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After comparing the New York Times' list of 2010-2011 application increases, Collegeprowler.com's "Top Colleges" list (which includes student rankings of academics, the student body, nightlife and campus facilities), Princeton Review's 2010 list of the "Happiest Colleges" and the "New Ivies" lists from Newsweek and unigo.com, we put together a group of schools that, as of 2011, are doing something right.
I always liked Macalester, and, had I been interested in venturing east, would probably have found that Colby and Bowdoin appealed to me. But I can't really speak to "trendy," it's just personal preference and a liking of small, private liberal arts colleges.
Yes and NO--sometimes these lists answer different questions but seem to shuffle around the same schools like Columbia, Yale etc. They should always leave out "top" schools because they can just about make any list for attractive schools.
It is refreshing to see some college there though, such as Colby.
Honestly though, MOST rising college students are going to be choosing a school based on this:
1. Location
2. How hot the student body is/how much of a party school it is
3. Athletics
4. Campus Housing
5. Whether or not the school has their desired major
Keep in mind, I said MOST. Not all. I just remember being a junior in HS and I just wanted to go to UT Austin because my cousin went there. I loved Austin and I loved how hot the girls were there. That was all it took for me to want to go there.
Save for Pepperdine, all those schools have been very highly regarded for years by the people who pay attention to higher ed.
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