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College Search & Selection
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Hello. I’m looking for a particular kind of school that I seem to like. Can anyone think of a school that meets all/ some of the following criteria:

Setting: Suburban- A nice town immediately outside the campus (walkable) and then a short distance to a major city
Size: 3000+, but 5,000-18,000 would be ideal.
Location: Prefer Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. but open to other options.
Atmosphere: Big school spirit/ sports, non- dominant greek life, happy/ friendly students
My academics: 3.5 UW GPA in challenging school, 30 ACT (getting new scores in 2 days)
Major: Business- Undecided. A school with a strong business program would be great.
Campus: I like nice green spaces/ quads, beautiful landscaping.

Some of my top schools right now are Boston College, Villanova, and U of Richmond. This should help give you perspective. Ideally, I would like some suggestions that are very similar to these. If you can think of any schools that sound like this, then let me know. Thanks!

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Look at U of Dayton. How much can your family afford?

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@“Erin’s Dad” The price of Boston College is about as high as my family wants to go. 65k is pushing it a bit, but still doable if it is worth it. Thanks for the suggestion. I will have a look.

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Perhaps Case Western in Cleveland, or U of Rochester.

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Villanova

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The majority of schools will cost less than BC. UDayton is about 15K less expensive (before you figure in any merit aid).

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@MidwestDad3 Thanks for your suggestions. I will look into them to see if they fit the criteria that I am looking for.

@lalalemma Villanova is one of my top schools that I am considering. I am happy that you mentioned it because it shows that it does match the criteria. However, since I already have that school on my list, can you think of any others that are very similar to that?

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Sorry, didn’t see that you had put Villanova.

Maybe Marist? Would probably be a safer school.

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Northwestern fulfills all your desires.

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Here is a good list of business schools you can go through to see if you missed any that fit your wish list.

http://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2014/07/01/2014-pq-ranking-of-the-best-undergraduate-business-programs/2/

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I second Marist and UDayton, and add UScranton. What about Loyola Chicago or Loyola Maryland?

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@amtc It may, but that school is kind of out of reach. Don’t you think?

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@happy1 Thanks for the suggestion. I will be sure to check it out. I think it would be easier to find a school that includes my preferences first than to find a school with a good business program first and then see if it matches the criteria.

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@MYOS1634 U of Dayton is intriguing to say the least. I will have to check out Marist.

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Are these some of the school that are most similar to BC and Villanova?

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Definitely Northwestern

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@CaliCash Do you know any schools that are just like Northwestern but not as selective because as you can see, I do not think I would be a competitive candidate for the school.