3.8ish GPA, 2380 on SAT. I'm really not sure what kind of major I want, but I want a school on the northeast coast. I already have those major Ivies that everyone wants to apply to, but I'd like to apply to less well known colleges that I have a good chance of getting in to.
2007-12-02 03:06:02 · 4 answers · asked by junipaw 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
There is a great book I bought at Borders called The Best 366 Colleges 2008 edition. It's obvious you have a pretty high GPA. I am a junior and I picked about 15 colleges so far. Each college gets 2 pages and it is very neatly organized, so first I skimmed through the book looking at the ACT (or SAT for you) scores and marking the ones that were in my range, slightly higher, and slightly lower. Then, I read the little blurbs on each one of those colleges that have information on the college's top majors and other tid bits that are good to know. After I narrowed it down even more, I read their big blurbs. It totally helped! I never knew how to pick colleges until I read this book.
I strongly recommend buying it. It's about $22 and definitely worth it. Good luck!
2007-12-02 04:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by anon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amherst, Bowdoin, Williams, Swarthmore, Middlebury - Liberal Arts Colleges
I wouldn't say they are less well known. Maybe to the general public I suppose. To major employers they are just as good. But admittance to the Ivies and top Lib Arts schools requires more than a decent GPA and good SAT score. That being said, for schools that are a tad easier to get into -
Johns Hopkins, Hamilton, Colgate, Bates, Colby, Holy Cross, Boston College, umm..that's all I could think of at the moment.
And the person below me is wrong - a perfect SAT score will not get you in anywhere. I have the stat's of my school's admissions and they reject lots of 2300+ people just because admitting people based on that alone is stupid.
2007-12-02 03:31:01 · answer #2 · answered by jclaustin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With that SAT, you can get in almost anywhere. Your interests should play a role, since if you are going into a particular field, you need the guidance and facilities required. Lacking that information, what about the following leading liberal arts colleges?
Swarthmore
Amherst
Barnard
Haverford
Wesleyan
Skidmore
Mt. Holyoke
Bryn Mawr
Vassar
Colgate
Bennington
Williams
Wellesley
Smith
Sarah Lawrence
2007-12-02 03:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
harvard
2007-12-02 03:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋