Looking for Colleges

Looking for academically strong colleges with smart, interesting, and diverse student bodies. Looking for schools ideally with 4,000-10,000 undergraduates and connection to campus. Interested in studying social sciences of some sort (econ, political science, etc.) but undecided and would like to be able to take classes across departments. Like the idea of smaller classes, knowing my professors and undergraduate research opportunities, but want to avoid very small schools especially ones that are very isolated. Currently neutral on Greek life. Not opposed to rural schools but don’t want very urban ones in the middle of downtown of large cities. Would like to avoid places with very hot weather. Financial aid not a concern.

Strong student, 4.0 uw gpa with many ap and honors courses, 1480 sat, and good ECs and essays, etc.

Some of the schools I’m interested in applying to: Dartmouth, Tufts, Northwestern, UVA, UCs (in state), William and Mary, Lewis and Clark, Boston College, University of Rochester

Are there any other schools that fit with these or the parameters above that I should look at? Just looking for some more names as I start to decide where to apply.

wustl, jhu, cornell

Your criteria and stats seem almost identical to mine. I second Wash U and Cornell and propose Rice (seriously, it sounds perfect for you other than the weather), Georgetown, Brown, Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory, American, University of Vermont. Sorry these are mostly reach schools but hopefully this helps. Otherwise, looks like you’ve got a solid set of schools so far.