What Colleges Would Be Good for Me?

<p>Title says it all. I'm a junior and actually quite unsure as to where I should go. </p>

<p>I plan on doing PolySci and History, to go to Law School.</p>

<p>ACT:
33 Composite
34 English
31 Math
34 Reading
32 Science</p>

<p>3.93 Unweighted GPA
4.5 Weighted GPA
5 out of 332 in class
13 AP classes by senior year</p>

<p>E.C.'s
4 Year Captain of Academic Team (Scholastic Bowl)
Numerous award from it</p>

<p>2 Year Captain/2 Year Member of Debate
Numerous awards from it, including team 4th place state win</p>

<p>NHS Member</p>

<p>Should have about 100 hours community service when I apply</p>

<p>Recs and essays will be great.</p>

<p>Never knew I had a twin! :stuck_out_tongue: It’s hard to say where you would fit in only knowing your scores. Lots of schools have good programs in those majors, is there a particular region you would like to stick in? Public or Private? Big school or little school? Knowing those would give the fine folks here a good starting-off point.</p>

<p>Cost constraints? State of residency? If cost is a big issue, there should be some <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-18.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-18.html&lt;/a&gt; that can be useful for safety purposes.</p>

<p>Law school does not require any particular undergraduate major. However, it is expensive, and admissions are very LSAT and (college) GPA oriented.</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I’m looking at a private school, and it doesn’t matter if it is a really competitive one, or one where I could potentially get some merit money. Campus size could vary, but I’d prefer somewhere from 8,000 to 25,000 students. I wouldn’t want to go to school in the deep south (Tennessee is fine), nor on the West Coast or the Mountain region. Hope that information makes things clearer.</p>

<p>William and Mary
Georgetown</p>

<p>Bump. I’d also like to add that I’d prefer any college to be non-sectarian.</p>

<p>Bump, ten characters.</p>

<p>Are advertisements really allowed here?</p>

<p>*where I could potentially get some merit money. *</p>

<p>Could you tell us how much merit you need? In other words, how much will your parents pay each year? That way we’ll know how much merit you need. For example, if your family will pay $15k-17k per year, then you’d need a full tuition scholarship.</p>

<p>Why are you eliminating southern schools? Some give excellent merit awards for stats like yours. The fact that you used the term “deep south” suggests that you might have the wrong idea of how some of those schools are.</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply. I eliminated some geographic regions because I didn’t want to go too far from home, especially to an area I am unfamiliar with. I am sure that there are excellent universities in the south, but it is an unfamiliar area. I said something about Tennessee, because one of the few schools I was actually looking at is Vanderbilt. </p>

<p>I can estimate that I should be able to afford somewhere around $20,000 to $30,000. I’m not entirely sure on that number, though. </p>

<p>Also, if it means anything, I’m looking at a school that offers study abroad.</p>

<p>*I can estimate that I should be able to afford somewhere around $20,000 to $30,000. I’m not entirely sure on that number, though. </p>

<p>Also, if it means anything, I’m looking at a school that offers study abroad.*</p>

<p>virtually ALL schools offer study abroad. I don’t know of a school that doesn’t. </p>

<p>You need to ask your parents how much they’ll spend. Don’t guess. Guesses are often very wrong.</p>

<p>I was about correct. $25,000 to $30,000 is the range they should be able to afford.</p>

<p>Are you into activist culture? Are you interested in Greek Life? Would you prefer a city or a suburb?
If you give some insight into what kind of things you like or want to pursue, it may make the college search easier.
Based on size and major I would say Cornell, NYU, Columbia, Penn, UChicago, and so on.</p>