<p>can anyone suggest any universities for me? i dont want a liberal arts college pretty much.. i would like it to be medium sized with a lot of emphasis on undergrad.. needs to have a beautiful campus/buildings/dorms.. good staff.. division 1 sports team would be nice..rather it be private and in the northeast.. from north carolina up... and a good rep..... my stats are... 4.0 w gpa.. 3.8 uw... not sure about class rank but deff at least top 20%.. very rigorous courseload.. taking 6 aps next year and took 1 this year.. rest all honors except i took regular english 9th to 11th.. im doin ap lit next year... sats i got a 1860.. wasnt happy at all.. this was with no prep.. im doing an overload of prep for the march test and im shooting for over 2100 (big jump i know).. and i have really good ecs and work experience.. dont feel like typing it all..... any ideas? oh i forgot.. i dont care where it is.. like rural, urban etc.. there just needs to be a lot to do on and off campus... thanks!</p>
<p>also majorwise i am undecided.. i like business and engineering and some liberal arts subjects so ill have to see about that.. i need a school with a wide array of majors</p>
<p>Will you need financial aid?</p>
<p>nope 10char</p>
<p>Look at Big East, ACC and Big Ten schools.</p>
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<p>ok thanks.. anybody have any suggestions of specefic schools?</p>
<p>If you're willing to go to a public school, you might want to look at UVM, since it meets most of your criteria. Other suggestions: BC, Tufts, Providence, Bucknell, Georgetown</p>
<p>I would even say University of Pittsburgh might be good</p>
<p>One of the reasons Ivy's known for a focus on undergraduate education such as Princeton can be successful is that they big enough to offer a range of programs yet don't have to solve problems that arise from having a huge student body. Their freshmen class is 1200. Use that as a rule of thumb. Schools with their own campus close to or on the fringe of a city also avoid the distraction of competition for land that arises in a city. Having a city for a campus sounds great, it is also pulls focus from education to physical plant a lot. NYU, Pitt and Harvard have this problem. It is also important to be close enough to a big league city that attracted alumni in large numbers so you can interview in person with them for a really good internship. We're talking Boston, NY, DC, Chicago, LA SF. The University of Richmond is a school that fits the bill. It is working hard to move up, has a beautiful campus and is neither geeky nor overwhelmingly greek. It's attractor city is DC, a short Amtrak ride away. Tufts is great too, but more on the radar screen than it used to be and harder to get in.</p>
<p>Wake Forest certainly comes to mind. It meets these criteria:</p>
<ul>
<li>medium sized with a lot of emphasis on undergrad</li>
<li>beautiful campus/buildings/dorms</li>
<li>good staff </li>
<li>division 1 sports teams</li>
<li>private and in the northeast.. from north carolina up</li>
<li>a good rep</li>
<li>a lot to do on and off campus</li>
</ul>
<p>It does not offer engineering, but it has a very good business program.</p>
<p>thanks for all the suggestions.. any reaches that would fit besides maybe tufts</p>
<p>"Wake Forest certainly comes to mind. It meets these criteria: private and in the northeast"</p>
<p>Well, at least in the northern part of the Carolinas. :)</p>