<p>I was thinking and obviously no college is perfect. Each one has its ups, its 'OKs' and its downs. But, if you could describe your 'perfect/ideal' college what would it be like and what would it be named(only if you want to share). I will give an example:</p>
<p>My Perfect college would have Duke's level of athleticism, College X's size... College Y's amazing profs. and so on and so on.
Or you could just go ahead and describe it without comparing it to any current college.
For example: My ideal college would have an awesome sports teams and...</p>
<p>Just curious about what people's idea of a 'perfect' college is and whether it resembles any current colleges. Anything that has anything to do with your perception of the ideal college is acceptable.</p>
<p>I guess my perfect college would have the following:
-very good sports teams
-decent looking girls(not as important as the other ones)
-good financial aid packages
-kind to INTL. students!
-good food
-diversity
-lots of research opportunities.</p>
<p>Some do not apply but closest for me would probably be Johns Hopkins. I would say it is a 70% match with my 'perfect' criteria.</p>
<p>i would have to say that my perfect college would be
-not too big .. not too small
-holistic approach
-all round student body.. atheletes .. academics
-helpful professors
Yup that's just a few. There really is no 'prefect' college. I wish.. but it would be mad hard to get into.</p>
<ul>
<li>location: a warm scenic suburban school near a beach, mountain, white-water river, NYC, private civilian airport, and paintball field. :D</li>
<li>amazing varsity sports</li>
<li>a prestigious, yet party, school (<15% admissions rate or so)</li>
<li>amazing food, dorms, and hang out areas (on campus as well as off)</li>
<li>research / internship opportunities </li>
<li>amazing people</li>
</ul>
<p>My perfect college would be:
-Extremely Diverse
-Name Recognition (Prestige a plus)
-Located in a Large City (at least 500,000)
-Athletics/School Spirit (no need for winning, though helpful obviously)
-NOT Traditional Campus Feel think NYU (unless right in middle of Downtown)
-Affordable (Times are Hard)</p>
<ul>
<li>medium-size student body (~6,000 students)</li>
<li>located in/near a city, but still in a safe area</li>
<li>most students live on campus, but not very Greek</li>
<li>kids who are smart, but not nerdy</li>
<li>top ~30 college, or at least with a decent reputation and many opportunities</li>
<li>moderate party scene and middle-of-the-road sports</li>
<li>students from all over the country/world</li>
<li>laid-back academics, where people aren't insanely competitive</li>
<li>moderately liberal in politics, and preferably not religiously affiliated</li>
</ul>
<p>Hm I guess it'd be something like this:
-need-blind for internationals
-located in or near a big city
-good programs in criminal justice/criminology, anthropology, japanese, linguistics, psychology
-diverse student body
-not too crappy dorms.</p>
<p>-5,000 undergrads and about as many grad students so as not to overwhelm
-Undergrad focus within larger uni
-Good newspaper
-Good creative writing program (good instruction and internships)
-Fun debate team
-Lots of diversity and intermixing
-Laid back but motivated, self competitive
-Nerds who can party
-In a smaller city</p>
<p>the others, not in any particular order of importance:
diversity
small/medium college town feel (i hate big city environment...like NYU...yikes)
great school spirit/athletics. i wanna be able to go to a football game and cheer like crazy...just to be in a big melting pot
fun/laid back ppl+hot guys...well i can hold off on the latter one for a bit. maybe not "hot" guys. but at least decent looking ones.
international opportunities/internship
nice dorms/healthy food (haha)</p>
<p>^ Don't take back your hot guys preference. If this is your perfect college, believe me, every person on here wants hot guys/girls. No one imagines going to school with decent guys... come on this is a dream. Think dime pieces. lol</p>
<p>The perfect college? The college with no tuition fees and guaranteed job after graduation! Oh and the college gives out at least two vacations for free!</p>
<ol>
<li>Extremely Large (30,000+)</li>
<li>Integrated with a city rather than having a central campus</li>
<li>Highly regarded with Biology</li>
<li>A well known research university</li>
<li>School Spirit/Good athletics</li>
<li>PARTY SCHOOL.</li>
</ol>
<p>And I found it. University of Wisconsin-Madison.</p>
<p>Yale, but LAC-size, open curriculum, and with less homeless people hanging around New Haven (the culture of a small city is nice without being overwhelming, though). I'm seriously infatuated with Y's library.</p>
<p>i want the hot AND the smart. stereotypicall, all the hot ones are not smart. and that is exactly what my HS is like. </p>
<p>cervantes...i assume ur goin to stanford. congrats! and good luck on ur "i'd rather go to a school w/ugly guys". is stanford really close to the UC's?</p>