• Pasadena, California
• Student Population: 2,231
• Undergraduate Population: 978
• Student to Faculty Ratioa: 3:01
• Total Annual Costc: $54,090
• In-State Tuitionc: $37,704
• Out-of-State Tuitionc: $37,704
• Percent on Financial Aidd: 74.0%
• Percent Admittede: 13.0%
• SAT Composite Rangef: 1460
• r 10 in research universities

http://www.forbes.com/colleges/californi...

• Requirements
  • Four years of mathematics (including calculus)
  • One year of physics
  • One year of chemistry
  • Three years of English (four years recommended)

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• Chicago, IL
• Student Population: 14,979
• Undergraduate Population: 5,402
• Student to Faculty Ratioa: 6:01
• Total Annual Costc: $59,950
• In-State Tuitionc: $43,780
• Out-of-State Tuitionc: $43,780
• Percent on Financial Aidd: 70.0%
• Percent Admittede: 16.0%
• SAT Composite Rangef: 1400
• r 3 in research universities

http://www.forbes.com/colleges/universit...

• requirements
  • secondary school report
    • 4 years of English
    • 3–4 years of math
    • 3–4 years of laboratory sciences
    • 3 or more years of social sciences

• Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) r. 90
• Rice University r. 17
• Drexel University r. 88
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute r. 62
• Tulane University r. 50
• Northeastern University r. 62
• University of Chicago r. 5
• Boston University r. 53
• Case Western Reserve University r. 38
• Indiana University r. 75
• University of Vermont r. 82
• George Washington University r. 50
• University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida) r. 38
• Brandeis University r. 31
• California Institute of Technology r. 5
• Yale University r. 3
• Johns Hopkins University r. 13
• Dartmouth College r. 11
• Duke University r. 10
• Vanderbilt University r. 17

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• If I were a day of the week, I’d be Monday.
• If I were a time of day, I’d be midnight.
• If I were a planet, I’d be Mars.
• If I were a sea animal, I’d be a shark.
• If I were a direction, I’d be northeast.
• If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a chandelier.
• If I were a liquid, I’d be coffee.
• If I were a gemstone, I’d be emerald.
• If I were a tree, I’d be a willow.
• If I were a tool, I’d be a pair of scissors.
• If I were a flower, I’d be a peony.
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• New Haven, CT
• Student Population: 11,875
• Undergraduate Population: 5,349
• Student to Faculty Ratioa: 5:01
• Total Annual Costc: $58,250
• In-State Tuitionc: $40,500
• Out-of-State Tuitionc: $40,500
• Percent on Financial Aidd: 66.0%
• Percent Admittede: 8.0%
• SAT Composite Rangef: 1410
• r 4 in research universities

http://www.forbes.com/colleges/yale-univ...

• requirements
  • 2 teacher recs
  • SAT w/ 2 subject tests
    • SAT-Verbal: 700-790
    • SAT-Math: 700-800
    • SAT-Writing: 710-790

• Houston, Texas
• Student Population: 6,224
• Undergraduate Population: 3,755
• Student to Faculty Ratio: 9:01
• Total Annual Cost: $50,171
• In-State Tuition: $35,551
• Out-of-State Tuition: $35,551
• Percent on Financial Aid: 72.0%
• Percent Admitted: 19.0%
• SAT Composite Range: 1330
• #19 in research university

http://www.forbes.com/colleges/rice-univ...

• applied science programs
  • artificial heart research
  • structural chemical analysis
  • signal processing
  • space science
  • nanotechnology
• honor council