OP said major undecided but NOT engineering or business.
@AmBuddha actually the username thing is a funny story. I kind of made this account as a joke and now am using it for real. I tried to make another one but apparently that’s not allowed so now i just sound like a psycho. I am a little pressed for time now so will write out a better response later, but thank you for the advice.
Not a safety for sure, but Northwestern seems to tick a lot of your boxes. Nice location right next to Chicago but in a leafy suburb on the lake. Can’t fault the academics. Might be worth a try next time around.
Really too bad you didn’t give a chance to Macalester- its campus is smaller than Wellesley’s, it’s in a city, etc.
Oh well.
But consider that all colleges on your current list are off for next year… What are your priorities? What criteria are deal breakers?
For gap year abroad: if a traditional program such as CIEE or Yfu is too expensive, what about trying a cegep in Quebec? If you don’t know French some are English speaking (Champlain), or some have bilingual programs (St Laurent, Vanier, Gaspé). They generally have on campus residences and are supposed to be a transition college between high school and higher education. I think costs are below 10K all inclusive (Champlain, Gaspé would likely be cheaper, Vanier more expensive.)
@MYOS1634 would the cegep classes count toward college? Would I have to apply as a transfer then? I love the idea.
No, they’re not. Typically if you do one year or even 2 it doesn’t “count” as higher education in the US although strictly speaking it’s year 12+“13”.
(You could challenge yourself and study French over the summer then jump into a French speaking program… There are way more than english speaking so obviously less difficult to get into. Chicoutimi has a “civilization” program which is basically Western Civ that might appeal to you; you can complement it with classes in Anthropology, Psychology, or Math I think.Chicoutimi is a Northern city and cheaper than Montreal but obviously Montreal and Quebec City both have lots of cégeps).
Oh duh. That’s makes a lot more sense now and I get why not MIT.
@ivyorbust27 Embrace your inner psycho, it makes for a more interesting personality. Your figurative psycho, that is.
The Ivy League is over-rated because so many chase them without really considering what differentiates them from other excellent liberal arts colleges. They’re great schools, I’m an alum of one (one of the lesser ones lol). Their prestige is real, and it can matter somewhere down the line, just not as a golden ticket to anything. But there are more important factors to consider. @momofsenior1 got me sorted on the liberal arts vs bus/eng and now I see a more distinct pattern amongst the schools you applied to that aren’t Ivy.
If you’re definitely not going anywhere in the fall (still waiting on Penn and Gtown?) then as others have mentioned, the other NESCAC schools are excellent choices, albeit smaller than Tufts and not near large cities. Bright lights, big cities: I get the appeal but you have the rest of your life to live in a city. Four years somewhere rural even would round out even the diehard Manhattanite’s perspectives. Clean air, see the stars at night. They all get broadband internet these days so no big deal eh 
Yeah, I’m still waiting on Penn and Georgetown. I think overall I’m pretty picky, especially because I’m not the best decision maker. I’m actually not from the city or anywhere near it haha, so I do want at least the ability to access one.
It’s so weird being expected to pick a college before I can drive 
I’m sorry that you weren’t happy with your schools that you visited. After working so hard in school and on your applications, it’s probably a very surprising feeling not to feel more excited about the great schools that want you. You’ve gotten some good advice on this thread and your other one about whether a gap year will help you get different results next year.
Edited my post because I had missed that you turned down Mac so my long comments about that school, which were the main point of my post, don’t actually apply.
Good luck to you! If you do decide to wait to reapply to schools next year, it really seems like visiting schools in advance will help you, so hopefully you can work that in to your budget and your plans. My D and I have taken virtual tours of quite a few schools but that only shows a 3D version of the buildings. As you’ve learned, stepping on campus gives you a completely different perspective when you can see the actual distance from the dorm to the dining hall or the building of you future major.
@Driverof3 Thanks!