I have a 28 raw act and 1250 sat. 3.4 UW GPA. National honor society. 4 year tennis letterman 3 year baseball letterman. From Arkansas.
I want to go to school in a city but I also do not want to miss out on parties and other “college” stuff. Any thoughts?
Check NPC to see if these would be affordable:
SMU
University of Minnesota
Ohio State U
Fordham
NC State
Syracuse
Marquette
Providence
SUNY at Buffalo
San Diego State
San Jose State
Cal State LB
Belmont
University of Denver
U of Colorado-Denver
UT-Dallas
U of Tennessee
LSU
College of Charleston
TCU
Arizona State
LaSalle
Temple
Florida State U
U of South Florida
U of Central Florida
Loyola U (in Baltimore, Chicago, or New Orleans)
St. Louis U
U of Tulsa
Boise State
UMKC
U of Houston
U of Cincinnati
Xavier
U of Louisville
U of Memphis
UMass-Boston
UIC
DePaul
UW-Milwaukee
Most of the Jesuit colleges have traditional campuses in or near urban areas. Go through the list and look for ones that match your academic stats and geographic preferences and run the net price calculator to get an idea about affordability. http://www.ajcunet.edu/institutions/
Another idea is Drexel in Phila.
I would second Cincinnati, Houston, Charleston, and Denver. Also Rhodes College in Memphis. If you are interested in STEM, you might think about Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Highly ranked and high starting salaries. Very innovative hands-on approach. Beautiful traditional campus in nice neighborhood near downtown Worcester, which is the 3rd largest city in New England. One hour train ride to downtown Boston.