Think of Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, London etc., that’s what I mean by big cities. I’m not an American citizen and have lived as an expat my entire life.
Which universities do you think I’d fit into with the most ease considering my background? I’ve been told Dartmouth and Cornell wouldn’t exactly fit me well. Which would? Keeping in mind that I’d like for them to be quite selective…
Thanks a ton!
Columbia, Fordham, NYU; UPenn; UCLA; UChicago; Northwestern; Any of the gazillion Boston schools, Harvard, Boston U, Boston College, MIT, etc.; University of Miami; Berkeley;
Columbia, NYU, UChicago, BostonU, MIT, UCBerkeley, UCLA, USC (though you’ll find LA to be somewhat different than the big cities you’re use to living in, much more spread out. NY, Boston, Chicago and SF will be closer to what you’re used to). Also Georgetown, Emory.
Do you want cities that have decent public transportation?
Are you asking about places in the US that are like the places you have lived? If that’s the case, and you essentially want “more of the same”, then why even leave where you are? And what about the schools in your own country of citizenship?
Many people who grow up in large cities, myself included, avoid urban campuses for obvious reasons;we want to experience something we never had, a strong campus community.
@Alexandre so did you end up attending a suburban or even rural campus setting?
@GMTplus7 it’s not necessarily about wanting “more of the same” - rather, I’m trying to gauge how much of a culture shock it could be, and whether this could deter my college experience. The schools in my country of citizenship just aren’t good enough
@insanedreamer would you add Northwestern to that list?
There are tons of excellent and selective colleges and universities in major cities across the country. I suggest you get your hands on some college guide books (Fiske, Princeton Review etc.) and start doing some research. A few ideas offhand of top schools in/near major cities would be: Columbia, NYU, Harvard, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Emory, UCBerkeley, UChicago, Northwestern, Emory, UPenn, Georgetown…and there are more I’m sure.
You have basically the same question on a number of posts. You don’t need to make separate threads for every school you are considering. Get your hands on the Fiske college guide book and read up on the schools.
GW, American U, Hopkins, SMU, Pitt/CMU, Case Western, Marquette, any Uni in Chicago.
@happy1 Yeah, I just realised that too. My bad. Thanks for the recommendation!
You need to visit a few schools here because schools in those cities and countries are nothing like schools in the US, even urban schools in the US.
Also based on the three you asked about, don’t overestimate your chances of getting accepted. They may be as low as 1 in 20.
I went to college in Michigan (Ann Arbor) and graduate school in Upstate New York (Ithaca). I had a great experience at both. Just because you grew up in an urban an environment does not mean you cannot have a good experience in a rural or suburban setting. Most globally recognized universities will have a strong international component on campus, including thousands of international students, and a well-travelled American student population.
OP, you are really hesitant about living in a smallish college town yet all the schools you mention are in such towns. There are plenty of top schools in big cities, apply to them.
And by international city, I mean big international city. Think London, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong etc. Not a U.S. citizen and have lived abroad my whole life.
Here is a list of schools with less than 20% acceptance rate that are in or next to top cities (as defined by global rank)
East Coast
New York - Columbia
Boston - Harvard, MIT, Tufts
Washington DC - Georgetown
Midwest
Chicago- University of Chicago, Northwestern
West Coast
Los Angeles - UCLA, USC
In terms of locations, consider schools in the cities of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland . . .
In addition to those already mentioned, consider Rice University in Houston. Rice is a very selective school and Houston is the 4th largest city in the US. However, Houston’s public transportation pales in comparison to places like New York and Boston.