<p>She really doesn’t mind if she is in a city or rural area. She does want a campus. For example, she liked GW. Even though it was in DC it had a true campus feel to it. She doesn’t like NYU. She loved Richmond. Didn’t like UVA or Villanova. She checked out American but felt the kids were too politically active for her taste. Loved Tulane!</p>
<p>As parents we are looking for a school with strong internship opportunities. Our S attends a school now and has had several internships during the school year as well as during the summers. He was our first, so we got lucky with him but now we know how important it is to have a school that can give their students those opportunities. </p>
<p>As for as location I think she would be happiest in the NE or SE. Her brother is on the west coast and keeps telling her to go out there but she is a bit of a homebody so I’m not sure if she would want to go that far.<br>
She is an easy going kid. She doesn’t like drama, isn’t clicky and gets along with everyone. I think a small LA school would be good because she connects easily with her teachers, yet I also think her personality will allow her to standout in a big flagship school too. </p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who has replied I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>I was going to suggest Indiana, Iowa or Michigan State but just as I started typing I saw she prefers NE so I defer to those folks who know those unis best.</p>
<p>Another option: Find a good and suitable urban/close-in suburban LAC that’s across the street or down the block from one of those big sports universities.</p>
<p>Hm, my son couldn’t get away from GW fast enough because it had no campus feel at all! It seemed just like offices downtown to him. He refused to see the satellite campus - he really disliked the idea of a split campus. He liked Georgetown and American though. I got the impression that the GW kids were just as political as the AU ones. Did she like Georgetown? Probably too much of a reach if she can’t get her scores up - but of the DC schools I always thought it had the most spirit and people who care about basketball.</p>
<p>Uh… GW has NO campus feel to it. (Cross posted with mathmom). Maybe she needs to do some more visiting…</p>
<p>With what is probably an A- average (sounds like she is not in the top 10%) and low SATs, Georgetown is going to be out of reach. Also Michigan and Wisconsin, mentioned earlier, will be as well.</p>
<p>Why don’t you look at Clemson? It’s in the SE, you can’t beat the school spirit and it has a really beautiful campus. Your daughter’s stats are in line with the mid-range and I’ll bet she’d love it there.</p>
<p>Have you considered the ACT exam? As suggested above, some students score much higher on the ACT compared to the SAT. It is a different kind of test.</p>
<p>I agree that this is an important factor which too many students and parents overlook when looking at schools. According to the website([Rankings</a> and Brags | About | Clemson University, South Carolina](<a href=“About | Clemson University, South Carolina”>About | Clemson University, South Carolina))
84 percent of Clemson seniors have done or plan to do a practicum, internship, field experience or clinical.</p>
<p>I swear I don’t work for Clemson, nor do I have a kid there. I was just really surprised at how impressed I was with the place :)</p>
<p>I’ll give a shout out for my alma mater Auburn - wonderful campus, small college town, strong alumni network, strong programs in engineering, architecture, business and agriculture. Big time sports and school spirit - we don’t call it AUsome for nothing. We are the Auburn family! </p>
<p>If I had to add a few others to the list they would be:
Univ. of Georgia
Clemson
Va. Tech</p>