<p>junaid, I would probably start looking at the 50 described here:</p>
<p>[Hidden</a> Ivies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Ivies]Hidden”>The Hidden Ivies - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>junaid, Check out the University of Richmond and the Scholars program! They give both merit scholarships and financial aid :)</p>
<p>Should I apply ED to Wesleyan and Macalester?
Are the chances significantly enhanced?</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me how accurate parchment.com is? I got 51% chance of Dartmouth according to parchment.</p>
<p>G33,</p>
<p>Congratulations, that is good news. Unfortunately, these calculators cannot accurately predict admission to colleges such as Dartmouth, with holistic admissions and acceptance rates south of 20%. </p>
<p>My guess is that your chances are about 2% to 4% higher than before.</p>
<p>perazziman, I agree, I don’t have a great A levels result, but I’m really hoping I’ll get in somewhere on my SAT. I never know until I try, right? I mean, you never know what you’re going to get from these American universities. I know people with 14A*s O levels who got rejected from Ivies and those with like 6As O levels who got 110% scholarship in Yale! </p>
<p>I am applying to several colleges, Amherst and Connecticut among them. Also, I’m applying to the Psychology Dept. Could anyone tell me if the Psych departments of these two universities are credible? Because I couldn’t find them anywhere near the top 50 in any ranking (for Psychology specifically).</p>
<p>Hello, Guys! I am from Nepal, and I’m applying for the class of 2017 as well! Most of the applicants from Pakistan end up getting into awesome colleges every year! You guys are so talented! :)</p>
<p>Jen at the undergraduate level one does not usually apply to a department. You would take what amounts to less than two courses in psychology per semester. The rest would be math science and writing courses etc that all other majors would also be taking, for a liberal arts education. Amherst is one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country. They can prepare you so you can get accepted to the best graduate school psychology programs in the country such as these, if that is what you are interested in doing:</p>
<p>[Best</a> Psychology Programs | Top Psychology Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/psychology-rankings]Best”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/psychology-rankings)</p>
<p>What you may consider is taking several SAT Subject Tests to raise their confidence in your skills to handle subjects in which you do not have As. For example my son also does not have the best grades in his school work, so he has taken a heap of AP Tests and plans on providing them SAT Math II and Physics Subject Test scores too, to raise their confidence.</p>
<p>Thanks, Perazziman. I really appreciate the idea of giving those SAT subjects in which I do not have A’s yet. I’ll probably do that 
Thank youu.</p>
<p>@bluelove</p>
<br>
<br>
<p>Why did it cost so much just to send out applications?</p>
<p>@cursingmonk Well the SAT and SAT 2 test fees, TOEFL fees, and then the fees to send these scores to the colleges. The college application fees, the postage fees to mail transcripts/recommendations or whatever. The CSS PROFILE (ironically, for financial aid) fees. Possible fax/phone bill too.
Did I forget anything?</p>
<p>hey guys whats about the colleges under cuny both community and 4 year colleges</p>
<p>Hey, guys.</p>
<p>What are the requirements to waive the TOEFL requirement for applying to US uni’s?</p>
<p>junaid, I believe some universities will waive the TOEFL requirement if you have a sufficiently high CR and Writing scores on the SAT. However, this varies from university to university so check with the schools to which you are applying.</p>
<p>In the past Richmond, Lehigh, Grinnell, Cornell, Rochester, Brown, Columbia have waived based on CR. William and Duke did not require the TOEFL. Carleton, Rice and Claremont Mckenna did not waive.</p>
<p>Even if they waive it it is recommended that you should give the toefl anyway. It will help you in your visa later on too.</p>
<p>Hey I am an A2 student right now and I need done help with my college choices.
My Grades are as follows
O level
Language A*
Literature, history, economics, Pak studies, Islamiyat, Urdu, math-A
Bio-B
Art-C</p>
<p>AS level
Literature C
History C
Economics B
Psychology B</p>
<p>I don’t know what happened as my predicted grades were AAAB so now I’m retaking everything except psychology. I’m also taking the SAT in November and my expected score is around 2200. Then I’m taking SAT II world history and literature in december and expect to get good scores in those too.
I also have decent EC’s
I’m on the school softball team
I’ve played softball and volleyball for my house
I play football otherwise (out of school)
I’m a council member of the school Conservation society and World Affairs society
I write poetry
The school charity/community work society- I volunteered at a public hospital for around 40 hours, was active in the bake sale used to raise money for charity, collected clothes and food for flood victims, made gift packs and distributed them at a children’s hospital and I’m a member.
I also volunteered at the psychiatry department of a prestigious teaching hospital and carried out research for two studies and helped out in occupational therapy in the ward. -250 hours
My grades in school are average, say around a 70-75% overall every term.
I expect my essays and supplements to be amazing because I write really well. </p>
<p>This is my provisional college list, please tell me my chances of getting in, if I’m applying for aid as well</p>
<p>Barnard (top choice)
Bryn Mawr
Franklin and Marshall
Grinnell
Rhodes
Wellesley
Lafayette
Eugene Lang College of the New School University
Sarah Lawrence College
Mount Holyoke
Skidmore
Stony Brook
Connecticut college
Hollins University
Hampshire college
Goucher college
Trinity university-San Antonio
Occidental
Fairfield u
Quinnipiac u
Temple u
Rutgers Newark
Brooklyn college</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Help anyone?</p>
<p>I would probably apply to Rutgers New Brunswick rather than Newark. It is the main campus. I believe the Psychology department is on Livingston campus. So expressing an interest for residence on that campus could make getting accepted to Rutgers NB more likely.</p>
<p>@Cuppycake, have you checked out University of Richmond?
Sorry if this is getting excessive LOL</p>
<p>Yeah I did but it’s acceptance rate is 33% or something and the only colleges with really low acceptance rates I’m applying to are Barnard and Wellesley because I love them and it may possibly be easier to get in as they’re women’s colleges. Otherwise this is kind of my list and I just want a second opinion on whether you guys think these are good choices.</p>