<p>I'm still only a sophomore but I think I should start looking now. I have about a 95 overall GPA, very active in school, and i'm interested in going into education. I live in New York and for financial reasons I would like to stay here. I also want a smaller school but not in the middle of nowhere. (picky, I know. haha) Any suggestions? =]</p>
<p>What are your SATs? </p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo, although it is rural, its pretty small. </p>
<p>Vassar?</p>
<p>Well I haven’t taken my SATs yet. And I have never heard of Vassar. How hard is it to get in?</p>
<p>Vassar would probably be a reach or a match depending on your stats. What is your PSAT? Are you male or female? Vassar’s acceptance rate for males is 34% but its acceptance rate for females is 20%.</p>
<p>my only advice: don’t go to stony brook. Have a look for yourself one saturday if you’d like.</p>
<p>Ouch. I don’t think Vassar though has education as a major though and I’m a female. Also, I’ve visted stony brook and I wasn’t too thrilled but I’m curious as to why you don’t like that school.</p>
<p>Small liberal arts colleges (LACs) do tend to be out in the middle of nowhere. In New York, the less isolated LACs include (more to less selective):</p>
<p>Vassar
Barnard (women only)
Sarah Lawrence College, Union College, or Skidmore College
Eugene Lang College</p>
<p>These are private schools with eye-popping sticker prices, but aid is available.
Other LACs, in relatively remote areas of New York, include:</p>
<p>Colgate
Hamilton
Bard
Hobart and William Smith
SUNY Geneseo (public, less expensive than the others)</p>
<p>I would second Geneseo. If you want to stay in education in NY then getting your degree in-state makes the most sense since schools in NY know and comply with state requirements. Geneseo will be much less expensive than a private school (unless you can get some major merit $).</p>