Help me find some 'match' and 'low-reach' colleges?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've read the 368 Best College book front to back several times already, but I keep running into this issue where the only schools I really like are ones I don't have much of a chance of getting into</p>

<p>For me a school like Harvard or Yale or Amherst is just about perfect. The size, campus, everything. But I'm not applying to either, even as reach schools, because its really pointless...lol</p>

<p>So I've realized that the majority of the schools on my list would be considered reaches..</p>

<p>What I like in a school:
Small to medium size (2000-9000 max)
Teachers known for being very helpful
Small class sizes
A school that helps a lot with starting your career
Little to no greek life
Pretty campus is definitely a plus!
Not boring (lol)
Environmental/political awareness would be nice
Student body not known for being preppy or cliquey
Preferably not in the south</p>

<p>Do any schools come to mind that might be suited for me?
(GPA=5.7/6 W, 4.9/5 W. SAT=2130 {retaking})</p>

<p>Thank you :)</p>

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<p>How about Oberlin or Wesleyan.</p>

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<p>Maybe Vassar, Skidmore and Ct College.</p>

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Preferably not in the south

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Ah. Afraid of friendly people and nice weather? </p>

<p>Bowdoin, Colby, or Bates might work. Among universities, Tufts most comes to mind.</p>

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<p>Weather, actually- the heat and I don't mix well x)</p>

<p>Thanks for the ideas! I'm definitely adding Vassar to my list after reading that they can have pet-friendly dorms.
I actually like the sound of all of these so far :)</p>

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<p>b u m p ? ? ?</p>

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<p>How about Middlebury and Haverford?</p>

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<p>Colgate, Whitman, Carleton, Grinell, Occidental, Pomona, Reed, Vermont, Bard, Skidmore</p>

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<p>Thanks, I'll add those to my list :)</p>

<p>Haverford was actually one of my top choices...but isn't it very hard to get into?</p>

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<p>Haverford is tough, but I would see it as being a low reach for you... and me =)</p>

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<p>Beware of Colgate's extreme Greek Life (66% of men join a frat and 50% of women join a sorority)... one of the reasons I crossed Colgate off my list.</p>

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<p>"Ah. Afraid of friendly people and nice weather?"</p>

<p>Ah, but he didn't say he was straight or white.</p>

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<p>Watch out for schools with no nearby big city alumni connections for internships. Very small schools make it hard to find a faculty match for independent study in what are typically smaller departments such as the ones you mention. Good options would be Tufts, William and Mary, University of Richmond , Wesleyan and Occidental. All offer their own interpretation of the classic college experience. Don't get talked out of experiencing that.</p>

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<p>I forgot Macalester earlier. Great school, environmentally aware, in a nice metro area, no Greek life, fairly pre-professional.</p>

<p>LogicWarrior- stereotyping much?</p>

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<p>No.</p>

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<p>Georgetown would be a match / low-reach. Demographically and in terms of its setting, it's a good back-up for Harvard.</p>

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<p>Try Pomona or Pitzer in California. A little easier than Claremont-McKenna.</p>

<p>Also Carnegie Mellon in PA.</p>