<p>Hey all. This is a last minute match-safety thread. My list was a little reach heavy, and recent circumstances w/ my grades have caused me to rethink it a little.</p>
<p>What are some schools that are similar to University of Pittsburgh? In these factors:</p>
<p>-Urban Research Unis
-Not small, but not state flagship large (15 k is pushing it)
-Well-rounded, with strength in a lot of departments
-Undergarduates do research
-Has a campus
-Moderately selective </p>
<p>My top choice is Columbia, but as I said, I need some more matches. What schools similar to that are out there that are less selective? Pittsburgh is one example I've already found (and applied to).</p>
<p>I believe the next tier down from Columbia (and fitting your criteria) would include CMU, Emory, Miami, Rice, Tulane and Vanderbilt. None of these is exactly easy to get into.</p>
<p>Thanks, I’ll look into those. They wouldn’t be safeties certainly but I think I’m still in good enough shape academically even with this setback that they would be high matches.</p>
<p>Just for the record, Emory doesn’t exactly ‘feel’ urban. It’s address is technically in Atlanta but it’s located more in a rather suburban area of Atlanta.</p>
<p>Try American University in DC as well, maybe the University of Richmond, Northeastern University (not sure if they have a campus, though…), Brandeis, Fordham, Villanova (it’s in the burbs but close enough to Phildelphia).</p>
<p>Marquette, Loyola University of Chicago, Saint Louis University, Washington University, Belmont, Vanderbilt, Case Western, U of Alabama-Birmingham.</p>
<p>Columbia isn’t “moderately selective” so much as “ludicrously selective”</p>
<p>You should also check out UChicago and Penn, which have slightly higher acceptance rates (though they are more selective in other ways as some would argue)</p>
<p>^Well by the OP’s standards, NYU would not be a good fit, given the huge student population, lack of a campus, and high selectivity (though yes, it’s for the most part a step down the selectivity ladder from Columbia).</p>
<p>I second Temple, and I guess Drexel’s worth a look if you’re in the area. Penn’s another option but has more in common with Columbia (and to some degree NYU) than the other schools I’ve listed.</p>
<p>One of the requirements was “well-rounded”. I’ve never heard of anything math/science/technology related out of that university, so I wouldn’t consider it well-rounded. Maybe when people say “well-rounded” they really mean “isn’t math/science/technology heavy”.</p>
<p>Huh? GW is pretty well-rounded. Biology is the most common major. It’s no ivy-league, but it’s a quality school in every field. It’s more well-rounded than say, American, which has over 60% of students in the SIS. That’s not counting the students in the College of Arts and Sciences who are there for a language or poli-sci, both closely related to the SIS.</p>
<p>I’m having a hard time finding schools that, for the sticker price, aren’t tremendous rip offs. GW’s meal plan is definitely the worst rip off of any I’ve actually encountered, though. I paid $8 for two slices of pizza. My friend paid $8 for 24 oz. of limeade.</p>