I want a small-midsize school with good student to faculty ratio, preferably with a flexible schedule (essentially a liberal arts school). My family is pretty well off and I am not expecting too much financial aid, so cheaper-ish schools are preferred. I am interested in city/urban planning, or environmental law/policy. I am not a big fan of warm weather so a higher latitude school is preferred.
3.85 UW 4.4 Weighted
1400 SAT (Gonna retake, hoping for 1450+)
11 AP's by end of senior year
14 Honors classes by end of senior year
ECs:
Massachusetts Boys State
Quiz Bowl Team (1 year, went to national championship as alternate. Also, should I add that I was alternate or don't to make it more appealing?)
NHS member
History Club (1 year)
School soccer (4 years, 2 on varsity)
Club soccer (5 years)
Youth soccer referee (6 years, twice selected to ref at state championship)
Assistant park ranger (1 summer shadowing local park ranger)
50+ volunteer hours (mostly trash clean up, 300+ lbs of trash cleaned up from local parks)
Hiking (as a hobby)
Colleges I've toured so far:
Georgetown (loved campus, surrounding neighborhood, didn't like limited class taking options)
Boston University (Good location, campus was decent, has an urban studies undergrad, nothing bad except cost but nothing stands out either)
Tufts University (perfect location, campus was mid but not a deal breaker, lots of class flexibility, students seemed cool, nothing bad in particular except cost)
Vassar College (loved campus and class flexibility, small town is fine with me but I hated Poughkeepsie)
Please let me know what colleges you recommend/are realistic for me!! Any tips on how to improve my app are greatly appreciated as well. Thank you!
Do you care about out of state, or do you want in state?
I'm open to both. Staying within the northeast would be preferred but I am also open to cities like Chicago, Seattle, and other places in the north.
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