starting the college search: college visits

College Search & Selection
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<p>so i went to see my gc today, and when i asked him how to start my college search, he told me to visit some colleges just to get a feel of them and to determine what kind of qualities i like in colleges. makes sense. but the problem is that i forgot which colleges he recommended to me. all i remembered were that he recommended some religious-affiliated, some suburban campuses, some rural, urban, etc. all i remember was that all of them had good science programs. 2 of the colleges i remember him recommending were villanova as a suburban campus and fordham as another campus.</p>

<p>do you think you can give me some colleges to visit so i can find out what kind of things i like? fyi, all of the colleges he recommended to me were either in nj (where i am), eastern penn, or ny, and none of them were really 15,000+ students.</p>

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<p>Suny Stony Brook is very good in the sciences. I think that Drexel is good also.</p>

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<p>Lehigh? Fordham? TCNJ?</p>

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<p>thanks. i was actually considering touring tcnj. also, i heard that lehigh had a pretty bad campus (bethlehem, pa isnt that exciting) any validity?</p>

<p>any more suggestions?</p>

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<p>Villanova
Temple
Drexel
Lehigh
Fordham
Rutgers
SUNY-Binghamton
SUNY-Albany
CUNY (any)</p>

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<p>Humboldt State University in Northern California is excellent in the sciences--not to mention having excellent undergrad research facilities.</p>

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thanks. i was actually considering touring tcnj. also, i heard that lehigh had a pretty bad campus (bethlehem, pa isnt that exciting) any validity?

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<p>I have a friend who goes there. She absolutely loves it. The campus is really pretty and there's always a lot going on. Bethlehem is a cute and fairly large town; it's good enough for basic everyday living, and Philly isn't too far away (neither is NYC).</p>

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<p>Lafayette, Bucknell, Skidmore, Bard College</p>

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<p>Thanks for bumping a thread from 2008…</p>