<p>Are there Liberal arts college located in the city or a large town that u would recommend for me?
Im a First Generation Mexican-American.
ACT-30
SAT-1880
SAT 2- 770,660,520
UWGPA-3.73
WGPA-4.1
Rank-2/268
President of MESA
Church Youth Group Leader
Im also an Student body representative, a member of the Compton City Youth Council, alto sax player in the marching band, recycling club, and TreePeople</p>
<p>There aren’t too many lacs located in big cities. A few you might consider are the following (and I’m assuming that you’re a male because of your screen name)</p>
<p>Haverford–located about 20 minutes outside Philadelphia. Great school, very small.
Vassar–located in Poughkeepsie, about 1 hr. 20 minutes from NYC. Beautiful school, very liberal
Macalester–located in St. Paul/Minneapolis, very political school, quite cold
Bowdoin–located about 25 minutes outside the cute city of Portland, Me.
Occidental–located in LA
Trinity–located in Hartford, Ct–not a great town, but a good school, somewhat preppy
University of Richmond–located in Richmond, fairly conservative student body</p>
<p>you should also take a look at these universities, all of which are in/very near big cities</p>
<p>Emory–good school and Atlanta is a wonderful place for students
Vanderbilt–beautiful, fun school
Rice–excellent school, located in Houston, and as small as an LAC
Georgetown–located in DC
Tufts
University of Chicago
University of Rochester</p>
<p>You have a fair to excellent chance at all of these schools. If you want safer schools, you could take a look at the following:</p>
<p>Syracuse University
University of Vermont
University of Pittsburgh
American University</p>
<p>Good luck in your search</p>
<p>Good list above and I’ll add Sarah Lawrence is about a half hour by train from NYC and needs men!</p>
<p>I recommend Swarthmore. It’s an excellent liberal arts college 10 miles away from Philadelphia.</p>
<p>FYI: Send your ACT, not your SAT I.</p>
<p>Wesleyan is smack in the middle of a large, working-class town in Connecticut, a cab ride away from an Amtrak (railroad) station that will take you anywhere along the Northeast corridor, including New York, Boston, and Providence. More liberal than preppy. Graduates include Lin-Manuel Miranda (writer, creator of Tony Award winning musical “The Heights”) Miguel Arteta (writer-director “Ugly Betty”, and “The Office”), Alberto Ibarguen (former publisher of Miami Herald) and Marisol Castro (correspondent, “Good Morning America”)</p>
<p>Perhaps Loyola of Maryland. Although, it’s more like an “LAU” than an LAC.</p>
<p>I would add that Bowdoin is located in the very pretty college town of Brunswick. Bates is located in Lewiston/Auburn, which is a pair of small cities, albeit not terribly inspiring ones.</p>
<p>The OP might want to consider some small universities also, such as Tufts (already mentioned) and Brandeis, which is close to Boston.</p>
<p>Many of the schools that have been mentioned are fairly reachy, but URM status helps. I strongly agree that you should send your ACT, not your SATI, if you can.</p>
<p>Since you are interested in Phil/Poli Sci/English, high scores in reading/writing and reading/writing-intensive subjects would probably help.</p>
<p>I’m wondering what subjects your SATIIs are in, and what scores you received in each? (I doubt that a 770 in Spanish will help much…)</p>
<p>Definitely check out Rhodes, a classic LAC campus in Memphis - good match for your stats</p>
<p>^ Agree with Keilexandra. That 30 ACT looks considerably better than the 1880 SAT I. You might also consider whether there’s another SAT II subject test you can take to replace that 520, which won’t help you; the other two SAT II scores are just fine. Also, some schools let you substitute the ACT for the SAT I AND II; others require SAT II even with the ACT. Check the fine print. I think with a 30 ACT, your grades, good ECs, and the fact that you’re a URM, you’ll be highly competitive at a lot of very good schools.</p>
<p>I’d recommend Rhodes College in Memphis for sure.</p>
<p>There’s also Birmingham-Southern in Birmingham, Alabama.</p>
<p>Reed College in Portland, OR.</p>
<p>Drew University in Madison, NJ. It’s 30mins away from NYC, or a $9 train trip away (the train station is right outside the campus).</p>
<p>Closer to home for you, there’s Occidental, Pitzer, Pomona, and Claremont McKenna.</p>
<p>My subject test:
Spanish- 770
US History- 660
Math Level 2-520</p>
<p>Trinity College- San Antonio
Wagner College, near Manhattan
Rhodes College- Memphis
Providence College- providence</p>
<p>College of the Holy Cross (#35 US News) is in Worcester the second largest city in New England, 40 miles west of Boston.</p>
<p>Case Western is in Cleveland.</p>
<p>Trinity University in San Antonio</p>
<p>11% Hispanic</p>
<p>41% non-white in class of 2011</p>
<p>McNair Scholars Program for 1st gen/URM</p>
<p>Beautiful campus</p>
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<p>lol. Worcester, Providence, Hartford, and Bridgeport all claim to be the “second largest city in New England.” Oh, and New Haven probably puts itself in that category, too. They’re all pretty similar in size. According to the 2000 census the city of Providence edged out the city of Worcester for the #2 spot by exactly 950 residents. Hartford, Bridgeport, and New Haven followed closely behind, in that order. </p>
<p>If you go by Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Area, it’s not even close: the Providence MSA with approximately 1.5 million people had roughly double the Worcester MSA’s 750,000. Hartford has 1.1 million, Bridgeport 880,000, and New Haven 825,000.</p>
<p>So depending on whether you count city population or metropolitan population, the Census Bureau says Worcester is either the third or the sixth largest city in New England. It is a lively little city. For my money, though, both Providence and Hartford have more of an “urban” feel.</p>