<p>My stats are a 3.9 u/w GPA, great ECs (national and international ranking for showjumping horses etc) and I can get great recs and essays. My SAT score is an 1830 (CR 700 W 650 M 480). I am not picky about where I am, although I like the idea of the liberal arts colleges. Finance is not an issue, and I would like to go somewhere that will get me into a good law school down the road. I don’t know what exactly I want to major in, but I am considering International Studies or Government. What are the best schools I can hope to get into with that SAT score?</p>
<p>I would try the following SAT optional schools and probably not send in your SAT scores:</p>
<p>Bowdoin
Bates
College of Holy Cross
Drew
Mt. Holyoke (if you’re female)
Union
Dickinson
Hobart and William Smith</p>
<p>In addition, you might consider getting some tutoring in math and trying the SAT again. If not, you could also take the ACT to see if you prefer that test.</p>
<p>Another great option – Franklin and Marshall College</p>
<p>Website for list of SAT optional schools</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fairtest.org/optinit.htm[/url]”>http://www.fairtest.org/optinit.htm</a></p>
<p>If you want to go to law school someday, regardless of where you attend college, please take whatever help they offer during those four years to bring up your math understanding. You’ll have to take LSAT’s between college and law school, and your math demonstrates an ability to reason that a lawyer needs.
In addition to math courses, consider math clinics at the college. This sounds tacky to ask, but have you considered whether you might have a learning disability related to math-based skills. Anything more than a 200-point spread between SAT subscores is one indicator. If so, and it can be diagnosed, you might be eligible for extra time on math courses or tests during college, which might really help you gain confidence and skill.
You probably want to flee from maths, but if your goal is law, do try to remediate that area instead. Ask to meet with your h.s. psychologist to see how you might get tested for a learning disability now so you can get accommodations in college, for example use of a calculator on all exams, double time for tests. It might affect you in your science courses, too, so check it out. And please don’t be offended; those are wonderful Verbal SAT’s, plus your EC’s. I’m on your side!
Good luck</p>
<p>Skidmore sounds like a good place for you. LAC, lovely, great humanities depts. Very horsey.</p>
<p>Holyoke has a great equestrian program.</p>
<p>And don’t let your SAT scores limit you! They’re very similar to mine (aside from math) and SAT should not be a limiting factor in deciding where you apply to school.</p>
<p>I would try a few SAT optional schools like middlebury and bowdoin.</p>
<p>Middlebury isn’t necessarily SAT OPTIONAL. Standardized Test scores of some sort ARE required, I think one can submit SAT II scores (3), AP Scores (3), ACT Scores or SAT I Scores. If the OP doesn’t do good on Standardized Testing in general, then Middlebury won’t be so great. Bowdoin, however, is SAT Optional.</p>
<p>add connecticut college to the aforementioned schools- SAT optional and very active equestrian team</p>
<p>I think that Connecticut College is similar to Middlebury–you must submit either 2 SAT II tests or the ACT.</p>