<p>I strongly disagree with Wake Forest. It definitely has a southern feel to it (which I liked, personally).</p>
<p>They tend to be either nerd schools or Jerz-ridden.</p>
<p>Frankly, there are a lot of polos on campuses everywhere. LOL And, on most campuses (even in the West or NE), most students are either white or Asian…URMs are kind of “rare” on many campuses everywhere. </p>
<p>Since you seem to like NY, how about Fordham? Or any of the SUNY’s. BTW…is money no object?</p>
<p>Hendrix College (Arkansas) and New College (Florida) are both liberal southern schools. They are also great bargains and members of The Colleges that Change Lives.</p>
<p>Emory is much, much, much better than any SUNY. I cannot add enough “muches.”</p>
<p>But for great school in Florida, you need not look farther than New College of Florida at Sarasota.</p>
<p>Let me know if I can provide you more information about NCF.</p>
<p>Seniors Dad</p>
<p>How is Sarasota for a college kid?</p>
<p>Are the beaches semi close to NCF?</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>There’s also an Eckerd College in Florida.</p>
<p>I can’t believe no one’s mentioned William and Mary yet. Commonly referred to as the Brown of the South.</p>
<p>NCD’s campus is immediately adjacent to Sarasota Bay. The Gulf is across barrier islands; not too far from campus.</p>
<p>Broader Sarasota is a tad old, but NCF’s immediate neighborhood includes Ringling Art Museum (Florida’s state art musum), Aslo Theater (Florida’s state performing arts theater), Ringling School of Art and Design, and University of South Florida’s Manatee-Sarasota upper-class campus.</p>
<p>Eckerd College is a third tier national liberal arts college; NCF is an up-and-coming first tier national liberal arts college.</p>
<p>NCF is a good suggestion.</p>
<p>I would suggest you look at schools in DC and Maryland: Georgetown, George Washington, American University, Johns Hopkins. None of these schools is southern in feel, especially when compared to those listed above. Wash U was also surprisingly non-southern. (We found Rice quite ‘southern,’ but probably less so than most of the other schools mentioned above.)</p>
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<p>Interesting comment. Missouri is not generally considered part of the South, so why would you expect Wash U to have a southern feel?</p>
<p>I would rank schools such as George Washington and AU way below any of the Southern schools.</p>
<p>Rice and Washington University at St. Louis are fine schools (though I would note that WUSL’s most noteworthy law school dean had been a prof at my decidedly southern law school prior to his being dean an WUSL).</p>
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That’s because W&M maintains a southern feel.</p>
<p>Georgetown, William & Mary, Duke, Emory, Rice</p>
<p>UNC
Tulane
James Madison</p>
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Agreed. In fact, students are quite proud of it, as it separates them from Duke. </p>
<p>Where are people getting these suggestions?? I feel like people are randomly throwing out the names of the top schools.</p>
<p>The problem with Rice would be that it’s too far to be ‘close but not too close’ if that’s truly the intent. Tulane in New Orleans is about 6 hours closer (drive-wise) and still fits the bill. Emory is closer still and fits the bill. I’d definitely look at Emory. Also check out Georgia Tech in Atlanta too. It’s more ‘southern’ than Tulane and Emory but no where near as much as other schools in that driving distance. Best of Luck!</p>
<p>The only thing southern about Tulane is the amount of butter they use in the cafeteria food. There is somewhat of a northeastern vibe to the school, but the students hail from every single state in the union. That makes it friendly and open-minded. Combine that with the funky musical heritage of New Orleans to get a truly unique campus culture.</p>
<p>James Madison is NOT southern at all. ( It’s my first choice by the way 
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<p>By the way, W&M/UVA definitely have a southern feel.</p>