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The University of Connecticut (UConn), a Wall Street Journal top 10 public university, is home to more than 32,000 students, 1,500 faculty, 255,000 proud alumni, and a handsome husky named Jonathan. The University has fourteen schools and colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Students can choose from eight undergraduate bachelor's degrees with 102 possible majors, as well as seventeen graduate/doctoral degrees and five professional degree programs (MD, JD, etc.). UConn's main campus in Storrs is admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history. Student diversity continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. It's a great time to be a Husky!

Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, William & Mary brings together the global opportunities of a larger research university with the personal education of a liberal arts and sciences institution. For more than three centuries, W&M has offered a top-rated educational experience while being consistently recognized as one of the best values in the nation. Choose from 115+ majors, minors and pre-professional programs with 65% of students majoring in STEM and computational-related fields — anything from business analytics to integrative conservation to a major you design yourself. Almost 80% of undergraduate students are involved in faculty-mentored research, with 20% having their work published before they graduate. W&M is known for its undergraduate teaching, career services, internship connections, science lab facilities, study abroad and more. We are committed to affording exceptional students the opportunity for life-changing experiences, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives as engaged global citizens who understand their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. Our location in the distinctive Appalachian mountain town of Boone, North Carolina, profoundly shapes who we are. As a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, we fulfill our core academic missions of teaching, scholarship, and service in ways that honor our geography and heritage.