Schools Like American University

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<p>Can anyone suggest some schools similar to American University in Washington, D.C., in these respects:</p>

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<li>Located in a suburban type environment, but easy/quick access to an urban/cosmopolitan environment.</li>
<li>Intellectual, but not too rigorous. Students are able to relax and have a good time, while still taking pride in their degree.</li>
<li>Politically active</li>
<li>Mid size (Not under 2000 students, not more than 7500)</li>
<li>Not super expensive, or if it is, gives out good scholarships</li>
<li>Solid internship opportunities</li>
<li>Finance or International Business major</li>
</ul>

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<p>You might want to take a look at the University of Maryland Baltimore County- it’s a public school that’s about an hour north of DC, and is about 10 minutes outside of Baltimore City center. It’s mostly known for its sciences programs, but they do have an excellent public policy department, and from what I’ve heard they do have a fairly large politically-active community over there. Though it is a bit larger than you want (about 9800 undergrads), it’s still fairly small all things considered.</p>

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<p>Walt, I would look at University of Vermont and Skidmore. Vermont is located in Burlington which is one of the best places around to attend college. Lots to do in the area. The school overlooks Lake Champlain and the kids can walk to shopping, restaurants, clubs etc. It is slighlty larger than what you mentioned (10,000) but it is definetly worth a look. Skidmore is located in upstate NY in a very nice area, Saratoga Springs. It is a vacation/historic area with lots to do and some charming shops, restaurants are located nearby. Albany is nearby.</p>

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<p>i’d also suggest george washington.</p>

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<p>I was going to say George Washington too!</p>

<p>Macalaster’s a little smaller than you’re looking for and right in the middle of St. Paul, but I’ve heard good things about it too.</p>

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<p>George Washington fits every one of those categories, except for the one about price. It is notoriously expensive.</p>

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<p>George Washington is not suburban at all. GWU has nearly 23000 students all told, 10000-ish undergrads. It’s also rather expensive, as someone else said. GWU and AU really aren’t that similar. I visited both, and the only real similarities seemed to be the types of internship opportunities and political activism.</p>

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<p>Villanova, Boston College, St. Louis U., Wake Forest,Rochester, Tulane, Miami (FL), Syracuse, Denver, Dayton, Creighton, Santa Clara.</p>

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<p>I’m going to second University of Denver, too. It’s best-known for its business programs. I’ve heard up-and-down stories about financial aid, though.</p>

<p>Also, to go out on a limb, Brandeis University?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestions everyone.</p>

<p>TourGuide, it seems as if we think alike… I’ve applied to Tulane, Miami, and Santa Clara, and was planning on applying to Wake Forest. Creighton is a great school, but I’m not really interested in attending (I go to it’s Prep school), because it’s almost like continuing high school. Syracuse, Dayton, and Rochester don’t seem to have the cosmopolitan feel. Boston College is probably out of my league, and SLU is the same as Creighton (my school sends about 40 kids there a year).</p>

<p>I’ll have to look more into Denver and Villanova though!</p>