<p>You just picked out some universities that are top in the nation: they are EVERYONE’s dream schools. Also, and this is very important: PLEASE DO NOT APPLY TO TEN UNIVERSITIES. It is literally killing yours and everyone else’s chances of getting into at least 6 of the universities on that list unless you have perfect grades and EC’s like being almost close to curing cancer.</p>
<p>1) Boston University
2) Smith College
3) Brandeis
4) Northeastern
5) Emmanuel
6) George Washington University
7) American University
8) Mount Holyoke
9) Simmons
10) Wellesley </p>
<p>These are my “realistic” top ten, in that, I have a good shot at all of them - if we were talking about pipe dream schools, then just change all of those to the ivies and little ivies.</p>
<ul>
<li>Virginia Tech</li>
<li>Ohio State</li>
<li>NC State</li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh</li>
<li>Penn State (reach for me)</li>
<li>University of Maryland</li>
<li>University of the Sciences</li>
<li>Wake Forest</li>
<li>Hood College</li>
<li>UMBC</li>
</ul>
<p>I’ll only apply to like 6 of these. But Virgina Tech is my ultimate goal right now.</p>
<p>Duke
Wake Forest
WUSTL
Goucher
Reed
Emory
Tulane
Loyola New Orleans
University of Louisiana at Monroe (safety)</p>
<p>Duke is my top choice; I’ve visited campus and met with a professor after observing a class. I loved the campus so much that I went back the next day to take more pictures on my way out of town!</p>