<p>Brown is /not/ very diverse. None of the top schools are. And not all students will get to do undergrad research, just the better ones.</p>
<p>um...it is pretty diverse (30%+) and there are plenty of undergraduate research opportunities.</p>
<p>look at mineeee its #34. anything besides UVA?</p>
<p>it would be a combination of dartmouth, W&L, and duke; a beautiful campus, world-class academics, an intelligent but not overly-intellectual student body, a strong greek system, a location in the mid-atlantic/ NE, interesting university history, powerful alumni base, AND a powerhouse in at least one division one sport.</p>
<p>GetouttaBuff, how about Syracuse? Also, U of Mississippi is about that size, has great architecture, great party scene, non-overwhelming academics, even male:female ratio,etc. And I hear they really like people from New York down there.</p>
<p>5,000-15,000 students
Location: Small city (college town sized) in the Appalachians
Red Brick buildings with open lawns
Proximity to large metro area (for internship opportunities)
Nationally recognized in all academic departments
Strong study abroad program
Some amount of school spirit
Top-notch merit scholarship program - drawing in top students from all economic levels
Some reward dorm rooms like UVA's lawn rooms, but more of them (maybe 100-150)
Private, non-denominational
Honor Code</p>
<p>syracuse = snobbyish. and cold!</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>any others?</p>
<p>Back to designing the perfect college:</p>
<p>I kind of like that deal Davidson College has where almost all the classes are in one large (and beautiful) building except for the hard sciences and art. It probably has a bit of a high schoolish feel, but it would make sense at a Northern liberal arts college where walking from one little classroom building to another in blizzards is a little ridiculous. I bet they wish the had one of them there super classroom buildings at Carlton. Burrrr.</p>
<p>Mine would be Wesleyan: just about the right size, an emphasis on intellectualism and activism, relatively diverse, liberal student body, renown in academia and the outside world, pretty campus and close to major cities like NYC and Boston.</p>
<p>4000-6000 students in a medium-sized college town. You see college kids all the time, but only really notice them out of a crowd at the groccery store.
divided into very good and specialized schools: 'engineering' and 'liberal arts', but has a renound language study/IR/study abroad/etc program and a face on the global stage...
as mentioned, it has the prestiege and academic rigor of HYP, however it is also a self-selecting gem.
very liberal campus.
Private, non-denominational
no greek system at all, in fact, the students have a reputation for being nerdy and quirky, very individualistic and sometimes a little shy.
People do not go out and cheer for big team sports, but club sports are very active on campus and it seems that everyone has a sport they care passionately about.
The classes never top 35 people and the professors are always available and helpful, and most of all, friendly.</p>
<p>Oh I really want to go to this school... I should create it so I can go there... <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>My Perfect School would enjoy: Harvard's prestige with Illinois's campus layout and Michigan's dorms (Illinois State/Loyola's are good too!) and USC's athletics. Chicago's neo-gothic architecture and Northwestern's intellectualism and playfulness. Louisiana State's party atmosphere, and Richmond's more humble greek system. Lake Forest's small liberal arts campus feel. Yale's library and Princeton's management. It would be a public school (not very expensive), however, it would enjoy all the wonderful benefits of a private school. It would be moderately selective and would be near to a body of water.</p>