Suggestions for colleges that fit me?

College Search & Lists
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<p>Here are my stats copied from my chances thread:</p>

<p>"Male, White
Middle Class, suburban high school in Minnesota</p>

<p>Test Scores: (took each once, not retaking)</p>

<p>ACT:
composite: 34
Math: 35
English: 35
Reading: 33
Science:31
Writing: 10</p>

<p>SAT:
Total: 2140
Critical Reading: 760
Math: 680
Writing: 700</p>

<p>PSAT: 229 (national merit possibility as I understand it?)
My school does not offer AP classes at all.</p>

<p>Grades:</p>

<p>GPA unweighted: 3.65
School doesn’t have weighted grades.
Rank: Around 33%.</p>

<p>Taken mostly the more demanding classes offered. This includes college chemistry, college physics, college geography, college art history, which are all the college classes offered besides college english in the liberal arts/sciences. (these classes have special requirements and count for credit at a local state college).</p>

<p>EC:
varsity cross country 9-12
varsity track 9-12
50 hours food shelf/kids against hunger.
volunteer teacher’s aide for 2 summers at children’s art classes (about 80 hours total)."</p>

<p>Looking for matches on the west coast (california to british columbia), or in Minnesota or Wisconsin. Maybe even Hawaii or Florida :). I’m not sure what I’d like to major in but I like philosophy especially, natural sciences like chemistry and physics, sociology and other social studies, political philosophy, art, etc. I pretty much just don’t like business or law.</p>

<p>So far I’ve looked at UW, OU, Reed, Lewis and Clark, Evergreen state, macalester, and UM-twin cities.</p>

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<p>Carleton College, St. Olaf College, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College, and Lawrence University are a few schools along the lines of LACs that you could look into…</p>

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<p>Locations of those colleges? And I should say that I’d probably prefer an urban campus (although I’d consider otherwise, depending on the college).</p>

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<p>Oh sure, sorry about that…</p>

<p>Carleton and St. Olaf are both in Minnesota. Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer are in California, and Lawrence University is in Wisconsin.</p>

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<p>Carleton (as you probably already know) is in a small town, but close enough to the city. St. Olaf, I believe, is in a smaller town as well. Both are in MN. Pomona, CMC, and Pitzer and all in Southern California, in a large town. Lawrence is in WI, and I think the area would be considered a small city.</p>

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<p>Sorry about that, littleathiest. We posted at the same time.</p>

<p>Anyway, here are some others I would recommend: Eckerd (FL - really strong in the social sciences), UMiami (FL - really strong in social and biological sciences), Willamette (OR - a LAC strong in pretty much all the liberal arts and sciences. Located in the capital.), Whitman (WA - a top LAC. Not urban at all, but has a cute college town), UBC (BC - one of the best universities in Canada). Gonzaga would also be worth looking at (located in Spokane).</p>

<p>And…it’s outside of your location criteria, but I feel I must mention that Pitt has one of the best philosophy programs.</p>

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<p>Also look into Occidental (an LAC in LA).</p>

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<p>With your stats and interests you are a pretty good fit for Pitzer. It’s in a suburb of LA.</p>

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<p>I looked at Pitzer at Princeton Review and it seems like it might be a good option. What’s the tuition like? </p>

<p>Also, I’m politically an Anarcho-socialist, if that makes a difference as to what school seems like a fit.</p>

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<p>What’s special about Occidental?</p>

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<p>Carleton and St. Olaf are in the same small town in MN.</p>

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<p>Take a good look at Pitzer. Your info matches it.</p>

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<p>A socialist would be fine at Pitzer. Most students are pretty liberal at most schools.</p>

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<p>Check the website for tuition, but it falls in line with most private schools.</p>

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<p>How would it be at Pitzer for someone who doesn’t own a car? For Occidental, I believe, it said on Princeton Review that it’s hard to get around without one.</p>

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<p>There are several colleges in Claremont, so despite being away from the city, I’d imagine that there’s always something going on as far as entertainment goes. </p>

<p>It might be nice to have a car, but not having one wouldn’t kill you. Just make friends with kids who do have cars.</p>

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<p>Anarcho-socialist with strong academics and intellectual leanings looking for schools in an urban setting on the West Coast or in Minn/Wisc/Fla.<br>
Reed seems the obvious first answer here.
I agree with Pitzer as an option and would add Pomona (much more competitve but a Minn native may have a boost up - also less “anarchist” but still liberal). The 5 college consortium is in Claremont - a very nice place to live (quietly) but not a great place to visit (or be an undergraduate). There’s poor public transportation from the area but the schools do sponsor some trips/local transport. With your own car and standard LA traffic figure you can access most of the city in an hour to an hour and a half (about 35 miles plus).</p>

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<p>My friend’s daughter goes to Claremont-McKenna and loves it. She is majoring in math, although, she is good at everything. She is the type of person who enjoys intellectual discussions more than drinking parties. I don’t think she had a car her freshman year, and she didn’t feel like she was missing anything. Another friend’s son goes to Pomona and wants to be a scriptwriter.</p>

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<p>Cars aren’t really necessary at the Claremont Colleges because they’re so self-contained, and the train station is within walking distance. Many students happily go 4 years without them.</p>