(Credit to Judd who came up with these instructions. )
defining IDEAlocation, academic program, career, size, cost, special interest (sport, theatre, etc.): Go with your gut, but challenge your comfort zone
Go to the major websites for Crew and look closely at the colleges that satisfy your specific criteria from above: http://www.row2k.com/(go to links, then click colleges and universities, then look for the college you want):
Example 1: NORTH/Small to medium: varsity crew, highly selective, liberal arts, rural: Bucknell, Colgate, Tufts (suburban), Wesleyan, Trinity, Bates, Williams, Smith, Amherst, Colby Example 2: MID-ATLANTIC: medium-large, varsity, fairly selective, urban: Villanova, Delaware, Georgetown, George Washington, Drexel, Navy Example 3: SOUTH: large, varsity, selective, small city, club men: UNC, UVA, Clemson, FIT, Texas, Rollins (DII), Barry (DII) Example 4: MIDWEST: DI, selective: Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota, K-State, Grand Valley State (DII) Example 5: NORTH/large, urban, more/highly selective, DI, varsity: BU, BC, Ivies, Syracuse, MIT, Northeastern Example 6: WEST: Stanford, USC, UCLA, Washington |