Wow, thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate it!
Macalester is actually on my list because I’m from Minnesota and I love the surrounding area there, but I wanted to check out other options as well. I’d definitely consider Seattle/Portland - the travel cost isn’t so much an issue, it’s more the weather I was thinking about, but it seems like a great area.
@TTG In terms of what I consider “urban”, I guess so long as there’s stuff to do I’m not super picky! Burlington, Boston, Providence are all places that appeal to me. I love having a mix of city life with more natural parts. For admission, I definitely won’t be getting into Yale, Harvard, etc, which is completely fine by me. I do have a pretty good shot at many of these other schools I think, so that’s not too much of a worry (at least at the moment).
A couple other things - For what type of art, I was thinking more along the visual arts/graphic design side of things. I’d also love for it to be on the smaller scale of students, but its not totally necessary!
Right now my list is pretty long… I’m not sure of the best ways to narrow it down? But Macalaster, University of Vermont, Washington University in St. Louis, Vassar (just to name a few)