Quirky/Intellectual Colleges?

fernicole21
Sat, 16 Dec 2017 03:28:26 +0000

I’m a senior in high school who is currently having some difficulty finding a college that has the sort of environment I’m looking for.
I want an urban school that’s more quirky, intellectual, with more politically active students. Basically, like Oberlin or Sarah Lawrence but in a large urban area. What I really don’t want are football games, frat parties, tailgating, etc. I know that most schools have these things, but it’s really not my cup of tea and I’d like a college that has as little of it as possible.
A little about me: 29 ACT (30 if superscored), 1290 SAT however I’ll probably send my ACT, 4.01 weighted GPA (my school doesn’t provide or report unweighted GPAs but I calculated and it’s something like a 3.4 which I know isn’t that great), officer in school’s literary magazine, also did school newspaper and art club, in my sophomore year I won an award only given to 2 sophomores (out of around 1000 sophomores at my school) for being an all around good student. I also did some volunteering during my sophomore year. Also, if it matters, I’m an African American female from Illinois, so I would prefer somewhere where I wouldn’t be one of a handful of racial minorities. I plan to major in international relations and possibly double major or minor in journalism.
Any suggestions?