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Hobart and William Smith Colleges is one school now and it's co-ed, although it offers single-sex dorms as an option. Its setting along Seneca Lake is absolutely beautiful. It is also much less selective than the other New York schools listed here.
I would guess with a strong frat presence, a beautiful upstate location, and a focus on both athletics and community service/global issues, it would work nicely as an alternative to Colgate.
I also think Union has a similar feel, but its location in an old upstate city is completely different. However, it's sporty, fratty, pretty and wealthy.
Many of the other New York schools mentioned earlier are very close to Colgate in selectivity. Mythmom has a nice story about Colgate admissions, but the fact is most kids need to be at or above the mid 50%ile of a school's SAT unless they have a special talent. Colgate values athletes.
FWIW - Colgate's mid-50%iles on the SAT are V: 630-730 M: 640-730. Tufts are V: 670-750 M: 670-750. Colgate's acceptance rate is 24%. Tufts is 26%.
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