<p>Well, I guess Chicago's out then, because my parents definitely won't like me going to somewhere that's in a dangerous neighborhood.</p>
<p>I've been to James Madison- didn't really like it for some reason. Oh well, I think I have enough VA schools on my list - UVA, U of R, W&M.</p>
<p>Oh, question. I read that Georgetown is affiliated with Catholicism. Are there religious aspects to the school or was that mostly historical?</p>
<p>I know several non Christians (Jews, Muslims, Hindus, etc.) who don't feel any sort of religious pressure from Georgetown.</p>
<p>Another thing, you said you wanted an urban/suburban school, Dartmouth is in the middle of nowhere New Hampshire.</p>
<p>In recommending schools it would be helpful to know your unweighted GPA and approximate class standing, as well as how finances fit into the situation (if you haven't yet had any discussions with your parents about financing the education, now's a very good time to start).</p>
<p>Haha, thanks Venkat. I guess I wouldn't like Dartmouth too much.</p>
<p>Well, my GPA (unweighted) is 4.0, I'm pretty sure I'm in the top 5% at my school,...um, SATs are 2310, my ecs are pretty good- everything is on my chance thread.</p>
<p>My parents are able to pay for my tuition (they have been saving for a long time, lol), but I wouldn't mind taking a student loan. I don't qualify for most aid scholarships but hopefully can find some merit ones.</p>
<p>Don't toss out Chicago just because somebody said it's in a bad neighborhood. While there are certainly bad neighborhoods located a few blocks away, the University itself is in an upper-middle class, historical neighborhood called Hyde Park that certainly wouldn't be called a bad neighborhood.</p>
<p>This is from the University of Chicago's website.</p>
<p>Chicago</a> Life</p>
<p>While I'm not going to Chicago, I think it's a phenomenal school and when I visited it I really loved it (as well as the neighborhood) so I'd hate to see you toss it out for such a trivial reason. Any urban school by definition will be 'less safe' than a rural one.</p>
<p>Lima,</p>
<p>You might like Dartmouth. Incredibly strong community, lots of study abroad, lots of grants, incredible LACy like academics in a larger school with more social options. Its rural, but resort like rural, with about 75K people in the local area.</p>
<p>Another vote for William & Mary. Sounds like a great fit for you, esp at in state costs.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks for the suggestions everyone. Anyone else?</p>
<p>If you enjoy freezing for a mere 8 months of the academic year in a beautiful remote rural location, definitely consider Dartmouth.</p>
<p>I got this college search book and basically it says all my choices are full of preppy, rich, partying people. :(</p>
<p>Oh, and it kind of scared me off of Brown, saying its so liberal and there's lots of drugs and drinking.</p>
<p>I think preppy and rich kind of comes with the package of looking at a bunch of expensive schools in the northeast. I don't, however, get the feeling that the majority of these types of schools are places where somebody who doesn't meet that stereotype wouldn't be able to assimilate easily.</p>