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Old 04-06-2009, 09:45 PM   #1
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massachusetts colleges?

im going up to Massachusetts this spring break!
I plan to make use of some of my free time and visit colleges.
What are some of the mid- to top colleges in or around the boston area?
if it helps i have a 4.1 gpa (Im a junior) and im taking 6 aps next year, and i have a 1400 critical reading/math sat.
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Old 04-07-2009, 02:10 PM   #2
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BU, BC, Northeastern, Tufts and Holy Cross.
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Old 04-07-2009, 02:35 PM   #3
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Add Brandeis. And further down the food chain Wheaton, Clark and WPI.
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Old 05-25-2009, 11:20 AM   #4
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don't forget Harvard!
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Old 05-26-2009, 04:53 PM   #5
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.... and Muh-Muh-Mih-Tee! and one up for Harvard.
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Old 05-28-2009, 12:36 PM   #6
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What is BC?
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Old 05-29-2009, 10:02 AM   #7
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BC = Boston College
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Old 11-02-2009, 01:13 PM   #8
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Decent colleges in New England or just Ma. that accept a GPA of lower than 3.0?
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Old 11-16-2009, 03:18 PM   #9
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All of the Massachusetts State Colleges- that is Salem State, Fitchburg State, Westfield State, Mass College of Liberal Arts, etc. Clark University in Worcester, Merrimack, maybe Springfield College.
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Old 03-18-2010, 12:03 AM   #10
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xs, take that extra hour or two car ride and visit Amherst and Williams
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Old 03-23-2010, 10:20 PM   #11
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puffle-look into stonehill college as well!
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Old 05-02-2010, 11:38 PM   #12
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Maybe this will help:

Going to College in Boston, Massachusetts

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Discover All That Boston Colleges and Universities Have to Offer
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Old 05-03-2010, 06:05 AM   #13
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Princeton Review Academic Rating for Boston area colleges:

Harvard 99
College of the Holy Cross 98
Boston College 87
Tufts 89
Brandeis 88
MIT 97
Boston Univ 84
Northeastern 79

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Old 05-03-2010, 08:06 AM   #14
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Princeton Review Academic Rating for Boston area colleges:

Harvard 99
College of the Holy Cross 98
Boston College 87
Tufts 89
Brandeis 88
MIT 97
Boston Univ 84
Northeastern 79
Stonehill 90
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