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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]- Ideal small to medium-sized interdisciplinary college in a city or suburb 
- chemistry major, also wants to take classes in AI and applied math
- wants high exposure to professors and research opportunities 
- has strived in high rigor environment but doesn’t want the kind of place where fun goes to die or everyone is studying for grades 
- collaborative, highly intellectual culture where students love learning, not all about jockeying for IB connections or the next IPO opportunity
- Female, unhooked, non URM, from a top private, full pay, quiet nerdy but has lot of friends 
- 1580, 3.88 from a school that’s known for rigor/doesn't grade inflate (no one gets a 4.0), decent ECs (STEM leadership, part time job year round, volunteer year round, some regional math and writing awards) [/quote]

Rice would be the reach here. But the ECs need to be there, and it's somewhat beneficial to apply ED. They started an AI major this year, so they have the classes for that. MIT would be the other reach. But again - ECs, essays, LOCs. But there's no advantage to applying early to MIT early, so save that one for RD.

Other schools would be [b]Berkeley, Georgia Tech, UIUC, Penn, and Cornell.[/b] CMU is also good, but it's a where fun goes to die school.

Safety is your state flagship.  [/quote]

Did you not read? Small to medium-sized interdisciplinary schools. Every single school you suggested is a HORRIBLE fit.
You suck at this.[/quote]

Smart kid. Chemistry. AI. Access to research and professors. Collaborative. Urban or suburban.

There are zero liberal arts colleges that match this. The exception would be Harvey Mudd.

Besides Rice and MIT, this kid should be considering bigger schools. They are not all awful.  [/quote]

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