a tale of 5 gap years

College Search & Lists
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<p>Awwww shucks!! Everything I’d posted just vanished :frowning: Anyway.</p>

<p>Hi everybody. This here is a 23-year-old female who last saw the gate of a school in 2003. Life is a contrary ■■■■■■■, and sometimes the most unexpected things can happen to you… unexpectedly.</p>

<p>I had a 4.0 gpa, SATs/ SAT IIs in the upper 700s and nice extracurrics. During this stretch I have held two jobs, both of which have handed me considerable responsibilities (1st I worked for a publishing house, currently I’m tutoring kids in a special program). I love what I do but my ambitions now require me to have at least an undergrad degree; here’s where I need your help people.</p>

<p>I’m searching for academically rigorous and supportive schools in the mold of the ones I’ve managed to come up with so far:</p>

<li>Columbia- School of General Studies</li>
<li>Wellesley- Davis Degree Program</li>
<li>Brown- Resumed Undergraduate Education Program</li>
<li>Yale- Eli Whitney Students Program</li>
<li>Bryn Mawr- McBride Scholars Program</li>
<li>Smith College- Ada Comstock Scholars Program</li>
</ol>

<p>I have no preference for any particular state or size of school, so any challenging school is alright. Thank you guys in advance!</p>

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<p>if you’re sticking with something like publishing, i can’t think of a better place than columbia – personally, i’m not a big fan of brown, although they do great things there as well…same for yale obvoiusly – good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks redwings, but i’m actually thinking of public health or something along those lines.
anyone else who can suggest other schools/programs i should consider? thanks again!</p>

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<p>If you’re looking at Bryn Mawr have you thought of Penn CGS? Penn has a major in Health and Societies and classes in Health Care Management (not sure if you can take them as a CGS student though).</p>

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<p>i hadn’t thought of penn’s program, thanks! keep them coming guys, this is helping me a lot</p>