<p>I am a rising senior and planning to apply to Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Georgetown, Chicago, Claremont McKenna, George Washington, American, and Florida State. The only school I'm not 100% sure about is Claremont McKenna College. On the one hand, I've heard they have a great government program. On the other hand, I'm not too sure about the location; I'm from South Florida, so I want to experience a northeastern type of climate and environment when I go to college and I'd prefer to go to a place where it snows. I also think I'd prefer a larger school. I'm thinking of dropping CMC and adding another school. What do you guys think? Should I apply to CMC or somewhere else?</p>
<p>You can click on my username and find my chances thread if your interested in my stats. I would ideally like to attend a mid-sized college or university in the Northeast, or at least no farther south than the DC area, anywhere between 2,500 and 10,000 students would be fine, or even smaller or larger, I'm not too picky as long as it's not a super-tiny school. Ideally, I'd like to be in or near a major city, although anywhere that's not the middle of nowhere is fine. I'd prefer a traditional campus environment, you know, old brick or Gothic buildings, quads with big lawns, lots of trees, the works. There MUST be a very good government/political science program and access to lots of political clubs and activities on campus. Finally, the students can't be too conservative and it must be located in a blue or swing state (so I can volunteer on campaigns that have an actual chance of winning). Right now I'm trying to find a "match" type of school to replace CMC, with an SAT range of around 650-750. Any ideas?</p>