the 3 best colleges in each state

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<p>In a sense this discussion is more important for states with few or no prestigious schools than for MA or CA or the like; what's really to be gained from an argument about which to leave out from Harvard, MIT, Amherst, and Williams? (by the way, the answer to that one is Harvard :) )</p>

<p>On the other hand, a student who needs to stay in state in Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, etc really needs to figure out what schools are and are not viable options.</p>

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<p>Tennessee</p>

<p>Vanderbilt U
Sewanee-- U of the South
Rhodes College</p>

<p>Georgia</p>

<p>Emory U
GA Tech
UGA</p>

<p>Virginia</p>

<p>College of William and Mary
UVA
W and L</p>

<p>North Carolina</p>

<p>Duke
Davidson
UNC/Wake Forest</p>

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<p>Hi-
No doubt for KY:
1. Centre
2. UK
3. Depends on what you want.</p>

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<p>CA:
Stanford
Caltech
Pomona</p>

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<p>No one really puts the Military academies into this. Air Force Academy is one of the hardest places to get into. Academically and Physically..</p>

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<p>
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CA:
Stanford
Caltech
Pomona

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</p>

<p>...... lol</p>

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<p>CA </p>

<p>Stanford
Caltech
Berkeley</p>

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<p>Texas:</p>

<p>UT-Austin (#1 in Texas in nearly every academic discipline, according to NRC, London Times, USNWR)
Rice
Texas A&M</p>

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<p>Fiddlefrog, good point</p>

<p>I'll post my Arkansas thoughts then (because I think perhaps brand_182 is the only other person who had any for this state)</p>

<p>1) University of Arkansas - Honors College
2) Hendrix
3) Harding or John Brown University</p>

<p>Though the UA as a whole isn't as impressive as the private school Hendrix, the UA Honors College holds about 2000 students with an average ACT score of 32 [not a small feat for any university] and the HC just got a ton of spare change from the Walton family (Wal-Mart) so it's doing a lot. </p>

<p>I would definately suggest trying for the UA Honors College over Hendrix to anyone who is a resident of Arkansas (the UA is about 10k cheaper per year as well).</p>

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<p>Missouri:
Wash U
SLU
Truman state</p>

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<p>Illinois:</p>

<p>Chicago
Northwestern
Hamburger</p>

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<p>Mas
Harvard
MIT
Williams</p>

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<p>sombody needs to compile a list that include every state listed and then add on :D otherwise we don't know what to do :D</p>

<p>NC:</p>

<p>Duke
UNC chapel hill
wake forest</p>

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<p>These lists do underscore something interesting. On USNWR lists, only one of top 10 universities (Chicago at number 9) and only one top 10 LAC (Carleton at 6) are located anywhere except in states on Eastern or Western seaboards.</p>

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<p>MD</p>

<p>JHU
UMCP
US NAVAL ACADEMY</p>

<p>VA</p>

<p>UVA
W&M
W&L</p>

<p>DC</p>

<p>Georgetown
GW
Catholic</p>

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<p>No really, for undergrad in CA </p>

<p>Pomona>Berkeley</p>

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<p>Ohio:</p>

<p>Oberlin
Case Western Reserve
Ohio State</p>

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<p>I think it's more like:</p>

<p>Oberlin
Case Western
Kenyon</p>

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<p>
[quote]
No really, for undergrad in CA</p>

<p>Pomona>Berkeley

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<p>Er, right ...</p>

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<p>I'd rather go to Pomona than Berkeley for undergrad, and I'm quite certain I'm not the only one. It's really not that important of an issue.</p>