<p>stats
*3.4 UW GPA top 15%
*3.875 UW junior year gpa
*2050 SAT
*chose the hardest classes available at my high school
ECS- My ec's are really good, they will stand out from others</p>
<p>what i'm looking for
in the northeast
small college; less than 6,000 students
private college or a cheap public
<strong><em>school with excellent facilities-gym, food, dorms</em></strong>
in a cool town, I've never been on the east coast, I'd like to live in an enjoyable town</p>
<p>Colgate, Dickinson, Bucknell come to mind.</p>
<p>Many Texas kids find the northeast to be quite an adjustment. You really need to visit. Some Texans would say “enjoyable town” and “east coast” is an oxymoron. You might want to also consider the southeast.</p>
<p>Smith fits your criteria perfectly, if you don’t mind a women’s college.</p>
<p>Hmm, i do not mind an all girls college at all, but i’m a guy so i dont think they’d accept me haha</p>
<p>Bucknell looks really nice, not sure if i would get in as it seems really competitive
Looked up dickinson on studentreviews and a lot of people seem dissatisfied with their experience
Colgate- looks awesome too, but idk if i’d get in with my UW overall GPA… i wish colleges would only look at junior year/senior year :(</p>
<p>As far as visiting i simply can’t spend the money to visit. I’m more of a ‘liberal’ if you want to label me and not a typical Texan. I have visited texas A&M and UT and know theyre definitely not for me.</p>
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<p>This is confusing. Are you looking for schools that offer need based aid?</p>
<p>any idea for a major? do you want a cute small town or prefer a big city with a lot going on?</p>
<p>You’re gonna miss puffy tacos.</p>
<p>Allegheny, Washington and Jefferson, Muhlenburg.</p>
<p>U of Vermont, U of Maine, U of New Hampshire are smallish universities but have over 6000 students.</p>
<p>There are quite a few schools you might like in the Midwest…Lawrence U., DePauw, Lake Forest.</p>
<p>Batlo: Haha i remember you posting that on my other thread about moving from Texas to the NE
hmom5- Yes need based aid, i should have said that.
huskem55- either works, however i do enjoy nature so a cute small town would be more preferable. Not sure about a major, probably philosophy or an economic major with premed requisites.
shamltz- Thanks! will look into those</p>
<p>Washington and Jefferson looks good by the way schmaltz, thank you!</p>
<p>a few colleges I think you might like </p>
<p>Gettysburg College(a liberal arts school most people love. lots of history in the area. might not give enough aid, but worth looking at) </p>
<p>Ramapo College(public liberal arts college in New Jersey)</p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo(new york public, part of SUNY system which is like california’s UC system,
under 5000 students) </p>
<p>College of New Jersey(NJ public. actually pretty selective. about 6k students) </p>
<p>University of Scranton(Jesuit school in scranton, PA which is the home of the fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin in the office, lol)</p>
<p>You ought to take a look at the midwest, too, since it may fit some of your criteria better.</p>
<p>For instance, Denison feels like it’s in the northeast. Kenyon feels like it’s somewhere near Camelot, and Earlham feels like it’s in Japan…</p>
<p>Anyways, the schools I mentioned will be a good starting point for the midwest, and you may find others you like, such as Depauw if you want a little more conservative or a “Bucknell” feel, Kalamazoo if you want to study abroad, or Wooster if you want a little of the Scottish life, among other places.</p>
<p>It sounds like your criteria right now is pretty broad. Please narrow it.</p>
<p>Lafayette, Lehigh, Holy Cross, Bucknell</p>
<p>U of Richmond</p>
<p>I’ll throw Rhodes in there. In Memphis, TN, fits your other criteria. Reasonably close to TX (we have more Texans than any other state besides TN), but it’s definitely far enough away that it’s a different culture.</p>
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<p>a little too selective considering the OP needs aid and probably won’t be doing ED</p>
<p>if you want a cool town, Ithaca N.Y. might fit the bill. Ithaca College and Cornell pack the town with lot’s of students to go with the musicians, artists, hippies, farmers, scientists, business folks, wealthy and poor. it has it all, but like a lot of northeast towns it can seem a little run down and sloppy.</p>
<p>A lot of the schools that have been recommended are neither in cool towns nor near one.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, most of the LACs and small universities in the Northeast in or near cool towns with great facilities are extremely selective and would probably be significant reaches for you. Certainly consider them, but I’d suggest that you also look at the wider variety of schools in the Boston/Cambridge area to start with. Consider Brandeis, for example. Another school to consider strongly is U VM, which is a LAC-like small uni in the cool town of Burlington.</p>
<p>Re the University of Maine, which someone mentioned above: Orono is NOT a good college town. It offers almost nothing.</p>
<p>Rh- Just reminding you that there is at least one thing to like about Texas.</p>
<p>Holy Cross and Bowdoin. HC has nice location near Boston and school has good sports program.</p>