I am trying to make a college list but I’m pretty confused. I am looking for a small, liberal school, preferably with some granola/hippie type students. Here are my stats:
GPA: weighted 4.25, unweighted 3.8
SAT: 590 math, 590 critical reading, 640 writing
(my school does not rank, so I do not have that info)
Looking to swim for a D3 or possibly D2 school (women’s swimming)
Took two AP classes and I am doing dual enrollment at a community college for my senior year.
I love Oberlin, but it seems like it would be a reach, unless I do ED. Same with Carleton.
I want to major in Management, and specify that to human resources in grad school. I also am interested in sustainability/environmental science, so maybe a school where I could minor in that.
Maybe look into test-optional schools? I’m not sure if they offer your major, but Mount Holyoke and Smith came to mind, reading your description. Hampshire or Sarah Lawrence also sound like fits in terms of the “granola” vibe, and they could let you design a curriculum with exactly what you want. They’re very alternative, though, so it depends on if you’re into that or not.
Even with a hook (possible recruited athlete), your test scores seem too low for Oberlin or Carleton. And as others have said, small liberal arts schools rarely offer a management (or business) major. You need to rethink what types of school if you are serious about some kind of business major, and either raise your test scores or lower your sites to schools where you are more in line with the average test scores.
Depauw is a fine school (and I love their campus and their Nature Park) – but it tends to attract more conservative students and is probably 80% or above greek. Beloit and Earlham seem to be better fits for what you are looking for. I would also look at Kalamazoo and Hendrix as well.
As for your proposed major, I know at Beloit they have and Economics and Management major (with a strong emphasis on the economics portion).
No cost constraints? State of residence? And any chance of retaking the SAT or trying the ACT - scores over 600 would help. Your GPA suggests that you are a stronger student than those scores indicate.
My daughter will be a first year this year at Beloit this year. Her stats were slightly higher but comparable to yours . She looked at Denison, Earlham, Allegheny, Wooster and Beloit. (Was accepted to all) Denison,Earlham, and Beloit were all test optional last year and Allegheny is for next year. If you apply to any of these schools, I recommend you apply test optional. For Earlham and Beloit apply by Nov. 1 to hear back by Christmas. My daughter is a vegetarian who prefers buying clothes at the thrift shop rather than the mall. If this is like you, I think you would feel very comfortable at Earlham or Beloit but not so much at Denison or DePauw. However, students at Denison and DePauw will probably be social liberals. DePauw does have a very good Management Fellows program.