According to students, these ten schools are the toughest to get into, and the competition doesn't stop at admissions. Find out if the school you want to attend (or went to) is on the list.
May 14, 2006 (Press Release) --
7. Rhodes College (Memphis, Tennessee)
Undergraduates "are usually the high achievers that were involved in everything during high school," but they're also "genuinely friendly and accepting. The students are genuinely kind and supportive toward each other." Those who come to Rhodes College seeking up-close-and-personal relationships with caring, adept professors aren't disappointed. They tell us, "The faculty is quite possibly the best part of our college. They are real people who are more than qualified for their positions, and who actively seek to get to know their students and care about the school as a whole."
Students who considered Rhodes also looked at Centre College, College of Charleston, Davidson College, and Rollins College.
8. Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, California)
The students at Claremont worked hard to get here, and you can bet that they don't lose any of their motivation: "CMC students are driven and focused," writes one student. Survey respondents cite small class sizes and dedicated faculty members (there are no TAs teaching courses here) as the primary ingredients of Claremont's terrific academic milieu. "Professors here are excellent and completely accessible," gushes one student.
Students who considered Claremont McKenna also looked at Amherst College, Georgetown University, Pitzer College, and Scripps College.
9. Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton University is arguably the most undergraduate-friendly member of the Ivy League. "The lack of a large graduate school at Princeton," says one happy undergrad, "allows professors to focus more on the undergraduate population, which is a significant contrast to other top schools in the nation." As for their peers, "at first, most seem like your typical college kids," writes one student. "It's only after you live with them that you begin to see how incredible they are." While Princeton's administration is still working hard to outrun the university's "preppy white image," it's having no problem drawing in brilliant students.
Students who considered Princeton also looked at Brown University, Northwestern University, University of California-Berkeley, and Yale University.
10. The University of Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
This is Tulsa, Oklahoma, where as one student put it, it's practically "a rule that you must be nice to everyone." "My school is the secret of the South," boasts another student about her experience at the University of Tulsa. A smaller, more intimate feel lies at the crux of students' academic experience here. "At Tulsa, you are treated as a person by the profs, not just a number, because our class sizes are so small."
Students who considered Tulsa also looked at Baylor University, Oklahoma State University, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University.
Source: http://www.msn.com/
Undergraduates "are usually the high achievers that were involved in everything during high school," but they're also "genuinely friendly and accepting. The students are genuinely kind and supportive toward each other." Those who come to Rhodes College seeking up-close-and-personal relationships with caring, adept professors aren't disappointed. They tell us, "The faculty is quite possibly the best part of our college. They are real people who are more than qualified for their positions, and who actively seek to get to know their students and care about the school as a whole."
Students who considered Rhodes also looked at Centre College, College of Charleston, Davidson College, and Rollins College.
8. Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, California)
The students at Claremont worked hard to get here, and you can bet that they don't lose any of their motivation: "CMC students are driven and focused," writes one student. Survey respondents cite small class sizes and dedicated faculty members (there are no TAs teaching courses here) as the primary ingredients of Claremont's terrific academic milieu. "Professors here are excellent and completely accessible," gushes one student.
Students who considered Claremont McKenna also looked at Amherst College, Georgetown University, Pitzer College, and Scripps College.
9. Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton University is arguably the most undergraduate-friendly member of the Ivy League. "The lack of a large graduate school at Princeton," says one happy undergrad, "allows professors to focus more on the undergraduate population, which is a significant contrast to other top schools in the nation." As for their peers, "at first, most seem like your typical college kids," writes one student. "It's only after you live with them that you begin to see how incredible they are." While Princeton's administration is still working hard to outrun the university's "preppy white image," it's having no problem drawing in brilliant students.
Students who considered Princeton also looked at Brown University, Northwestern University, University of California-Berkeley, and Yale University.
10. The University of Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
This is Tulsa, Oklahoma, where as one student put it, it's practically "a rule that you must be nice to everyone." "My school is the secret of the South," boasts another student about her experience at the University of Tulsa. A smaller, more intimate feel lies at the crux of students' academic experience here. "At Tulsa, you are treated as a person by the profs, not just a number, because our class sizes are so small."
Students who considered Tulsa also looked at Baylor University, Oklahoma State University, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University.
Source: http://www.msn.com/
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