Recommend some colleges for my friend

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey my friend will be applying to college this year for the Fall 2010 intake. Please recommend some good fits for him. The below are what he expects from his college.</p>

<ul>
<li>Small liberal arts college</li>
<li>Rural, picturesque settings</li>
<li>Strong in humanities (esp English and Philosophy)</li>
<li>Intellectual environment</li>
<li>Liberal, open minded and fun loving students</li>
<li>Chances to participate in intramural sports like Rowing and Soccer (very important to him)</li>
<li>Lots of clubs/societies to join, community service and maybe even study abroad program</li>
<li>Not crazily selective like Williams, Amherst or Middlebury</li>
</ul>

<p>Also, he's a international and may require some financial aid (his family can only contribute 25k a year)</p>

<p>I know he may be asking for too much but try to help him think of some schools guys!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>I have a friend who sounds a lot like yours, and he is very excited to be going to williamette next year. check it out</p>

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<p>try hamilton, bates, colby, skidmore, colgate, wesleyan, bucknell, conn college</p>

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<p>Look into Kenyon</p>

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<p>colgate is not exactly liberal…</p>

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<p>You need to give his stats. There are few schools that would give that much aid to an international unless he has phenomenal stats or was from a very unusual country to get applicants from.</p>

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<p>While agreeing with hmom, I’d say that Bowdoin is a good possibility. It is very selective but a shade less difficult an admit than Williams or Amherst, and I think it might have FA for internationals. Haverford would seem like a possibility, and it is a somewhat easier admit than Swarthmore. Earlham and The College of Wooster are schools to look at.</p>

<p>I have no idea what the situation is at any of these places vis-a-vis intramural or club sports.</p>

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<p>brandeis, colgate, bowdoin, franklin&marshall, dickinson, occidential, tulane</p>

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<p>What you guys think about Grinnell and Macalester?</p>

<p>Just a question about Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg- It’s seems like these two schools suffer from a lack of diversity. Is it easy for minorities to fit in? Are these two schools known for academics or just the partying?</p>

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<p>Over 8% of the student body at Franklin and Marshall is International, which is a very high percentage for American colleges. On the other hand only 12-14% of US students at F&M are minorities. Keep in mind also that F&M selects 70% of the first-year class from Early Decision applicants.</p>