<p>My dad has set a limit on the amount of college I can visit and apply to. I can visit 4 in Minnesota and 4 on the East Coast. I'm fairly sure which ones I want to visit in MN, but as for new england area, I have no idea. So, I'm asking for your help :)
Stats:
White Male
Junior
4.0 (school doesn't weight gpa)
1/22
Small Rural Town, North Dakota
No standardized tests taken but.. Projected ACT score from PLAN is 28-32.
I play basketball, run track
3 year class treasurer
fccla, choir, T.A.T.U., HOBY
Student Ambassador to Australia this summer
I'm a photographer and design websites for nonprofit organizations...
I'm in other things too, just can't name them all right now. Anyways.......
I'm interested in Russian/East European Studies and Economics or Journalism.</p>
<p>I have a small list....
MN-Hamline, UM-Morris, Carleton, Macalester
New England - Colby, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Yale (I probably have no chance of admission so should I not visit there?), Bates, NYU</p>
<p>I'm not quite sure about LACs out east, so if you have any suggestions, please tell :) Also, which weekend in March would be best to visit?</p>
<p>Very few LACs have journalism majors, but many have lively student newspapers to work on and have good econ and international studies. I don't think a journalism undergrad degree is a mandatory degree for a journalist. Internship activity, writing samples and a masters degree will swing more weight. Remember, there is nothing wrong with actually learning about something before you learn how to write about it.</p>
<p>Two years ago I visited a bunch of mid- and northeast LACs with my nephew from Minnesota. (He applied to Carleton and only passed on Macalester because he lives in the Twin Cities.) His main interest was, and remains political science. We visited Bowdoin, Bates, Hamilton, Colgate, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Kenyon, College of Wooster and Earlham. Of the bunch, he liked Colgate, Bates, Kenyon, Dickinson and Collge of Wooster the best. One of the latter two could be a great safety for you.</p>
<p>Check to see which of these schools have enough in the Russian/Eastern European studies area for you. Others to look into include Swarthmore and Haverford. Several of these schools pair up into nice two-day visits: Bates/Bowdoin, Kenyon/College of Wooster, Swarthmore/Haverford; and Dickinson/F&M, though for your interests it may not make any sense to go any farther than Carleton or Mac if accepted at one or both. Two great schools.</p>
<p>Corey, You should take a look at Williams. Rigorous academics, great economics and political science departments, excellent professional school placement, lively campus newspaper and they LOVE athletes. They do offer a Russian major (though I dont know much about it). Politically balanced, energetic student body. I guess you wouldnt be surprised by the weather.</p>
<p>There are so many fine East Coast schools that its hard to select just four. Id say that Williams, Wesleyan (or Amherst), Bowdoin (or Hamilton or Colgate) and Yale (or Princeton or Dartmouth) would make a good assortment. Your grades and ECs make you a reasonable candidate for all; your scores will also be a factor. No guarantee of course, but your geographic location and activities would definitely make you a person of interest.</p>