SLAC with strong STEM
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Anonymous
| Smith if she can get in but very limited merit |
Anonymous
| Swarthmore can get her into any Bio PhD program. 20 years out most of those grads still have low earnings. |
Anonymous
No merit aid at Swarthmore. |
Anonymous
You know why schools give merit aid, right? |
Anonymous
Caltech isn't a SLAC, but it's small enough to feel like one. |
Anonymous
| It's pretty much impossible to find a reputable SLAC with good STEM and merit. Something is going to have to give. |
Anonymous
good point |
Anonymous
| Lafayette or not sure if a SLAC but Rose Hulman |
Anonymous
| Wesleyan, Colby |
Anonymous
 Several schools have been mentioned that are strong in STEM and give merit. Generally they are in locations some see as less desirable.
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Anonymous
| Grinnell, Davidson, Williams |
Anonymous
This table is such a good example of people not understanding data. The strength of a program is not indicated by the number of Ph.Ds they produce, but the percentage of students in the major who go on to earn Ph.Ds. A school X that sends 95% of their biology majors on to PhD programs is a stronger school than Y that sends 40%, even if X produces only 85 grads to Y’s 600. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| Dickinson is amazing. |
Anonymous
+1 Do they give good merit though? |