<p>The New School is on the other side (North) of Washington Square from NYU. It owns no dormitories to my knowledge. How could you possibly go there as a minor (<18 yrs. old)? You will not be able to find or rent a place to live in NYC.</p>
<p>Evergreen State is known as a place with a lot of problems and attracts students with problems, especially drug ones. Why would you want to go there? If you want a hip state college with a liberal arts feel try UC-Santa Cruz instead of Evergreen State. New College of Florida would be also a good alternative.</p>
<p>Note that Skidmore has become more selective just recently. Last year it had a 42% increase in applicants. Your new guide book may already be out of date.</p>
<p>Why not just pick one of the large state universities (Rutgers, Michigan or Pittsburg) with good philosophy Ph.D. programs as a place to apply over UW?</p>
<p>Finally, have you looked a colleges that employ a “great books” curriculum? St. John’s College in Annapolis is the best known, but there is also Shimer College in Chicago which is affiliated with IIT which has student housing.</p>