NCAA Spotlight: Butler

Butler Bulldogs Basketball, a photo by Butler University on Flickr.

You couldn't expect Butler to get this far and me not make a special entry about it, right?

Butler is on my 'Underutlized' list and not just because of their basketball program. Butler is a great Midwestern liberal arts school that is, refreshingly, not impossible to get into. While it isn't a great fit if you are looking for an urban experience (NYU it isn't . . . ), Indianapolis is a bigger city than you might expect (#12 in the nation, thank you very much).

Butler offers undergraduate programs in everything from business, to pharmacy, to education, to the fine arts. I did an internship during one college summer at Butler's Clowes Memorial Hall. With less than 5,000 students, it isn't a college you can go to if you are looking to be anonymous. But if you are brave enough to go to college where you'll most likely arrive courtesy of a boarding pass, give Butler a look. Not convinced? You may end up a Butler student after all: many colleges accept their study abroad programs as approved for their students so you may still have a chance to root for the Bulldogs without being on their campus for four years.

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