Across
- 3. Acronym for the school where Cecelia ended up going. Bakersfield, California
- 8. Historically black all-women college. Atlanta, Georgia
- 10. Home of the Ducks. Eugene, Oregon
- 11. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's mother was the first female registrar of this university named after the African country where it is located
- 15. Home of the Vikings. Portland, Oregon
- 18. Michael ended up "settling" for this Jesuit-affiliated school. Washington D.C.
- 19. Former president George W. Bush earned a bachelor's degree in history from here. New Haven, Connecticut
- 20. Lindsay and her mom went here. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke here. Massachusetts
- 21. Acronym for the home of the Trojans. Embroiled in a college admission scandal. Los Angeles, California
- 25. Acronym for an institute of technology in Massachusetts
- 26. A lot of people wanted to go here - Leo, Michael, Soma - but none got accepted. J.K. Rowling spoke here. Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 27. Leo didn't see his culture here. Hanover, New Hampshire
- 29. Denzel Washington spoke here. Philadelphia
- 30. William Gates went here on a basketball scholarship. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 31. Steve Jobs dropped out and then dropped in at this small private school in Portland
- 32. Home of the Bears and the cyclotron. Located in the East Bay, just north of Oakland, California
Down
- 1. Acronym for a community college in the 503 area code
- 2. Top-ranked university in the world. England
- 4. Cecelia dreamed of going here, but didn't apply because she couldn't finish her personal statement. Los Angeles, California
- 5. Molly became a cavalier here. 2019 NCAA Division 1 Men's basketball champs. Charlottesville
- 6. Steve Jobs spoke here. Palo Alto, California
- 7. Home of the Huskies. Seattle
- 9. Molly's first choice, until she was rejected. New Jersey
- 12. Christian-affiliated school in Newberg, Oregon
- 13. Leo saw his culture here. Ithaca, New York
- 14. Home of the Beavers. Corvallis, Oregon
- 16. A private liberal arts college in southwest Portland with only 2000 undergraduate students
- 17. Ivy League school in Harlem! New York City, New York
- 22. Nickname for the M.I.T. of the West Coast. Pasadena, California
- 23. Nickname for the state school where Dontay attended in Sacramento, California
- 24. Denzel Washington attended this school in the Bronx. New York City, New York
- 28. Historically black college in Washington D.C.
- 32. This Ivy League school doesn't assign grades. Providence, Rhode Island
