<p>I really want to find that perfect school for me but I am having trouble...</p>
<p>This is the summary of me:</p>
<p>-laid back<a href="mostly%20into%20music%20movies%20food%20and%20hanging%20out">/b</a>
-I like to write** (school newspaper, love english0
-Hardworker<a href="I%20might%20not%20be%20a%20genius%20but%20I%20do%20work%20very%20hard">/b</a>
-Liberal/Moderate<a href="not%20extremely%20liberal%20but%20I%20think%20more%20left%20leaning%20than%20right">/b</a>
-Not really into sports<a href="dont%20do%20sports,%20intermurals,%20or%20watch%20pro%20sports%20although%20I%20dont%20mind%20watching%20school%20teams%20play">/b</a>
-I do want some party** atmosphere...not total keggers but I dont want bookworms who retreat to their dorms every weekend.
-Not really into the idea of Frat houses</p>
<p>As far as academic objectives I do want a small liberal arts college but one that does have some prospects of a successful career and grad school placement. I am not looking to just get a great education that has no application to a career. So basically half way between learning for the sake of learning but also learning in the hopes of moving on to grad school or a career</p>
<p>Thank you so much for any help you can give I know I have been posting threads like this a lot but I still have not found 1-3 schools that match me extremely well!</p>
<p>**-Cultured school with great study abroad program and has emphasis on multiculturalism[b/]</p>
<p>I do love international travel and studied in france for a summer. I love learning about new cultures and their prospective on cuisine, language, religion, life</p>
<p>Try American University. The sports teams are half-hearted, but they’re there. It’s right in the city, so there’s a night scene, but you won’t be forced into there. Only 20% of students are involved in Greek life, and some of those are in honors fraternities, not social frats. It’s definitely liberal, maybe a little extreme. The students are A/B students. The academics are there to challenge you, but they’re definitely not top notch. Their AU Abroad program is, in my opinion, unbeatable. They have an active interfaith center, as well.</p>
<p>mehhh I have never been a big fan of American</p>
<p>Dont get me wrong, I do want top notch academics I just wanted to make the statement that I am not 2340 on my sats 4.6 with 10 ap’s kindof person…</p>
<p>Based on what you listed, I’m wondering if you might not like: Hampshire College, Sarah Lawrence, Vassar, Middlebury, Pomona College, Pitzer College, Reed College, Drew U, Bennington, St. Michael’s College (VT), The College of New Jersey, Wagner College, Manhattanville, the College of Charleston, Creighton U, Bradley U, U of the Redlands, or Whitman College. Some of those might suit you quite well.</p>
<p>How about:
Middlebury/Hamilton = a liberal, non catholic Holy Cross
Colgate/Lafayette = a small, less dry Tufts
Don’t know Grinnell or Macalester but Haverford, Gettysburg, Dickinson & Franklin & Marshall should not be scratched from your list.</p>
<p>Brandeis definitely sounds like a good match. The social scene is more laid back. Students enjoy having good conversations with friends in res halls before moving on to parties which are plentiful but not over-the-top wild. if you want to see sports teams play, then the mens and womens basketball games are well attended. both teams made it to div. III playoffs for the last three years. there are also two student newspapers with lots of opportunities for writing. the journalism dept. is also very strong with two Pulitzer prize winners on faculty–eileen mcnamara and mark feeney. i have them both and they are both incredible. </p>
<p>and, in terms of finding a job or going to grad school, don’t worry. our acceptance rates to med schools, law schools, and other grad schools is well, well above the national average. hiatt also works hard to bring recruiters to campus and they offer great help with the job search. over break, i had a job interview and i was told they only interviewed 7 out of 100 applicants so clearly a Brandeis degree is very powerful. </p>
<p>Consider McGill University. Might be a bit of a reach but they do consider your writing scores. Also you can build on your French skill locally along with some well-thought of study abroad opportunities. </p>
<p>Work hard, play hard school but no Greek Scene to speak of. Sports are not a big deal on campus. Montreal is a fun city and city and school are left-leaning.</p>
<p>Is there a middle of the road school between (Oberlin, vassar, wesleyan) and (holy cross, bucknell,colgate) </p>
<p>That would be my perfect school: small, left leaning but not crazy liberal, no frats, beautiful campus, northeast, great poly sci, great emphasis on writing, literature, and multiculturalism, with a work hard play hard student body</p>
<p>crazy, take a look at Bowdoin, Hamilton, Conn College, Colby, Skidmore. Kenyon in the midwest. These provide everything in post #17 wishlist except multi-culturalism. All of the small LACs try hard to recruit diversity but results are variable. Amherst and Williams also fit your description. They would be reaches but not unachievable depending on your ECs and demographics.</p>