Boston-area colleges for the B-student?

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<p>Hi,
I'm mobile right now, so bear with me here, haha.
I am a low B student with good SATs, tons of extracurriculars and community service. But, to be perfectly honest, I take very challanging courses and my grades suck. I don't even have a 3.0.
I was wondering if anyone knew of any GOOD, but not overly difficult schools in the Boston area. I have looked at Emmanuel (too small/religious) and Suffolk (widespread campus, little sense of school community).
To give an idea of what I'm looking for-</p>

<p>Acceptance rate low enough for a low B student
Preferably Div I or II sports
Not religious or politically overly conservative
A DECENT rep for academics (I'm not looking for Princeton here, but I'd like a med school to take me seriously)
More than 3k students, preferably
Within an hour of Boston
Bio, genetics, med bio, med psych major/pre-med advisory</p>

<p>Does such a mythical school exist? Is there any hope? Are there any schools even CLOSE to this?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot, haha.</p>

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<p>Boston University, hurr durr</p>

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<p>BU and northeastern.</p>

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<p>Clark, in Worcester
If you are female, Simmons
Stonehill (religiously affiliated but I don't think its particularly religous)
UMass Boston (not sure about the campus though)
Assumption- catholic affiliated in Worcester, but I have no idea how religious it is
Endicott
Providence College- Providence is less than an hour away, and a cool city on its own.</p>

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<p>I'm fairly certain BU is out of my range...less than 3.0, like I said >.<</p>

<p>& yay, thanks to those who have replied, ha</p>

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<p>Babson College, better than BU for business</p>

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<p>Boston College and Babson are both ranked hither than BU for business</p>

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<p>lol kaylee don't be afraid to apply anyways. BU is still a great school smack in the middle of Boston. If you like it, shoot for it.</p>

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<p>pierre0913, he's not applying for business lol.</p>

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<p>haha sorry i thought it said B-schools instead of B-student</p>

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<p>in that case, yes BU or Northeastern</p>

<p>BU is expensive but so is Northeastern but Northeastern has the cooperative education program which can help you pay off college costs with a real job and get you 2 years of job experience during college</p>

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<p>Harvard's Extension School. </p>

<pre><code>Also, although it satisfies few of your specifications, you might want to check out Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts (located between Boston & Providence).
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<p>Both BU and Northeastern are reaches for you. Students at NEU sometimes do earn money by taking paying coops but it is a five year program. This year NEU has had a reduction in available coops. Don't forget that while you are on coop if you are living in the dorm you have those expenses too.<br>
Wheaton is a good hour from Boston and a small LAC school. Norton is in the middle of nowhere.
Look at huskems list above for some decent alternatives.</p>

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<p>UMass Boston is completely a commuter campus and hard to get to by public transportation. It's also woefully underfunded.</p>

<p>Consider instead UMass Lowell and Worcester State College.</p>

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<p>Harvard Extension school is for working professionals. I've taken a handful of classes there as a junior/senior...It is tough, lol. I wouldn't recommend Harvard Ext...</p>

<p>How about Wheellock, Northeastern, or Newbury?</p>

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<p>St Anselm in New Hampshire; It is Catholic, but not overly religious; very strong liberal arts school with a nice community. Not Div1 though. 1 hour from Boston.</p>

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<p>St Anselm College in New Hampshire; 1 hour from Boston, nice campus, strong liberal arts; nice community; Catholic, but trying to become more welcoming to other religions. Great political science program; has sent students to medical school; Not Div 1 or 2 though.</p>

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<p>I am going to rerecommend Wheaton College & Harvard's Extension School. Contact them and you will learn a lot. You don't have to attend, but you will get great advice.</p>

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<p>Check out Clark University. It's a CTCL school that seems to really appreciate interesting, hardworking "B" students. Very undergrad research oriented.</p>

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<p>How about Mt Ida or Pine Manor ?</p>