<p>I’m looking for a school where the students are laid-back, intellectually excited and community oriented. My dream school would be a close-knit school full of happy people who are excited by their studies, but generally low-key (I tend to shirk from competition and intensity). Socially, I would describe myself as someone who’s very comfortable meeting new people and being around others, but I’m not really into the party scene. So, the ideal school would have similar students. Preferably, it’d be in the Northeast. Anything come to mind? My GPA is high; my SATs are 700V 650M 680W</p>
<p>Any ideas about majors? Any extracurricular activities that either should be strong in a school or that are a bit rare? Are you female, and if so are you interested in women’s colleges?</p>
<p>Vassar, Bowdoin and Haverford come to mind of the coed schools. If your answer to my last question is ‘yes’, also look at Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr.</p>
<p>So many school, it wouldn’t be possible to list here. If you say a few you like, we can think of like schools, or if you narrow criteria. Almost any LAC. Many schools that are isolated, either geographically or because the city isn’t accessible or isn’t safe creates a tighter knit community generally.</p>
<p>What is your likely major? Likely career?</p>
<p>Are you the politically active type?</p>
<p>Is money a concern?</p>
<p>Bard, Bennington, SUNY New Paltz, I’ve heard good things about New COllege of Florida, maybe St. Mary’s in Maryland (I think that’s the name of the honors college) SUNY Geneseo, Bates, Colby, Oberlin, Carleton, Macalester</p>
<p>I want my school to be co-ed. I’m not sure yet whether or not I want a rural school. I love the idea of being isolated in beautiful nature all the time, but at the same time, I think maybe that isolation might not be such a good idea (I would think it could create logistical difficulties for example if the school is isolated and services like amtrak don’t go there…maybe that’s a silly concern; I don’t know). I don’t have any particular or unique extracurricular interests, money is (quite fortunately) not a concern, and I wouldn’t say I’m politically active. In terms of careers, I have no idea. Majors, though, I do think I want to study something in the humanities or social sciences, although I really don’t have more of a precise idea than that. </p>
<p>Is there anything else I can clarify, or are there other questions that might narrow things down for me?</p>
<p>Thanks so much</p>
<p>looks like u should be looking at LACs. look in to the ones mentioned by others above. i would also like to add:Wesleyan, Case Western [for medicine], & U Rochester [the latter two aren’t actual LAC, but have similar qualities].</p>
<p>I really don’t think I’d want to go to med school, as I’m not too partial to the hard sciences. Are Case Western and U Rochester only good for that, or do they merit a look even if I don’t want to pursue medicine?</p>