Students interested in the practical aspects of policy analysis and planning may want to consider colleges with an available major in public policy, which relies on the fields of political science, economics and philosophy for its foundation.
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The other thing I wanted to add about what constitutes a nurturing environment is how competitive students are. I’m not sure I’d care for cut-throat competitiveness as it doesn’t necessarily lead to real learning and growth. Stress and competitiveness is good, but chronic stress and constantly have to look over your shoulder isn’t a pleasant situation to be in. That’s why – perhaps mistakenly – even though some of the better known colleges could be within reach for some of these students, none of the students applied to them (I’m referring to the Ivies, UCB, Stanford, etc.).
Agree with everything you said here.
these are pretty selective schools. I don’t know your stats but, you are unlikely to get into all of them - so, start there.
apply lots of places and see where you get in - then decide which is best for you.