Thank you so much! Your recommendations are actually really funny because one of my sisters goes to VCU and the other went to CofC and I liked both of the schools and areas whenever my parents and I go to visit them :))
As for other schools I really like (but are all too expensive) are American University, Georgetown, and Northeastern (GU and NEU would definitely be reaches but I really like their vibes)
also I would like to extend my question to include schools that would be more match/safeties because I also need more of those 