<p>Ah, thank you for all the information, that was extremely helpful 
The list that i have so far goes like this(in no particular order):
University of Rochester
Tufts
UMass Amherst
Northeastern
UMich
Duke</p>
<p>Basically, i’m just looking for higher end colleges in the states of NY, Penn, Mass, and NC. Umich is really the only university i’m looking at in Michigan, but there are several that i’m looking at in the other states. My aim is to find find a school where the students aren’t super competitive, but are instead cooperative. Of course, academic quality is also a huge factor, as are the school advisers. Financial aid isn’t as huge a problem, but it’s definitely something i’m going to take into consideration if all the academics are equal. Would you have any experience or knowledge about these schools, or schools in this region?
I’ve heard that Rochester’s area isn’t very pretty, though i doubt i’d be spending huge amounts of time outside anyways. I’ve heard mixed reports about their advisers.</p>
<p>Just a note, my PSAT was 211(i really should have done better, i hadn’t known it was serious at the time), and my ACT was 33, but i can pull that up if a prepare for it a bit. </p>
<p>Thank you again for all of the help you’ve given.</p>