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Old 04-07-08, 02:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I can't find any decent colleges in smaller cities

..i have a phobia of living in cities with more than 800,000 people I don't know why, but every time I'm in a city that has roughly more than that, I just can't seem to manage the monster size of it all..

But all the decent colleges I could ever get in to (except 2) are located in such places.

Anyone got like a decent way to search colleges by both criteria and size of town they're located in?
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Old 04-07-08, 08:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: I can't find any decent colleges in smaller cities

If you want a suggestion, University of California Merced is located in a small town, has somewhat low entrance requirements and isn't horribly expensive.
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Old 04-07-08, 08:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: I can't find any decent colleges in smaller cities

Liberal Arts colleges are generally located in some of the smallest (population wise) areas. I'm fairly sure collegeboard.com has a college match maker that may help. I can give you more detailed information if you do the same. What do you want out of your college?
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..i have a phobia of living in cities with more than 800,000 people I don't know why, but every time I'm in a city that has roughly more than that, I just can't seem to manage the monster size of it all..

But all the decent colleges I could ever get in to (except 2) are located in such places.

Anyone got like a decent way to search colleges by both criteria and size of town they're located in?
try Boston or Philadelphia, they may seem big from the outside but they're actually quite small once you get to know them (particularly Boston- you can do everything there is to do in that town in under three hours).
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..i have a phobia of living in cities with more than 800,000 people I don't know why, but every time I'm in a city that has roughly more than that, I just can't seem to manage the monster size of it all..

But all the decent colleges I could ever get in to (except 2) are located in such places.

Anyone got like a decent way to search colleges by both criteria and size of town they're located in?
Could I suggest Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina? Or even UNC at Chapel Hill. Sure Chapel Hill has a big population, but the campus area is actually nice and quietly secluded with lots of wooded areas and gorgeous architecture.
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Re: I can't find any decent colleges in smaller cities

There's UMass-Amherst. Or Amherst (although that's not especially easy to get into). You're in a college-heavy area (not to mention Holyoke and Smith, all girls schools, are nearby).
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UMass-Amherest is great if beer pong is your idea of a great time.
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Re: I can't find any decent colleges in smaller cities

You should visit Conway, Arkansas. It has three colleges/universities:

* UCA (University of Central Arkansas)...the largest university in the city;
* Hendrix University...a highly-ranked liberal arts college that is going places;
* Central Baptist College...a very small, but good college geared towards Christians.

Conway has a population of approx. 54,000 people...and is growing quickly. It is a short drive to Little Rock, the capital city (about 30 miles).
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UMass-Amherest is great if beer pong is your idea of a great time.
Sadly UMass-Amherst's affliction for beer pong is the norm for most colleges. Not everyone can be a U-Chicago, Reed, Pomona, Columbia, or Brown (or a few others).

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Re: I can't find any decent colleges in smaller cities

University of Namur - 100,000 inhabitants, it's a nice little city with a medieval center and a huge citadel. But there isn't anything to do at night
Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

University of Leuven - 90,000 inhabitants, there is an amazing cityhall but it's in Flanders
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

University of Louvain la Neuve - 30,000 inhabitants, most of them being students. But it's too new, there isn't any old building over there
Université catholique de Louvain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

University of Gembloux - 20,000 inhabitants, but you have to study biology or something scientific
Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

why don't you go to Berkeley? It looks so great!
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