What looks good?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Okay guys. I've pretty much decided what type of college I'm looking for; now it's the actual finding that's hard.</p>

<p>Either smallish research unis or large-ish LACs. I have honestly no idea what I might major in, so decent humanities and math/science. It has to be in a city, or really really close. Right now, I really like Barnard and URochester. Colorado College looks okay, but I'm not into the whole 'hippie-peace-love-environment' thing.</p>

<p>Anything?</p>

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<p>Tufts
Brandeis
Richmond
Tulane</p>

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<p>Rice
U Chicago</p>

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<p>I've looked at UChicago before, and I have to tell you, I love it.</p>

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<p>Brandeis is a small uni with a very LAC feel.
Rice is a solid choice, too! It has residential colleges, so it feels pretty small, apparently.
Tufts is similar to Brandeis (but it has the added advantages/disadvantages of larger grad programs)
U of C is awesome, 'nuff said!
Swarthmore College
Union is in Schenectady...it's a city, kinda</p>

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<p>One of the Claremont schools possibly?</p>

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<p>Holy Cross and Tufts.</p>

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<p>I second Rice and the Claremont schools.</p>

<p>Also, along the lines of Barnard - maybe Sarah Lawrence or Skidmore?</p>

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<p>Wesleyan [10 char].</p>

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<p>dartmouth, william and mary</p>

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<p>Dartmouth is way in the middle of nowhere for me. Sarah Lawrence is a bit.. iffy? for me. Are the sciences strong enough?</p>

<p>I've looked at Pomona and Claremont McKenna, and both seem pretty cool. Does anyone have any more info about Union?</p>

<p>Other than that.... Thanks for the replies! Anymore?</p>

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<p>I've visited both Pomona and CMC...they're amazing schools!</p>

<p>I've heard good things about Union too, although I've never been there.</p>

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<p>Union's a great little school with strong sciences/engineering. Getting into Albany isn't that hard.</p>

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<p>I think that you are on track with the University of Rochester. I went there years ago and loved it. I have a child at the U of Chicago and I also highly recommend that school, possibly more so than Rochester because you have the City of Chicago to explore. My best friend went to Union for electrical engineering and loved it. He now is a major executive with a fortune 500 company, so Union worked for him.</p>

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<p>Bump.......</p>

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<p>I'd say Rice is a pretty underrated school. All of my friends that go there really like it. I think the campus is pretty nice and overall, I got a good vibe when I visited.</p>

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<p>Princeton sounds like it fits your bill...</p>

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<p>Whether or not the Claremonts will appeal depends on what you mean by "really really close" to a city. Claremont is very suburban. LA is accessible, but it's not too easy to get around w/o your own car, and the schools are primarily residential. If you don't mind the environment, though, and you're interested in Barnard, I'd also recommend looking at Scripps.</p>

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<p>What about Georgetown (7,000 people) or Catholic (3,000 people) ? (pretty small/very urban; considering your other choices one of those could be safeties)</p>

<p>There's also Emory (5,000 people) and then Emory University at Oxford is Emory's smaller campus (715 people).</p>

<p>What do you mean by small?</p>

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<p>I have this thing about the south; I'm not going to college here.</p>

<p>I seriously doubt Georgetown is a safety for anyone. It's a nice size and location, though.</p>

<p>Princeton, eh. Rice, maybe. I didn't like Scripps too much.</p>