<p>University of Rochester seems to fit that except there is an existance of a frat even though its not too popular like other schools</p>
<p>A little OT...but we CT folks think we live in the northeast...</p>
<p>Drew isn't northeast I thought...I thought that was considered Mid-Atlantic</p>
<p>Jersey and PA are Northeast according to most people, I think. :)</p>
<p>Of course, PR doesn't think PA is in the Northeast, but PR's messed up in general...</p>
<p>This is a revelation. I thought PA wasn't northeast at all. But then again I've had people on here tell me Ohio (where I live) isn't midwest and left me very puzzled</p>
<p>I never understand the "Ohio isn't Midwestern" thing.</p>
<p>Wikipedia's generally crummy for a lot of things, but here's their stance on it: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Northeast%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Northeast</a></p>
<p>How anyone could consider Virginia to be part of the Northeast is beyond me.</p>
<p>Virignia is south. I have never, not once, ever heard or read, in any source whatsoever that Virginia is anything but south/southeast.</p>
<p>LOL! Sorry, I should have been more specific, right? In my thread title, "NE" meant "North East," which (in my mind at least) includes Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and D.C.</p>
<p>Northern Virginia is officially in the Northeast . The Welcome to Virginia visitor center is about half way between DC and Richmond. We always laugh about it if we pass it on a trip. VA doesn't even consider Northern Virginia Virginia. and I also thought you were referring to New England....Colby is the quintissential NE college. and great for history and international studies. and you can do Boston for a 3 day weekend.</p>
<p>I'll second Moravian College. Moravian is a small private LAC in Bethlehem, across the Lehigh River from better known Lehigh University. Moravian has two campuses, about 3/4 of a mile apart. The part I am more familiar with is in old Bethlehem, a very cool main street with shops, resturants and some bars. This section of town is now hosting Musikfest and at Christmas it hosts Christkindlmarkt. Both really fun events. While Lehigh and Muhlenberg (15 mnutes to the west in Allentown) have party hardy reputations, Moravian is more known for it's quiet academics. At least the kids that I know that go there were smart creative students, not quite ready to leave the area, though all live on campus, but also needed/wanted good finaid. It's on the way south to Haverford if you are coming from an area East or North of Newark, NJ. <a href="http://www.moravian.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.moravian.edu/</a> Moravian students can also take classes at Muhlenberg, Lehigh, Lafayette and DeSales.</p>
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the Maine schools definitely too far from a metropolis.
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Colby IS far from a "metropolis" (well, none of Maine has a real metropolis). However, Bates and Bowdoin are within 45 minutes of Portland, which is a very cosmopolitan, small city. It <em>lives</em> much bigger than it's size with a plethora of great restaurants as well as sports, symphony, theatre, shopping, charm, etc. etc. Bowdoin, in particular, is in the very alive "collegetown" of Brunswick, so add that to the Portland proximity for a definitely non-isolated location.</p>
<p>I agree with you jmmom Colby is the most remote of the MAine schools. And I love Portland. jjsmom, you need to visit with your son. If he falls in love with a school you put up with other inconveniences. I never imagined I'd head off to the middle of nowhere Ohio. If it wasn't for this exceptional program, I'd be going to Colby. I just love Maine. On the CSPAN site there is an archive page of special past programs. One of them is college commencement speeches from this year. on the bottom of the page is a link to Steven King's speech to Univ of MAine grads. Steven King???? you can stream the video. It is so funny, thoughtful and inspiring. there's just something special about Maine. you need to visit.</p>
<p>jjsmom: Me and your son are like...the same person!! Seriously though, it's kinda scary. Every single thing you said about him and what he wants in a college could be sad about me. I too am a prospective history major looking for a school in the NE with little or no drinking/drug use and my favorite place to be is barnes and noble too!! Sorry to keep rambling, I'm just astounded at the coincidences. And since me and your son are have so similar interests I'll share my list of schools I've considered with you and I hope you and your son find it helpful. </p>
<p>-Ithaca
-Fairfield
-Stonehill
-Muhlenburg
-Hampshire
-Bucknell: I know you already said too many frats and I thought the exact same thing when I first started looking at it, but after visiting and talking with students who aren't involved in frats I got the impression that I wouldn't feel left out if I didn't join a fraternity (sorority actually)
-SUNY Geneseo
-Colgate
-Vassar
-Lycoming
-Merrimack
-Haverford
-Boston College
-Middlebury
-Hartwick
-Quinnipiac
-Ursinus</p>
<p>Best of luck in the college admissions process!!</p>
<p>This isn't in the NE , but you might look at Kenyon College in Ohio. great school that has a lot of what you are looking for.</p>
<p>Gosh thanks sooo much everyone!</p>
<p>Franklin and Marshall, Sarah Lawrence, Bennington.</p>
<p>Clark has very liitle school spirit and weak alumni network. Might look at Trinity,and as others have suggested look into Holy Cross as they have a more diverse student body than the name implies.</p>
<p>I hate to say this but.... he sounds like a perfect date for me! LOL</p>
<p>DEFINITELY not Northeastern or BU (such a huge campus). He needs to go to a LAC. Amherst doesn't have any frats... but he could give it a shot. </p>
<p>He shouldn't shut out great school with frat scenes- find out the number of students who are part of the Greek life- anything below 30% is consider not too big. Try Williams- my mother did the 12 College exchange program (from Wheaton) and being a history major, she thought it was quite tough but really got a lot out of it! She even wanted to transfer... :)</p>
<p>UVA? I think anything beyond Richmond, VA would be more than 5 hours drive.</p>
<p>The problem is that LACs and big cities just don't mix. :(</p>
<p>An update:
We visited Haverford, American, Vassar, and GWU. He adored the first three, but found GWU too "career oriented." Haverford was his absolute favorite, especially relating to the Honor Code and the wonderful archaeology offerings available to him at Bryn Mawr. Vassar was a very close second, though he didn't care for the fact that there were no cable TV connections in dorm rooms (he needs his History Channel! LOL) He liked American -- blown away by the beauty of the campus which we weren't expecting. He's wondering if the students there are "cerebral" types like himself. (Hard to judge as few kids on campus during the summer. We'll need to return once school officially opens.) Anyone know anyone who goes there who wouldn't mind an email?</p>
<p>Any ideas for safeties for schools like those he liked? Anyone know anything about Skidmore? Sarah Lawrence?
Thanks again!</p>
<p>I'd hesitate over UDel--huge drinking/frat culture, and kind've more professionally oriented.</p>