Wisconsin Vs. Rochester Vs. Others

College Search & Lists
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<p>Hi. I had posted this in College Admissions, and then i realized it probably belongs here so: </p>

<p>I’m trying to find a safety school out of the list of safeties/low matches that my guidance councilor gave to me. The schools on the list that I liked were:</p>

<p>Wisconsin
Rochester
William and Mary (more of a low match OOS)
Oberlin
Hamilton
and one of the SUNY schools(in state).</p>

<p>He said I should chose 2 or 3 of these, so I am wondering, which ones do you guys here think are the best. Right now I’m leaning towards Wisconsin (rolling admissions!), Oberlin and Hamilton. But Rochester is still highly in the running. So what are your ideas.</p>

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<p>Oberlin is not a safety school, for you or anyone else.</p>

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<p>For a person with extremely high stats, ranked 1-4 or so in the class, and 2250+ SATs, then yes Oberlin can be a safety. Not sure the OP’s situation but Oberlin is not THAT selective.</p>

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<p>W&M is hard to get into OOS. Certainly not impossible, but I don’t think it’s a “low match” for anyone unless they’re ridiculously hooked. It can be a solid match if your SAT score is 2200+, but definitely not a safety.</p>

<p>SUNYs, if you live in NY, can be good. Binghamton and Geneseo are among the best.</p>

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<p>University of Wisconsin- Madison is not a safety, but I would select that school on your list.</p>

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<p>If the OP could provide stats that would be helpful. Madison can be a safety for some, but again it would require high stats OOS.</p>

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<p>none of those are safeties except for the SUNY.</p>

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<p>Ok, I’ve talked to my college counselor, and he gave me a list of schools i could most likely get into (so probably low matches or safeties) all of the schools I named were on that list. I trust him as he went to Columbia, is a professional, and has been doing this for many years.
I am just wondering, out of these schools, which 3 would you guys most like to go to. Nevermind my stats, its just a personal preferance question.</p>

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<p>My personal preference: Wisconsin, Rochester, SUNY Stony Brook or Buffalo, in that order</p>

<p>Criterion used: overall strength of departments</p>

<p>Your criteria may be different, of course.</p>

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<p>oh ok. In that case, Rochester, Wisconsin, SUNY Binghamton. I prefer larger, more research-oriented.</p>

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<p>You are asking total strangers for their opinions without giving them any criteria for basing their opinions. Your list of “safety” schools is quite varied, from large state schools, to smallish LAC’s, geographically all over the place, some have big frat scenes, some have no frats… </p>

<p>You don’t mention your intended interest of study or actually anything other than the opinion of one guidance counselor whose opinion you greatly value - so why ask us - ask him what school you should apply to or do some research and visit some schools and decide what you like.</p>

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<p>Haha, ok I’m gonna do research when i get back home. For now though, I’m just wondering. I don’t really care about size or geographical location which is why the schools are so varied.</p>

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<p>bdl108: URochester is much smaller than both Wisconsin and SUNY Binghamton. About 4K undergrads and 2K grad students (includes medical/dental school)</p>

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<p>^I know. My brother goes there. It’s still a research-oriented university despite its small size.</p>

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<p>bigp9998: Students with the kind of stats you describe are sometimes rejected by Oberlin. Oberlin’s decisions are not simply defined by the numbers: the admissions process is as much qualitative as quantitative, and high-ranking valedictorians sometimes don’t get in because they are not perceived as being a good fit. That’s why I say no one should count on being admitted.</p>