I went to the open house at Salve Regina University and loved everything about it, except for one thing. When I looked up the GPA/SAT scores, I found that I was a lot higher than their averages.
I made a good impression on everyone there and will probably get into the school/honors college, but my worry is that I wont be around other students who are as academically driven as me versus a school like Boston College or Northeastern. I thrive in environments where people are driven and want to learn but i’m scared that I will choose to attend this school and I wont be challenged enough academically.
It is like this for a couple of my schools. Suffolk University is another one that I loved, especially being in the heart of Boston, but its acceptance rate is really high and its GPA average is low.
I know that college is supposed to be what you make of it, but im still a little worried. I dont want to feel stupid in any of my classes and I want to be surrounded by people who are as driven academically as me.
If it helps, I want to study history and perhaps cultural preservation as well as a minor in communications, and I rank in the top 23% of my class, being a member of many clubs and the National Honors Society.