good medium-sized schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>So, my GPA is about a 3.9 unweighted, I got a 2080 on my SAT I (610M 670V 800W), and I want to major in an English-related field--my dedication to writing is apparent in my course selection, scores, and grades. I also have, on SAT IIs, a 630 Math IC, 730 Bio, 700 French, and 700 US History. I'm taking the SAT I again to get the math up, hopefully. I have strong ECs (work experience, lots of leadership, 3 sports teams, 500+ volunteer hours), 4 AP credits (all 5's), have taken a number of Honors courses, and I come from a small private school in SoCal that doesn't rank. I will have strong rec's, great essays, and I believe I will impress in an interview.</p>

<p>I'm looking for a medium sized (around 5,000-15,000) school in a suburban or urban setting, or at least in a quaint college town.</p>

<p>These are some of the colleges I'm interested in, in (more or less) descending order of selectivity:</p>

<p>Brown
Duke
Tufts
UVA
Vanderbilt
Emory
Boston College
Tulane
University of San Diego
University of Puget Sound
University of California - Santa Barbara</p>

<p>I'm looking for a school with lots of school spirit (good athletics a plus), a work-hard/play-hard attitude, and a lot to do in campus and in the town. With my stats, and knowing what I want, does anyone have any suggestions (reach/match/safety) that match my criteria? I'm open to any part of the country, even out of the country. :)</p>

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<p>Dartmouth, UNC, Penn, UMichigan, errrr yeah</p>

<p>Does Brown really have good sports? I wouldn't know. During days-on-campus the people I talked to tend to prefer things like saving the environment...hehehe</p>

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<p>You might also want to consider Univeristy of Miami. They have good programs, great climate and great school spirit with fabulous sports teams. Check out Wash U St Louis too for writing.</p>

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<p>Northwestern--good writing programs, Big 10 sports, outskirts of Chicago.</p>

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<p>famous writing programs at U of Iowa and Middlebury. Also, Kenyon, but it is small. Iowa is big. Middlebury might be the best match.</p>

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<p>Consider Wake Forest</p>

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<p>Southern California</p>

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<p>University of Richmond - may be a little on the small side of 5000, but a beautiful campus, strong academics, easier to get into than Duke, Vandy, etc.</p>

<p>Wake Forest and William and Mary would also fit your criteria.</p>

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<p>Tulane has zero school spirit</p>

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<p>WAKE FOREST- people should really start paying this school attention, although it would prolly be considered small(4k undergrads).</p>