chances and questions

anni2222
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:22:51 +0000

Hello!
I am the first-born of my family and my parents have no idea what is going on. I would love to have opinions on my chances as well as suggestions for colleges that I may not have considered. Currently, I have/am going to visit, U of Minnesota, U of Michigan, UWisconsin-Madison, Loyola-Chicago, UChicago, Northwestern, Boston College, Brown, Marquette. I have also thought about USC, NYU, Boston University, and UCLA. Although I have several larger schools on this list, I tend to like the more mid-sized schools. My stats are
GPA:3.8
ACT: 31
My schedule is the ‘most rigorous’ according to the counselor’s standpoint. I have taken all of the honors/AP courses that my school has available.

I have played soccer my whole life, hockey as well. I am cross country captain. I am officer of NHS and president of my schools “Student Ambassador” club. I am a “LINK” leader. I am on a volunteer board that is associated with the city. I am a volunteer at the hospital. I did a culture study in France, and also went to Summer Science Institute. I have also attended several retreats within my school that are reserved for specific students.

On a more narrow note,
Boston College seems to be my dream school on paper. I visitied last summer and liked it, but I have some questions. I am just a normal girl from the Mid-West. Is there a stuck-up attitude at BC? I have heard that this attitude accompanies very wealthy students. I am not like this at all, and come from the middle class. Would this not be a good atmosphere for me? Also, is it more liberal or conservative? Your answers would mean a lot to me!

Also, I know that Brown is a reach for me, but even so, it has been my favorite school so far. Would it be a waste to apply?

Lastly,
I have heard that Marquette is a commuter school and everyone goes home on the weekends. Is this true? And is it an issue not having a football team?

Thank you so much! Your information would be extremely helpful. Just hearing about your experience at these schools would be nice to hear, away from the employed tour guides. The things that I care about is the reputation of the school (I hope to get into a medical school), the atmosphere ( I would love to have the school feel like a college, and it would be nice to be near a city), and the people (what is the social life like? the people like? or is it school 24/7)

Please post any answers, or your ideas for what school would be the best for me, or any schools that I haven’t considered!