Chance me Ivy League + Stanford + UChicago [double legacy, 4.0uw, 1580 SAT, art history]

Yes, with the OP’s interests, Wesleyan should be a top consideration.

I didn’t see a gender, but if the OP identifies as a woman, Barnard would be another great choice. Actually, really any of Wellesely, Smith, Bryn Mawr, or Mount Holyoke.

Among universities, I would strongly recommend checking out NYU. I think NYU gets some rough treatment sometimes from online kids who seem to think it is Stern and nothing else. But actually, NYU has some absolutely fantastic Humanities departments, including ones that fit the OP’s interests in Art History and Classics. And of course it is in New York, which is hard to beat if you love museums.

Another top research university for relevant Humanities would be UNC. Again, I feel like sometimes UNC does not get the consideration it deserves from the online kids who seem to think only Business and STEM count, but my understanding is UNC is top tier in Art History, quite good for Classics too.

I would also mention GW, which would obviously be a lot less selective. DC is another great museum city, and the Corcoran School is reputedly also great for Art History.

Finally, I am not sure if the OP would actually be interested in a Museum Studies major–it is pretty rare at the undergrad level, usually more of a grad thing.

But one of the universities that actually offers it is Pitt:

Pittsburgh actually has a pretty cool museum scene for a city its size (lots of robber baron money back in the day), and the University of Pittsburgh is right in the heart of a lot of it. People say the faculty in Museum Studies is very helpful in trying to place their students in museum jobs. I note Pitt also has a really good Classics Department:

Anyway, point being you could pretty easily fill out a diverse list of options for the OP given the stated interests.

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