Help with College Search for Fashion Merchandising major

<p>I recently started my search for colleges a few weeks ago, and I have been looking for colleges that have the best field in fashion merchandising. I've been using a few articles to help me with my college search such as the Top 75 fashion merchandising schools in the US on fashion-schools.org website and also the many articles on the top schools of fashion on Fashionista.com. There's so many different schools to choose from that it's making my head spin. I don't know which schools are the right ones for me and for this particular major. I'm looking for a school that has the typical University feel with sports, sororities etc., but that also has a great fashion merchandising program. Kent State seems like a great school that has all of that, and also University of Missouri. It would be great if you guys could give me more options on my college search and also advice on how to organize it. Thanks!</p>

<p>Indiana: [Fashion</a> Design + Culture | Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design | Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“http://design.iub.edu/fdcg/]Fashion”>http://design.iub.edu/fdcg/)</p>

<p>NC State: [Fashion And Textile Management </a> :: TATM :: College of Textiles :: North Carolina State University](<a href="http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tatm/undergraduate-information/fashion-and-textile-management.cfm]Fashion And Textile Management ">Wilson College of Textiles)</p>

<p>I think you should go through those articles and make a list. Cross off each one that doesn’t have the typical university offerings that you want. For the remaining, make a spreadsheet. Take note of the cost of attendance. Also list the accepted student scores and gpa so you can see what is most likely to get in, and later group them to safety, reach and match. Make one column to note location pros or cons. And additional notes for things you like as you read about each one, so you remember.</p>