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College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm new to this site, but I've been trying to find colleges for a while now. I've tried college searches like college board's, but they weren't very reliable.</p>

<p>My grades: 4.0 unweighted, 4.87 weighted (on a 5.0 scale), mostly AP classes
My scores: 2310 new SAT (800 CR, 740 M, 770 W), 1540 old SAT
Location: I'd like to stay fairly close to home (North Carolina). I'm willing to go up north, I think, but not too far west. Not in a major city, but near a city with lots to offer.
Size: I'd like a medium size college. 3000-7000 students.
Academics: Good biology and history programs. Lots of study abroad options. Small or medium class sizes. Research encouraged. </p>

<p>That's all I can think of. Any suggestion will be helpful.</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins</p>

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<p>Davidson is smaller than 3000, but close to home for you and an excellent school. Also, what about Duke?</p>

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<p>Washington University</p>

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<p>Macalester
Its in the Twin Cities- and folks I know who have looked at it- love it.
<a href="http://www.macalester.edu/biology/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.macalester.edu/biology/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Wake Forest, William & Mary</p>

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<p>UNC and Duke.</p>

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<p>I think UNC may be a lil' to...BIG if hippo wants 3-7k.</p>

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<p>Brown
Dartmouth
Duke
Georgetown
Harvard
MIT
Princeton
U of Rochester
Tufts
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Yale
Wm and Mary</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! :) </p>

<p>I had planned on applying to UNC Chapel Hill; it's a bit big, but I liked it when I visited. I haven't really looked into any of the other schools mentioned, so it's good to have suggestions! :)</p>

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<p>By a good college guide like the US News Ultimate guide and then look up colleges in states that you'd consider living in.</p>