Suggestions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've already got a list of certain colleges that I'm pretty keen on, based mostly on campus visits. Most of these schools are reaches/dreams though - can you help match me with some safeties and/or targets? Do you think the colleges that I've selected so far will be a good fit?</p>

<p>Super-reaches:
Princeton
Stanford
U Penn</p>

<p>Reach:
Swarthmore
Pomona
Wellesley</p>

<p>Match:
Vassar</p>

<p>Safety:
Smith</p>

<p>My favorites so far are Wellesley, Princeton and Swarthmore.</p>

<p>Here are some of my statistics to give you a better picture:
Female, live in Asia, US citizen. SAT: 2250, GPA: 4.07 (weighted) . I'll be graduating with 6 APs
Subject tests: Literature 780, World History 760
I'm mainly involved in theatre and one or two key community service organizations. I'm looking for a college/uni with a liberal arts focus & a small-campus feel. It's also important that the college is gay-friendly, has a sizeable international population and is not way too conservative. I'm potentially looking to major in linguistics or a foreign language, with maybe a minor in psychology or education.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance! :D</p>

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<p>Wesleyan sounds like a fit, but it is hard to get into. Look at Bard, Skidmore, Sarah Lawrence, Middlebury, Barnard. University of Chicago is different, but it may be a good fit for you and it does satisfy most of your requirements.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I'm considering Bard, and I'll have to look more closely at the others you suggested. I visited Barnard and wasn't too thrilled by the campus to be honest. It seemed a bit cramped and too much in the city. I've heard good things about UC Chicago.
What do you think about Reed and Rice?</p>

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<p>Also look at Haverford and William & Mary</p>

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<p>IMHO, Swat and Pomona would lean toward Super-Reach. Moreso than Wellesley, anyway.</p>

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<p>Reed looks like a match for you, meeting all your requirements except for the minor in education. Also consider Carleton, Grinnell, Oberlin.</p>

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<p>Rice would be a great fit educationally, but I am not sure that it would have the social atmosphere that you are looking for. It might, though.</p>

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<p>You should definitely consider Haverford...</p>

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<p>Thanks for your tips! I don't know too much about the colleges suggested, but I'm looking them up right now :)</p>

<p>Keilexandra: yeah, I do consider Swat and Pomona to be a bigger reach then Wellesley, which I guess would be more of a match/reach. I know they're really competitive.</p>

<p>OneMom: you're right, Rice probably wouldn't be that good of a social fit. I didn't realize that it was in Houston (I'm not really looking to study in Texas).</p>

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<p>Northwestern - it's bigger but I didn't not feel like it was overwhelming. Chicago is an amazing city too to ultimately set your roots down.</p>

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<p>Yes I like Northwestern too, especially because they have a strong program in speech pathology. Do you think it would be a reach or a match?</p>

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<p>
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OneMom: you're right, Rice probably wouldn't be that good of a social fit. I didn't realize that it was in Houston (I'm not really looking to study in Texas).

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It's worth noting here that Houston, the fourth-largest city in the nation, is a very cosmopolitan and international place. It's frustrating to continually see students write off Rice because it's located in Texas.</p>

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<p>Wellesley seems like a match/fit. Middlebury may be of interest, known for very strong foreign language programs.</p>

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<p>If you are considerig the midwest, Oberlin and Macalester. For the education program, Mount Holyoke may be of interest also.</p>

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<p>Dorian - it's true, maybe I did write off Rice prematurely because of its location. I'd rather not study in the heart of a big city though, most of the colleges I like are either in a small city or driving distance from a big city. </p>

<p>Collegiate - Thanks for your suggestions. I've heard good things about Middlebury. </p>

<p>What do you think about Scripps, Pitzer and/or Claremont Mckenna?</p>

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<p>Yale is usually referred as the 'Gay Ivy'.
And it's also a great school at theater/linguistics/foreign languages.</p>

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<p>Ryan - Yes I have heard that about Yale and I like that it's strong in the humanities. I'll probably apply, but unfortunately it's so competitive that I think it's only a fantasy school for me (as are most other Ivies on my list).
Could you suggest some schools similar to Yale?</p>

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<p>Oh and my mom is pretty keen on Georgetown and U Michigan-Ann Arbor. I like Georgetown, but I'm not sure about UMich. Do you think it would be a good fit? I know it's a good school, but I'm a little overwhelmed by the size and focus on sports.</p>

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<p>Well, I think you have solid stats. </p>

<p>U Michigan is also pretty gay friendly and its psychology program ranks pretty highly among the national universities.</p>

<p>Other suggestions would be Bryn Mawr, Dartmouth, Haverford, Middlebury, Northwestern, University of Washington, Williams.</p>

<p>Btw, since you have the US citizenship, you are not considered international student. So I don't really know why you take large international student body as one of your considerations.</p>

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<p>I am a US citizen, but I'm Asian and have lived outside of the US for most of my life. So even though I'm technically not (especially in matter of admission I'm not international), I still consider myself an international student of sorts. I'd like a school that's diverse, not somewhere with a huge percentage of students from a single state or country, because then I'd probably feel out of place.
Thanks for your suggestions, I'm starting to really like Haverford, Northwestern and Middlebury.</p>