Re: where to apply?
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In terms of where I'd like to go to school, I don't want to go to a huge school with 3000 in a class, although if I have to I guess I will, and I don't want to go to a tiny school with 300 in a class. Ideal class size is prob. 500-1500 with some wiggle room. In terms of location I'd probably like to be on a coast and at least within driving distance to a city. I visitted dartmouth which is in the middle of nowhere but I liked the campus a lot. Having casinos within driving distance is a bonus.
Lastly, I'm not sure what I want to study so I'd like the school to be well rounded. I think I might like to be a writer so a strong english department is good. I also love music, so a music school is good too - it must have jazz, though - I ain't playing Beethoven or Bach. And philosophy is very interesting to me too. I am good in the sciences and math although I really doubt I want to study them much. Business is kind of interesting but I discovered over the summer I need more than money in a job to be happy in life (why the [censored] am I playing ******?!?)
Anyway, if you got through this, I'd like suggestions on where to consider applying and if you know the school well, support for why I should apply there would be great too. Keep in mind where you think I might get in and that I don't want to be surrounded by morons. I definitely want to have fun as I'm all ready in the habit of going out, getting drunk or high, etc. quite a bit.
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If you wanted to go to the east coast, both Wesleyan and Vasser sound like decent fits for many of your criteria. You might think about Yale too. It is bigger than you want but the residential college system there gives it a smaller feel. If you are willing to relax the class size thing, then Swarthmore might not be bad. That is where I went.
On the west coast, maybe Reed. I think it is a bit smaller than you want, but Portland is cool and it is known for having a very smart but free-thinking and somewhat quirky student body.
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