<p>Do any of you guys know of some schools that match my criteria? I have a very good GPA but only mediocore SATS (4.0 unweighted, 1840 one sitting, 1900 superscore, going to try ACT), and 2 extra cirriculars that I am extremeley dedicated to (music and horseback riding). Also, I’m a white female, if that counts for anything.</p>
<li>Engineering + Liberal Arts: I can’t decide what I want to major in, so I want to have all my options open. Also, I’d prefer a school where it is easy to switch between the engineering and arts/letters/sciences departments.</li>
<li>Urban Location: I really, really, really want to live in a big city. Preferably one with good public transportation and subways/trains</li>
<li>Minimal amount of ditzy girls: Sorry, but I cannot STAND ditzy girls. The whole “OMG like TOTALLY!!” thing just doesn’t fly with me, and I’d go nuts at a school where this was the norm. Although I know there will be people like this EVERYWHERE, I’d prefer it if they were the exception and not the rule.</li>
<li>Access to internships: I really have no idea what I want to be when I grow up, so I’d like to be able to intern.</li>
<li>Scholarship money: If the school is private, it needs to have lots of available scholarship money (I know my SATs will probably keep me out of the running, but we can dream, right?). Plus, I won’t qualify for much (if any) financial aid.</li>
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<p>Harvey Mudd? (it's semi close to big cities such as LA and San Diego) and though it's more of an engineering school, you can easily take classes at its sister schools: Pitzer, Pomona, Claremont Mckenna, Scripps.</p>
<p>I wouldn't actually recommend the Claremont Colleges (especially Harvey Mudd). Mudd isn't an ideal place to go unless you're very decided on math/science/engineering as a major, the campuses aren't particularly urban (LA is fairly easily accessible, but it's a public transportation nightmare and the campuses themselves are very suburban), and merit aid will probably be unavailable or difficult to attain at all the schools.</p>
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Case Western though i don't think Cleveland would be considered a "big" city
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<p>How is Cleveland not a big city? It has ranked 20th-40th in the US in the last 15 years in population and has over 2,000,000 people in its metro area. </p>
<p>Case isn't exactly in a great location in Cleveland, but it is IN a 500,000 person city.</p>
<p>Tufts, Hopkins, and WashU sound like the ideal schools for you, but they're not going to be a walk in the park for either admissions or money. CMU too.</p>
<p>University of Rochester also sounds good for you, as does Northeastern.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd is 2090-2290 SAT Range, maybe not that viable. </p>
<p>UCLA seems good for having a diverse program including engineering and liberal arts, an urban location and being fairly cheap. On the other hand, probably not a great place to avoid ditzy girls.</p>
<p>haha UCLA is my absolute dream school. Oh man If I got into UCLA i'd probably be the happiest kid on earth. However, it forces you to apply to either Liberal Arts OR engineering, and from what I gather (on their website, atleast) it's hard to switch between the two.</p>
<p>*also, and unalove, do you HAVE to be in the co-op program (what I'm not thrilled with is the 5 year grad rate) at northeastern?</p>
<p>Boston University and Northeastern U. in Boston. DePaul, U of Illinois-Chicago, Loyola U. in Chicago. U of Wisconsin. Ohio State U. U of Pittsburgh. U of Texas Austin. U of Minnesota-Twin Cities.</p>
<p>San Jose State perhaps? They encourage the use of public transportation because parking is an issue. Urban location, liberal arts and engineering. Not sure about switching majors, but I expect it's easier than at one of the UCs. IMO, NorCal has fewer ditzy girls than SoCal.
For private schools, University of the Pacific in Stockton has total flexibility in majors. I know someone going there because of that.</p>
<p>TourGuide, I like your list, but I think considering the OP's aversion to ditziness, BU is most definitely out. BU is a strong school, for sure, but others have talked about its wealthy, high-maintenance student body. Northeastern could fit that mold, too, but I figured that with more real-life working experience, students came down from their thrones a little bit.</p>
<p>I have love for DePaul, Loyola and UIC-- my other Chicago schools, they're in great neighborhoods and lots of fun-- but DePaul and Loyola offer no engineering.</p>
<p>Another idea is Drexel, in Philly-- engineering and liberal arts.</p>
<p>To the OP - about Northeastern -- the 5-year plan is not what you may think in terms of CA schools taking 5 years to graduate. It has to do with whether you choose to partake in 18 months of coop periods (3 x 6 months or 3 x 4months for health sciences) or one 6 month coop period and graduate in 4 years.</p>
<p>Our DS from CA is a 2nd year student at Northeastern. You can do graduate with a bachelors degree in 4 or 5 years depending on how much time you want to spend in the co-op program. You only pay tuition for the 8 academic semesters, most earn money during the co-ops and gain significant experience in your chosen major, and NU does offer merit aid. </p>
<p>DS had the opportunity to attend any CSU or UC (except Berkeley) and chose NU instead. So far it's been a great choice for him.</p>