<p>I think this forum needs a place for colleges that are truly outstanding and amazing, but are not so selective, well known, highly ranked, or have very high stats (or a combination!)
Please don't post just post whatever college from top 25 on in USNWR or the local college down the street that you know nothing about. Only LEGITIMATELY GOOD colleges that you know are outstanding (also NOT a list of Colleges that Change Lives). Oh, also post where they're located if you can :D</p>
<p>So here's for my part:</p>
<p>The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH
The College of Idaho. Caldwell, Idaho.
Whitman College. Walla Walla, Washington
Occidental College. LA, CA
UC Santa Barbara. santa barbara, CA
St. John's College. New Mexico or Maryland
University of Dayton. Dayton, OH.
CUNY City College. NY, NY
actually, any CUNY
New College of Florida. Saratoga, Florida
Lake Forest College. chicago, IL
Berea College. KY
Reed College. Portland, OR
Bard College. Annadale-on Hudson, NY</p>
<p>i think grinell, although hard to get into, is a definitely hidden gem (it’s not very well known, and the acceptance rate is above 30%) rochester is equally as difficult</p>
<p>however, i wouldn’t put indiana or fordham on this list…i’ve only heard terrible things about them (much of my family went to IU, and no one has ever had a good experience)
they might be outliers, but idon’t think that IU or fordham has the quality of education that rochester, grinell, or hanover have</p>
<p>Jacobs and Kelley at IU are among the top schools of their kind, and its easy to have mixed results at any large school. On the contrary, I’ve never known anyone with a negative experience at Fordham (out of the 8 people I’ve know who’ve gone there, including people who are self-described “rural people”). Like UChicago, I’d say Grinnell’s acceptance rate is because it is largely self-selecting, and for a school of its kind, 30% acceptance is still very low.</p>
<p>your points are well taken
on grinnell: touche. BUT jacobs and kelley are also quite selective
grinnell, jacobs, and kelley are all relatively unknown though, so i would still put them in here</p>
<p>Kelley? They have not just their PhDs doing HEAVY teaching of the undergrad program, but even have their masters students doing it the past 10 years. These aren’t TAs, these are professors of the courses. Shameful.</p>
<p>my dad went to Kelley! i know what they do… but many people in the college are just not very good</p>
<p>YES: CUNY is an amazing college–even though it doesn’t have the lowest student-facutly ratio, it offers a lot of good programs thought by good teachers at a very low price.
plus, city college alone has graduated twelve nobel-prize winners–that’s more than most colleges in the top 20!</p>
<p>what about CUNY hunter college? Is it worth to go there for psychology for general course? (I actually applied as Honors but not sure if i can get in)</p>
<p>Loyola Marymount - Los Angeles
U of Portland - Oregon
Seattle U - Washington
Clemson - South Carolina
U Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Loyola Maryland - Baltimore
St. Louis U - Missouri
San Diego U - Calif
New College - Sarasota, Florida
AzSt - Tempe
Rhodes College - Memphis
College of Charleston - South Carolina
U Dayton - Ohio</p>
<p>reed is somewhat hard to get into, but it’s not so well known
and jellyya: hunter college has a lot of good programs and is regarded as one of the best CUNYs. i don’t know about their psychology program, but i’m sure it’s good.</p>
<p>Agnes Scott College (GA)
Beloit College (WI)
Centre College (KY)
Clark University (MA)
Earlham College (IA)
Hendrix College (AR)
Maryville College (TN)
Oglethorpe University (GA)
Sewanee: The University of the South (TN)
Sweet Briar College (VA)
St. John’s College (MD and NM)</p>
<p>I think Oxford College of Emory University deserves to be on here
their acceptance rate is close to 50%, and it’s average SAT is well below emory’s</p>
