<p>tvheadmom, American bumped up a notch this year. Son applied thinking it was a close match (he had 3.1UW, 3.5W, and 29 ACT). Completely rejected, not even waitlisted for business school. </p>
<p>Agree Temple is a possibility, although you need to feel comfortable in the neighborhood, it’s quite urban, versus American’s suburban feel.</p>
<p>^^that may have been affected by the institution of ED by American this year, btw…</p>
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Well, she did say her son wanted to go to school “in the middle of a city.”</p>
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Well, she did say her son wanted to go to school “in the middle of a city.”</p>
<p>TVhead–Welcome! I do not know the Boston area, but other suitable schools in or on the edge of cities to consider, in addition to those above, are:</p>
<p>NYC–Marymount; Adelphi (and do not worry about Manhattan safety)
Philly–Drexel; St Joes; Arcadia; LaSalle
Pittsburgh–Pitt; Duquesne
Baltimore–Goucher; Towson; Loyola
D.C.–Catholic</p>
<p>TVhead, although Worcester is not a large city, Clark has an urban feel to it; is a very good school; and is close to Boston for weekends.</p>
<p>In Boston there’s Suffolk University, also Simmons and Emmanuel. My S was waitlisted at Northeastern, but a business major that is a legacy might have better luck.</p>
<p>Not sure about Syracuse?</p>
<p>There’s UVM, I hear Burlington is a great town - though maybe not urban enough?</p>
<p>tvheadmom, how about Providence College? or even Endicott just outside of Boston in Beverly MA?</p>
<p>Other possibilities if your son doesn’t mind a small city: Syracuse U., U. of Scranton, SUNY Albany, U. of Hartford. The first might be a mild reach, the last is probably a safety, the middle two look like matches. All of them are listed on CB’s site with business as the most popular or second most popular major.</p>
<p>@martina99: Simmons is a women’s college, so no use for tvheadmom’s son.</p>
<p>Drexel is a great college with a work study components right in Philadelphia. Good for B students. From what I understand, it has a feel like Northeastern. We didn’t even put Northeastern on the list because it’s a pretty good reach. Minor quibble- Arcadia is in Glenside a nearby suburb, not in the city. tvheadmom, What is your son’s potential major? Is he looking for techish Colleges?</p>
<p>Arcadia was in my “edge of cities” category. It is right on the line dividing Philly and a suburb. The train to Philly is a short walk and about 30 minutes to the center of the downtown area. Because of the cost of real estate, it is unusual for a college to be in a major city and, in many cases–Temple, LaSalle, Penn, Drexel, Columbia, Hopkins–their section of the city is not great when you are a few blocks off campus.</p>
<p>Pitt is an underrated option. It is in the city; offers top 20 football and basketball; is reasonably priced; and gives very early notice of admission. With Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne also there, Pittsburgh is a godd college city.</p>
<p>tvheadmom, Emerson College (MA) has a major called “Marketing Communication”.</p>
<p>[Marketing</a> Communication](<a href=“http://www.emerson.edu/marketing_communication/index.cfm]Marketing”>http://www.emerson.edu/marketing_communication/index.cfm)</p>
<p>Emerson College, nice Boston location as well!</p>
<p>mom2sons - thanks for being so helpful. I agree with the thinking a student from Tx is slightly appealing for the smaller LAC’S. Great minds think alike!</p>
<p>She is looking for a school no more than 6,000, suburban, with theater and music (not as a major, she says she’d prefer not to be a waitress!), undecided but leans more humanities than math science,maybe speech pathology type, prefer no to minimal sororities, wants seasons and pretty, no need for big sports, not too ‘granola’. I say no more than an hour from a major airport, nothing in CA or deeply southern.</p>
<p>Just spoke to the travelers (en route to Drew & St Joe’s), visited Ursinus - really liked it but I think that has a lot t do with their Admissions guy-Andy S. It’s on equal par with U of Mary Wash! Although if they have no MT productions that will be a blow and it will lose it’s top spot.</p>
<p>mom2sons - I sent you a PM</p>
<p>Thank you everyone. It appears that there may be a lot of possibilities in Philly, an area I know nothing about. Drexel does appear to be similiar to Northeastern, including the co-op program. It will go on the list. Loyola, MD and Providence are on the list but I think they are both stretches. Emerson is wonderful but also a reach. S is not very interested in the DC area but I am. Anyone know how easy access is to DC from George Mason? Also many kids this area seem to go to UTampa, anyone know about it? Goucher and Endicott are too small for S. Suffolk does not have much of a residential life, recreational facilities, etc.</p>
<p>George Mason has reputation as a commuter school, not a typical college experience from what I have heard.</p>
<p>tvheadmom,</p>
<p>You may want to look at University of Scranton. We found it to be one of those “hidden gem” schools. We didn’t know much about the school until we started researching (urban) schools. The City of Scranton is going through a revitalization, and the campus and offerings are very impressive.
(Like Fordham, it is also Jesuit school.) It is very well respected academically, and the kids who attend the school are very proud to be there.</p>
<p>They are building a brand new Science center, and just announced yesterday that they are building a new fitness center & additional housing.</p>
<p>[U</a> of S expansion | The Times Leader Scranton Edition, Scranton, PA](<a href=“http://www.timesleader.com/scrantonedition/news/U_of_S_expansion_05-06-2010.html]U”>http://www.timesleader.com/scrantonedition/news/U_of_S_expansion_05-06-2010.html)</p>
<p>It may be worth a peak. (We looked at lots of schools, and this is where D will be headed in the fall.)</p>
<p>The City seems safe, and even though some may not view it as a booming metropolis, it has a lot going on if you really look. (cultural, restaurants, movies, etc.)</p>
<p>happy64 - for the MT, she really should look at Muhlenberg and for a safety in the area, DeSales - [Performing</a> and Fine Arts](<a href=“DeSales University”>DeSales University) I know kids from our HS that stay local to go to the theater programs at both of these colleges.</p>
<p>DeSales is unknown outside of this area because it’s only about 40 years old and is not super selective but it’s theater program is very well known among us locals. I was at the college last night for a performance of Guys and Dolls. Their plays and musicals sell out and they have a subscription base of 1,700+ people. I work at the public library that adjoins DeSales and when the students come in for library cards, I’m always surprised at how many are from outside of the state. </p>
<p>tvheadmom - Towson University of Maryland may be of interest to your son. This is a fairly big state public that is very close to Baltimore and within walking distance of Towson and rail service to anywhere in the Northeast. Actually rail service anywhere. I know a young man that graduated from there and really liked it. It is not urban, but close to it. [Towson</a> University](<a href=“http://towson.edu/]Towson”>http://towson.edu/)</p>
<p>ha! good call V rockvillemom!</p>
<p>Slight geographic correction - Towson is in Maryland - not PA - but agree that it is worth a look.</p>
<p>I have heard such wonderful things about U of Scranton!</p>
<p>U might not like the neighborhood around Drexel. My son has visited friends there several times overnight and parked his car without incident. He definitely noticed the police presence just off campus and felt very comfortable.</p>
<p>My son applied to U of Tampa. Truthfully, I don’t know too much about it and my son is not attending. I can tell you that they gapped my son the least, although all schools did gap us on financial aid. They offered the best package for us, although 2 other schools came in within 400 dollars of Tampa’s offer.</p>
<p>For those interested in U of Mary Washington, last time we checked they were requiring 4 semesters of a foreign language to be taken at the college level. One might be able to place into a higher level, or place out (not sure because this did not apply to our son). My son chose not to apply because of this requirement.</p>
<p>I have heard the same thing as SLUMOM about George Mason, but have never visited and don’t know anyone who attended. I recall a few years ago that they offered an interesting program that seemed to make a large school small. I believe it was a 2 year program, but do not recall the details. It was completely up to the student to decide if they’d like to participate, but had a limited number of spots.</p>