<p>Okay, my daughter likely won't get into Harvard, BC or Tufts. BU is realistic, but not a sure thing. What other schools will offer a quality undergraduate education with the Boston (or nearby) atmosphere?</p>
<p>Brandeis is a bit easier than the first 3, but harder than BU.</p>
<p>Northeastern isn't bad.</p>
<p>Some ideas
Northeastern is decent
UMass Boston is primarily a commuter school
Emerson for performing arts
Leslie for teaching
Simmons or Wheelock for general liberal arts
I don't know what Suffolk or Emanuel has.</p>
<p>Harvard Extension for a general liberal arts. There are more 18-21 yr olds here than one would think even though it has the perception as have having more mature students. I took an economics class last year filled with them. </p>
<p>Bentley and Babson in the suburbs for business</p>
<p>Some stats would help us out.</p>
<p>los lobos you are everywhere-- anyways though id agree with emerson, northeastern</p>
<p>Holy Cross-Top30 LAC in nearby Worcester, Brandeis in Waltham, BC and Tufts all comparable. Holy Cross has very strong alumni network.</p>
<p>Thanks all. 3.5-3.6, about 10 honors, 2 AP, SATs very average 1230 but will take again. Athlete, depending on level of competition.</p>
<p>Worcester Polytechnic Institute
U of New Hampshire</p>
<p>I really only think that BU or NEU would be good matches in Boston. How about Clark, but it is a far cry from Boston. I don't know about Simmons, but it might be worth a look. I think that Suffolk would be a safety, but I think that there will be housing issues at Suffok.</p>
<p>I whole heartedly disliked NEU. I advise anyone considering it to visit first.</p>
<p>Just throwing this in, but how about checking out schools in some other great cities as well? Just off the top of my head, how about:</p>
<p>D.C.: American, George Washington, Catholic U
Baltimore: Towson State, Loyola, Goucher
New York: Fordham, Marymount Manhattan, NYU, Manhattan
Chicago: DePaul, Loyola, Lake Forest
Seattle: Seattle U
Philadelphia: Villanova, Temple, Drexel, St. Joe's
San Francisco: U of San Francisco
San Diego: U of San Diego
Miami: U of Miami
New Orleans: Loyola, Tulane (reachy)
San Antonio: Trinity U
Pittsburg: U of Pittsburgh, Dusquene, Point Park
Dallas: Southern Methodist
Portland: Lewis & Clark, Concordia, Reed (reach)</p>
<p>There is much more to the world than Boston. Encourage your daughter to broaden her options. :)</p>
<p>Thanks Carolyn--good thoughts.</p>
<p>Thoroughly scrutinize Seattle University prior to submitting an application. Overall SU is not particularly strong and the setting and campus environs are not particularly attractive for students.</p>
<p>Carolyn, I am happy you mentioned my alma mater (Marymount Manhattan), a small liberal arts college with plenty of attention from the professors in a wonderful location (Upper East Side).</p>
<p>Great list from Carolyn. </p>
<p>In the long run it's more important to find a school that's a good fit, than to try to cram into one that's not a good fit, just because it's in Boston. </p>
<p>Really, Northeastern and Boston College have nothing in common other than they happen to be in or near Boston.</p>
<p>Seattle U. was the biggest dump i've ever seen. I stayed there for a few nights. I wouldnt look at it again.</p>
<p>well, if you're looking for a comparable school to BU that will offer a quality education in the Boston area:
- Northeastern is located in Boston. It's also next to the Reggie-Lewis track, (part of the Roxbury Community College) which annually hosts stuff like the Boston Indoor Games (3000m record was broken here this year) if your daughter is into track. what sports does she do?
- Clark U is an excellent school in Worcester, about 20 minutes away from Boston, (it may seem a bit farther but if your daughter wanted to apply to BC, that's in Chestnut Hill which is also 20 minutes away and has the same atmosphere at Worcester) that is easier to get into than BU but will still offer a good education
- Holy Cross is across the street from Clark U, I don't know how hard it is to get into compared to BU, but I have a friend who is going there, and her stats were similar to your daughters, but she had around the 1800s in SATs and is amazing at track. (4x800 team broke the high school record by 10 seconds this year, I think they came in 4th in Nationals for indoor)
- Suffolk will be much easier to get into, I don't know much else about it except it is in Boston.
- WPI, also in Worcester, great for engineering, not for much else.</p>
<p>everything else that everyone else said, especially loslobos71, is pretty much accurate.</p>
<p>Clark is a great school, but it gets hurt because it's in Worcester. Worcester isnt exactly a supreme destination ( a la Boston) to go to college.</p>
<p>WPI is great for bio too. BU has their CGS program if you don't get into the exact college you wanted - a good option if you get it. Northeastern is a must visit if you're thinking of it.</p>