But that’s why you should check each college’s curriculum - so you are applying to schools that meet your need vs just names etc.
Maybe some on your list won’t work - I don’t know. Just validate in case you need to sub one out for another.
Okay, then—so, among colleges mentioned here already, there are some really good choices for you in linguistics: Delaware, Pitt, Maryland (not just because that was my undergrad😁), Stony Brook, Utah. Might also be worth looking at UMass. Michigan State and Ohio State were also both mentioned, and their lx programs are expansive enough that you can do most anything there.
Many of the UCs are amazing for cog sci, but they won’t give you any meaningful money—save them for grad school, if your interests take you there.
And William & Mary is still a good in-state option for lx. They have faculty working in both lx and cog sci, though they don’t overlap much, which is non-optimal, but it’s still a place that checks a lot of your boxes. Virginia and Virginia Tech, too, though a bit less so from the lx side—even though they may be better for some of your other interests.
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Kudos on building such a strong academic record.
Some random thoughts…
Linguistics and Chemistry are very different majors with different career paths. If you had to choose between the two, would Chemistry win out? (I ask this based on your pre-med comment.) Would you major in one and minor in the other?
Based on schools bandied about in previous posts, I think you would be an extremely likely admit at Ohio State, MSU, Pitt, and CWRU. Look into the honors programs at Pitt, Ohio State and MSU (Lyman Briggs). Case would likely throw a healthy merit award your way, if they thought you were really interested.
It is my understanding that some of the Ivies with huge endowments are very generous with financial aid. Maybe some others here who have more information on this can chime in.
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Yea, Hoenstly, I’m passionate about learning and I like learning about anything, but there’s not really a major for that…
I’m pretty good at chemistry and that’s a potential thing for premed, but I also like learning languages and connecting w people from different places.
So if I had to pick a major, Chemistry → Pre-Med for a career with more economic viability, and then Linguistics because I don’t really do that many chemistry things (Also, I’ve heard common advice that says if you don’t have major related ECs = bad).
Majoring/Minoring wouldn’t be a bad idea, for me personally I just don’t have a strong sense/passion for one subject, as in I like all subjects but I don’t lean particularly strongly into any area.
Pre med is a set of classes. If you don’t know what to major in, you don’t need one up front. You do need to take the pre med classes and you can get advising along the way. Sounds like you might enjoy an International Studies type major. But you needn’t decide up front.
I 100% disagree with this -“if you don’t have major related ECs = bad).”
So the job in hand, who runs track, works at a grocery store, walks dogs at the shelters - they are disadvantaged ? Hmmm no.
Do what you enjoy. Build tenure and depth. Quality. Not quantity. Be yourself.
Good luck.
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All of the Ivies have huge endowments.
They are perfectly stingy with merit-based financial aid, in that they give precisely none.
They are pretty decently generous with need-based financial aid, though that still doesn’t mean they’re actually affordable for an extremely large chunk of the population.
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