<p>Hi I am a junior at a Florida boarding school that is fairly well respected and am also a Florida resident. I am interested in the Social Sciences (likely major/minor in a combination of History, Poli Sci, and Econ) and would love to stay relatively south if possible. Further North than about Pennsylvania and West of the Mississippi River can be omitted unless there is something that is excellent outside of these parameters that I am a fit for. I want something with a respectable sports scene but more importantly that is well respected academically.</p>
<p>My stats are a 3.5ish gpa, a 1420/1600 or 2190/2400, I have taken the AP Euro exam and got a 5 my sophomore year and by the time i finish my senior year I will have taken 11 APs. This year I am self studying for the AP World History exam as well as taking 2 APs in school.</p>
<p>By the time I finish my senior year be a 3 year varsity track member, a member of Model UN for 2 years, have 350+ service hours, through mission trips with my church, and service projects.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help in advance and God Bless</p>
<p>Rhodes College is here in the South, strong social science departments, lots of kids from FL, and your stats are a match. If you want to continue running, we have good track and CC teams (women just won a regional championship). Service is also a big thing with students here, so that may represent a match for you as well.</p>
<p>I am definitely considering Rhodes, but what’s Memphis like? I hear that Rhodes isn’t in the best part of the city. Also, how do Rhodes students fare when applying to grad schools? Specifically does the school have a strong reputation outside of the South?</p>
<p>Would you be more comfortable in a big school, or a small one? Does weather matter? Student body diversity? Location of the school (city/rural)?</p>
<p>Meanwhile, assuming you’re okay with Washington, you’d have an excellent shot at GWU and a pretty good shot at Georgetown, both of which are solid in terms of political science and economics.</p>
<p>Rhodes is in a relatively nice residential area. To the west is a middle-income, well-maintained neighborhood with a magnet elementary school. To the south is Overton Park and the Memphis Zoo. To the east is a high-income beautiful neighborhood where many students jog, and to the north is a working-class neighborhood that does border less desirable areas the further north you go.</p>
<p>Memphis is a really great city. I’ve also lived in Charlotte and Philadelphia and chose to move back to Memphis. Some of the things I think of when I think of Memphis are Graceland, Beale Street, blues clubs, barbeque joints, U of M Tigers basketball, Memphis Grizzlies (NBA), AAA baseball team, Shelby Farms (one of the largest urban parks in the country), NASCAR racing, lots of shopping, good restaurants, movie theaters, opera, symphony, ballet, and theater at the Orpheum.</p>
<p>Rhodes students do wonderful with grad schools. Double the national average are accepted to med school (about 90% of those who apply get accepted somewhere), 90-100% acceptance rates to law, business, and academic programs. I graduated from Rhodes and did my master’s at Penn State and am finishing up a doctorate at U of M. The grad schools that folks go to are all over the country.</p>