I want to know which college do you recommend me. I want a college that is good in everything (education, sports, college life, etc)
Popular all around schools among the top academic schools include: Northwestern, USC, Vanderbilt, Duke, Wake Forest, UMiami, Villanova, BC, Stanford, Georgetown, several Ivies (Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth etc) and many of the top academic state flagships (Wisconsin, Michigan, UVA, UNC, etc).
You need to narrow down in terms of urban/suburban/rural, size of school, cost, location, likely major, etc.
Maybe Duke, Stanford, Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins? They all have top tier academics as well as amazing sports teams-which brings the community closer. I would also add in UCLA and UCB.
I’d suggest Northwestern, UMich, UVA, or UNC. They give you the typical college experience while also giving you an amazing education.
Cost constraints?
Academic credentials?
University of Texas may well fit that category the best.
I don’t have financial problem, so tuition doesn’t really matter to me.
@londondad I thought Ivies are too much elitist and doesn’t have good college life and they’re good for postgraduate and higher students.
I don’t like to be in hot humid place, I already live in one (though not as hot as houston, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasht#Climate)
I also love Winter!
@LILDWAYNE The Ivy League schools are not a homogenous group, they all have significant differences when compared to each other. I have heard that Yale and Dartmouth are very undergraduate focused. In general, the Ivies have vastly increased the diversity of student life (so have become less “elitist”) as they give significant amounts of financial aid to assemble a diverse student body.
NESCAC schools can offer top-notch academics, a combination of participatory and spectator sports, winter snow suitable for the adventurous, and generally hoary atmospheres appropriate to college life.
Does it matter to your parents?
@TomSrOfBoston Sorry, I mean for my parents!
No one can make adequate recommendations to you without knowing more about your record as a student. Grades, academic rigor, test scores, extra-curricular activities?
I’m 16 so I have 3-4 years to prepare myself for English and SAT etc. I’m among top tens in my school. From 20 (I don’t know how to convert to 5 scale), I usually get 19-19.5 marks. I got accepted in National Chemistry Olympiad 2 times (first level, for University entrance exam, I gave up studying it). Extracurricular activities are really irrelevant for an average Iranian student (I don’t know anybody in my school who does single extracurricular activity now). That’s a serious problem too.
This is a fun question to consider. How about a place like Virginia? Beautiful climate and classic Jeffersonian campus. Big-time sports. Tremendous academic reputation and proximity to the eastern megalopolis for internships. Generous financial aid for OOS.
Okay, so you are international, and your parents can afford to pay over $250,000 US for your college education. Things to think about in addition to good grades are finding some ways to participate in activities beyond school – maybe volunteering in your community somehow? And standardized test prep (SAT or ACT). If you are aiming for top schools, subject tests might be needed. And I’d advise you to stay away from political activity and stay out of trouble in general so you have a better shot at getting a student visa. Also, make a backup plan in case a US visa doesn’t happen (look at UK or Canadian schools, maybe).
There is a book called the Fiske Guide to Colleges that you would find very useful if you can get a copy.
All round?
Duke, Stanford, Notre Dame, UPenn, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, USC, Virginia, UNC Chapel Hill, UMich Ann Arbor
Of course we need your stats.
I haven’t done any SAT exams yet
Do you have any cost constraints?
@IssacTheFuture, No. I said that in former posts
I think IsaacTheFuture’s list is good. Add Georgetown and drop UPenn imo.