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University of Richmond

http://www.richmond.edu/
The Spiders are national champions in 2008.
The University of Richmond is ranked among the top liberal arts colleges as best value, as hottest choice for international studies, as innovative.
Check out this website created by a student: http://experience.richmond.edu/easterisland/
The University of Richmond is a private university in Richmond, Virginia. It is located in a beautiful residential area with stately homes and trees. Its campus must be gorgeous in spring when the cherries bloom.
SAT scores range from 580 - 690. ACT from 26 - 30. Most of its students rank in the top 10% of their high school class.Early decision deadline is November 15, notification is December 15, deposit due January 2. Second early decision is January 15, notification Feb 15, deposit due March 1. Regular decisions is also Jan 15, notification April 1, deposit due May 1.Student Center on the pondInside the student centerThe website literally mentions the Abitur, something I haven't seen in while. The University of Richmond gives financial aid to international students.You may never have considered a southern university except Duke, but the University of Richmond is a gem that you should consider. On the winter day when I visited, it was warm enough for shorts.After classDormsGymnasium

Goucher College

http://www.goucher.edu/
Goucher is a liberal arts college in Towson, just outside of Baltimore and very easy to reach via I-695. Its entrance reminds me of a corporate headquarters with the parklike setting and a long winding driveway.
Almost all of the buildings are in the same style and covered in light granite.
Goucher makes the SAT/ACT optional. SAT subject tests are not required but desirable in subjects that you ahve identified as strengths. Students whose first language is not English need the TOEFL.
Non-binding early action deadline is December 1 with notification by February 1. Regular decision deadline is February 1, notification by April 1. In both cases, you need to respond by May 1.
Goucher is in the lsit of "Colleges that Change Lives". It is proud to offer many interdisciplinary courses of study.
Dorms above and below
Student Center
Theater
The new Atheneum, an impressive building clad in copper and glass

Goucher is very close to downtown Towson which has nice stores and a mall. You can also take a zipcar to go to Baltimore. If you plan to visit Johns Hopkins right after Goucher, go back to I-695 and take I-83. Driving through city streets directly will take a looooong time and you get to see the run-down neighborhoods of this part of Baltimore. I did it twice and got lost only once.

Johns Hopkins University

JHU is a large and famous research university in Baltimore. It's best known for its medical school and hospitals where advanced techniques are used. JHU is the perfect place for serious students.http://apply.jhu.edu/facts/facts.html
All photos were taken on the Homewood Campus, home to the undergraduate college.
In addition to its first rate science programs, JHU also boasts one of the five best programs for creative writing. But there is no doubt that many students choose JHU because of its engineering and natural sciences.Rumor has it that its pre-med students enjoy cutthroat competition.The admit rate is surprisingly high at 25% compared to Yale at 7%. Colleges with strong engineering and natural sciences programs have a relatively high admit rate because they are self-selective, which means that only strong and highly interested students apply - there is little of that liberal arts undecisiveness.
Your ACT scores should be above 30 and your SAT scores above 660 for each category.
Expect a whopping $ 50 000 per year all expenses. Half of the students receive financial aid in some form.
JHU is located in Charles Village, a Baltimore neighborhood of traditional row houses and a village center with restaurants and shops.
The name of the university is Johns with an s Hopkins. Johns Hopkins was a successful enterpreneur, banker and investor who bequeathed money to found a unversity and a hospital. He led a simple life and spent much of his money to help others which includes the baling out of businesses in a financial crisis to keep them and the city of Baltimore from bankruptcy.
Mergenthaler Hall
The Library

University of Delaware, Part 2

The LibraryThe only Greek house (fraternity) I could see.
The free shuttle bus
Some of the newer buildings

I wondered if this was the place to refill your student credit card for the cafeteria, the university shop etc.

University of Delaware

http://www.udel.edu/
The University of Delaware is a delightful public university centered around a large quad with grass and trees. The Fighting Blue Hens are its mascot and the name of their sports teams. If you are looking for a college of good quality and great enthusiasm for its teams, U of Delware is a perfect choice. It is neither too small nor too large, located in a small college town (Newark, Delaware - NOT at the NJ airport!) which is in easy driving distance of large cities.
It has around 15 000 students and offers a wide variety of majors, including art restoration, hospitality, the natural sciences and almost everything else you can think of. The university boasts laboratory buildings named Gore(tex) and Dupont.
Lecture Building at the QuadDupont BuildingThe university accepts a wide range of students, none of them slouches, but luckily the admissions team keeps a favorable eye on our school.

On the first day of spring semester, lots of young people in University of Delaware Sweatshirts walked across the quad with boxes of books. If you fit in here, you are probably enthusiastic, not overly introvert and no party animal. This campus is dry.

First Day of Spring Semester
At the QuadThe quad is not the only building complex. The university bought homes around the campus and transformed them into offices.

College of Arts and Sciences
Center for International Studies
There are also modern buildings. Look for them in the next blog entry tomorrow.