Which schools would be a good fit for me?

College Search & Selection
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Hey all, I wondered if anyone could give me some recommendations on what colleges might be a good fit for me. I know a bit about what I’m looking for, but don’t know which colleges would most fit my criteria. A little bit about me and what I’m looking for:

-I’d prefer a school with a large campus, and more large, lecture based classes than small, discussion-focused classes
-Perhaps near a large city, although it doesn’t have to be
-I plan on majoring in computer science or math, and pursuing a career in computer science
-The more liberal the school the better, and I don’t want to go anywhere conservative or religious
-I’m not shooting for going to an Ivy, but something in the top 100 or so on the Forbes ranking (I’ve been looking a lot at rankings but don’t really know how accurate they are). I’m very studious and academically competitive, and most of my family have gone to quite good schools.
-I’m from the Midwest and it would be nice to not be too far from home, but on the other hand, if there’s a school that sounds like a perfect fit elsewhere, I’d be interested in that.
-Tuition isn’t something that would really matter.

I’m not going to my stats because I’m more interested in where would theoretically be a good fit so I can work towards that.

Please let me know your recommendations! I have some schools in mind (UMich being perhaps my top choice), but would like to hear others’ input.

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UIowa, Pitt, UVermont, UCincinnati, GWU, Villanova, Northeastern.

Do check with your parents wrt costs. Many, many seniors are stuck in the spring because their parents had told them they’d figure it out …and turns out, they can’t.

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Purdue, although not near a big city.

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It sounds like the University of Washington would be a great fit. It’s just a very short light rail trip to downtown Seattle. You can see the skyline from parts of campus. Top programs. Liberal. Beautiful campus. Similar college-type adjacent area, that’s pretty similar to at U Michigan, though Michigan’s is nicer, I think. Admissions is very competitive for OOS students, and it’s expensive.

You might also research the University of Oregon. Eugene is a great college town. Competitive OOS certainly but maybe less so for a non-CA applicant (just guessing, same with Washington). These schools get a lot of CA applicants, so I think it’s pretty rough for them.

University of Colorado. Absolutely stunning setting. Boulder is a great town. Liberal. Less competitive OOS than Washington.

UT-Austin, another great city, excellent school. Only a limited number of OOS spots, so competitive, and lots of TX students. I thought it had a great vibe when there earlier in the year.

Good luck!

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GWU，Also quite good.