school recommendations?

Transfer Students
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<p>Okay, so I've tried this before but didn't really get any responses. So, I'm currently a sophomore looking to transfer for Fall 2010. Right now the school of most interest to me is American University, as I was actually accepted there as a transfer last spring but couldn't go for a bunch of reasons. I'm planning on reapplying to AU as well as Northeastern (as a safety) and NYU (a little bit of a stretch, but probably not much). Has anyone transfered to any of these? Opinions? If not, anyone have any other similar school recommendations? I know AU is much different than NYU and NEU, but I'm really just looking for middle/large sized private university in an urban area. I just NEED to get out of my current school as it's too easy academically, in the middle of nowhere, and has a really immature, close-minded social environment. </p>

<p>My stats:
-I have a 3.85 GPA at a large public four-year university. I'm expecting a 3.9/4.0 this semester and would presumably get something similar next semester, and before I transfer I'll have (presumably, again) completed 60 credits. My main problem with my school is the courses are too easy, even upper level class where I'm one of the few sophomores.
-I work part-time
-I'm a DJ and director at my school's radio station
-I graduated in the top 15% of a private college-prep high school, but my SATs weren't too great - about 1850ish/2400</p>

<p>Lastly, I'm an English major. So yeah, any ideas? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Have you tried pulling up the US News & WR list of Nat. Unis and looking at the colleges listed between NYU and NEU in the rankings, and see if any fit your location, size, social, etc. requirements? The list is pretty finite for the level of school you’re looking at.</p>

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<p>Yeah I have actually. Fordham is another possibility for my list. I’m fairly specific in what I’m looking for because I’ve just had a terrible college experience so far, and I think if one’s going to put all the time, effort, and MONEY into attaining a college education, it should probably be challenging, fun, and rewarding along the way. So I’m just trying to make sure I find the absolute right school for me.</p>

<p>Also, I meant if anyone else is looking to apply as a transfer to similar schools, but then again pretty much all the transfer posts on this sound similar to something like, “Oh I always wanted to go to Yale and was soo devastated when I had to go to Brown…”</p>