please help me select a college! here is my criteria...

College Search & Selection
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<p>ok, i'm relatively open but i do have some preferences:</p>

<p>EITHER honors program OR decently good academic reputation
public or private, just 4 year
relatively close to the southeast, but if you have any ideas that fit this, post them anyways</p>

<p>not too liberal...but somewhat liberal or moderate is fine!!
active social life
either college town or in a city--just not like Sewanee or Washington and Lee which are in the middle of NOWHERE!</p>

<p>bigger than 3,000 students
must have Greek system
NO "dry" campuses--at least some partying, even if schools say they are strict but not in reality
preferably DI sports...but post other options here anyways</p>

<p>OH YEA, these are "out"
college of charleston
furman
clemson
vandy
wake forest
unc-chapel hill
tennesee
alabama
ole miss, all the miss. schools
florida, florida st.</p>

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<p>UVA, W&M, Duke, UNC-Asheville, Elon, Emory, Ga. Tech, U. of Miami, Auburn & LSU</p>

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<p>The answers are going to vary wildly without any sort of guide to where you fall on the stats-o-meter</p>

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<p>I would say look into UVa.
Any upper limit here on school size?</p>

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<p>LSU has a very selective Honors program, it's one of my final candidates. It meets all your other criteria as well.</p>

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<p>William & Mary, University of Richmond</p>

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<p>"here is my criteria... "</p>

<p>Here are my criteria OR Here is my criterion.</p>

<p>Sorry for being annoying. I just couldn't resist. I actually find it interesting that the singular is -ion, and the plural is -ia. It's the same with mitocohndrion and mitochondria.</p>

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<p>James Madison?</p>

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<p>SUNYs?
ie. Binghamton, Geneseo...etc.</p>

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<p>The College MatchMaker on CollegeBoard is good for really big searches. </p>

<p>College</a> MatchMaker - Type of School</p>

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<p>james madison--what's it like? conservative, liberal, studious, party-oriented, big sports influence?</p>

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<p>Dagny - I never thought about that. The mitochondria being plural. Hm. Interesting point.</p>

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<p>i cant believe nobodymentioned Tulane.
your criteria apply to tulane on every count</p>

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<p>The University of Richmond is slightly under 3,000 undergraduates. Richmond, W&M and JMU are all in the CAA athletic conference. Delaware is another CAA school, but it is getting pretty close to the Mason-Dixon line. CAASports.com—Official</a> Web Site of the Colonial Athletic Association</p>

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<p>I agree about Tulane--look into it, it fits all of your criteria.</p>

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<p>
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james madison--what's it like? conservative, liberal, studious, party-oriented, big sports influence?

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Politically moderate. Pretty big sports scene, lots of school spirit, great marching band. Lots of parties on the weekends, but solid academics too. Only a drive away from DC. It seems to fit you perfectly.</p>

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<p>George Washington?</p>

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<p>yea i love it but my mom is PSYCHO and doesnt want me to live in new orleans because its "unsafe." but maybe i can change her mind...we'll see :)</p>

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<p>I've known graduates from the Jesuit, Georgetown Law School out of the tiny Jesuit school in Mobile, Spring Hill College, the third oldest Jesuit college in the country.</p>

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<p>haha i can walk to it from my house. a) im not catholic, but yea i know its not a requirement b) living with mother? take me far, far away. far, far, far, far away! thanks though i hear great things about the school. i cut through campus all the time to avoid traffic...i know thats really bad but whatever.</p>