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Help Me Find A College
ShoutTurkey
37 replies13 threads Junior Member
I am currently a junior in search of a good college. I'm mainly looking in the South/Midwest since that's where I live. I do have high test scores: a 35 ACT score and a 1510 on the new SAT. I've also consistently gotten As throughout high school. However, I want to go to a college where I can still fun and not always be studying. Do you all have any recommendations?
For reference, the colleges that I am currently interested are Washington University in St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, and Rice University. Rhodes College and the University of Tulsa are my backup schools.
21 replies For reference, the colleges that I am currently interested are Washington University in St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, and Rice University. Rhodes College and the University of Tulsa are my backup schools.
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I'm not sure what it's like to be an undergrad at Tulane (i.e. the greek situation) as I was there as an older grad student, and the "kids" were not really on my radar. I've never been much of a drinker/partier etiher. But there's something very fascinating about New Orleans and I love it and miss it. There are layers and layers of culture unique in all the world. If you get a chance, go visit, and maybe do an overnight in a dorm. Also, keep in mind that New Orleans is much more than the touristy French Quarter that gets so much attention. Tulane is set in beautiful Uptown, a somewhat more placid area near tree-lined St. Charles Avenue and Audoban Park.
Also, students come to Tulane from all over the US and world. Even if there are a lot of frats (I never really noticed that aspect too much TBH as a grad student) it would not all be the typical Southern frat scene, I would think, and many progressive/more intellectual people are there too.
Other options include state school Honors Colleges such as that at the Univ. of South Carolina & at Alabama.
- Small-mid size. The smallest I would go is about 2k undergrads and the largest would be about 10k undergrads.
- I would prefer to live on-campus.
- I like schools in/near a large city. Not a huge fan of college towns.
- Greek life shouldn't be too big there.
- I lean left politically, so I would rather not go to a super conservative school. I'm pretty flexible though.
- Warm weather --- not a fan of the cold!
I prefer the South/Midwest, because I want to stay somewhat close to home. I don't want to reveal exactly where I live right now for privacy reasons, but anything in those regions probably works for me.
@suzy100 All of it, although I have to pay for law school myself depending on how expensive the college is.
@TS0104 UVA and UNC are both great schools, but both are a bit too big for me. Georgetown sounds really cool, although I'm a bit nervous about living in DC in this current political climate. Wake Forest and Elon seem kinda waspy too.
Sorry if it seems like I am picky. I'm just trying to make sure I find the right pick.
@DadTwoGirls My parents said they have just enough to afford an undergraduate at WashU (which I believe is the most expensive college I'm looking at).