Good college but does not attract competitive, wealthy student / families

[Anonymous]

Think about going west.
Colorado College in Colorado Springs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elon

I know it has changed some, but I always thought this was a school for rich kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Making sports a priority is odd. And you're the parent pushing this?

It is part of who she is. And she is very good. She has applied to schools where she would be unlikely to play i.e. Division 1. However she is not excited about not playing as she has come to find out. So looking more closely at schools where she could play and fit her socially and academically.

She should look at the club teams at those colleges where she can't play for the team. This isn't red, but more serious. It might be just right. It will let her keep playing without undermining her chance to find a good college.

[Anonymous]

I meant, isn't rec sports, not red.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think about going west.
Colorado College in Colorado Springs

This might be good fit. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Mary Baldwin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think about going west.
Colorado College in Colorado Springs

Weird block schedule at Colorado College. I can't imagine doing math or science that way.

Lots of great LAC in the Midwest that are down to earth. Maybe look at the schools in the Associated Colleges of the Midwest:

Knox
Beloit
St. Olaf
Augustana (IL)
Monmouth
Grinnell
Coe
McKendree
Carleton(?)

Maybe also Kalamazoo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD just rejected an excellent school (highly selective) for ED with coach's support because it had an atmosphere of hypercompetitive kids with rich parents. So made me wonder ... what small to midsize colleges with good science & liberal arts programs are there that don't have the competitiveness? Public or Private schools preferably D3.

I think your problem is your daughter's stereotypes, not the schools themselves. Any decent size school is going to have communities that welcome all types of students.

The proposed solution to go to a mediocre school in an undesirable location to avoid "wealthy" people is beyond ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD just rejected an excellent school (highly selective) for ED with coach's support because it had an atmosphere of hypercompetitive kids with rich parents. So made me wonder ... what small to midsize colleges with good science & liberal arts programs are there that don't have the competitiveness? Public or Private schools preferably D3.

I think your problem is your daughter's stereotypes, not the schools themselves. Any decent size school is going to have communities that welcome all types of students.

The proposed solution to go to a mediocre school in an undesirable location to avoid "wealthy" people is beyond ridiculous.

Worth it to avoid folks ike you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD just rejected an excellent school (highly selective) for ED with coach's support because it had an atmosphere of hypercompetitive kids with rich parents. So made me wonder ... what small to midsize colleges with good science & liberal arts programs are there that don't have the competitiveness? Public or Private schools preferably D3.

I think your problem is your daughter's stereotypes, not the schools themselves. Any decent size school is going to have communities that welcome all types of students.

The proposed solution to go to a mediocre school in an undesirable location to avoid "wealthy" people is beyond ridiculous.

Worth it to avoid folks ike you

Ok, your child should be happy with their mediocre, non competitive career then, but hey, she'll always have soccer.

[Anonymous]

Has she checked out any women's colleges?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD just rejected an excellent school (highly selective) for ED with coach's support because it had an atmosphere of hypercompetitive kids with rich parents. So made me wonder ... what small to midsize colleges with good science & liberal arts programs are there that don't have the competitiveness? Public or Private schools preferably D3.

I think your problem is your daughter's stereotypes, not the schools themselves. Any decent size school is going to have communities that welcome all types of students.

The proposed solution to go to a mediocre school in an undesirable location to avoid "wealthy" people is beyond ridiculous.

Worth it to avoid folks ike you

Ok, your child should be happy with their mediocre, non competitive career then, but hey, she'll always have soccer.

Why do you care what an anonymous stranger's child from the internet does? Get a life loser.

[Anonymous]

I would look at schools that make an effort to meet 100% of financial aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD just rejected an excellent school (highly selective) for ED with coach's support because it had an atmosphere of hypercompetitive kids with rich parents. So made me wonder ... what small to midsize colleges with good science & liberal arts programs are there that don't have the competitiveness? Public or Private schools preferably D3.

I think your problem is your daughter's stereotypes, not the schools themselves. Any decent size school is going to have communities that welcome all types of students.

The proposed solution to go to a mediocre school in an undesirable location to avoid "wealthy" people is beyond ridiculous.

Worth it to avoid folks ike you

Ok, your child should be happy with their mediocre, non competitive career then, but hey, she'll always have soccer.

Why do you care what an anonymous stranger's child from the internet does? Get a life loser.

Because going to the least good school her kid can find is going to be a big mistake. A parent could explain that to a kid. And, I'm not the loser in this equation, having started off middle class and done well in life, mostly as a result of the college and grad school I attended.

[Anonymous]

Actually, look at women's colleges as well. Or also look out west--Lewis and Clark perhaps? I say West because wealthy people are rather different there.