Other schools you would suggest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with checking out Wisc. What about UMN.

I thought I was the only person on earth who didn't like Stanford (just from an aesthetic point of view--and I LOVE California).

I agree with checking out UMass.

Interested to hear this, anything specific that makes you feel you don't like Stanford campus, compared to those Ivies in the east coast?

[Anonymous]

For college admissions, it’s not just scores. Are you a minority? Scores for an African American can be significantly lower than for an Asian Girl. Also, what about strength of classes and extracurriculars? Need a fuller picture to determine chances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For college admissions, it’s not just scores. Are you a minority? Scores for an African American can be significantly lower than for an Asian Girl. Also, what about strength of classes and extracurriculars? Need a fuller picture to determine chances.

Just stop.

Describe a school you like that you think this family is overlooking, and if you can’t do that, then scroll on by.

[Anonymous]

She should look at Smith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with checking out Wisc. What about UMN.

I thought I was the only person on earth who didn't like Stanford (just from an aesthetic point of view--and I LOVE California).

I agree with checking out UMass.

Interested to hear this, anything specific that makes you feel you don't like Stanford campus, compared to those Ivies in the east coast?

Just overly manicured and posh-looking. I love UCLA and Cal. I had heard Stanford is beautiful. Just not my ideal of beauty. The general area is gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She should look at Smith.

Only if she doesn't shave her legs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our family visits colleges on vacation occasionally & my daughter
loved- Berkeley, Michigan, Oberlin
liked- Maryland, Wooster, Barnard
disliked- Stanford, American, Kenyon
hated- Columbia, NYU, GWU, Georgetown, Denison

She likes lively cities, but still wants a sense of community, and is undecided on major. We're thinking of visiting Wisconsin & Macalester. Anywhere else that is worth a visit? She's a second semester junior with around a 3.9 GPA and 1400 on the SAT.

Can you be more specific about what she loved, liked, disliked, and hated about these schools?

[Anonymous]

Fordham
Temple
VCU
Denison
U Vermont

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should look at Smith.

Only if she doesn't shave her legs.

Women's colleges aren't for everyone, but comments like this are denigrating and false.

Also, Smith is highly selective and unless OP's daughter's SAT's improve a decent amount, Smith would be a reach.

[Anonymous]

Miami University in Ohio

[Anonymous]

If she likes city I'd look at some of the Boston schools.....Babson, Northeastern and BU? If she gets her test scores up maybe Wellesley, BC or Tufts?

Or Villanova in Philly?

[Anonymous]

Ohio State.
UGA.
Pitt.
Temple.
NC State.

[Anonymous]

I second Miami of Ohio. wonderful school with happy kids in a lovely small college town - although the school is actually pretty big. There typically are plenty of DC area kids there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she likes city I'd look at some of the Boston schools.....Babson, Northeastern and BU? If she gets her test scores up maybe Wellesley, BC or Tufts?

Or Villanova in Philly?

NP with a child with similar scores/leanings: The feedback we got on many of the above Boston/Cambridge area schools (not Harvard or MIT--DC's not aiming that high) is that the number of schools/colleges in the area makes it feel to some like each school doesn't have as much of a strong communal feel. The overall environment is vibrant and feels 'student-friendly' but individual colleges don't have as intense a sense of community particular to the school. This is a top priority for DC, and she heard a few current students/alumni at express that in slightly different ways (they framed it as a positive--there's so many schools to mix with, there's so much to do in the city, they aren't tied to campus) and it steered her away because she idealizes being tied to a campus community. Anybody have a similar/different view on these schools in that regard--or are there some of the above that create a stronger campus culture?

[Anonymous]

This issue you described is why my daughter sought (and picked) a school "in the middle of nowhere."

Since they are "the only game in town," campus events are not competing with non-affiliated museums, theaters, clubs, parties, etc.

They are well attended, and school spirit thrives.