Chance/help modify a list for a biochem (premed) major from MA [3.94 GPA, 1570 SAT]

[AustenNut]

@NiceUnparticularMan

Third, you have LAC Reaches, but then no LAC Targets or Likely/Foundation LACs. And in fact you have no Likely/Foundation private research universities either. Just two public universities that seem rather unlike most of your other preferred colleges.

So I would suggest reconsidering that approach. There are so many great LACs and private research universities you could consider for those roles, some of which might well offer you merit. I know you said you didn’t need it, but it doesn’t hurt, particularly if med school is a serious possibility.

So if you would like suggestions along those lines, let us know.

@juicyjunior

Yeah that sounds great! Do you have any specific suggestions in mind?

I’m not @NiceUnparticularMan, but below is a pretty extensive list of schools you might want to consider.

Extremely Likely (80-99+%)

• Allegheny (PA ): About 1200 undergrads

• Baldwin Wallace (OH): About 2800 undergrads

• Drew (NJ): About 1600 undergrads

• Elizabethtown (PA ): About 1900 undergrads

• Emmanuel (MA): About 2k undergrads

• Ithaca (NY): About 4400 undergrads

• Juniata (PA ): About 1200 undergrads

• Loyola Maryland: About 4k undergrads

• Muhlenberg (PA ): About 1800 undergrads

• Saint Anselm (NH): About 2100 undergrads

• Saint Joseph’s (PA ): About 4800 undergrads

• Saint Michael’s (VT): About 1200 undergrads

• Siena (NY): About 3500 undergrads

• SUNY Geneseo (NY): About 3900 undergrads

• Susquehanna (PA ): About 2200 undergrads

• Wheaton (MA): About 1800 undergrads

Likely (60-79%)

• Clark (MA): About 2400 undergrads

• Dickinson (PA ): About 2200 undergrads

• Gettysburg (PA ): About 2200 undergrads

• Hobart William Smith (NY): About 1600 undergrads

• Ohio Wesleyan: About 1500 undergrads

• Providence (RI): About 4200 undergrads

• St. Lawrence (NY): About 2100 undergrads

• The College of Wooster (OH): About 1900 undergrads

Toss-Up (40-59%)

• Brandeis (MA): About 3700 undergrads

• College of the Holy Cross (MA): About 3k undergrads

• Connecticut College: About 2k undergrads

• Fairfield (CT): About 5k undergrads

• Franklin and Marshall (PA ): About 1900 undergrads

• Lafayette (PA ): About 2800 undergrads

• Oberlin (OH): About 3k undergrads

• Trinity (CT): About 2200 undergrads

• Union (NY): About 2100 undergrads

Lower Probability (20-39%)

• Denison (OH): About 2400 undergrads

• Kenyon (OH): About 2200 undergrads

• Vassar (NY): About 2500 undergrads

• Wesleyan (CT): About 3100 undergrads

Low Probability (less than 20%)

The list I provided is pretty large, in part, because I don’t have a great sense of what it is you’re looking for in a college. You’ve got extremely urban schools with rural schools, schools with small, medium, and large sizes, the bulk of your list is schools in the northeast and Ohio, but then you’ve got California, Georgia, and Tennessee there, too. Some have a reputation for being a very athletic-y vibe while others are more nerdy. Some have lots of enthusiasm for intercollegiate sports while others have none. Some have Greek life that plays an important role, and others have none.

If you can let us know more about what you want out of your college experience, we can provide more targeted suggestions (and perhaps highlight or eliminate schools on the list I just shared).