Chance Me - CA senior, 3.7/4.2, 35 ACT. (Statistics, Chemistry, Psychology Major)

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Should you decide that you’re open to at least exploring additional schools that would be likelier admits than those of your curent list, below are some suggestions.

If you like Dartmouth, have you considered Bucknell? Bucknell has about 3700 undergrads compared to Dartmouth’s 4500, but they both have more remote locations in areas of natural beauty. I think the vibe amongst students is pretty similar as well. And whereas Dartmouth has a 6% admit rate, Bucknell has a 32% admit rate. So it’s still a very competitive school for admissions, but it’s already 5x more likely of a get than Dartmouth.

You’ve selected a lot of colleges, with most of them being mid-sized to the small side of large, most of them in big cities with a number of sports teams. Using that as inspiration, here are some other schools you may want to consider.

Extremely Likely

  • Butler (IN): About 4400 undergrads in Indianapolis (Colts, Pacers, Fever, Indy 500, and other options)

  • Loyola Chicago (IL): About 12k undergrads

  • Loyola Maryland: About 4k undergrads in Baltimore, and you can also cross-register for classes at Johns Hopkins, a mile away from Loyola.

  • Marquette (WI): About 7500 undergrads in Milwaukee (Brewers, Bucks, etc)

  • U. at Buffalo (NY): About 21k undergrads (Bills & Sabres, etc)

  • U. of Minnesota – Twin Cities: About 39k undergrads

  • U. of Texas – Dallas: About 22k undergrads

Likely

  • Illinois Institute of Technology: About 3100 undergrads in Chicago

  • Southern Methodist (TX): About 7100 undergrads in Dallas

  • U. of Pittsburgh (PA ): About 24k undergrads and you can cross-register for classes at CMU, less than a mile up the road.

Toss-Up

  • Brandeis (MA): About 3700 undergrads in this suburb or Boston

  • George Washington (D.C.): About 11k undergrads in D.C. (Commanders, Capitals, Wizards, Nationals, etc.)

  • Loyola Marymount (CA): About 7300 undergrads in Los Angeles

Lower Probability

  • Case Western (OH): About 6k undergrads at this Cleveland school (Browns, Cavaliers, Guardians, etc).

  • U. of Miami (FL): About 13k undergrads

  • Villanova (PA ): About 7k undergrads in this suburb of Philadelphia

Low Probability