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<p>Does anyone know of colleges that meet these criteria:</p>

<p>-In or near a city.Major metropolitan area not necessary but must be somewhere which is not just a college town, preferably >100,000. Not NYC.</p>

<p>-Small or mid-sized. <7,000 undergrads.</p>

<p>-Geographically diverse.</p>

<p>-Intellectual and maybe self selecting. Apparently in years past when U of Chicago wasn't so difficult to get into it was a perfect example of this. Strong academics and an intellectual peer group without admission rates below or approaching 20%.</p>

<p>-Strong sense of community. Liberal alcohol/drug policies.</p>

<p>-Decent financial aid.</p>

<p>Schools I'm looking at: Tulane,Haverford, Reed, Macalester, Occidental, New College of Florida, Case Western. Any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>Even though admission rates have changed, I don’t know if Chicago is necessarily more difficult to gain entrance to than in years past. I still see people with strong intellectual interests and passions gain admission with somewhat subpar stats. The essays are still a weighty part of the application process, so you might still want to apply and see how things work out. Chicago loves passionate students, regardless of their stats.</p>

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<p>Weslayan and Vassar. Rice meets some of the criteria.</p>

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<p>I also suggest Rice.</p>

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<p>Hopkins? Although, I don’t know how their financial aid is.</p>

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<p>Tufts, Case Western Reserve.</p>

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<p>Rhodes College:</p>

<p>-In Memphis, TN which has about 1,225,000 people in the metro area.</p>

<p>-about 1700 undergrads</p>

<p>-44 states and 15 countries represented, 75% come from outside TN.</p>

<p>-Definitely intellectual - what does it say when a college’s largest, most expensive, and most popular building is the library? Admissions rate between 40-50%.</p>

<p>-Very tight knit community. Don’t know what you had in mind re: alcohol/drug policies; you can evaluate for yourself at [Rhodes</a> College | Campus Policies](<a href=“http://www.rhodes.edu/studenthandbook/2178.asp]Rhodes”>http://www.rhodes.edu/studenthandbook/2178.asp) </p>

<p>-Students received around $30,000,000 in aid last year.</p>

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<p>Very good suggestions, thx.
By the way, anybody know anything about the University of Denver? looks like a decent safety</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.</p>