I am a rising senior and am wondering what colleges I should be looking at and have a chance at.
Demographics:
White male
$80k
Stats:
U/W 3.6
W 4.25
ACT 33
APs: Bio-4
Human geo- 4
English lit-4
Lang-4
Chem- 3
Calc AB- 3
Apush-(there is a delay in the reporting but if I had to guess I’d say 4)
Ap classes next year: enviro, calc BC, macro economics, US gov
ECs: cross country 3 years Jv
Tennis Jv 2 years varsity 1 year
Policy debate 3 years captain 2 , state qualifier twice , NHS, coached a middle school debate team and judged middle school debate teams
Preferences( all weak and flexible)
Around 7-15,00 students
Somewhere near a city( doesn’t have to be that big) but with a distinct campus
Opportunities to enjoy nature
Anywhere in the US is fine
If there is any other information you need let me know
What do you think you want to study? If you have an idea of what you want to major in or the career you’re looking at, that could help people recommend schools for you. I also am wondering if there’s a particular “campus vibe” you want - party school, Greek life, liberal arts, non-competitive, etc.
Just based on the information you’ve provided, I would take a look at American University, Tulane, Emory, and Brandeis, as a starting point.
One major issue to think about is finances. You should come up with ideas for a few schools, then run the NPC, and see whether you and your parents are okay with the result.
For most students, studying at an in-state public university has large financial advantages. What state are you in? In many cases (not all) an unweighted 3.6 is pretty much on-track for the state flagship.
Thank you for your help, I am from Minnesota. I am definitely looking at the U of M. I also get instate tuition ar the UW schools what do think of UW Madison?
@Srabookworm Thanks for the suggestions
As far as a major goes probably either political science or economics. As far as the campus vibe goes I don’t care too much , I don’t mind a little Greek life as long as its not a major part of the environment.
U of Wisconsin is in a better town for college, imo. Minneapolis isn’t the same. Tour the campus if you can.