<p>Wow, I left for a few hours and come back to see all these replies!</p>
<p>@BrownParent Thanks for all your input, you were very helpful!</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids Yeah sorry I forgot to mention that I’m a resident of Tennessee because my father is military and my parents own a house there. </p>
<p>@Jay2631 Thanks! </p>
<p>@ucbalumnus Thanks for the info! I wasn’t actually worried about a fraternity because I don’t really like the idea of being in one. The only social things that I’d like are that there be a nice level of diversity and cultural respect. Living overseas I’ve come into contact with a lot of European culture and it’s really broadened my views. There are some Americans over here that literally never leave the base or do anything remotely Italian and it’s very sad to me they don’t enjoy living here. </p>
<p>@juillet You guessed right! I am a military brat haha. I’ve moved like 5 times in my life, twice overseas. But yeah we’re residents of TN. Anyway, I was actually looking at Lawrence University. I saw that it was less selective but still had many of the main features I liked at Oberlin. On the topic of public schools I was thinking about applying to University of Tennessee as a safe school for aeronautics. Very reluctant though because I don’t like Tennessee. </p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your recommendations! I’ll be sure to check out every one of these! So far I think Oberlin, Lawrence, BU, and Syracuse are headed to an official list. I’m looking to apply to 6 colleges. 2 safe, 2 regular (or moderate, I can’t think of the word), and 2 reach schools. </p>