<p>thank you all for your suggestions!! this has been really helpful!!!</p>
<p>A while back, I created a thread on schools in the Sunbelt. You may get some good ideas and insights from some of the comments. Here is the thread:</p>
<p>I'd definetly add Wake to your list. Its liberal arts, has great sports and academics, great campus, and has around 4000 students. I'd also add Davidson to your list.</p>
<p>Hendrix. Small LAC. Beautiful campus. Very generous merit aid.</p>
<p>thank you!!</p>
<p>already said, but UVA, UNC,Chapel Hill. but what else do you want besides "south'? these are all so different, in terms of liberal/conservative, greek or not, athletic or not, all-around town or not, etc....</p>
<p>Rice is my dream school. It is small/medium sized, liberal, has a good reputation, has no greek life (I've been in the teenage version of a sorority and didn't like it), it's in a city (I like cities or larger college towns), and academically it's very strong. However, I may not get in so I'm looking for similar schools where I could be just as happy.</p>
<p>LiveInLove, first of all, run away as fast as you can from any advice that includes the words 'prestigious' or 'ranked.'</p>
<p>Second, determine what kind of school interests you. In post #27 you mentioned Rice U, so I will surmise that a medium sized college with a wide reputation rigor and quality will fit your bill. Many reasonable suggestions have been offered thus far. Think about these also (sorry for any repetition).</p>
<p>Eckerd College (FL)
Hood College (MD)
Elon University (NC)
Stetson University (FL)
Wesleyan College (women, GA)
Davidson College (NC)
Belmont Abbey College (NC)</p>
<p>Public
College of Charleston (SC)
U of N. Carolina-Wilmington</p>
<p>William & Mary, Davidson, Emory would be excellent compliments to Rice. Wake Forest would be too but it has a very strong greek scene.</p>
<p>Davidson also has a strong Greek scene (~40% overall; 44% in fraternities), as do W&M (~30%) and Emory (30%). Wake Forest is ~50%.</p>
<p>I would just add that you need to be clear on why you want a school in the "South." If it's because it's warm, you can consider California as well. If it's because of other characteristics of the South, Texas may or may not fit the bill. Austin and Charlottesville are really different from each other, for example.</p>