Suggestions

College Search & Selection
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<p>Does anyone have any college suggestions for a truly average student in the Northeast? She is interested in biology and psychology. Stats are:
SAT I M 520, V 580
ACT 24
GPA 3.8, honors classes through pre-calculus and AP Bio.
Good extracurriculars, including biochemistry research, leadership, excellent community service. Anyone?</p>

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<p>see <a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/articles/brief/06average_brief.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/articles/brief/06average_brief.php&lt;/a> and <a href="http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/78/07879796/0787979678.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/78/07879796/0787979678.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>U.pitt (great med and bio programs)</p>

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<p>U of Rhode Island, U of Maine-Orono, Penn State, Fairfield, St. Michael's, Providence College, Assumption College, Stonehill College, Springfield College, UMass, St. Lawrence, Syracuse, Washington and Jefferson, Northeastern, Suffolk U. Get the Fiske Guide to Colleges. There are many more in there. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Do a search on review.com -- you can input her stats and interests (major, setting, campus size, etc.) and get a bunch of ideas. I'm on that site all the time.</p>

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<p>Niagara U., St. Joseph's (Pa), Rochester Institute of Technology, Ohio U.</p>

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<p>the state university in whichever state you live in? usually, those are good deals for great educations.</p>

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<p>A few suggestions:</p>

<p>Mt. Holyoke College (MA)
Goucher College (MD)
Clark University (MA)
College of Wooster (OH)
Denison University (OH)
Marietta College (OH)
Hampshire College (MA)
Bennignton College (VT)
Skidmore College (NY)
Hobart & William Smith College (NY)
Manhattanville College (NY)
Wheaton College (MA)
Fairfield University (CT)
Drew University (NJ)
Villanova University (PA)
Alfred University (NY)</p>

<p>I was not sure if you meant schools in the NE or that you daugter was a student in the NE. There are many schools outside the traditional definition of the NE that you or she might like. Also, I included a few MW schools off of I-90 (with easy access and within about 5-6 hours from western NY), as some would consider it in the NE (at least up until the Indiana border). I'm in Washington state and I a just got back from driving to look at schools out east, so location is less of a problem in my case. It took me 15 hours to drive from Lawrence University in WI to Hartford, CT. The drive, BTW, is much better than from WI to WA--30 hours!!! I was shocked how small most of the midwestern and east coast state are from West to East.</p>

<p>Anyhow, I'd also look beyond NE. Just my humble opinion. Hope this helps.
IB</p>