short on these boards. Minnesota Morris and Truman State immediately come to mind as very good and affordable choices.</p>

<p>And I may be out of the loop here, but I personally would classify Grinnell and Macalester as high matches. And Carleton, it seems to me, is certainly not out of realm. Good luck!</p>