Trying to find a good school for English or History majors.

College Search & Selection
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I’m a rising senior, very interested in schools that are strong in English and/or History and have a strong extra curricular theater program. I’m president of the Debate team, co-president of the Thespians Society, and member of the Playwriting Group and Model UN. I go to a very selective public high school in NY that doesn’t rank students.

SAT 2320 (Math 740, CR 800, W 780)
SAT 2: Literature 800; Math 2 780; Biology-E 800
GPA: UW 3.8 (Very challenging course load, including Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, AP Macro and Micro, AP English Lang, AP Biology and AP US HIstory).
Quite a few APs (8 so far, 15 by end of senior year)
Active member of John Hopkins’ Gifted and Talented program, including online courses and summer programs; interned at District Attorneys Office and attend a respected art program throughout the year.
Hispanic Female

Thanks in advance!

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These colleges would be exceptional for the study of history/English:

Amherst
Brown
Carleton
Columbia
Dartmouth
Duke
Hamilton
JHU
Kenyon
Pomona
Princeton
Stanford
Swarthmore
Tufts
UChicago
URochester
WUStL
W&L
Williams
Yale

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Depending on your financial situation/preferences, for a public university, try Binghamton (though many, perhaps all, of the above colleges offer excellent need-based financial aid), for a women’s college, try Mt. Holyoke.

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Any top school (excepting Caltech & Mudd) will have excellent English and History departments, I assure you.

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Cornell is quite strong in both English and History.

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You look like a very strong candidate. If you are looking for merit aid, Gettysburg and Dickinson should be on your list. Both have some unique resources and would be thrilled to have a student of your caliber. Otherwise, that’s a good list to start with.

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Thanks a lot, particularly @gardenstategal and @merc81 ! I’ve never even heard of some of those schools, so that’s a big help.