New thread on college search

[Anonymous]

Davidson is near Charlotte--maybe 20 or 25 miles? Charlotte is not a small town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just looked at the US News Rankings and I am baffled too. Grinnell is right after Wesleyan? Really, it's that good? And Middlebury is 4th?

That's right it is!!!

signed,

a proud Middlebury Grad who would never be admitted today with the stats I had in HS.

Seriously, it's a terrific school. Small classes, great access to professors, good professors and a beautiful location.

[Anonymous]

Also a proud Midd alum here: not only would I not get in now with the stats and activities I had in high school, I don't think my parents could have afforded it. I'd love for my kid to go to Middlebury but I won't be able to pay for it. Sad, huh? I feel like all of those smaller NE schools have gotten ridiculously exclusive and insanely expensive.

DH went to Lafayette and loved it. I also know people who went to Trinity - great school but they didn't like the location. My brother went to Babson in Boston - really international student body but in preppy Beantown. He loved it. Good if your kid is interested in business/finance for sure.

[Anonymous]

Regardless of how they are ranked, these liberal arts colleges are not created equal. You really have to get a sense of the culture of the school and the student's focus on academics. I went to a very intellectually intense liberal arts college where studying hard was the culture. Other schools that I am familiar with were not like that. (No idea how any of these schools are today- this was over 10 years ago).

[Anonymous]

Above -- maybe your kids could still go to Midd -- fill out the financial aid forms just to be sure. We did that for our daughter and we were shocked we got a tiny bit of money for an Ivy. We had never qualified for an aid with those financial aid forms for her private school here that costed a fortune.

[Anonymous]

I would work with your daughter to hone in on what she is interested in. Bowling Green State University has a really unique living situation for students where they can live in communities that are keyed to their interests. Drexel has an excellent liberal arts program, and The Cooper Union (where my son went for engineering) charges no tuition if you are accepted.

Also, there are some well kept secrets in West Virginia that are worth checking out.

Shepherd University
West Virginia Wesleyan

Look around - you will be surprised how many wonderful schools are out there.

[Anonymous]

My daughter, a junior, is thinking about applying to Wesleyan, Swarthmore, Pomona, Rice, U. of Chicago, Yale, and Brown. She definitely needs to find at least 2 or 3 schools with a higher acceptance rate (a/k/a "safeties"). I suggested Bard, but she says it has a reputation as a place for potheads. She doesn't want to go to a school where it's the norm for kids to be high (or drunk) every weekend. I thought Carnegie-Mellon would be a good choice, but she doesn't like the fact that you must announce when you apply whether you are in the humanities or the sciences (she likes both equally). Also, she's ruled out schools in Maine (too cold!) and schools with more than 25% in frats (too much of a party culture). Can you think of anything that meets all these qualifications? Or should I try telling her to be a bit less picky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter, a junior, is thinking about applying to Wesleyan, Swarthmore, Pomona, Rice, U. of Chicago, Yale, and Brown. She definitely needs to find at least 2 or 3 schools with a higher acceptance rate (a/k/a "safeties"). I suggested Bard, but she says it has a reputation as a place for potheads. She doesn't want to go to a school where it's the norm for kids to be high (or drunk) every weekend. I thought Carnegie-Mellon would be a good choice, but she doesn't like the fact that you must announce when you apply whether you are in the humanities or the sciences (she likes both equally). Also, she's ruled out schools in Maine (too cold!) and schools with more than 25% in frats (too much of a party culture). Can you think of anything that meets all these qualifications? Or should I try telling her to be a bit less picky?

If she's thinking of Rice, then she doesn't have anything against Texas, and if she doesn't have anything against Texas, I would recommend Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX (about 20 miles north of Austin). They have frats and sororities, but it is not a "party culture" at all (it's actually a Methodist university, but the faculty is quite liberal, as are most of the students). The liberal arts education is outstanding, and it is consistently a "best value" because of its rather large endowment. They have a very good Biology program as well. I don't know about their math program, and that might be a sticking point. The fact that she's from the NE would be a big point in her favor, as they don't have as many people from outside Texas, and they want diversity of thought.

[Anonymous]

Check out Dennison. Great school!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for these two suggestions. I couldn't find Dennison but I did find Denison in Ohio, and that seems to fit the bill. That also led me to Oberlin and Kenyon, which we somehow seem to have overlooked. Happy to hear more suggestions, as well.

[Anonymous]

I thought it was in Charlotte.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was in Charlotte.

See 10/28 response - that is Davidson not Denison

[Anonymous]

How about Loyola University in Maryland? Great school which is always getting ranked on some list or another.

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[Anonymous]

Seriously, I know it's not north of DC, but check out St. Mary's College of Maryland -- bills itself as a Public Honors College (not a Catholic school but a state college named for St. Mary's County). We went to their open house this summer and were impressed.