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π« Optional Common App essay
π Requires supplemental essays
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π Quarter system
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π©Ί Medical School
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π Tests never required
π Tests sometimes required
π Tests flexible
π Tests always required
π Test blind
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π€ No application fee
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πΈ Expensive application fee
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π§βπ Many students graduate
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π Very high yield
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π¨βπ«π§βπ Low student-faculty ratio
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πͺ ROTC
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β‘οΈ Jewish Affiliation
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β No Religious Affiliation
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π± First-Year Spring
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π Early Action
π Early Decision II
π Early Action II
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βοΈ Warm weather
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π« No supplemental essays
π Tests never required
π Test blind
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π€ No application fee
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Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,940 Students
π© Private university
π‘ Distant Town Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β No
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Carleton College
π Northfield, Minnesota
π₯ Cold Weather
(44.5ΒΊ F)
π 21.2% admitted
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Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 3,054 Students
π© Private university
π‘ Distant Town Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Colgate University
π Hamilton, New York
π₯ Cold Weather
(44.3ΒΊ F)
π 27.5% admitted
β

Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 566 Students
π© Private university
π Small City Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β
Yes
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β No Common App Essay
π Tests Sometimes Required
Randolph College
π Lynchburg, Virginia
π€ Mild Weather
(55.2ΒΊ F)
π 89.7% admitted
β

Stanford University
Stanford, California
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 15,953 Students
π© Private university
π Large Suburban Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Stanford University
π Stanford, California
π€ Mild Weather
(58.5ΒΊ F)
π 5.2% admitted
β
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 7,853 Students
π© Private university
π Small City Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation
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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Princeton University
π Princeton, New Jersey
π€ Mild Weather
(54.1ΒΊ F)
π 5.6% admitted
β

Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,983 Students
π© Private university
π Large Suburban Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β No
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: βοΈ Presbyterian

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Davidson College
π Davidson, North Carolina
π€ Mild Weather
(57.4ΒΊ F)
π 20.0% admitted
β

Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,615 Students
π© Private university
π‘ Distant Town Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β No
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Kenyon College
π Gambier, Ohio
π₯ Cold Weather
(49.0ΒΊ F)
π 36.9% admitted
β

Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 16,172 Students
π© Private university
π Large City Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: βοΈ United Methodist

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Duke University
π Durham, North Carolina
π€ Mild Weather
(59.1ΒΊ F)
π 7.7% admitted
β

University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 11,741 Students
π© Private university
π Midsized City Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β
Yes
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
University of Rochester
π Rochester, New York
π₯ Cold Weather
(49.5ΒΊ F)
π 35.4% admitted
β

Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,777 Students
π© Private university
π‘ Fringe Town Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β No
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Bowdoin College
π Brunswick, Maine
π₯ Cold Weather
(45.7ΒΊ F)
π 9.2% admitted
β

Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,451 Students
π© Private university
π Small City Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β No
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Flexible
Kalamazoo College
π Kalamazoo, Michigan
π₯ Cold Weather
(49.5ΒΊ F)
π 74.3% admitted
β

Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,634 Students
π© Private university
π Large Suburban Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β
Yes
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β
Yes
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β
Common App Essay
π Tests Sometimes Required
Bryn Mawr College
π Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
π€ Mild Weather
(55.0ΒΊ F)
β

Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,437 Students
π© Private university
π Large Suburban Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β No
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Swarthmore College
π Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
π€ Mild Weather
(56.3ΒΊ F)
π 9.1% admitted
β

Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 1,839 Students
π© Private university
π Large City Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β No
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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β
Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Occidental College
π Los Angeles, California
βοΈ Warm Weather
(66.0ΒΊ F)
π 40.9% admitted
β

Howard University
Washington, District Of Columbia
π Overview
π Academics
π Admissions
π« Campus
π Majors
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Student Body
πββοΈ 10,859 Students
π© Private university
π Large City Campus
Type of School
π« Undergraduate School: β
Yes
π Graduate School: β
Yes
π¨ Liberal Arts College: β No
π© Private university: β
Yes
π΅ For-profit college: β No
Application
Accepts Transfer Students: β
Yes
Accepts First-Year Spring: β No
Special Interest
πββοΈ Women's College: β No
π‘ Historically Black College/University: β
Yes
Religious Affiliation: β No Religious Affiliation

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Common App Essay
π Test-Blind
Howard University
π Washington, District Of Columbia
π€ Mild Weather
(58.3ΒΊ F)
π 38.6% admitted