Schools for an English Major?

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Hello,

I am a current high school senior looking to add a few more schools to my college list. I want to study English with options to double major/minor easily in another subject. I plan to go into law school after getting my undergraduate degree. My current college list stands at:

Boston College
Boston University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Indiana University Bloomington
Miami University (Ohio)
George Washington University
University of Denver
Villanova University

I would like to be near a city and on the East Coast. I am from Indiana though, so I would also consider schools in the Midwest. I currently attend a prestigious boarding school ranked in the top twenty boarding schools in America. I currently have a 3.7 unweighted GPA. My ACT is currently only a 30, although I am waiting to here back from my last test which I’m hoping is a 31 or 32. I did score a perfect 36 on the Reading portion. At my school our four class schedule only allows us to take at 1-2 APs per year, with almost all of them only available during the junior and senior year. I already have a 5 on the AP Language and Composition and are taking AP Psychology and AP English Literature this year. I also am in advanced language classes, and graduating with an Honors diploma. Outside of academics I play soccer and field hockey, serve as my class secretary, work as a school ambassador, run a community service club, and other extracurriculars. I am also one of the top ranking seniors in my school’s leadership system.

Please suggest any other schools to add/drop from my last. I would like at least one more reach school.

Thank you!

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American University of Beirut! :wink: Just kidding - couldn’t resist - my son is an English major at AUB. Still makes me chuckle.

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How much is your EFC and how much can your family afford to pay each year?

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Wellesley and Wesleyan. Wellesley is all female. It’s a stunning campus in a suburban town outside Boston. Academics are top notch. School/students have close ties to Harvard and MIT. One family friend who recently graduated took several MIT classes; I don’t know how that works. Wesleyan is terrific for writing and arts. It’s very “hot” now, partly because Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) is a well-known, successful alum.