<p>HELLO I’m going to be a senior in the fall and I’m in the midst of the dreaded college application process. It wouldn’t be so bad if I had a school (or 5) that I really wanted to go to and knew I had a good shot at being admitted. Every single college that I even have a sliver of a chance at getting into seems to have SOMETHING wrong with it, I know there is no perfect school but there’s supposed to be “a perfect fit” for everyone BUT WHAT IF I DON’T FIND THAT PLACE? (or worse- get rejected?)</p>
<p>ACT: (30) M (31) R (31) E (29- I know I can bring it up in Sept.) S (27)
3.8 UW
4.3 W
My ECs are good, community service is very strong as are my essays (or so I’ve been told) and teacher recs.</p>
<p>I’ve been looking at:
Emory (reach)
Bowdoin (reach)
Davidson (high match)
Colgate (high match)
U of Denver (safety) r
Trinity University (in TX- safety)
Occidental College (match) </p>
<p>From what I’ve read Davidson has horrible grade deflation (I would probably barely get in there- much less do WELL there) but I love everything else about the school</p>
<p>Emory scares me cause I know greek life is important there if you want to have a social life and meet guys. Plus I probably wouldn’t even get in here. </p>
<p>Occidental is known to be EXTREMELY liberal- I would not fit in there as I am from Texas and not politically liberal. </p>
<p>From what I’ve read Colgate has a prevalent party/drinking/frat scene and supposedly that’s all there is to do there. (I don’t want a dead social scene but the thought of alcohol and sex being the only availible weekend activities freaks me out.)</p>
<p>The DU reviews said everybody is a snobby brat living off of daddy’s credit cards- I REALLY don’t want to have another 4 years of that I’ve dealt with it enough at my HS. (I’m not rich) </p>
<p>Trinity University seems like a great school but I visited the campus and it just seems like I’d have a hard time getting excited about going there- Nothing stuck out to me and I just didn’t get the feeling of “I’D LOVE GOING HERE” like you’re supposed to.</p>
<p>and Bowdoin, I have yet to read any derogatory comments or reviews on this school. It sounds amazing. I probably have approximately a 0% chance of gaining admission here though- which Is quite depressing, cause I do feel like it’d be the perfect fit for me. Beautiful location, no sororities/frats, great food, happiest students, small classes, great profs, outstanding reputation, no grade deflation, etc. I still have yet to visit though. </p>
<p>Can someone give me feedback on these stereotypes? I’ve researched and read every single thing on every website I could find and this is what I came up with- I’m just very nervous that I might make the wrong decision and I could really use some help on what these schools are really like. Any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks.</p>