<p>huskem55 - LOL. you've cracked me up:)</p>
<p>It doesn't matter whether it's in state or out of state. I live in Georgia by the way, but I'd rather not go TOO far from home. I'm willing to go all up and down the east coast, but California is perhaps a bit too far (main reason USC wasn't originally on my list). But go ahead and mention most schools, because I'm willing to go the distance. Thanks.</p>
<p>Fordham....it's Catholic so it's bound to be rather conservative, and it's in NYC</p>
<p>after reading through this thread, i think that boston college sounds perfect for you.</p>
<p>I agree. Go with BC</p>
<p>Why are you saying you're clueless? Your 240+ other posts here on CC show a lot of knowledge about colleges and college admissions, at least in the advice you're giving to others. BTW, I'm surprised you were posting about your chances at Brown in another thread. It's urban, but fairly liberal and not particularly strong in sports.</p>
<p>Personally, I think the best fits for you would be either boston college or USC. both of them have all the qualities you are looking for.</p>
<p>Try something around Boston, maybe BC?</p>
<p>i had similar criteria when i first started looking, and after being accepted to usc, notre dame, wash u, and boston college, i finally (after MUCH) deliberation chose BC. it seems like the PERFECT fit...i love it and it seems to meet much, if not all of your criteria...PM me for any specific questions</p>
<p>Vandy, Middlebury, USC, Northwestern, Georgetown, Penn</p>
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<blockquote> <p>arcticmonkey--It's not that I don't like liberals, but I am conservative, so I just don't want to go to a really liberal school. <<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>So you want to go to college as long as it doesn't expand your horizons. Call me crazy, but you might learn a thing or two at liberal places like Columbia or Stanford.</p>
<p>Georgetown sounds perfect for you.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, it also sounds perfect for a lot of other people. It's very popular and therefore hard to get into, even for people with really good credentials like yours.</p>
<p>What about the University of Richmond ? UR is in the suburban area, has a gorgeous campus. It's not in the heart of downtown but an easy bus ride away and lots of polisci internship possibilities since the city IS the state capital of VA. It is fairly moderate/conservative.</p>
<p>Urban and liberal go hand in hand. We need more info to give you good suggestions. Class rank is much more impt than GPA. From what you've given, HYPC are not realistic. I agree USC comes clostes to meeting your criteria.</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that Duke isn't conservative like some people have claimed. Most of the professors and students are liberal, but this is true for the majority of colleges. </p>
<p>The conservative student groups happen to be very outspoken here, particularly the group campaigning for "academic freedom" from "dangerous" liberal professors. The hypocrisy is that these groups aren't really tolerant of liberal opinions, but I don't want to get too far off-topic.</p>
<p>I'll put in another plug for Rice. Pretty well-balanced politically, houston is great, and they're good at baseball at least, right?</p>
<p>While I agree that USC is a perfect match for her criteria, it is located in a pretty gritty section of LA - not where I would send a Georgia girl a little worried about leaving the east coast. Stanford, on the other hand is in the middle of suburbia. Nothing safer than Palo Alto. The Bay Area is liberal, but I think you will feel at home at Stanford. There are plenty of conservative kids there. Plenty of urban opportunities, too. San Francisco is 40 minutes away. Weather is great if you don't mind the rain in January. Rice is a nice conservative choice, but I don't know about the major. What about WashingtonU in St. Louis?</p>
<p>Ricegal--Thanks for the advice. I've been looking at Stanford lately, the only thing I was worried about was it being too liberal--thanks for clearing that up. I've also looked at Rice. I will look at WUStL...</p>
<p>BTW, I'm a guy haha.</p>
<p>I agree with Dwincho. In my opinion, it doesn't sound like 'ubetteracceptme' is ready to be challenged intellectually by peers at a competitive college, whatever "the cut of their jig", as old Fizzywig would say. Please accept this as constructive critism.</p>
<p>That being said, for journalism, solid overall academics and a campus where "anything goes' is frowned upon, consider U of Nebraska-Lincoln. That's right, UNL. Nebraska has more influence with employers than you may believe. I know UNL alumni who have done well in metro New York. One works for a great newspaper in the Newhouse chain. Also, UNL would seem to fit your prefences vis-a-vis the social experience in that Lincoln is classic 'college town.' Do I need to mention the sports activities at UNL?</p>
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<p>So you want to go to college as long as it doesn't expand your horizons.</p>
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<p>??? I think it's more than reasonable to consider political fit. A kid from a liberal urban family is not necessarily limiting her horizons if she's not interested in Ole Miss or TAMU because they're too conservative, and the reverse is also true.</p>