<p>What about Davidson, Northwestern, BU, UT Austin, Penn State, Swarthmore, and Rice.</p>
<p>Also, am I fooling to consider Geneseo to be a safety school (in state)?</p>
<p>G is a low match, I think. Albany or Buffalo would make a better safety.</p>
<p>What about the others?</p>
<p>Stanford (though a pretty big reach) has good physics and anthro departments might want to take a look at it.</p>
<p>Easy - Florida State University.</p>
<p>Strong physics program and extremely strong music. Excellent support for fin aid for qualified students.</p>
<p>General: <a href="http://www.fsu.edu%5B/url%5D">www.fsu.edu</a>
Physics: <a href="http://www.physics.fsu.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.physics.fsu.edu/</a>
(Astrophysics: <a href="http://www.physics.fsu.edu/research/astrophysics.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.physics.fsu.edu/research/astrophysics.html</a> )
(RESOLUT: <a href="http://www.fsu.edu/news/2005/04/12/exploding.stars/%5B/url%5D">http://www.fsu.edu/news/2005/04/12/exploding.stars/</a> )
Music: <a href="http://www.music.fsu.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.music.fsu.edu/</a>
ROTC (FSU is one of very few universities with a battle streamer): <a href="http://www.fsu.edu/%7Earmyrotc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.fsu.edu/~armyrotc/</a>
National High Magnetic Field Lab (@FSU): <a href="http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/</a>
Anthropology: <a href="http://www.anthro.fsu.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.anthro.fsu.edu/</a></p>
<p>Why would you say FSU physics is strong?</p>
<p>Several reasons, the first of which would be to tour the links I've provided regarding physics and the programs that are strongly physics-oriented at FSU.</p>
<p>Secondly, FSU strongly supports talented undergrads in research. My older daughter in biochem is an excellent example. More details if you want them. </p>
<p>Lastly, they are well-ranked in several categories of physics: <a href="http://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html#artsci%5B/url%5D">http://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html#artsci</a></p>
<p>Not to mention strong rankings in social sciences, which you seem to interested in: <a href="http://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html#socsci%5B/url%5D">http://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html#socsci</a></p>
<p>Ok Geneseo is a low-match but what about the rest (Davidson, Northwestern, BU, UT Austin, Penn State, Swarthmore, and Rice.)</p>
<p>Your best bet is to sift through the schools' profiles themselves on collegeboard.com.</p>
<p>Though Binghamton was my safety when I looked at the GPA/SAT scores of students who had been admitted to Bing from my school, I really have no way of determining that it was a viable safety on my own, as the SAT midranges are pretty high.</p>
<p>My own approximations:</p>
<p>NU, Swat-- high reach
Rice, Davidson-- reach
BU-- match</p>
<p>UT-Austin-- low match</p>
<p>Penn State- safety</p>
<p>Thats the problem with collegeboard, I've spent the last year of my life there, but I come away with no real knowledge of the schools. </p>
<p>The idea of a reach school leaves me kind of worried, it doesn't mean its near impossible to get in right? Its just more unlikely? While a match school you can be pretty sure, and a safety is a sure-in?</p>
<p>I label a reach school as an "unlikely" or "difficult" rather than "impossible." A match school is one I think you should be able to get into, and a safety is a definite in.</p>
<p>That's why I think Albany/Buffalo would make a good safety, as would Arizona.</p>
<p><a href="http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3501&profileId=6%5B/url%5D">http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3501&profileId=6</a>
<a href="http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1463&profileId=6%5B/url%5D">http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1463&profileId=6</a>
<a href="http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=987&profileId=6%5B/url%5D">http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=987&profileId=6</a></p>
<p>One last question, specific to NY. In terms of SUNY schools, how important are the Regents grades?</p>
<p>That I don't know.</p>
<p>Well thanks for your other help, I've restructured my list according to the advice I've found here.</p>
<p>Just a quick note from a physics major late in the game (I go to CWRU- look into it ;) )... Someone mentioned saving money for graduate school, which is irrelevant if you want to go to physics (or even anthro) graduate school since you get PAID to go to grad school for such subjects. So don't worry about this unless you are thinking about going off to be a lawyer or something.</p>
<p>(Btw if you need some tips from the astrophys side of things, feel free to PM me)</p>