Colleges like Columbia but less selective?

paying3tuitions
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:32:00 +0000

Case Western University is in the middle of downtown Cleveland, with a university neighborhood all around it…don’t know much else about it, though (sorry).

But if I had to choose between cities in that region, I think Pittsburgh is a more delightful city than Cleveland for attending college. Both cities have good museums, symphonies and such, but there are more other colleges/unis in Pittsburgh, so there might be more college-related culture there, in more parts of the city than Cleveland. Hence, U. of Pittsburgh.

If you love NYC in particular, I echo mini’s suggestion, among others: Fordham U!
It’s a beautiful, tree-filled large campus in the heart of a borough of NYC, and all connects by subway.

EDIT: I was thinking about Chicago, and Northwestern came to mind as a safety, but it might be too suburban in location. Chicago’s a great city, though.

What about University of Toronto, York University or McGill, up in Toronto or Montreal, Canada? ONe more: Syracuse University. Smaller, upstate NY city, but the uni is right in the middle of the city.