Welcome, @tange_c! You have some very interesting extracurriculars and it sounds like you have an upward trajectory going in your GPA. That’s great!
Below are my guesses as to what your chances for admission might be.
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
- Central Washington
- Evergreen State
Likely (60-79%)
- Hampshire
- Lewis & Clark
- U. of Puget Sound
Toss-Up (40-59%)
Lower Probability (20-39%)
- U. of Washington
- Whitman
Low Probability (less than 20%)
- Mount Holyoke
- Oberlin
- Reed
Very Low Probability (less than 2%)
- Bowdoin
- Yale
For Evergreen State and Central Washington, would you be happy to attend and enroll for four years? If so, then those are great safeties. If not, however, then I would suggest finding other sure things.
Many people advise against writing about one’s struggles in their main essay. But your writing process or derby could be interesting topics!
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Agnes Scott (GA) might not seem to hit some of your preferences, but I’d give it a good look. Atlanta is not a small town, but Decatur, where Agnes Scott is located, is considered one of the most walkable and charming parts of the metro area. It’s also part of the ARCHE consortium which allows students to take classes at other Atlanta-area schools like Emory and Spelman. As it is in a larger metro area, the community tends to be much more LGBTQ+ supportive than what some people think of for “the south.” It has strong academics, a diverse student body, and because Atlanta is a major airline hub, the odds of getting a direct flight home are much higher. I’d call this a likely admit.
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Hollins (VA), also already mentioned would be another school to consider. In the last year or two it received a very substantial donation from Mackenzie Scott, so I believe its financials are on solid footing despite the fact that it’s a smaller school (about 700 undergrads). I’d consider this a likely admit, perhaps bordering on extremely likely.
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College of Saint Benedict (MN): About 1400 undergrads attend this Minnesota women’s college. I’d call this an extremely likely admit.
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If you’re looking for a different big reach school, you might want to consider Scripps which is part of the Claremont Consortium. Odds are definitely against an admission, but if its NPC comes back as affordable, then maybe you’d want to consider it? I’d consider this a low probability school.
As smaller colleges that offer majors in both anthropology and linguistics tend to be pretty small in number, I’ve added some coed schools that you may want to consider. They are sorted by my guesses as to your chances for admission.
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
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Southern Illinois – Carbondale: About 8k undergrads and really punches above its weight academically
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SUNY Oswego (NY): About 6k undergrads
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U. of Minnesota – Duluth: About 8800 undergrads
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U. of Montana: About 7200 undergrads
Likely (60-79%)
- Lawrence (WI): About 1400 undergrads
Toss-Up (40-59%)
- Bennington (VT): About 800 undergrads
Lower Probability (20-39%)
Low Probability (less than 20%)