<p>Can you think of any colleges/universities that you would consider hidden or undiscovered gems in Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas or Louisiana? Looking for a school in the 3000-10,000 student range, with a great academic reputation, an "intellectual" (rather than Greek, party, or athletic) slant, which is selective, but not EXTREMELY difficult to get into.</p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
<p>Hendrix in AR is smaller than 3000 (I think only around 1200) but matches some of your other qualifications.</p>
<p>Trinity University in San Antonio -- although I think it's just shy of 3,000 undergrads.</p>
<p>Southwestern University-Texas</p>
<p>How about Tulsa</p>
<p>Rice, though it might be considered "highly selective," certainly matches your criteria.</p>
<p>I also recommend the University of Tulsa-- it's also a little bit under 3,000 undergrads. The Greek scene is not predominant (21% of men and 23% of women are in fraternities/sororities) and though it has a 76% admissions rate, its SAT/ACT midranges are remarkably wide and high. (530-690 M; 540-690 CR; 23-30 ACT)</p>
<p>Doesn't Tulsa offer NMSFs who apply some nice awards?</p>
<p>Tulsa and Trinity were already on our "list", so must be thinking in the right direction. I've heard that Southwestern is very Greek. I think Rice will be a high reach...I guess we'll see when we have actual test scores how high a reach it would be.</p>
<p>In New Mexico St. Johns, College of Santa Fe, NM Tech</p>
<p>Speaking of "hidden gems", Centenary College in LA was recently named "the hottest liberal arts college you never heard of" by Newsweek. However, Centenary may not meet your criteria in other respects. Enrollment is only about 1,000, it apparently has a Greek system, and it apparently promotes athletics to an unusual degree for a LAC, since it competes in NCAA Division I.</p>
<p>^^^ they're all on the small side, though, and they don't sound directed towards what the OP is looking for</p>
<p>(they came across my mind, but I crossed them off my list)</p>
<p>Tulane is very party/ Greeky, but it has good academics and is a bigger school. One is bound to find a niche there.</p>
<p>Yeah, Tulane fits the bill. Although it's a party school, it's still known for it's academics. And it's certainly not a party school in the same respect that LSU is.</p>
<p>Check out Loyola New Orleans.</p>
<p>So nobody else is worried about the high crime rate in NO?</p>
<p>^ Pfffffft at the crime rate.
Plenty of cities have high crime rates.</p>
<p>Unless you plan on being at a micky-dee's at 3 in the morning, you really have nothing to worry about it.
Or if you plan on being a dealer.
It's pretty much all drug related.</p>
<p>ut dallas maybe</p>
<p>im not sure, but tulane?</p>
<p>Tulane is in one of the nicest parts of the city, so crime really isn't that big a deal. If you go some streets over, then you will run into some really rough neighborhoods. Basically, if you know where you are going, crime is easy to avoid.</p>
<p>(Same with Loyola New Orleans- it's right next to Tulane and their both in really nice parts of Uptown).</p>
<p>I guess I'm more concerned about crime because my son has Asperger's Syndrome, which means that he's bad at reading non-verbal cues. Most of us just have a sense of when we're in the "wrong place" or when things "aren't quite right", but he's really lacking in those departments. Of course, the flip side of that is that he's pretty compliant, so if we told him to stay away from certain areas, he probably would.</p>