finding a college based on non-academic factors

College Search & Lists
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<p>Okay, I thought I’d try something I haven’t done before…whenever I try to find a good college match based on my academic stats, I always come up with the same ones…so, I thought I’d try just giving out some random info of likes/dislikes and such and seeing whether anybody could come up with some matches of colleges that might be best for me based on these (very random) things…please try to stay within the midwest…the only other area I will consider is the east coast…</p>

<p>Likes:
seasons
country music
the Brontes
Chinese food
studying
British lit
singing
Italian food
reading
animals (esp. dogs and cats)
Harry Potter
romantic movies
liturgical music
Shakespeare
Mexican food
Starbucks</p>

<p>Dislikes:
hot weather
bugs
excessively loud music
bragging
websites that people spend too much time on (except this one, of course :slight_smile:
annoying people
math</p>

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<p>BU fits your criteria pretty well:</p>

<p>seasons
Chinese food
studying
British lit <a href=“http://www.bu.edu/met/academic_courses/undergraduate_courses/english/index.html[/url]”>http://www.bu.edu/met/academic_courses/undergraduate_courses/english/index.html&lt;/a&gt;
singing
Italian food
Shakespeare <a href=“http://people.bu.edu/bard/aboutus.html[/url]”>http://people.bu.edu/bard/aboutus.html&lt;/a&gt;
Mexican food
Starbucks <a href=“http://www.starbucks.com/retail/locator/PrxResults.aspx?a=1&LOC=42.3381945704151%3A-71.0977613349805&CT=42.3381945704151%3A-71.09776133498053.56252816882738%3A2.67189612662054&countryID=244&FC=RETAIL&dataSource=MapPoint.NA&Radius=2&GAD2=&GAD3=+02115&GAD4=&IC=42.3381945704151%3A-71.0977613349805%3A32%3A+02115[/url]”>http://www.starbucks.com/retail/locator/PrxResults.aspx?a=1&LOC=42.3381945704151%3A-71.0977613349805&CT=42.3381945704151%3A-71.09776133498053.56252816882738%3A2.67189612662054&countryID=244&FC=RETAIL&dataSource=MapPoint.NA&Radius=2&GAD2=&GAD3=+02115&GAD4=&IC=42.3381945704151%3A-71.0977613349805%3A32%3A+02115&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Can’t say I know a lot about some of that other stuff though :P</p>

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<p>CalArts…
That’s where the Big Dawg Daddy, The Hoff went.</p>

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<p>I know what schools you are looking at from other threads… I would say University of Chicago (students who like studying! some ridiculous number of Starbucks and non-Starbucks coffee options!), Macalester, and Oberlin. </p>

<p>If we were to bring this over to the East Coast, I would say Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore.</p>

<p>Yes? No? Helpful?</p>

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<p>Thanks, unalove…University of Chicago is definitely my number one choice!!! I would consider Macalester, a lot of people are suggesting it to me, but my mom is absolutely against it seeing as her sister went there for a year, hated it, and transferred into community college…I also have looked into Oberlin…I think it might be a little far away for my separation-anxious parents, but the very first thing that attracted me to it was the fact that Denver from Beloved went there (haha, I told you I loved reading)…but really, I have seen some things there that I really like…still, Chicago is definitely my number one choice…awesome school, close to home, fits me just about perfectly…thanks a lot :-)</p>

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<p>I agree that Chicago seems to fit all your criteria. Look at Carleton, although it seems like you prefer an urban setting. A little out of the midwest, but very close, is Rhodes College in Memphis. You’ll love the campus architecture!</p>

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<p>If you’re big on cultural variety, intellectuals, and music, I’d suggest finding a school in a cosmopolitan city. If you want to avoid math, find a school with minimal core requirements. </p>

<p>Chicago is probably one of the best cities to fit your interests, but UC has a HUGE core. Lots of math. Which is something you’ll probably want to look further into. </p>

<p>Try Northwestern, and perhaps Loyola and DePaul for safeties. </p>

<p>NYC would be a good city as well. NYU certainly isn’t for everyone, as it can seem huge an impersonal, but there are tons of other options. I think you’d probably really like Fordham. Then Eugene Lang as well as the various CUNY colleges would make for good safeties. Manhattan College, perhaps?</p>

<p>San Francisco is another good eclectic city. USF, Berkeley, and UC Santa Cruz, Mills, etc. would be worth looking into.</p>

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<p>Actually, I don’t dislike math in general…I don’t mind taking math classes, etc…however, of all of my subjects, math is probably my least favorite…I can get by in math (I have always gotten As in math), but I’m not looking for a career that would rely heavily on my mathematical skills…all of my standardized tests, I have done the worst in math (ACT for example: 35 everything except math, which I got a 29 in…kind of a drastic six point difference!)…anyway, I don’t mind having to take math classes in college…I actually enjoy math when I’m in class…</p>