Too many choices!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've narrowed down my list to ten colleges but I need it narrowed down even more. I can't afford to send my SAT scores to more than maybe 5 colleges at most.</p>

<p>Ones I'm for sure applying to:</p>

<p>Sweet Briar College
Meredith College</p>

<p>Others on my list:</p>

<p>Chapman University
Centre College
Mount Holyoke
Smith
USC
Hollins
Agnes Scott
Haverford</p>

<p>Criteria:</p>

<p>1.) Vibrant, active community/campus life.
2.) Not a big party school (I rarely drink and never do drugs) but still a fun environment. Not overly-studious. I want to be involved with lots of different activities, not just studying.
3.) Preferably with potential merit aid for transfers or at least very good need-based aid. (Stats: 2140 SAT, 730/710 SAT II's, all 5's on AP tests, 3.85 UW/4.5 W GPA in high school, 3.8 GPA from UC Berkeley for two semesters). </p>

<p>My major is undecided, but will definitely be in the humanities and/or arts/film type area. I am interested in adding more LA-area schools to the list as well if possible, but the Claremont Colleges don't interest me much.</p>

<p>If there's any I've left out that seem to fit those criteria really well, I'd like to know about those too! Thanks.</p>

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<p>I don’t know anything abut any of those schools, except that you’re leaving out a major women’s college (with money!) with the elimination of Scripps.</p>

<p>Can you get a fee waiver for the SAT scores?</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>“Preferably with potential merit aid for transfers or at least very good need-based aid.”</p>

<p>Here is one thread on that topic from the Financial Aid Forum. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1463382-merit-scholarships-transfer-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1463382-merit-scholarships-transfer-students.html&lt;/a&gt; There also are some in the Transfer Forum.</p>