<p>I am in desperate need of a more match/safety school to apply to...so far i have applied to UMichigan (closest thing to a safety i have, but not close enough) and UChicago and i am presently working on apps to Swarthmore, Yale, Northwestern, and Dartmouth. </p>
<p>Basically, I prefer smaller schools (though preferably not less than 4000 undergrads - Swarthmore is an exception) and schools with beautiful campuses and intellectual atmospheres, located in the midwest or east, and with good study abroad options...i want to major in physics and philosophy. </p>
<p>Can you suggest some easier-to-get-into schools that fit these criteria and are somewhat similar to the others i am applying to?
(they don't have to be REALLY easy to get into, just a little easier, like 50-60% acceptance)
Thanks!</p>
<p>I am having problems choosing colleges too. I live in NH, but I visited some colleges in Florida. I found Rollins, which I LOVE but my dad wants me to stay closer by now :(. You should really look at Rollins, it is really nice with a good location and a great atmosphere.</p>
<p>All three are good for physics and philosophy (especially Swat), but I'm not sure they're safeties. They definitely have the beautiful campus and intellectual atmosphere, if that's what you're asking.</p>
<p>Maybe Carleton? (intellectual atmosphere, but high selectivity)</p>
<p>match or safer: Colgate, Trinity, Union, Syracuse, or U Rochester</p>
<p>I know some artsy LACS can favor a physics applicant because they get a lot of humanities applicants (Wesleyan, Oberlin, Bard)</p>
<p>For another spin, if you are male-- what about a school like Vassar or Conn College that is seeking a better male/female balance? Vassar's campus is absolutely gorgeous.</p>
<p>Wesleyan is like a bigger version of Swarthmore; there are a few more campus sub-cultures (jocks and performing artists, are just two examples) and a few more academic specialties (Film, Ethnomusicology and Astrophysics, for example), but, very much the same slightly left-of-center, intellectual-discussions-at-breakfast sort of place.</p>