<p>Whats wrong with Rutgers New Brunswick? Asking because I plan to go there if I get accepted...</p>
<p>anything hicktown USA... haha</p>
<p>tripperian35, I live in CT, and trust me, Im far from stuck up. Thats like saying "I hate nyc cuz everyone is a rich snob..." but you forget about the homeless people. Whenever I tell people I live in CT, they assume I live in Greenwich and that im rich. VERY untrue. Not to start anything...but my cousin just moved to LA and hates is. She says the people there are stuck up.</p>
<p>there are snobs everywhere. </p>
<p>But the schools in the northeast are amazing, you cant argue with that.</p>
<p>Supercow, the schools in the Northeast as very good. I'd say close to half of the nation's top 50 universities (top 25 research universities and top 25 LACs)) are located in the Northeast. But more than half are located in other areas. </p>
<p>The Mid-Atlantic, for example, has at least 10 top 50 universities. Among them, you have Davidson, Duke, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, UNC, UVA, Wake Forest, Washington and Lee and William and Mary. </p>
<p>The Midwest also has at least 10 top 50 universities. Among them, Carleton, Chicago, Grinnell, Illinois, Macalester, Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oberlin, Washington University and Wisconsin. </p>
<p>California also has at least 6 of the top 50 universities. Among them, Cal, Caltech, Claremont McKenna, Stanford and UCLA. </p>
<p>The South also has a couple of top 50 universities, including Emory, Georgia Tech, Rice and Texas-Austin. </p>
<p>And it only stands to reason that the NE has the most since it also has the largest population. NY, MA, PA and NJ alone have a population that tops 50 million. That's almost equal to the population of the Mid Atlantic and Midwest combined. </p>
<p>All I am saying, if one wishes to avoid a certain area of the country for whatever reason, one is still left with a multitude of options. I personally wished to avoid California and NYC. I applied to Cal and Columbia, but the remaining 9 universities I applied to were far away from those two areas.</p>
<p>True about the schools in the northeast supercow. But about ur sister going to LA and thinking they are all stuck up....every big city is full of people who are stuck up, cause everybody is in a hurry. But I think the overall feeling in Cali is more chill than in anywhere else.</p>
<p>oh, I'm not saying that cali is more snobby than any other place, I am just saying that EVERY state has its share of snobs. I have friends from the midwest who are very nice, and say that the midwest is just more friendly. likewise, I spend a lot of time in NYC and have met my fair share of rich snobs. All im saying is the the northeast includes quite a few states, not just new york city or CT. </p>
<p>Also, I do not doubt that there are wonderful schools in other parts of the country. Stanford, rice, uchicago, UCLA, university of TX at austin (where my friend goes to school) are all excellent schools. There are plenty of great schools in california and other places in the country. I was just surprised that in terms of COLLEGE, so many people were saying "oh Id never go to the northeast" since thats where alot of 'name brand' schools are. Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia,cornell, brown, etc. Most of the Ivies are in the northeast.</p>
<p>not to say that these schools are BETTER than any other schools in any way, but alot of them are more well known. I was just SURPRISED that so many people would say they would never go to school in the northeast when thats where a large number of well known and ivy league schools are located. Thats all.</p>
<p>"Most of the Ivies are in the northeast."</p>
<p>All of the Ivy schools are in the Northeast...</p>
<p>Im sorry, I meant to say most are in new england.</p>
<p>"Im sorry, I meant to say most are in new england."</p>
<p>-That's not true either.... Penn, Cornell, Columbia, and Princeton (HALF the Ivy League) are not in New England.</p>
<p>wow, I just cant seem to please you, can I? Does it really matter? All I was trying to say was that quite a few great schools are in the northeast. thats all.</p>
<p>I see. I'm sorry. Just don't post things unless you know about what you are talking.</p>
<p>I agree...that there is good colleges all over...but im happy theres really good colleges in the northeast b/c of medical reasons i will have to stay w/in 5-6 hours(not by plane by car) of my home on long island....</p>
<p>NYU, any military school, any religious school, commuter schools</p>
<p>USC -- I've been a Bruin since the age of 4</p>
<p>Go Bruins! :rolleyes:</p>
<p>To that I say: Ditto! :p</p>
<p>Ohhh...This is easy..
Harvey Mudd...As good as they are for Science/Math, and for the ability to cross-register at Claremont/Pitzer etc.</p>
<p>You can't have a Harvey Mudd diploma up on your wall.
No one will take you seriously.</p>
<p>In addition, UT-Austin would have been on this list...but, thank god Vince Young left, so that place is habitable now.
Ohio State- Who'd want to go to a school where a guy named Craig Krenzel gets to lead the NIH-Grant team. (Craig Krenzel was the OSU quarterback)
University of Miami- I would not want to be a "Hurricane." There is so much public backlash these days against hurricanes...not good job outlook.</p>
<p>definitely OSU. Just because I've been rooting against them for 17 years. It's a hatred, I tell you.</p>
<p>JuiceBox:</p>
<p>"Harvey Mudd...As good as they are for Science/Math, and for the ability to cross-register at Claremont/Pitzer etc.</p>
<p>You can't have a Harvey Mudd diploma up on your wall. No one will take you seriously."</p>
<p>Well, the people who matter will probably take you seriously. Maybe the common person who hasn't heard of it will laugh at it, but people who are informed in the math and science community will respect you.</p>
<p>Since when does informed opinion matter here at College Confidential?</p>