Up for a challenge, CC? Tell me what college to attend.

College Search & Selection
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<p>Yes, I know. College is a personal decision, you should choose which one "feels" right, and so forth. Humor me, please? I want to know what college you think I would fit best.</p>

<p>SAT: 2020 first time, no prep. Retaking, and hopefully will score higher.
UW GPA: 4.0
One AP, one college class, and the rest honors classes jr. year, 4 APs and one college class senior year, will have taken 4 years of Spanish.
ECs: Lacking. A few dedicated but long-lasting ECs- violinist since age ten, martial artist since age 5, and am a fairly talented artist. I'm in math league and NHS. I have some volunteering and job experience.
My letters of recommendation are excellent, and I can write a great essay.
I am a PA resident.</p>

<p>Now I feel information-swamped. I have heavily researched different types of colleges, visited and am still planning more visits, and I have no idea what I want. I am a very adaptable person. The only requirement is that it not be located somewhere usually hot; I don't like hot weather. I am asking for suggestions primarily based on colleges' "atmospheres."</p>

<p>I like science. I plan to major in a hard science or computer science, and then go to med school.</p>

<p>I am...
-very introverted
-politically neutral; fully open-minded and accepting, but I tend to debate against any position, and you won't see me rallying.
-atheistic, but again, accepting of other religions</p>

<p>I like certain aspects of LACs:
-students and professors have close relationships
-focus is on undergraduates
But I dislike that the social aspect could be stifling at a small school/ everyone knows each other, as I am reserved person.
I feel like I am not quite friendly or laid-back enough to fit in with some of the mid-western LACs. I am sarcastic, deadpan, and argumentative.</p>

<p>I don't drink, do drugs, or party. (Boring, I know.) People are put off by my social awkwardness, so any social interaction revolves around academics or common interests- art, violin, etc.
I am a vegetarian, but I think most colleges provide for that.</p>

<p>If you read all of this, congratulations, haha. I would really appreciate your thoughts.</p>

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<p>Marist College
Penn St
Lehigh(?)</p>

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<p>boost that sat… assuming your ECs were good enough, U of C sounds like a school you’d fit into well. I do think it’s a reach school, though</p>

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<p>^ Yes, the University of Chicago might be a good fit.</p>

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<p>rochester, tufts</p>

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<p>One thing that others need to know to help you: what is your cost constraint, and is your family able and willing to contribute what college financial aid offices say is the expected family contribution?</p>

<p>If CS is a strong possibility for major, check the upper division CS course offerings and their frequency of offering. Use those of a big university like Penn State as a comparison. CS degree programs can be very good or very limited.</p>

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<p>Try looking at Haverford and Connecticut College (they offer free music lessons!).</p>

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<p>Our EFC is around 4800. My parents say that the highest we could possibly pay is up to 8000/year.</p>