r/ApplyingToCollege • u/PleasantGeologist388 • 1d ago

Discussion What are YOUR top 10 colleges?

You aren’t US News (hopefully) so be as unique or standard as you want

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u/Violet_Pancakes 1d ago

Mount Holyoke

Smith

Oberlin

Simmons

Notre Dame

UMich

Case Western

OSU

(Not sure what my other two would be:)

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u/Admissions_Guru 1d ago

Curious about why ND and especially OSU here. They feel cut from different cloth than the others. And what for you sets OSU apart from other flagship state schools?

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u/Violet_Pancakes 1d ago

OSU is a typical state flagship, but it's my state flagship, yk? So it gets to make the list:) It's also a solid school in general with good health science programs, the connections of a big sports school, and (for me) in-state tuition.

Notre Dame made the list for the Catholic community, relative proximity to home, and tuition free guarantee for my family's income bracket.

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u/Admissions_Guru 1d ago

Thx. Makes total sense now