What's the general consensus of the following schools...?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Without freshman year, I have a 3.9 unweighted GPA; 4.4 weighted. Including freshman year it's 3.8 and 4.1 weighted.</p>

<p>I have heard so many different perspectives on the following schools..I just want the general consensus and whether or not it's worth it to attend the following:</p>

<p>University of New Hampshire
University of Connecticut
University of Vermont
University of Rhode Island
SUNY
University of Rochester
University of Massachusetts
University of Alaska - Fairbanks
University of Colorado - Boulder
Colorado State
University of Washington</p>

<p>Also, what's the deal with Cornell and Brown? People say that the higher Ivies "frown upon" them. Why?</p>

<p>Do you think I'm Ivy-caliber GPA-wise? Everything else is great, I just want to know on terms of GPA.</p>

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<p>Which SUNY?</p>

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<p>NoNameNeil - Buffalo</p>

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<p>UDub (University of Washington) is definitely the best of the bunch. Also, I’m probably one of the few ppl on CC who have been to Fairbanks so trust me when I say you’d have a hard time adjusting there.</p>

<p>New England public universities are subpar. Aim for a UT or UC. At least those have money.</p>

<p>I heard Boulder is pretty nice. You’ll like it if you want a liberal setting.</p>

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<p>They’re all very nice schools, however, not the best state universities. Boulder stands out to me as the most recognized. The above poster gave a good suggestion. Apply to state schools that can actually provide you with enough aid to go there such as UT, UF, FSU, OSU, etc… </p>

<p>Now, for the Brown/Cornell debate… I have heard about that little discussion. Yes, HYP are higher ranked, but they’re all providing a good education. I do not know why Brown fits in this category, seeing as its acceptance rate is lower than UPenn with about a 9% acceptance rate. Essentially, Brown is a school that doesn’t just use test scores to fill their class. They like personality and looking at its common data set (level of interest is very highly considered), Brown is very unpredictable with admissions. I think that’s the reason most people have feelings of distaste toward it.
As for Cornell, it’s just really big. People think that because their acceptance rate is so much higher that the school doesn’t really fit in the Ivy League. The truth: Cornell is just as awesome as every other Ivy and very renowned in science fields. Because they have so many spots available (they work with the state university as well in certain colleges within the school), they can take more students. Selectivity, to most superficial Ivy Leaguers, seems to be the deal breaker with being a “good Ivy League school.” </p>

<p>Both are good schools, and I applied ED to Brown. It is definitely an amazing school and I feel like I would fit in there more than anywhere else. That’s all that matters, not whether or not their acceptance rate is lower than HYP or if its rank isn’t in the top 10. It’s phenomenal, just as Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, UPenn, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia.</p>

<p>Yes, your GPA is fine for top schools. Don’t just apply because it’s an Ivy, though. However, everyone else applying is just as good as you are, so you have to make yourself stand out. Have good EC’s, test scores, great essays, nice recs, and a hook if you can.</p>