Where am I spending spring break DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Cross off Skidmore if you need merit. It is extremely limited (if I'm remembering correctly, just one full tuition scholarship).

Clark? (In MA)
Ursinus?
Lafayette?
RIT?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cross off Skidmore if you need merit. It is extremely limited (if I'm remembering correctly, just one full tuition scholarship).

Clark? (In MA)
Ursinus?
Lafayette?
RIT?

Not OP, But wanted to say that we visited Urisinus recently (on the weekend) and the only people we saw were jocks and Greeks on campus. We were really disappointed as that was not what we were looking for. We had really high hopes for it as a safety, but ended up taking it off our list.

[Anonymous]

Rice?

[Anonymous]

Franklin and Marshall also does not offer merit aid.

[Anonymous]

Consider Juniata. Do not be put off by the high acceptance rate. It is a great school for sciences, with lots of resources.

Your DC will get a great merit award there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My senior DD with similar stats was accepted to Juniata with lots of merit aid. I loved the school's inclusive and personalized feel and opportunities to do research.

+1

My roommate at my Ivy League law school was a Juniata grad. She had a wonderful experience there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My senior DD with similar stats was accepted to Juniata with lots of merit aid. I loved the school's inclusive and personalized feel and opportunities to do research.

+1

My roommate at my Ivy League law school was a Juniata grad. She had a wonderful experience there.

OP here and thanks. I have heard really good things. Adding it to the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My senior DD with similar stats was accepted to Juniata with lots of merit aid. I loved the school's inclusive and personalized feel and opportunities to do research.

+1

My roommate at my Ivy League law school was a Juniata grad. She had a wonderful experience there.

It is not very diverse if that matters to you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My senior DD with similar stats was accepted to Juniata with lots of merit aid. I loved the school's inclusive and personalized feel and opportunities to do research.

+1

My roommate at my Ivy League law school was a Juniata grad. She had a wonderful experience there.

It is not very diverse if that matters to you

It does. How so? Race? Income/ SES? Liberal/Conservative?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My senior DD with similar stats was accepted to Juniata with lots of merit aid. I loved the school's inclusive and personalized feel and opportunities to do research.

+1

My roommate at my Ivy League law school was a Juniata grad. She had a wonderful experience there.

It is not very diverse if that matters to you

It does. How so? Race? Income/ SES? Liberal/Conservative?

It is similarly diverse to other SLACs of its size.

[Anonymous]

What about Lehigh? I don't know what kind of aid they offer.

[Anonymous]

Has DC considered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about Lehigh? I don't know what kind of aid they offer.

Lehigh is very very Greek, not nerdy at all. Smart kids, but not necessarily the “intellectual” types.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has DC considered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

Yes, briefly. But is very strong in humanities and a good writer. And feel like he didn’t get the chance in high school to do electives outside of STEM. Because TJ. So, is more interested in liberal arts colleges that will give him a good science grounding, but also allow a humanities minor or some exploration outside of STEM.

[Anonymous]

I’d do a loop of Carnegie Mellon, Dickinson, Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, F&M. That will be a lot of schools to hit over break but many have distinct feel from the others. Don’t rule one out simply because it has Greek life -for example Bucknell has Greek life but an excellent science department, and there is a strong residential college dorm system so you can live with others who share common interest (philanthropy, hiking/biking, etc) and for many that replaces the Greek system.