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In what region of the US would you like to attend college?

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A college education is more and more important to career success every passing year. Aiming for the most prestigious school you can get into and afford isn't going to serve you as well as targeting a school that fits your needs, personality, party style, intellectual ability, extracurricular aspirations and other factors of "fit." Maybe you want to be close to home? Prefer a large university or a small, liberal arts college? Hunch has a collection of over 200 colleges and universities, so you're certain to find the right college for you.

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    Try this hunch to see if MIT is really right for you: www.hunch.com/is-mit-the-right-school-for-me/

    The essence of MIT is the appetite for problems-especially those big, intractable, complicated problems ...

    hugo
    Pros: mit was ranked the #25 party school by playboy. Cons: that was 1987.
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    Harvard College

    Harvard College

    Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a private university in the United States, founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. The College is instructed ...

    hugo
    Cons: no pahking in hahvahd yahd
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    Stanford University

    Stanford University

    In 1885, Jane and Leland Stanford established Stanford University in honor of their son. Their intent was to establish a "University of high degree" that would "qualify students for personal ...

    kelly
    Pros: Diverse student body, awesome campus
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    University of California, Berkeley

    University of California, Berkeley

    A place of brimming curiosity and passion for learning, UC Berkeley is truly a prototype of a contemporary university. One of the world's leading academic institutions, it attracts the ...

    goldenbear08
    Pros: A leading research university with passionate students and professors, a great greek life, tons of student ... Cons: parking around Berkeley can be difficult.
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    Yale University

    Yale University

    Yale is both a small college and a large research university. The College is surrounded by eleven distinguished graduate and professional schools, and its students partake in the intellectual stimulation ...

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    Columbia University - Columbia College

    Columbia University - Columbia College

    Columbia University in the City of New York (commonly known as Columbia University), is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's ...

    caterina
    Pros: Based in NYC, how can you beat that? Great professors. Cons: Alas, not as good a location as NYU. Big classes.
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    Princeton University

    Princeton University

    Princeton combines the strengths of a major research university with the qualities of an outstanding liberal arts college. Princeton prepares its 4,850 undergraduates for lives of leadership and service.

    alpineedge3
    Pros: big open campus Cons: need a car to get anywhere
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    Brown University

    Brown University

    Brown is the only major research university in the nation where undergraduates are the architects of their own course of study. The University's signature academic program for undergraduates encourages ...

    caterina
    Pros: Wow. This was the only college that I applied to, and the only place I wanted to go. Great work, Hunch! Everyone I know who went to Brown ...
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    New York University (NYU)

    New York University (NYU)

    Located in Greenwich Village, New York University (NYU) is unlike any other U.S. institution of higher education in the United States. When you enter NYU, you become part of ...

    mjzimmer88
    Pros: Excellent school, heart of new york city, business and performing arts schools are world reknowned, huge ... Cons: The schools are very, very cliquey
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    Carnegie Mellon University

    Carnegie Mellon University

    Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in computer science, robotics, engineering, the sciences, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than ...

    bluec66
    Pros: strong in music, computer science, engineering unique campus many opportunities for research, making connections everyone's smart Cons: you can choose only two of three things at CMU: ...
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