What schools fit me best??

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm not even sure what I'm looking for anymore.</p>

<p>To give a little background on myself, I'm a rising senior, female, California. I'm fairly liberal but I still consider Texas my home (I lived there until I was 10). I have an internship at an e-retailer called ModCloth and I absolutely love fashion, but my intended major is psychology with perhaps a minor in Molecular Biology or even Japanese. I am very sensitive and struggled with depression for 6 years, so I can empathize with the pain of others, and I don't usually like to judge others. HOWEVER, I come from a wealthy family and my siblings and parents (with the exception of my father) are extremely judgmental and comment negatively on everything, which I feel has an effect on me. They judge me because I am a vegetarian and I don't wear makeup because most brands test on animals...they think it's a "hassle". My mother spends thousands of dollars on dresses and my sister judges me because I don't wear college sweatshirts or jean shorts or crop tops. I feel like I'm stranded in a very close-minded area and I want to go somewhere open-minded, where the kids are friendly and the academics are great. I also don't want to go to a school that is big on partying because I don't drink or do drugs, and I know for a fact I won't do them in college (alcoholism runs in the family and I have a fear of not being in control of myself, I actually have to take medication for it). A big part of the college experience for me will be social life, and I consider myself to be quirky but also socially stable and can make friends pretty easily, and I'd like to meet others like myself. So yeah. So far I have:</p>

<p>-Bowdoin
-Stanford (6+ alumni in my family, my grandpa taught there and my father donated a lot to the school, and it's my first choice even though I want to escape the area)
-Whitman
-Pitzer
-Wesleyan
-Earlham
-Oberlin
-Rice</p>

<p>Any others? Feel free to recommend safeties...</p>

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<p>No one can recommend safeties without knowing your stats (GPA/rank/test-scores) and your cost constraints.</p>

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<p>If you are applying to Bowdoin and Stanford, then I will assume you have the grades and test scores to be a viable candidate at those schools (mostly As and SAT scores over 2200) - and you’ve already said you have no financial constraints.</p>

<p>If you like Bowdoin, take a look at Bates and Colby, also in Maine - lots of cross-applicants. Middlebury in Vermont as well. If you like Oberlin, take a look at Grinnell, Carleton, Macalester, Kenyon. If you like Rice, look at Davidson, Hendrix, Rhodes.</p>

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<p>I go to Earlham, and I’ll tell you that we’re a perfect fit for you. If you have any questions let me know :)</p>