I know this might come off as idealistic and naive, but are there any campuses that fit that vibe? Where the students subscribe to “work hard, play hard,” but also they could stay up at night debating social issues, and they’re really learning only for learning’s sake. It would also be great if it were in the city.
It’s just impossible to search this qualitative aspects of colleges.
About me: 3.9w GPA, 35 ACT, good LoR, very good ECs, money is not an issue, location is not an issue.
University of Michigan 100000%
Also, Northwestern
I think it is important to note that a student can find a balance that suits them at any university.
That being said, below are some good universities with a strong intellectual vibe that also have a very healthy mix of work hard/play hard types.
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Northwestern University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina-Chapell Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Columbia
Would you be happier at a larger university or LAC? What are you considering as a major/majors? Work hard, play hard, and passionate about learning can be found at any good college.
Schools with large pre-professional and engineering programs might have less of the staying up at night debating social issues vibe though while there would be proportionally more of that at top LACs. A larger university will have plenty of people of all types so you would be able to find kindred spirits pretty easily.
The usual suspects:
– But if you want intellectual, while still plenty of party, I’d go with one of these:
middlebury definitely fits your description but not located in a city
What’s your UW GPA? In one of your other threads you said your transcript has mostly B’s and C’s. I think a 35 ACT/3.9 UW GPA may be looked at differently by elite schools than a 35 ACT/~3.2 UW GPA.
Something is not right. OP, you state in the same thread that your GPA is a 3.9/4.0 and that you have mostly Bs and a few Cs. Those are NOT the same. What’s the story?
OP says his weighted GPA was 3.9/4.0, but doesnt say his unweighted
I went to UPenn and that fits your description. But on another thread you say you have “mostly Bs and a few Cs on my transcript” so I’m don’t know if Penn is in the cars. I’m not sure how you came up with having a 3.9 GPA (and what is your UW GPA?). Maybe schools like Tulane, Villanova, GW would be better academic fits?