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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We looked for something similar.  Here are some options people told us to consider.  Keep in mind that different people have different ideas of what "urban" means.
Reed (awesome academics and located in Portland, Oregon)
Lewis & Clark (located in a quiet part of Portland)
Macalester (Twin Cities are great so this may be the best option for some people)
Occidental (it's urban in the LA style so you still need a car to enjoy many urban amenities)
Claremont Colleges (Claremont is a big, somewhat walkable suburb and there's a train to LA)
U Puget Sound (Tacoma is a nice small city and Seattle is less than an hour away)
Lawrence U (We were surprised by this one but Appleton has a lot going on)
Beloit (the city of Beloit is less interesting than Appleton but it's not rural and only an hour from Madison)
Wesleyan (it feels a little bit urban and you can walk to every kind of restaurant, but you have to drive 30-45 minutes to get to music venues, professional theater, etc.)
Bates (Lewiston is urban in some way ways but not that much fun)
Bowdoin (not too far from Portland, Maine)
Maybe Haverford or Swarthmore?

We didn't look in the South so we never saw Rhodes, Milsaps, Oxford/Emory, and so on.)

If you're willing to go to a Catholic college, you can find many more options.
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Solid list. Mac is probably as good as it gets for what OP is looking for. (Mac is a gem!) Maybe also consider Barnard with the understanding that gender balance can be found across the street at Colombia and NYC generally? In reality, I think there is a very limited amount of truly urban LACs. But if OP considers LACs within an hour or so of a city, it would greatly expand the options. The question is whether OP's kid is okay with experiencing the city mostly on weekend excursions versus, for exapmle, going out on a random Tuesday evening. [/quote]

She actually visited Barnard and really liked it! That's kind of what she's looking for, but preferably co-ed and somewhere where she doesn't have to take science classes with Columbia students. [/quote]

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