<p>For each state, what is the one school you wish more people paid attention to? What is the hdden gem of your state? I'm just curious what the consensus will be.</p>
<p>Do this for as many states as you please, I think it could be helpful for people to see more than the non-big names.</p>
<p>For Massachusetts, I think the obvious would be Olin. To explain how good of an upcoming engineering school this is, is one thing. But to also say that you have better and more high-tech dorms than MIT is something very few school can say.</p>
<p>Massachusetts
Franklin w. Olin Engineering</p>
<p>Rhode Island
Johnson & Wales (yes, they do more than cook here :) )
Even though overshadowed by the top culinary school and Emeril (BAM!), J&W was infact founded as a business school, a pretty good one at that.</p>
<p>Virginia:</p>
<p>James Madison University.</p>
<p>Quality students (25-75 SAT, which is the only number I have on hand: 1070-1250)</p>
<p>Good price, totals about 12k in-state, 22k OOS (6k and 16k for tuition, respectively)</p>
<p>Good acceptance rate, 68%</p>
<p>91% return for sophomore year</p>
<h1>6 best food, according to PR's lists online</h1>
<p>I'm not even interested in going or applying to JMU, but I've heard fine things about it.</p>
<p>NJ- Richard Stockton College
MA- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NY- SUNY Plattsburgh
MD- Hood College
MD- St. Mary's College of Maryland
GA- Wesleyan College
NC- U of N. Carolina-Ashville</p>
<p>VA - William & Mary.</p>
<p>W&M gets plenty of love. :) I second JMU. It's a good school and a lot of smart kids go there, but it just doesn't have the reputation it should. </p>
<p>I also think University of Richmond deserves more credit. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited, and it seemed to have a great academic environment.</p>
<p>UQAC, of course ;).</p>
<p>Ohio
John Carroll University
Oberlin
Denison
Kenyon</p>
<p>Maryland
Goucher</p>
<p>DC
Gallaudet
Catholic University
Howard</p>
<p>Virginia
University of Richmond</p>
<p>NC-Davidson, Mass-Olin, Holy Cross, Tufts, NY-Hamilton, VA-W&L, Maine-Colby.</p>
<p>We really have two - Michigan State and Kalamazoo. But mainly MSU.</p>
<p>If it marketed itself more to out of state students, it really would be a premiere university. The other school down the road makes MSU seem like a regional school, but it has amazing programs in education, agriculture and food science, public policy, and a few other weirdo degrees. And it has the best study abroad program in the country.</p>
<p>i wouldn't call richmond a hidden gem. With a $37,000 tuition tag alone - its certainly a big screaming gem. </p>
<p>"look at us - we're expensive!"</p>
<p>NJ - The College of New Jersey[TCNJ], though Corzine is totally screwing over merit aid :p oh well</p>
<p>i consider all the top LACs hidden gems. although they are by no means hidden on CC or in highly educated circles, they are generally still highly unknown. so i'll just say that the top 20 or so LACs are hidden gems in their respective states. some states such as maine have three (bates, colby, bowdoin).</p>
<p>Pary72, I've contemplated that one. I think Holy Cross gets noticed, but it's name is what gets it misjudged. In a way that if Boston College or Georgetown were called Holy Cross, I doubt that they'd attract as many applicants.</p>
<p>The person I'm touring through Boston schools this week said to the suggestion of Holy Cross, "that he didn't want a religious school." Then when I asked him what school he did want, he said Boston College, go figure!</p>
<p>Minnesota: Either St. Olaf or CSB-SJU</p>
<p>I'll second Colby for Maine only b/c Bowdoin gets enough love and their admissions office seemed a bit too appathetic for my liking.</p>
<p>Well... if Colby counts for Maine. Then Macalester for Minnesota? If not, then Saint Olaf for sure. Definitely not Carleton...</p>
<p>Everyone knows Yale, Wesleyan, Conn College, and Trinity in CT. For really "hidden," I guess I'd say Fairfield?</p>
<p>(although if you're claiming Colby and Macalester are "hidden," maybe Conn College and Trinity do count.)</p>
<p>yeah garr, conn coll is definitely hidden- many people (even in CT) either think you're talking about uconn or a community college</p>
<p>haha are there any "hidden gems" in texas??</p>