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College Series #4



Here's another edition of our college series articles! Besides the Ivies and the UCs already discussed in earlier blog posts, there are many other mainly private universities scattered around the U.S. with their own unique characteristics. Stanford University is probably one of the most famous universities in California, which is known for being notoriously difficult to get into with a 5% acceptance rate. Its average GPA is 3.95 and its SAT/ACT scores are 1520 and 33. Stanford’s most popular majors are biology and computer science. With California being the home of the Silicon Valley, there will obviously be a specialized computer studies/ engineering school: Caltech University. Caltech has an acceptance rate of 9% with an average GPA of 4.26 and SAT/ACT scores of 1560 and 35. Its most popular majors are computer studies and mechanical engineering. For those who are looking towards communications, journalism and business, a renowned school is USC. USC has an acceptance rate of 18% with average SAT/ ACT scores of 1450 and 32 and a 3.73 GPA. A local university that is less selective and has a great law school is LMU. LMU has an acceptance rate of 54%, average GPA of 3.75 and SAT/ACT scores of 1290 and 27. Its most popular majors for undergraduates are marketing and psychology. For those looking to expand their horizons to the East Coast, Johns Hopkins, NYU and Carnegie Mellon are all options. For those looking into medicine and public health, John Hopkins University should definitely be on their list. Its most popular majors are nursing and public health. Hopkins has a 13% acceptance rate with an average GPA of 3.9 and SAT/ACT scores of 1510 and 33. NYU is popular for liberal arts and business; with an average GPA of 3.7, SAT/ACT scores of 1410 and 30 and a 35% acceptance rate NYU is moderately selective. Carnegie Mellon is one of the top computer science and engineering schools in the country. Mellon has a 24% acceptance rate, average GPA of 3.76 and SAT/ ACT scores of 1490 and 32. For those looking into design (specifically illustration and product design), Rhode Island School of Design is a sound option. RISD has an average GPA of 3.5, SAT/ACT scores of 1350 and 28 and a 27% acceptance rate. All the mentioned colleges and universities are only a few of the many options available to incoming college freshmen in the nation. However, there are also many amazing options for international students!
Written By: Nayiri Artounians and Veronica Mkhsi-Gevorkian

Stanford University

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