<p>I'm beginning my college search, and I've been looking at lots of different college websites, etc. and just looking around in general. However, I was wondering what schools you CCers would suggest, since you have a wealth of knowledge.</p>
<p>I'm looking to double major is linguistics and biology (maybe microbiology). I'd like to go to a school that is in a fairly large city, or can easily access a large city. Those are my majors wants for a college at this point; any suggestions?</p>
<p>Brown. It’s the school I know 2nd most about (most being my state shcool I WON’T be attending! wheee!), and basically, yes.</p>
<p>If you want to combine majors, double major, or create your own major, Brown’s the place for you, because there are no core requirements. Obviously, doing linguistics, you’ll be taking humanities and global studies type classes, so why should you have to take another class that doesn’t count for oyur major in something similar, but not quite what you want to take? And in sciences, you’ll get plenty of that in your other major, why should you be in science classes with kids who are doing it for their “science” credit who aren’t truly interested in the course material?</p>
<p>Also, Brown’s one of the most non-competitive competitive schools in existance. It’s a school where, if you compete against yourself, and strive ot make yourself as strong as you can, you’ll be able to flourish, and oyu won’t have to worry about beating other people in order to get higher on the curve. You can take harder classes that you normally wouldn’t take because you’re likely to get a C or D in them satisfactory/no credit (pass/fail), and they won’t affect your GPA (What’s more important: taking easy classes to boost your GPA or truly LEARNING something and pushing yourself?)</p>
<p>Ok, sorry, had to plug my school. I don’t know your stats or abilities or anything, but hey, if you’re gonna go, might as well go big, right? (and EVERYONE should have at least one or two schools on their list they consider high-reaches [as Brown is for nearly everyone] because frankly, nothing’s lost if you get rejected, but you gain LOTS if you’re accepted)</p>
<p>Thanks so much. The reason I didn’t put in stats is because I just finished my freshman year, and I don’t know for certain where my stats will be two years from now, so I’m looking at the college search as a blank slate. I haven’t taken SATs, or any of that yet, so really I’m just looking objectively.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s fine. Just figure out what types of schools you want to be at, and push yourself ot be the kind of person that can be accepted ot those schools. But right now, figure out what you like in schools: do you like things to be open, easy, relaxed, or do you like high-pressure, intense discussion, etc.? Are sports teams important to you? Big or small?</p>
<p>Just take what you personally enjoy (and trust me, unless you’re the kind of kid who’s known what he’s wanted ot do since he was 5, your majors are probably going to change. It’s ok), and figure out what kinds of schools, both selective admissions and “easy”" admissions, you’d be interested in. Right now, if oyu have a list of 40 or 50 schools you find intriguing, that’s good. You’ve got two and a half years to limit your list, tweak it as your grades and scores come in, take things off, add things back on, visit campuses and just explore.</p>