<p>Urban and just a notch below Ivy would seem to sound like Trinity (CT).</p>
<p>Wellesley - in a suburb of Boston.</p>
<p>Uof R is much like Rhodes, location wise - you need a car. It is even a bit more isolated and quiet, in a very upscale residential area. Good to hear about Agnes Scott - I thought it was in a MARTA accessible area of Atlanta, but I wasn't sure. Also good to hear about Loyola, haven't had the heart to get over to NOLA yet.</p>
<p>a couple of slight notes regarding things i've seen in this thread about loyola new orleans; the STREET CAR line, not trolley line, runs in front of it; it is located in the heart of uptown new orleans, not the garden district (which is located at the other end of the uptown, a distinct area). don't mean to be a jerk who splits hairs; i just had to correct that.</p>
<p>to the OP's point, davidson would be a great choice. very close proximity to the progressive, growing charlotte. top notch LAC academics in one of the the best (yet often overlooked) cities of the South.</p>
<p>College of Charleston?</p>
<p>Thank you for all the information- I think "match schools would be schools like Goucher, Lake Forest, Drew. A large reach would be Bryn Mawr. What I read about Lawrence, Kalamazoo, Beloit and Wooster looks interesting. D is top 5% of class at an average NJ high school. She wants to leave NJ but has not, at this point seemed willing to look past the 150 mile point from home. I would like her to consider the midwest- she is liberal in viewpoint conservative in lifestyle. No drinking, smoking or drugs but she has gages & multicolored hair & wants piercings. Expected SAT's about 600+ in each section. Is interested in writing/English. Limited Greek scene also.</p>
<p>A lot of my D's writer friends went to Pitt, which apparently has a good creative writing program. It may be a little large for your taste, and more than 150 miles from home (although still very driveable). It is in a cute, upscale neighborhood in Pittsburgh that is very student-y (Pitt and CMU being essentially neighbors).</p>
<p>I have been also looking at larger schools- Pitt, George Mason, Towson, American and UMBC- so in case her tastes change or she finds the options limited I will be prepared. Pitt does seem like a nice option. If she is unwilling to extend her 150 miles the larger schools will come into play.</p>
<p>Colorado College, in Colorado Springs, could be considered a distant suburb of Denver... same with Tufts - a quick ride from Boston.</p>
<p>St. Mary's and Mills College are both in suburbs of San Francisco.</p>
<p>Pirt - you are exactly right, the trolley runs along the riverbank, the street car runs from St Charles to the edge of the French Quarter.</p>
<p>Possibly feel of a school in a community like Princeton...but not suburbs of large cities....
Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, Middlebury, Conn College, Muhlenberg (all, except Middlebury, are in communities similar in size to Appleton)</p>
<p>More Boston suburban schools...Brandeis,Wheaton</p>
<p>Maybe too big? - Northwestern, Boston College</p>
<p>Add Tufts to your Boston suburb list, although I think they have about 5,000.</p>
<p>If she is interesting in writing you should check out Washington College. Chestertown, Maryland is not a large place, but it does have as much charm as Princeton. The Washington College campus is beautiful.</p>
<p>ms anon- my nephew attends Washington C- so we are familiar</p>
<p>How about Sarah Lawrence also?</p>