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<p>Hi. So, I am in the college selection and here is what I find important in a college, do you have any suggestions for schools that are similar to this criteria? My gpa is 3.6, 28 on the ACT, and i have strong extracurriculars, mostly music and tennis </p>

<p>In a perfect world, I would like a school that is: </p>

<p>mid size - 5,000 - 12,000 or so
strong in biological sciences
work hard, play hard attitude
diversity, open and friendly students, different and eclectic types of people
outdoors oriented<br>
relatively small class sizes
fairly selective
good nightlife </p>

<p>it doesnt have to be every single one of these because I can’t be overly picky, but if theres a school that you think would be a good fit please let me know! thanks!</p>

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<p>U Miami and Tulane are the first to come to mind. </p>

<p>American, Syracuse, Lehigh, and GWU might fit as well. Fordham would fit you academically; I’m not sure about the atmosphere there.</p>

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<p>Will you be recruited for tennis?
Where does that GPA put you in the context of your class?</p>

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<p>Clemson, Wake Forest</p>

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<p>You left off a vital piece of info-what you can afford per year.</p>

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<p>CLEMSON!</p>

<p>mid size - 5,000 - 12,000 - we’re definitely small for a public university, we have 19,000 students total (including graduate students), and we have 13,780 undergraduates (you won’t tell the difference from 12,000).</p>

<p>strong in biological sciences - we’re a science/engineering/agriculture school mostly so biological sciences is a good major here</p>

<p>work hard, play hard attitude - people work hard during the week but definitely know how to let loose on the weekends</p>

<p>diversity, open and friendly students, different and eclectic types of people - the graduate population at Clemson is very diverse but for some reason the undergrad population is not very diverse ethnically, about 85% of the school is white but there are a good bit of international students (because affirmative action is not used at clemson). There are however students from all 50 states and there is an increasing number of out-of-state students (up to 35% now I think). You will run into your typical redneck ignorant student but for the most part everybody is very friendly!</p>

<p>outdoors oriented - we’re on lake hartwell so there are tons of recreational activities on the lake, we’re also near the Blue Ridge Mountains so hiking is only a short drive away!</p>

<p>relatively small class sizes - we have classes smaller than that of larger public universities, here are some of my class sizes this year: chemistry I (100), calculus I&II (40), english (18), chinese (15), geology (90), engineering (40-60).</p>

<p>fairly selective - with our reputation building, we’re getting more and more selective every year. You’ll need a B+/A- average to get in and an ACT of 28 or higher/SAT 1250 to get in.</p>

<p>good nightlife - nightlife downtown is relatively lame to be honest, there are several bars in clemson but those can get old after a while. The nightlife mainly revolves around greek life and house parties.</p>

<p>definitely let me know if you have any questions about clemson!</p>

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<p>Sounds like University of Wisconsin to me. If you can deal with the cold and OOS tuition.</p>

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<p>Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lehigh.</p>

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<p>^ditto. However, you did not mention finances or geographic preference, if any.</p>