<p>If he can modify his preppy filter, the ultimate answer to your son’s question is Wake Forest. Top 25 university (US News), strong liberal arts focus, only 4,000 undergrads, big time sports programs, incredible school spirit, A- student level sounds about right. I went there as a non-preppy aspiring sportswriter and never regretted it (though I must admit that my closet now has more pastels than most 
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