<p>Thank you for giving me some ideas. I initially looked at a few ivies, but then I thought about it. Sure, the name is nice, and a couple of them meet some of my needs. Here is…everything I want out of a college.</p>
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<li>Small undergrad community (2000 students or less), with an undergrad focus (or, not just pushed aside for grads).</li>
<li>Majority of classes are small (15 or less), and with the exception of core-classes no large-scale classes. Great staff:student ratio.</li>
<li>LAC curriculum/environment</li>
<li>Need blind admissions and loan-free financial aid.</li>
<li>Great career center/services.</li>
<li>Decent college town (doesn’t have to be NY/Boston, but not in the middle of nowhere with no decent town minutes away).</li>
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<p>With all 6 of those I think that makes all the colleges (great list though!) on your list moot to me. Great colleges, but not for me.</p>
<p>However, now I’m hearing it’s not smart to have a non work/study job during the academic year, and to get into business school you don’t need to have a non-intensive part time job/year round internship? Would it be smarter to NOT choose a school based on the ability to get a job for the academic year?</p>