Social Scene Columbia vs. Upenn vs. Northwestern

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a rising junior and am interested in a college which:
1) Location
I want a college which is in or close to a big city. I want the accommodations of a city such as shops and restaurants and I also want a city with a nightlife. </p>

<p>2) Academics
I want to go to a college which offers great academics. I have a 3.94 GPA (unweighted) and academics are really important to me. I plan on majoring in economics or a business related major. </p>

<p>3) Party/Social Scene
I also want to go to a college where I can find a group of people to go out with on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night. I'm more of a party person rather than having a laid back social scene. I obviously want great academics but I also want to have a fun time in college since after that it's work. Basically I want a college which has a study hard play hard mentality that is in or near a big city. </p>

<p>So far I came up with UPenn, Columbia and Northwestern. Could you give me insight on which of these colleges would be best and why. Also if there are any other colleges that fit my interests, tell me more about it.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>anyone wanna help?</p>

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<p>Your criteria will be met by Northwestern, UPenn, and Columbia but each campus has quite a different feel to it that is best determined by visiting. I suggest you also post the question on each of the schools’ CC Site, bearing in mind the bias you are likely to get from a current or alumni student of the school. </p>

<p>I would add Emory, USC, Wash U-St. Louis, Rice, and perhaps Georgetown to your list. </p>

<p>Keep in mind that NONE of these schools will be a snap to get into, even with your GPA.</p>

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<p>rpg^^ your list of schools is top notch but, the op needs a “party school” other than usc, they should look at maybe northeastern in boston and hofstra or schools like that.</p>

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<p>academics are more important than the party scene for me. I want like top notch academics but I would want to go to a school where people are out partying or exploring the city on a thursday, friday or saturday night</p>