<p>Such schools (lots of them) exist all over the English-speaking world.
Where is your legal residence?<br>
That can make a big difference in costs and eligibility for aid.</p>
<p>What you want in a college would create a huge list of colleges because they’re so general. But if it helps you at all, I’m looking for schools with strong science departments and these are my safeties: University of Oregon, University of Denver, University of the Pacific, University of Washington</p>
<p>Yes, there are about 10,000 colleges in the US alone. That makes 9,992 colleges if you take out the Ivies… If you want to get a good idea of some of the better US colleges, I suggest you get a book called Fiske Guide to Colleges. It is published annually, and gives you a really good description in a very readable form for about 300 colleges. You can see what programs are strong, what the acceptance rates are, size, info on the location and atmosphere, etc. It does have a few Canadian and UK schools list as well (small number).</p>
<p>I apologize for being to general. Let me see if I cant clarify it some more. As a heads up, cost and location are not an issue, as I am a US veteran, so my school costs are covered (almost entirely)</p>
<p>Looking for:</p>
<p>Strong Science Departments</p>
<p>Schools with Uniqueness to their science department (i.e. Geneseo in NY has their own small Particle Colider, and most schools dont.)</p>
<p>Large Study Abroad options</p>
<p>Japanese language is a plus (surprisingly a lot of schools ive looked at dont teach it!)</p>
<p>Would like to avoid schools that are big on Greek Frat life</p>
<p>Veteran friendly is also a plus</p>
<p>Four year on-campus housing available</p>
<p>International schools are a plus, but not needed (I am a US Citizen)</p>
<p>Preferably looking for a school with above average graduation rates as well, 70-90%</p>
<p>A higher female population is also a plus</p>
<p>Cities with strong publican transportation are a huge plus. (Metro, walking, bus) </p>
<p>I hope these help, please let me know if there is any other info i can provide to make this less general</p>
<p>Check out the University of Rochester.
It has a good reputation for science programs.
It has Japanese language programs.
It has slightly more female undergraduates than male and a 73% 4-year graduation rate. Over 80% of students live in college student housing.
Less than 6% of men are in fraternities; less than 9% of women are in sororities. It is ranked #33 on the USNWR “national universities” list
(so by that measure, it could be considered a bit less prestigious than the Ivies). One of its most famous alumni is Secretary of Energy (and Nobel laureate) Steven Chu, who received a B.A. math and a B.S. physics from Rochester in 1970.</p>
<p>Thanks! That sounds like a pretty good match! If anyone can think of others similar feel free to post them as well. I will check it out right now :)</p>
<p>Can you be more specific about the sciences? Depending on what science field you are interested in, the answer may vary. Physics, Biology, Chemistry, or what? And do you know what you want to do with it afterwards? Also, with no information on SAT or ACT scores (assuming you still need those for admissions in spite of veteran status), it is harder to make recommendations.</p>
<p>Does size matter? Schools range from really big (tens of thousands) down to quite small (for example, LACs with only around 1,200 students).</p>
<p>Physics / Astronomy. Size does not matter, but smaller generally better. (as long as its acceptance rates are still 35%+) I plan to continue on through Grad School, then work towards a PhD. If for some reason this fails and I switch to something else, I would be looking toward Computer Science, Programming, Engineering.</p>
<p>As far as SAT/ACT, I have not taken them. I have been checking with the schools ive looked into, about the process of enrollment for Veterans. I know some schools, have difference enrollment policies and some just standard. I am waiting to hear back from a few of them at the moment.</p>
<p>If need be, I will study up and take the SAT / ACT at some point. Though I am hoping to avoid them. Being out of school for 4+ years, would make it hard for me to do as good as I could have in high school.</p>
<p>Most of the people I know who have left the military while I’ve been in, had not needed to have test scores from ACT or SAT on record.</p>
<p>As far as my high school year, grade wise, I’ve always tested in the top 10%, but never cared to do school work. So I stayed at a 2.8-3.2 range. Any statewide tests / national tests had me in the top 10-25% depending on subject / test. (I’ve always scored highest for math)</p>
<p>Small- medium-sized schools on this list with admit rates ~= 35% or higher:</p>
<p>Case Western (~4200K undergrads, 51% accepted)
Denison (~2100 undergrads, 48% accepted)
Hampshire (~1500 students, 71% accepted; member of consortium with 4 other nearby colleges that all have astronomy)
University of Rochester (~6K undergrads, 34% accepted)</p>
<p>(virtually any school with undergraduate astronomy also will have physics; the converse isn’t necessarily true)</p>
<p>Honestly… I can’t see Hampshire as a comfortable place for a veteran. Quite counterculture. But maybe elsewhere in the consortium (U Mass - Amherst?). It is a bigger school, but has access to all the consortium colleges.</p>
<p>Sounds to me like you are looking for a Northern Public flagship that’s not too large, and is in a big city. (Flagships usually have good science, probably a LOT of languages, usually good with study abroad, etc.) University of Michigan is one of the top public universities, so maybe a little bit more selective than you’d like, but it’s consistently voted top college town (My grandparents lived in Ann Arbor, it’s really nice), great science (it’s big, but if you do research and stuff it kind of brings it to a smaller group), I don’t think it’s too fratty, etc.</p>
<p>Not all these will meet your other criteria, but some jumped out at me:
B.U., GWU, Pitt, WUSL. Agree with U.Rochester, Case Western.
Hampshire - I don’t see as a match. a place for “free-spirits”, not in a city or near public transportation. Amherst is a small college town. </p>
<p>I second the recommendation for the Fiske Guide.
If you have any interest in engineering, do go to a college that has that as an option so you can explore it :_)</p>
<p>Your timing may be really good. Vassar just started up a Yellow Ribbon program for veterans. Vassar is more selective than you mentioned in your previous post, but it would be good to look at the program and it may make it easier to find other schools with similar programs. It also has a major in Japanese.</p>
<p>Wow thanks for the updates people. Public Transportation isnt a must, but a plus. I will definitely look into the other schools listed. As far as the Japanese language goes, I am only looking at this as a minor 2yr investment maybe 4 years but not as a major</p>
<p>Chemusic, I will definitely look into it. Yellow Ribbon schools are a huge plus, and generally have a separate admissions process if my knowledge serves me correctly. Thank you!</p>