<p>There are also in place lists like “Hidden Gems” and “Colleges of Distinction”.</p>
<p>Probably all good schools, but may not be nationally recognized. I guess if they are “hidden” it means that they are not recognized ??</p>
<p>Didn’t Lauren Pope develop yet another list of schools similar to what the OP is trying to do here? Or are they hidden too?</p>
<p>Louisiana State University
University of Alabama
University of Georgia
University of Florida</p>
<p>Knights09: yes
Case has bad professors and the students there are the nerds with bad grades
Northeastern is posing as Northwestern, and the quality of the studentbody is just lacking
and Fordham has a mediocre law school that is trying to be very good, but just fails. the student body at fordham isn’t all that great either.</p>
<p>Others have said it before me, but COLLEGE OF WOOSTER. :)</p>
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<p>I can’t say I disagree with any of these sentiments…</p>
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<p>That’s because it has Tufts Syndrome…</p>
<p>Tufts Syndrome? My daughter has applied to graduate school there. I need to know what this is. 
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<p>Applying there!</p>
<p>Tufts used to have the reputation for rejecting high achieving (the so called Ivy-bound) students that were possibly using Tufts as a “Safety” school. </p>
<p>Tufts Syndrome = An admissions policy that resulted in the act of rejecting students that may not attend Tufts even if accepted. This was claimed to have artificially increased the admission standards, and possibly manipulated matriculation rates at the school.</p>
<p>Many high achieving kids used to think that Tufts was a “Safety” school, with not many identifying it as their top choice. That has certainly changed in the past few years.</p>
<p>Don’t worry, Tufts Syndrome is not like the H1N1 virus.</p>
<p>Marlboro 1000%. Sarah Lawrence also might be a good option.</p>
<p>MissPickwickian–I have a daughter who will be graduating in May. We’ll be giving money to Wooster for the rest of our lives. That’s how much we love and appreciate the school.</p>
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<p>How is Northeastern posing as Northwestern? And aren’t we talking undergrad education here?</p>
<p>Knights–I don’t know the answer to your question. But when my daughters were looking at colleges, the similarity of the names was a minor issue.</p>
<p>For my 2 cents, MANY of the colleges being discussed on this list are too reachy for most students. Chapel Hill, for example, is extremely difficult to get into OOS. Bucknell, Lehigh, Tufts (are you kidding me?), Lafayette… Wake Forest is no easy admit and neither is Northeastern. </p>
<p>For me, a “realistic option for most good students” that is nationally known and respected would encompass most of the state flagships. (except Berkeley, Chapel Hill, probably UVA and I don’t know how hard Texas or Michigan are OOS but I know Texas is very hard to get into in-state). So I’d say schools like Ohio State, Georgia, Univ of SC, Clemson, Va Tech, etc. </p>
<p>To me, “most good students” does NOT mean kids with Ivy-caliber aim. Most good students to me are 3.0 plus, with some honors classes.</p>
<p>I guess it depends on your definition of “good student.” But I don’t consider kids in the top 10% of their class “good students,” I consider them excellent students.</p>
<p>“to be exact michigan (Ann Arbor) had a 42.15% rate”</p>
<p>Which is vastly skewed because of the sheer numbers that apply to Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UVA, etc.</p>
<p>More important is what are the stats of those accepted. That is the true “statistical” selectivity rating.</p>
<p>UCLA and UC Berkeley are highly selective; they only consider data, so if you’ve a planet or star named after you and lack high SATs and GPA, good luck.</p>
<p>I know more than a handful of kids who got into Cornell and Stanford who were not admitted to UCLA and/or Cal. Both schools can fill their class with Valedictorians and NMS, and they do.</p>
<p>Furman
URochester
UMD-CP
UMaryland-Baltimore County – esp. for science-y folks
University of Waterloo (Ontario) – esp. for computer science
Macalester
Evergreen State
Berea
Rhodes
Wisconsin
Boston U
Pitzer
UChicago
Carleton
Note that many of these schools are self-selecting (whether it’s weather, geography, specific programs, etc.) which may make the overall acceptance rate deceptive for a candidate who really hones in on what the school has to offer and how to take best advantage of it.</p>
<p>And Bucknell would likely look at a student with the stats to get into Yale (unless we’re talking about an applicant with a serious hook) and see someone who had them in the safety category. I’ve had students turned down by schools for which they were obviously overqualified.</p>
<p>University of Chicago and Carleton are pretty selective … although, as you said, some of that is self-selectence.</p>
<p>LaFalum: Thanks! I was looking for a clearer definition of “good student” and feared that none of my kids met it when I saw some of the schools listed ;)</p>
<p>Anyway I would like to add Willamette University, University of Portland, Linfield College, Saint Mary’s College of CA, Santa Clara University, and Loyola Marymount University. All accept over 50% and have a mid range GPA of 3.something.</p>