Schools like WashU and Brown

College Search & Selection
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Hi everyone,

I am a rising senior looking for more reach schools similar to WashU and Brown. There are two main things about these schools that I really like:

  1. Intelligent and intellectual student body that is also relatively non-pretentious and collaborative.
  2. Moderately sized school that is in civilization- aka near a large town or city, but still with a campus with trees and green spaces.

Does anyone have suggestions for similar schools with these two qualities?

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Tufts and Northwestern come to mind (both on D’s shortlist). D also liked Vandy and Rice. Rochester for a match rather than a reach, depending on your stats.

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Thanks so much, @EllieMom!

Its hard to explain, but I just got a bad vibe from Tufts. I don’t know much about Northwestern or Rice, so I’ll look into those. I don’t want to do Greek life in college, which is why I haven’t been looking at Vandy. Rochester is on my list, and is one of my top match schools.

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Any others, anyone?

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William and Mary? Gtown? Macalester? GA Tech (depending on major)? Emory? Northwestern? URochester? Fordham (perhaps as a safety)? If female Barnard (Barnard itself doesn’t have a traditional campus but Columbia is right across the street and does)?

I would also try the supermatch tool on the left under find a college.

I know this question is about potential reach schools, but as a bit of unsolicited advice, be sure to spend the time to find match and safety schools you love as well.

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Wesleyan, the Claremont Consortium (taken as a whole, though Pitzer or Pomona or Scripps if female might be the specific ones to consider), U Chicago