Good West Coast Institutions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey. </p>

<p>I'm located in Northern California, and I'm currently a junior. I'm planning to apply to a lot of schools on the east coast, but I also want to balance it out with some on this coast. However, the UC's are not good matches for me and I'm having a harder time finding what I'm looking, so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations. So far, the only one I might apply to is Scripps. Here's basically what I'm looking for:</p>

<p>Liberal Arts College/Small University (Under 8,000 or so?)
No Strong Religious Affiliation
Attractive Campus with Rural or Suburban Location
Reasonable Admissions Percent (40% or more admitted)
Good Reputation (Doesn't have to be like OMG Harvard, just a good school)
Fairly Diverse Student Body</p>

<p>Anyone have any ideas?</p>

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<p>Wilamette in Salem, or U. of Pacific in Stockton (a little inland).</p>

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<p>Whitman, Lewis & Clark, Occidental, Reed (if you can handle the workload and atmosphere).</p>

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<p>40% or more is tough to find based on other requirements. Barring the 40%, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Harvey Mudd (am I missing any of the Claremont Colleges) are all superb.</p>

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<p>Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA</p>

<p>It's quirky, but great for liberal arts and way underrated.</p>

<p>(I intended on going there and spent a week or so on campus and ended up moving back closer to home)</p>

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<p>Would Occidental be considered suburban?</p>

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<p>^^Oxy is located in the Eagle Rock part of LA, not far from Echo Park. It's in the middle of town, but it's also suburban in the way that most of LA is suburban.</p>

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<p>University of Portland, Willamette, Reed, Lewis and Clark, Whitma</p>

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<p>Occidental is a really good school, especially for anything related to the social sciences. It's pretty diverse too. I've also heard excellent things about Whitman. </p>

<p>I'll also add to the list University of the Redlands. Its's an up-and-coming LAC in small town California (near Big Bear, I think).</p>