<p>I'm really stuck in the search for colleges, any ideas? I want to go to a medium (or large) sized coed school to get a bachelor's degree in creative writing from a more selective school, but I'm open to any suggestions. I know University of Iowa is the best, but I prefer to stay on the east coast. Thanks!</p>
<p>We can’t help you without more info: What is your home state? What are your stats? How much can you afford?</p>
<p>I’m from CT, my GPA is a 3.7</p>
<p>also I’m not concerned about tuition at this point, I just want ideas first and I will handle scholarships and everything later</p>
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That is absolutely the backwards way to go about this. What good does it do to apply and be accepted to a college you can’t afford. Ask your parents what they can pay for college.</p>
<p>I’m actually an author and well off by MY OWN doing. I just want suggestions of any kind and I can figure out tuition on my own</p>
<p>I would use a line from Jerry McGuire - “show me the money” because authors, unless they are popular, make little money, but I’ll pass this time.</p>
<p>SATs?</p>
<p><a href=“colleges top creative writing - Google Search”>colleges top creative writing - Google Search;
<p>I haven’t taken the SATs yet. Also I’ve tried the google route but haven’t found anything helpful because most are masters programs rather than bachelors.</p>
<p>UNC-Chapel Hill has a very good undergraduate creative writing program. It also fits the rest of your listed criteria. You should check it out.</p>
<p>I just looked online and it seems UPitt offers bachelors in creative writing.</p>
<p>thanks, I’ll check that out. I’m definitely interested in UNC Chapel Hill</p>
<p>Upon some more research on UNC I have discovered that, although its undergrad creative writing program is strong, it doesn’t actually offer a bachelors degree in CR (sorry). The department seems to recommend UNC Wilmington to those who actually want a BFA in creative writing. UNCW isn’t as large as Chapel Hill or quite as prestigious, but it couldn’t hurt to look into it. UNCW is right next to the beach, if you’re into that.</p>
<p>I actually just researched UNC Wilmington and am really interested, thanks!</p>
<p>You don’t need to go to a top creative writing school to do well. To be honest, not sure what makes a top creative writing program. How does Iowa have a better program, as you say, than say a Harvard or Brown? It probably doesn’t, but I’ll defer to the experts. </p>
<p>It isn’t hard to find a top school in the northeast that focuses on creative writing. Most of the top LACs and top universities are in and around New England. You could like into the typical schools in the area:</p>
<p>Harvard
Tufts
Williams
Amherst
Bowdoin
Colgate
Boston College
Northeastern University
Smith
Connecticut College
etc.</p>
<p>yes, these are all great schools but unfortunately none of them have a bachelors program for creative writing</p>
<p>This tool yields 82 Bachelor’s programs in Creative Writing in the East. Add more options on the left to narrow the search -</p>
<p>[College</a> Navigator - Search Results](<a href=“College Navigator - Search Results”>College Navigator - Search Results)</p>
<p>Whether or not you truly need your degree to say “Creative Writing” rather than English is a different issue. But I do wonder if you are ignoring truly excellent programs because of the major’s title.</p>
<p>I guess it really depends on the English program, because if there’s a good focus on creative writing that could definitely change things.</p>
<p>In that case, UNC-Chapel Hill would be back on the table; would it not? I don’t know too much about their English department, but it seems to flaunt its prowess in creative writing courses. I would continue looking into it, since it is such a well-respected university.</p>
<p>The navigator info is a little too black and white. For instance it doesn’t list Kenyon which is well known for its Creative Writing (called English with an emphasis on CW - thus why it doesn’t come up on the list).</p>
<p>If anyone has any suggestions for medium-large coed New England colleges with a bachelors degree in English (preferably an emphasis in creative writing) please let me know- I’m a bit overwhelmed with all the info.</p>