Transfer, really would like some help

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey I'm currently enrolled at Wake Forest. I got here and found out the social scene isn't for me (Greek is the ONLY option) and the kids are only here to aquire knowledge as a commodity that leads to a high-end job. I really want a school where people are legitimately there to learn and enjoy the process. Oh and the vast majority of the kids at Wake are cut from the same attractive-preppy-cool/aloof-athletic cloth. I'd be shocked to find anyone here reading for pleasure or patronizing a coffee shop. All of that said, here is my list of credentials</p>

<p>-Cum Laude student at an elite prep school in Cincinnati, OH
-Graduated with around a 3.8 gpa with an upward trend (I averaged around a 3.9 my senior year with 4 AP's as opposed to a 3.6 my freshman year with 0 advanced classes)
-I scored a 2050 on the SAT, 700 English, 680 Writing, 670 Math
-I'm caucasian with very limited work experience
-took 7-8 AP/honors courses in high school
-played 4 years of tennis
-was in the school french honors society
-I've been playing piano off and on for about 10 years, i played in the school classical ensemble. Also I've been playing guitar for two years
-went to china the summer after my junior year
-was in a play and helped with the school literary journal my senior year
-I'm an incredibly avid reader, my computer background is camus and when i first applied to colleges i included a list of works i had read in the previous year. I have it on my home computer, but im not sure if i'll include it this time around
(i know my extracurriculars are weak, i didn't really become a motivated individual until the end of my junior year)</p>

<p>oh and I'm looking to major in either the humanities (anthropology or english) or the sciences (bio, but i really like astronomy)</p>

<p>so here are the schools im thinking about (p.s. I'm a fan of liberal arts)
Hamilton (i was waitlisted the first time around),
Northwestern (didnt apply)
NYU (didnt apply)
Tufts(didn't apply)
Bowdoin (denied the first time)
Wash U (applied E.D., was waitlisted and denied)
maybe Grinnel
Swarthmore (giant stretch I think)
Ohio State as a fallback </p>

<p>Please let me know if you think I have a good chance of success and if there are other schools with free-thinking, unique, intellectual students that I should consider. I really appreciate it, I'm finding it hard to cope with choosing such a bad fit.</p>

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<p>You’re from Ohio…any reason not to consider Oberlin or Kenyon?</p>

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<p>What is your cumulative GPA at your university, and what is your classification(year)?</p>

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<p>I would say to consider Umich but if you are considering Ohio State maybe you’ll bite my head off for saying that. :stuck_out_tongue: I am finding that people like you are the majority here and I am very happy here, and the whole city has a very free thinking, intellectual feel to it.</p>

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<p>Twisted you guessed right, Umich is completely out of the question. I just entered as a freshman, but I want to have an idea of what to do if things dont sort themselves out here. When I was looking at schools I applied pretty much based on academic standing (probably what got me here) and I thought Wake was a better option. I assumed I could get it to Wake if all else failed so I never really thought about Kenyon or Oberlin, but those are two schools that certainly fit what I want. Thanks for the input</p>

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<p>I figured it was worth a shot. XD I applied to both Umich and Michigan State and really would have gone to MSU if Umich didn’t work out, it was only initially my first choice because it was closer. Good luck in your search!</p>