<p>Hi!
I'm a junior and I was wondering if anyone had any college suggestions :)</p>
<p>Academics
GPA: 4.56 (my school only tells us weighted)
I'm currently in AP Calc AB, Honors Biology, AP US History, Honors Spanish 4, Acting II, and Honors English II. I'm pretty sure I have an A in all of my classes right now, but it might be an A- in English/APUSH.
Last year I had all A's and A-'s with all honors courses.
My school doesn't do class ranks :(
SAT: 2270 (800CR, 700M, 770W) on first try. I plan to retake to bring up math.
Still waiting to get PSAT back, hoping for National Merit.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
National History Day (won a bunch of awards, made it to national level of competition, leader of school club)
Cappies (published in Philadelphia Inquirer and other publications, lead critic for school's team, won some awards)
Theatre (acted in school and professionally, have won awards and stuff :), leader on professional theatre's Teen Council)
And other stuff :P</p>
<p>Preferences
I don't want a tiny or a huge school. I do want to have relationships with professors.
I'm thinking a double major in history and theatre. I also think liberal arts (tbh, I don't really know what liberal arts means. Is it a degree? Sorry if I sound like a doofus).
I want to go to a school with a strong theatre program and where non-BFA students can perform in theatre productions.
Any location but rural.
I'd love to go Ivy, but I obviously need some safeties. Am I capable of getting into Ivy's from what you've read? (fyi I'm a pretty strong writer essay-wise).
No cost constraints</p>
<p>I'd love to know what you think or if you have any questions. Thanks! :D</p>
<p>Liberal arts has two meanings depending on the context. First, it’s a group of disciplines that includes arts, humanities, languages, sciences, math, social sciences – basically all non-professional areas of studies. Most universities have a liberal arts college or school, though titles vary, e.g., UMich’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts.</p>
<p>Secondly, in America small colleges (beween 1500 to 2500 students) that specialize in the liberal arts and have limited or few graduate schools are called Liberal Arts Colleges, or LACs. </p>
<p>Either way, at a school of liberal arts within a university or at a small liberal arts colleges, you would still major in a specific discipline, like biology, theater, history.</p>
<p>I think you’re “capable” of getting into any college in the US, but of course there are no guarantees. You need to put together a balanced list of reach/match/safeties across a range of selectivity.</p>
<p>There are dozens of medium sized universities and small LACs that offer the BA in theater. Many offer opportunities to double major and for non-majors to perform. </p>
<p>In the next year, do some visiting and try to identify one or two favorites. This will help you expand to others that are similar in personality and ambiance. </p>
<p>I think you should look at Yale, CMU, and Northwestern. They would be reaches. Matches would be Barnard,
BU, Tufts, UCLA, Michigan, Wesleyan, USC, Vassar, Brandeis, NYU, Sarah Lawrence, Safeties would be Muhlenberg, Purchase, Emerson, Syracuse, and Drew.</p>
<p>Next question to answer, OP, is whether your family can afford any of these schools. Run the net price calculator on the financial aid page of a half dozen of these colleges and show the results to your parents.</p>
<p>I am not one to tell you where to apply because I have no idea. What I do feel I must tell you, though, is to take as many subject tests as you can!!! Especially if you are only taking the SAT and you seem to be very intelligent… Most Ivies and a lot of challenging schools (like Northwestern) say they’re optional but they’re really not!! If you even want a chance, take them!!!</p>
<p>@16elir I would encourage you to consider Brown University. Brown has a vibrant theater scene dominated by talented actors, writers and directors, many (if not most) who are not theater concentrators. There is no BFA program at Brown and it would be quite easy to double concentrate in history and theater. I don’t think Brown’s website really does the college justice. There is so much theatre going on through the TAPs department, Production Workshop, Musical Forum, other student groups and independent directors and filmmakers. </p>