Thanks for all the input here, it’s been very helpful in trying to explore a range of schools.
So I have a rising junior son who would like to focus on economics in college. He’s got good math skills. He’s very academically oriented and comes from a challenging small school. He’d like a colder climate and enjoys watching sports games. He also has Arabic and Turkish language skills. He enjoys studying foreign languages.
So I am thinking that the following schools all have various Arabic and Turkish programs, although some Turkish programs are thin. (UVA is online with a consortium, for instance.)
Possible Target Schools:
Bloomington, IN
Binghamton, NY
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Rutgers, NJ
Syracuse, NY
UIUC, IL
More Reach Schools:
Boston College
Georgetown
University of Notre Dame
UW
UMich
Would Be Nice but Super Reach:
Northwestern
Duke
Cornell
UCLA
International:
University of Toronto
University of Edinburgh
In-State/Local: Very little in the way of Turkish In-State Virginia.
UVA
GMU
UMCP (Maryland, but big sports school)
I don’t know what the safety school would be in Virginia. There are several nice options though.
Thanks again for all the help here. This at least gives us a range of schools to visit and consider before applications. I hope everyone’s kid has a good year in school, and if they’re out of school are doing well.