<p>What are some colleges that resemble Columbia, but are less selective. I really like that Columbia is in the city yet it has a nice campus (unlike NYU) and is somewhat separated from the city.</p>
<p>Brief Stats (to give you an idea of the selectivity I'm looking for)</p>
<p>217 PSAT
97ish GPA
Hardest courses in school</p>
<p>Tufts just outside Boston, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins. All are next tier down in admissions but excellent schools adjoining major cities. There is no analog in NYC. Closest would be Vassar, up in Poughkeepsie.</p>
<p>Any major city would be good (east coast preferably), those sound like good options, any thing that would be a match/safety.</p>
<p>Someone I know recommended Boston College, what do you guys think about that?</p>
<p>U Chicago is the closest school to Columbia I know. Some schools that are close to or in major cities that somewhat have a campus: Tufts, Northwestern, Chicago, Penn, Georgetown, UCLA, Berkeley, Tulane, Boston College, Harvard.</p>
<p>UChicago has a huge core like Columbia and is in downtown Chicago.</p>
<p>Northwestern is just outside.</p>
<p>UCLA, USC, BC, Tufts, JHU, are among those that come to mind.</p>
<p>I'd also check out rice. Its a brilliant university, undergrad focused, a little hard, and at the center of Houston :-) The architecture is some of the best i've seen (in viewbooks).</p>
<p>Can anyone recommend any safeties, that are in/near large cities and have incredibly beautiful campuses.</p>
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<p>Vanderbilt has this sort of feel...the campus is also a national arboretum.</p>
<p>SMU matches your general desires and would be a safety in a suburb surrounded by a top 10 population city. Many people find its campus very attractive, although I think "incredibly beautiful" would be a stretch. Its patterned after U of Virginia in terms of layout and architecture.</p>
<p>Definately not a big fan of Texas at all.</p>
<p>Can anyone suggest some safety schools that are on the east coast, near big cities, and have beautiful campuses.</p>
<p>Thanks I appreciate all the help.</p>
<p>Villanova.</p>
<p>Thanks, I really like what I've read and seen about Villanova. It's somewhere that I think I would really enjoying learning & living for 4 years.</p>
<p>I'd re-state Northwestern, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, and Georgetown.</p>
<p>Are you a girl? If so: Bryn Mawr/Barnard/Wellesley</p>
<p>No, I'm a guy</p>
<p>Do you think I have an edge in applying to Vassar, I heard they needed more guys.</p>
<p>Applying to Vassar as a guy would definitely give you an edge in admissions... if your SAT scores are anything like your PSAT scores, you'd have an excellent chance.</p>